Today, I had lunch at Welcome Inn Teahouse, with some of CB's family. Despite the very hot weather (forecast of 40 degrees today), the place was packed, and people were even willing to wait outside for a table!
Welcome Inn is the choice for Dim Sum for us, due to it's relatively quick and speedy service, and consistent tasty food. I had a good range of food, from memory, ranging from pork spare ribs, char siu bao, chicken feet, fish balls, siew mai, fish balls, deep fried squid tentacles, the prawn in the white noodle pastry with soy sauce, crab balls and raddish cake.
Unfortunately, didn't take any pictures, as food was coming and going all the time...
I did upload the pic from CB's phone though .. see under the Atrium entry with the weird coloured deserts (Don't know what happened there?! ... not my camera!)
20 Jan - Ning Kwong
Another crapso camera phone piccy .. sorry.
On the 20th Jan, Arnee-ah and Carlee-ah had us over for games and some food. It was decided that Ningers was the way to go, where I had a large Fried Rice (non deluxe version), along with Szechuan Chicken. CB and I normally go for the Cashew Chicken but I decided to try something different.
All up, the meal cost $15.70. It wasn't too bad, although I much prefer the Cashew Chicken. The Fried Rice was not as salty as usual, either the chef forgot to add so much salt, or they've decided to lighten it up due to suggestions from other patrons. Either way, it's probably a good thing.
On the 20th Jan, Arnee-ah and Carlee-ah had us over for games and some food. It was decided that Ningers was the way to go, where I had a large Fried Rice (non deluxe version), along with Szechuan Chicken. CB and I normally go for the Cashew Chicken but I decided to try something different.
All up, the meal cost $15.70. It wasn't too bad, although I much prefer the Cashew Chicken. The Fried Rice was not as salty as usual, either the chef forgot to add so much salt, or they've decided to lighten it up due to suggestions from other patrons. Either way, it's probably a good thing.
19 Jan - The Atrium Buffet
On the 29th Jan, CB and I went out for dinner. Since we both heard good things about The Atrium at Burswood, we decided that we should try it for ourselves. The ambience of the place was a little weird for me, as the restaurant was all open. Nonetheless, we were seated near the water feature, and away from the traffic. Unfortunately, this meant being quite a bit away from the buffet table too...
Apologies for the crapso photos, they were taken by my shizenhouzen camera phone. I also was too eager to start eating, so many plates are actually half eaten ;)
Round 1 consisted of the cold buffet. I had cold chicken, smoked salmon (already eaten and not pictured), some prawns and a raw oyster. I decided that whilst I had the chance to eat a raw oyster (without specifically ordering it at a restaurant), I'd give them another shot.... The verdict? I much prefer them cooked.
Apologies for the crapso photos, they were taken by my shizenhouzen camera phone. I also was too eager to start eating, so many plates are actually half eaten ;)
Round 1 consisted of the cold buffet. I had cold chicken, smoked salmon (already eaten and not pictured), some prawns and a raw oyster. I decided that whilst I had the chance to eat a raw oyster (without specifically ordering it at a restaurant), I'd give them another shot.... The verdict? I much prefer them cooked.
The second plate is what I like to call the plate of protein. All different kinds of meat dishes were piled on top of each other and ranged from Lamb Curry, Fish in Saffron sauce, Beef Stroganoff, Chicken Cacciatore, some roast potato and pumpkin, and some steak. Much of the food on this plate was a little bland, with the curry being the tastiest, but still lacking in terms of curry goodness. Overall, I was a little disappointed in the hot foods.
Plate 3 went back to cold foods as it was more enjoyable than the hot stuff. More chicken, a lot more salmon, some salami and some more prawns.
There's another picture to go here. That is the desert plate. Unfortunately, it is on CB's camera and she's currently in Sydney. The deserts were a mixed affair. Some items were just plain weird, whilst others were great.
Overall judgement on The Atrium? It was OK I guess. If I ever went back, I'd be sure to touch up more of the cold than the hot stuff, and I know which deserts to steer clear from.
I didn't eat as much as I have in the past with buffets, and I've been known to put away a lot more food (see http://waggme.blogspot.com/2007/01/hollow-legs.html). However, I think the Singapore trip was an exception though, the guts were truly primed to take a beating.
13 Jan - Antico Cafe
On Saturday night we had dinner at Antico Cafe (they spell it Caffe but I think it's wrong). I couldn't decide what I wanted to try so I asked CB if she wanted to try two dishes and share half each.
The first meal was the chargrilled seafood plate. It consisted of fish, prawns, 1 scallop, a few squid rings and some mussels served on some fries. The squid was a little bland, but everything else was pretty good. The prawns were definitely the best, they had a lot of "char", and so were a little smokey but still wonderfully juicy.
The first meal was the chargrilled seafood plate. It consisted of fish, prawns, 1 scallop, a few squid rings and some mussels served on some fries. The squid was a little bland, but everything else was pretty good. The prawns were definitely the best, they had a lot of "char", and so were a little smokey but still wonderfully juicy.
The other dish shared was a chicken dish with a description of "This pair of rolled chicken breast fillets stuffed with breadcrumbs, prawns mushrooms and herbs will truly delight! Served in a cream mushroom and garlic sauce atop our sensational garlic bread." The description certainly did sound lovely. The verdict? It was OK, the chicken with mushroom sauce was nice, the stuffing to me was a little bland ..
As usual, there were some plates couldn't be finished, so I was offered a slice of pizza. I forget the type, but it was pretty good, although a little on the salty side.
Afterwards, we walked around East Perth for a bit, before finally deciding on Monty Fiore for desert. Here I shared a malteaser cheesecake, however I forgot to take a picture. That wasn't too bad, but nothing to rave on about...
Highlight Reel 1 (New York New York)
Here's the first of a few trips down food memory lane ...
The "Giant Yankee Burger" .. supposedly enough to feed 4. 2 pounds of beef, 8 inches of bun, with salad and cheese. When walking past New York New York in C!tyLink Mall Singapore, I saw the picture on a promo board outside the restaurant. I knew I had to try it, and luckily the guys agreed to eating there for dinner.
I received weird looks from the waitress when I ordered, I even got some weird and encouraging comments from the table next to us. When it finally came, I shovelled down as much as I could.
My main priority was the burger .. I had to finish that. To be honest the burger wasn't that great, but I decent enough to eat I guess. As you can see from the pictures, I managed to finish the burger, but not the chips...
Singapore 2006 Holiday Day 17
Home Day: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Our last day started off with a light breakfast. At the usual spot I had some porridge (with some added goodies), and 2 eggs as an omlette.
Afterwards, everyone except Gary and Claire went to Mustafa to do some last minute shopping. After a couple of hours, we finally retired up at Ag's room where we got slightly peckish and had McDonalds delivered to the hotel. It was only $2 to deliver it. I ended up with a McSpicy meal which really hit the spot.
We hung around the hotel for the day until it was 4PM to depart. We hopped into the taxi and headed to the airport. Here we checked in and were roughly 1.5kg under the allowed weight combined! Phew! I had noticed that Changi Airport had a Popeyes Chicken but was unable to find it. Instead, I had a Black Pepper Whopper meal. I wanted to try the Triple Whopper meal but wasn't game enough to try.
Afterwards, we had a drink at the Pacific Coffee Company. I had a banana and strawberry frappa which wasn't too bad. We met up with CK and then finally parted ways. After boarding the plane, and having a delay in the departure of the plane, my final meal for the holiday was the beef on the flight.
Our last day started off with a light breakfast. At the usual spot I had some porridge (with some added goodies), and 2 eggs as an omlette.
Afterwards, everyone except Gary and Claire went to Mustafa to do some last minute shopping. After a couple of hours, we finally retired up at Ag's room where we got slightly peckish and had McDonalds delivered to the hotel. It was only $2 to deliver it. I ended up with a McSpicy meal which really hit the spot.
We hung around the hotel for the day until it was 4PM to depart. We hopped into the taxi and headed to the airport. Here we checked in and were roughly 1.5kg under the allowed weight combined! Phew! I had noticed that Changi Airport had a Popeyes Chicken but was unable to find it. Instead, I had a Black Pepper Whopper meal. I wanted to try the Triple Whopper meal but wasn't game enough to try.
Afterwards, we had a drink at the Pacific Coffee Company. I had a banana and strawberry frappa which wasn't too bad. We met up with CK and then finally parted ways. After boarding the plane, and having a delay in the departure of the plane, my final meal for the holiday was the beef on the flight.
Singapore 2006 Holiday Day 16
Home Day: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
The day started off with breakfast. At the usual spot, I had a bacon and egg sandwich, which comprised of an egg omlette with bacon and tomato sauce.
Afterwards, we all headed down to Orchard Road except Gary. Here we went to the Starbucks on the top of Wisma Atria where I had a coffee frappa.
We then went to Lucky Plaza to show Carley what it is like there with the philipinos. Here I went looking for XBOX 360 controllers and charge kits. Claire was ruthless in trying to cut down the prices of the goods, I ended up getting one wireless controller and two charge kits for $134 SGD all up. We decided to have lunch here too, where I had a miniwok of seafood horfun. This one wasn't too bad!
After lunch, we took our time looking around until we finally heard from our cousin. We met up at a nearby Starbucks where we chatted for a couple of hours and had a coffee. I had another frappa but forgot to take a picture. Afterwards, we parted ways and we continued to look around Orchard Road until it was time to meet up with CK and Lisa at City Hall. We eventually passed a Taco Bell, where I had a burrito. I wasn't that hungry but it was on my list of things to have so I bought one ($3), and it wasn't that nice.
Afterwards, we went to City Hall and walked around Robinsons and then finally rested at Gloria Jeans. Here, some of the guys had coffees but I didn't have anything. Afterwards, we went down C!tyLink mall and to HMV until finally settling to dinner at Sakae Sushi at 7PM. Here I had about 10 plates in total, which included fried fish, miso, gyzola, tori kaarage and unagi (eel). Dinner was finally finished with tempura icecream, which was like fried icecream but better. The sauce I could have gone without though.
Afterwards, we went to Swensens where I had a Coit Tower. I forgot to take a picture though, but it hit the spot.
The day started off with breakfast. At the usual spot, I had a bacon and egg sandwich, which comprised of an egg omlette with bacon and tomato sauce.
Afterwards, we all headed down to Orchard Road except Gary. Here we went to the Starbucks on the top of Wisma Atria where I had a coffee frappa.
We then went to Lucky Plaza to show Carley what it is like there with the philipinos. Here I went looking for XBOX 360 controllers and charge kits. Claire was ruthless in trying to cut down the prices of the goods, I ended up getting one wireless controller and two charge kits for $134 SGD all up. We decided to have lunch here too, where I had a miniwok of seafood horfun. This one wasn't too bad!
After lunch, we took our time looking around until we finally heard from our cousin. We met up at a nearby Starbucks where we chatted for a couple of hours and had a coffee. I had another frappa but forgot to take a picture. Afterwards, we parted ways and we continued to look around Orchard Road until it was time to meet up with CK and Lisa at City Hall. We eventually passed a Taco Bell, where I had a burrito. I wasn't that hungry but it was on my list of things to have so I bought one ($3), and it wasn't that nice.
Afterwards, we went to City Hall and walked around Robinsons and then finally rested at Gloria Jeans. Here, some of the guys had coffees but I didn't have anything. Afterwards, we went down C!tyLink mall and to HMV until finally settling to dinner at Sakae Sushi at 7PM. Here I had about 10 plates in total, which included fried fish, miso, gyzola, tori kaarage and unagi (eel). Dinner was finally finished with tempura icecream, which was like fried icecream but better. The sauce I could have gone without though.
Afterwards, we went to Swensens where I had a Coit Tower. I forgot to take a picture though, but it hit the spot.
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