Review at Kilo at PACT

Went to Kilo at PACT pretty long ago but haven't got the chance to post my review on this. I think the food is pretty decent and really fusion. Everything they serve is so interesting! We were there super early?

We reached there about 5.30pm so we ended up taking a lot of photos of the place… and of us too. It was quite paiseh actually because we were like two tourists in the restaurant.

There's this area where they display books you can read. But i doubt anyone reads them though.

Pretending to read a book

The interior is so pretty too! There's this really edgy modern feel to it. It was empty when we reached so it was pretty quiet! I think this is one of the most interesting restaurants we've been too because it's both a retail and food outlet at the same time and the decorations are just too pretty.

We were given seats right next to the window. The view you get is of Killiney Road. Quite interesting because you get to people watch. And the natural lighting was fabulous! I love being seated right next to the window. It's a very very private place too.

We were looking at their menu and deciding what was good to eat based on other reviews. We finally decided to settle for their pan-seared salmon and angel hair pasta in ebiko cream.

Pan-seared salmon

It's a very interesting mix of flavors in this dish. I really enjoyed it! It's really fusion food. This had a wasabi mash which was really good. This came with grilled vegetables as well like cucumbers and peppers. They were also really generous with their serving of mushrooms in white wine. Overall, i thought this was a good dish, but not so value for money because it was a little pricey for the food they were serving.

Angel Hair Pasta ($22)

Their angel hair pasta is pretty popular and we've seen it on instagram quite a bit. So we've decided to try it! This was described in the menu to be angel hair pasta with sautéed prawns in ebiko cream. I like the consistency of angel hair pasta. It doesn't quite taste like italian pasta though and is prepared more like a japanese dish. I thought that the presentation was fantastic and overall a satisfying dish. However, the cream sauce tasted pretty much like Pastamania's? Just that it was slightly less creamy and had a more smooth consistency. So overall, i was a little disappointed with this dish.

If you're looking for good fusion food, this is it. The only thing about the food at this place was that it wasn't extremely mind blowing good, just perhaps slightly above average. The ambience however, was perfect and really nice for a quiet date.

Kilo at PACT

Orchard Central

181 Orchard Road #02-16/17/18/19

Tel: 68847560

Food updates! More Sushi Tei and more Food For Thought

I remember mentioning that Sushi Tei was one of my favourite places to go. It so near school so i always head to the Raffles City outlet after classes. I have blogged about my experience at Sushi Tei at the Big Splash outlet. You can view that blog post here: http://doriateo.blogspot.sg/2014/11/sunday-at-sushi-tei.html 

We tried new dishes this time. I thought they were all equally fantastic and Sushi Tei really never fails!

Hokkaido Corn Cream Croquette ($8.60)

When this first came i was so impressed! It looks so presentable and even came with a sauce which we could dip the croquettes in. Although i'm not a fan of croquettes and not a fan of corn, i really enjoyed this dish. It was deep fried to perfection on the outside.

The inside revealed a very piping hot sweet cream with corn bits. I almost burned my tongue because it was so piping hot inside. The only drawback about this dish is its calories. Sigh. Deep fried and cream is such a diet killer.

Kani Mentai Mayo Roll ($8.60)

This is one of the sushis we usually order as well. I really like the mayo sauce on it. It's too good because they torch it over a flame and there is this smoky flavour to it. Inside the sushi is deep fried crab meat. So perfect. And such a good substitute for shiok maki because of its mayo sauce.

Yaki Udon ($10.80)

I'm a fan of Yaki Udon or Yaki Soba and i just thought that i had to try this. I've tried a lot of different kinds of Yaki Udon but i thought this didn't meet my expectations. Definitely not getting this again, it was such a disappointment. It was too sour for my liking; they had probably used too much of the tonkatsu sauce. I've tried better.

Sushi Tei
Raffles City Shopping Centre
252 North Bridge Road #03-13/14
Tel: 63347887

During the exam period, i've also been heading to Food For Thought. I've blogged about the outlet at Queen Street and you can read my blog post here: http://doriateo.blogspot.sg/2014/11/food-for-thought-queen-street.html

This time i headed to the outlet at National Museum instead of the one at Queen Street. It's closer to my school and SMU students get a 20% discount off from Mondays to Fridays. To relieve stress, i've been heading to Food For Thought in hopes that i could feel better after a good meal. Hahaha. I think food really affects my mood and good food makes me happy, of course!

Full Works ($22)

 I ordered their Full Works this time and i'm always so pleased with it. The hash browns are my favourite. It's unhealthy but so worth the calories. I suppose it's the same with bacon. The scrambled eggs are perfect. It's so fluffy and Food For Thought certainly got their consistency right. The bread is toasted but not crunchy. The edges are but the white bread is so soft. Probably my favourite part of this meal. It's good that this meal came with salad too. But to be honest, this dish is definitely still unhealthy, which explains why sometimes i have a love-hate relationship with Full Works– It's such a good breakfast, but such an unhealthy one. I hope i'm not stopping you from ordering this though, it certainly is worth the calories!

Also, the ambience of this place deserves 5 stars. It's quiet. In the morning, there are a lot of people having a cup of coffee and reading their books. It's cool as well as this place is air conditioned (unlike the one at Queen Street!). You can also hold events here as well. It's a very secluded and quiet place and they'll probably draw the foldable doors so that your event can be a more private one.

Food For Thought
National Museum Singapore
93 Stamford Road #01-04/05
Tel: 63389887

Sunday at Sushi Tei

We headed to Sushi Tei (East Coast) today. It was a good day today because this date was largely sponsored by gab's mum… hahaha.

The Sushi Tei outlet at East Coast. (Gabriel can be seen it in the background)

The interior of Sushi Tei (East Coast)

We're a big fan of Sushi Tei. We like Megumi at Upper East Coast a lot too and these are the two main places where we get our japanese fix.

We've always been ordering the dragon roll sushi but unfortunately, it was sold out today. We decided to go for Aburi roll and Dai Dai roll for our mains. Gabriel's mum had her favourite cha soba with grilled salmon.

We started off with some cold green tea. The cold green tea is really refreshing and the best part of it is that it's free! You don't have to pay an additional cost for it!

Cold green tea

We also had their salad for appetizer. It was their Kani Avocado salad. This is a must try if you're a fan of salads! Their crabstick is made up of real crab! The avocado slices were generous. It was really fresh and soft too.

Kani Avocado Salad ($9.80)

For this salad, you get to choose what dressing you want. We want for their traditional classic house dressing. I suggest getting it too because it feels really light unlike the other mayo based sauces. It certainly doesn't taste like those japanese salad dressings you can get off the supermarket. I thought their house dressing consisted of a good mix of sesame and miso.

Salmon Aburi Roll ($12.80)

We then had the Salmon Aburi roll next. I love the salmon a lot! It really melts in your mouth. Within the sushi roll is avocado and crab meat! It's a perfect mix.

We then tried their Dai Dai roll. It is our first time trying it! Surprisingly, this seems to be quite a popular dish!

Dai Dai Roll ($12.80)

It comes with some sashimi on the top with mango, crab meat inside. They had also nicely accompanied this dish with a mix of wasabi mayo and spicy mayo.

I thought that the mango seemed to be a bit out of place though. Everything was salty and having the mango made my sushi both sweet and salty, which i didn't really like. Gabriel thought that it was an refreshing change though. He really enjoyed this sushi and thought that the mango mix was a good idea. He thought that the fusion cuisine idea made the sushi a bit more "atas". Hahaha.

Cha Soba with Grilled Salmon ($11.80)

Gabriel's mum had the cha soba with grilled salmon. The cha soba was above average. The noodles was soft but we felt that the cha soba was not cold enough. We personally like our cha soba really cold. Nonetheless, it is salvaged by the very excellent dipping sauce that came with it. The salmon was very fresh as well and cooked to perfection. This is a meal if you're feeling health conscious and would like to opt for something low on the calories

Overall, i thought that Sushi Tei never fails if you're looking for good sushi especially. It's a bit pricey, but reasonable compared to other sushi/japanese places i've visited.

This sums up our Sunday. I have to get back to work but i promise i'll update this space consistently!

Sushi Tei
Big Splash
902 East Coast Parkway
#01-06 Blk B
Singapore 449874
Tel: 63487077

UPDATED: http://doriateo.blogspot.sg/2014/12/food-updates-more-sushi-tei-and-more.html

Japanese Food Craze at Daikokuya & Standing Sushi Bar

Gab and I have been going to Japanese restaurants lately! Just last saturday we went to Daikokuya at Raffles City  (大黑屋) to try out their ramen.

Tsukemen

I ordered their tsukemen and i thought the portion was too small. (I eat a lot for a girl)

It was not too bad but I felt that their broth was a little on the salty side. But the broth was well boiled apart from the saltiness of it.

The noodles was PERFECT. It wasn't too soft or too hard and I really liked the texture of it. Probably the best ramen noodles i ever had! I like it that the broth came separately, so i could choose how much i broth i needed to go with my noodles… and i could save on some calories too. heh. Oh. and it came with a lemon, which i didn't use because i didn't know how it was supposed to go with my meal.

Stamina Miso Ramen

Gabriel had their stamina miso ramen. It was one of their chef recommendations. Unlike my order, his portion was way too much (although the bowl looks pretty small).  It was quite a decent ramen, though not the best we tried. The only good part of this ramen was the japanese egg which was very well done. The consistency was just right, not too cooked and not to raw for my liking. It was also well marinated with the sauce.

We spent about $15 per pax. It's quite reasonable since most other ramen places offer the same amount for a bowl of noodles.

Dakikoyuka
#B1-13 Raffles City Shopping Centre
252 North Bridge Road
Tel: 63367456

Yesterday we went to Standing Sushi Bar as well. We've really been crazy over trying out new Japanese restaurants lately. I love japanese food! It always seems so much healthier.

It's good to go to Standing Sushi Bar especially when they have discounts. We ordered their salmon sashimi and it was only $3 for 5 pieces of it! We order sushi rice ($3.50 for a bowl of rice) to go together with our sashimi as well.

25 pieces of salmon sashimi!

Look at all that glorious sashimi! :O The cut was so much better and thicker than other places selling the $1.50 sushi like Sushi Express and Nihon Mura. I thought it was decent, though i have tried extremely good sashimi which melts in your mouth. But for the price, i could definitely make do with the sashimi from Standing Sushi Bar!

Stuffing my face silly with sashimi

I look terrible in the photos because i had just finished a three hour class. Which explains my hair. And my tired face.

We were so full, happy and satisfied after that. We paid $25.90 in total for 25 slices of salmon sashimi and 2 bowls of rice.

Standing Sushi Bar
8 Queen Street
s(188535)
Tel: 6333 1335
(It's near the Singapore Art Museum.)