Revisit: Artichoke Cafe

I first blogged about this place here and here and it might have been because we were sitting under the hot sun that morning but we were not very satisfied with our dishes. Perhaps the dishes took too much of a Moroccan route this time, just out of our comfort zone.

Smoke salmon on flat bread with beetroot. Visually stunning but the beetroot juice made the bread soggy and turned everything purple. Not too appetizing after a while.

Scrambled eggs with some kind of minced meat sauce.

A rather pedestrian dish. 

dont think i will be coming back anytime soon

Bali

Trip to Bali in May. We stayed at Amana Villa which was one of the loveliest experiences I had. Private villa with our own wading pool, insanely awesome toilet and the friendliest butler. 

We had a lot of fun choosing breakfast everyday. 

Soft and fluffy banana pancakes :)

The boy had the poached eggs. 

Nasi goreng with a perfect sunnyside egg the next morning.

Thick french toast

The villa also presented the boy with a birthday cake :)

Hmm A for effort in frosting I guess? haha

Great food, great service and the perfect room. Amana Villa is located right in the heart of Seminyak and I highly recommend it. 

Made Warung is a local establishment, specializing in Indonesian delicacy. 

The fish above was delightfully fresh and sweet. 

Visited a coffee plantation where we got to try vanilla coffee, lemongrass tea and many other concoctions. Also the kopi luwak which is supposedly the best (and most expensive) coffee in the world.Very very fragrant, definite must try, for the bragging rights if nothing else.

Brasserie Les Saveurs

Sunday brunch at St Regis, now that is a dream yes?

A once in a lifetime experience I must say, and at $170++ (free flow of champagne n juice) it is probably really a once in a lifetime.

I got my moneys worth by drinking at least 7 glasses of champagne, I never had such a giddy bunch yet haha. Alcohol goggles aside, I did think that even at $200 a pop, this was worth it. For a buffet, the quality of ingredients used were amazing - best of the best and so darn fresh. Add the attentive service and a live band crooning jazz and you have one heavenly brunch.

Oysters were amazing. 3 different types, fresh plump and juicy. Perfect with a squirt of lemon and a sprinkle of tabasco 

Couldnt resist 

The best dish hands down was the pan seared foie gras. I lost track of how many of these sinful bites we gobbled. This was cooked on order (somewhat like the omelette stations) and we went so far as to inform them chef to "keep a constant flow coming". They were of course too classy to adhere to our request. 

Other than the usual spreads, we were also served a stream of delicious appetizers. Including this wonderful egg custard with cavier. Love the plating.

We were also entitled to 1 main course (think steak, cod, lamb) and eggs done in any style. 

Like most adventures in life, a $200 buffet is something that everyone should experience, at least once in your life.

Brasserie Les Saveurs
29 Tanglin Road
The St. Regis Singapore
Tel: +65 6506 6888
Sunday Champagne Brunch
$138++ (Non-alcohol)
$170++ Free flow Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut & juices

Matsuo Sushi Restaurant

Matsuo has a different special set lunch everyday. 

On Mondays and Fridays, you can order a chiraishi set for $20 which is pretty darn good value.

A colorful bowl filled with fresh seafood, what more can one ask for right?

The set lunch comes with miso soup and chawanmushi. 

Matsuo Sushi Restaurant

1 Goldhill Plaza

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Delicious Cafe

Delicious cafe is a popular chain in KL, so of course I had to order Malay cuisine here. 

I like the decor of the cafe, especially the use of teal accents, very bright and cheery.

Rendang Short ribs was huge! I could hardly finish half of it but it was good. Meat was tender and flavorful, rice soft fluffy and perfectly matched with the sambal and crackers. Too much though, I got really sick of the meat after awhile. A dish for 2 to share definitely. 

The western dishes didnt fare so well, I say stick to Asian.

Delicious

6 Scotts Road

B1-16/19

Scotts Square

Teppei Japanese Restaurant

Teppei is a tiny tempura place located at Orchid Hotel. 

Limited, counter only seating, we got to watch the chef cook every single piece of tempura. How fun!

Teppei serves set lunches for under $20, very value for money. 

Starters included pickled vegetable and simmered lotus root/tofu/carrot. Very yummy and great way to start the meal. 

I opted for the chirashi, a colorful bowl of tuna, roe and grated radish. Very fresh, healthy and tasty.

Will definitely come back for more.

Teppei Japanese Restaurant

1 Tras Link

#01-1863 Orchid Hotel

HK/Macau

I am Cantonese so naturally, food in Macau/Hongkong suited me to a T. Dimsum, noodles, roasted meat. Awesome.

Beef brisket at the restaurant in the casinos. Food in casinos are awesome because you can use points to get discounts

Uni, salmon and swordfish(?), bowl of heaven I tell you. Japanese food in Hong kong is so much cheaper and of better quality, as compared to Singapore.

you can never leave this place without the ubiquitous bowl of roast pork and char siew. Nobody does it better. 

Famous pork chop bun from Macau. The kind folks at Vatican Hotel persuaded the owner to open up a branch there so no more long queues. So darn good. 

More roast meat. Cant get enough.