Sun with Moon in Singapore

Those that are familiar with the Japanese eating places in Singapore would have surely heard of Sun with Moon before I'm sure! From what I have read, this one which is at Wheelock Place is the original outlet and I was surprise as when I reach, there was already a small queue forming. Actually before I went, I didn't do any research and just went around trying to find a place to have lunch.

Well, as I entered the place, the first thing is that you will be escorted to your seat which is predetermined when you queue up and reach the kiosk counter. The head waiter will have someone bring you to your table and it would seem that you need to be really early to get a seat if you did not make reservations. The place was very tastefully designed and as my wife would put it, has a very zakka feel. Go google the term up! So I got a place for 1 or 2 and there was 2 person next to me whom I met while queuing. They were regulars and gave me some tips on what to order which was good. So do continue reading about my experience at Sun with Moon!

This is my lunch set! A bento of samplers!

Blanco Court Prawn Mee

I was told that there is a famous Prawn Mee at Beach Street in Singapore and my friend was nice enough to bring me there for breakfast. The shop was 2 shoplots in size so I guess thats pretty big. One needs to go to the counter to order the noodles and there is a choice for normal or extra large prawns. There is also the pork ribs to be ordered as well. I saw a sign CEO's Hawkers Guide and it says this is a Choice place for CEO's. Hahah, I'm sure I'm not a CEO hahah. So do read on about my yummilicious prawn noodles at Blanco Court!

Just look at my bowl with extra large prawns and added pork ribs

Fei Loh Chu Char at Singapore

Had a scrumptious dinner with my 2 cousins in Singapore and we went to Chinatown Peoples Park food complex to have a chu char meal. Interestingly the stall according to my cousins is called Fei Loh or Fatty's stall. No offense but thats what its called locally I guess. I always feel that one can get great delicious food at very very affordable prices in Singapore and once again, this stall proves exactly that. I will share with you, what about SGD 50 can give you and your family a wholesome meal!

Cheers!

To start of. we ordered sauteed large prawns with soy sauce. The prawns were easily XL sizes and  there were about 6 prawns in total. The prawns were very fresh and the cooking method allows the soy sauce to really get absorb into the prawns. This was delicious.

Orchid Live Seafood Restaurant at Singapore

What would be an extraordinary lunch? Well, for those in Singapore, really envy you all as I do not see any similar place like this in Penang which serves lobster porridge for lunch. Yes, you heard me right, that is no ordinary porridge but live fresh lobster porridge! 

When I first heard of it, I thought that it would be those like big prawns but boy was I wrong when I arrived at this place. For your information, this place is located in the outskirts of Sembawang in one of those farmers places. As you reach the place, you will see many aquariums filled to the brim with lobsters. Hardly one will see so many lobsters placed in 1 aquarium and I guess they have so many because its consumed fast! They have both an indoor and outdoor seating place and I was told that they are pack in the evenings! So do read on for those looking for something special for their lunch treat!

Just look at those yummy lobsters! We ordered a portion  for 2 person and each person got 3 lobsters, though in different sizes. Looking at the photos is making me drool now! The meat was so springy and sweet and they purposely remove it from the porridge when its serve to ensure that the lobster do not get overcook!

So many of them all crammed up in there. Only fresh lobsters may apply!

Long Beach Seafood Restaurant

With more friends and colleagues available, we decided to give Long Beach Seafood Restaurant a try after mentions from many that this is a popular seafood place that is near to Orchard. Its located at Dempsey Hill which is like opposite the Botanical Gardens if I'm not mistaken. The place was packed to the brim when I arrived at about 8.30pm and luckily my colleagues have already gotten a table and ordered. I believe they ordered from a set menu thus thats good to know. No need to think too much I guess. So do read on for those that have a knack for some seafood in Singapore ya!

So this is the first dish we have! Do you able to guess what it is? Sorry for the poor lighting as we were sitting outside and it was really really dim!

This is the salmon and geoduck sashimi platter!

The sashimi platter comes with this pot of seasoned soup which is used to do a quick shabu shabu! What that means is that you take the sashimi and quickly dip it in the hot soup for just like 1-2 seconds. Thats all it takes to retain the freshness of the sashimi and not over cook it

Jack's Place - For some nice Western Food

Well, had a chance to have some western food at a diner place called Jack's Place. Again, did not bring my GPS with me but this was near some shops up North in Singapore. Its not too far away from Ang Mo Kio as I recall. So they have set lunches and also ala carte. For the set lunch, its quite worth it as it comes with a soup, main course, dessert and coffee or tea. A complete meal I guess. So below if about my experience at Jack's Place in Singapore!

My main course which is stewed lamb shank! You can see that the meat is already falling off the bone!

Tatsuya for your Japanese Cuisine Fix

I guess my colleague suggested for Japanese food and I happen to ask the taxi driver which Japanese restaurant around Orchard area which is recommended and he told us that there was one at Goodwood Park Hotel. First thing that came to my mind was where is this hotel and what kind of hotel was it?

I guess Singaporeans would know but I surely didn't until we walk to the hotel and lo and behold, this is surely one expensive hotel.

So this is my recount of my dinner with colleagues at this fantastic Japanese restaurant called Tatsuya and its really a great place to experience some great Japanese food provided your pocket is deep enough.

The Sashimi platter for 4 person which costs SGD200. No doubt its one of the best sashimi platter that I have had but for SGD200, its kind of pricey. Each item you only get 1 piece or slice!

Seletar Hill Restaurant

As the name suggest, I would presume that this restaurant is located at Seletar Hill! It's like just a couple of minutes away from Motorola and Apple at Ang Mo Kio and I would say that the food here is pretty decent and was served relatively quick. This is a small restaurant though and its like located in the middle of a housing estate. I would guess that in Singapore, you won't find many of these small shops anymore. So do read on ya.

Starter of a spicy sourish Szechuan soup. The soup was well made with just the right amount of kick to it. There is lots of mushrooms and some egg strips in it too to give it some texture and bite.

The next dish is one of the better vegetable dishes I have had. This is stir fried long beans with a minced meat in a spicy sauce. Its somewhat like fry belacan but what stands out is surely the beans being very well cooked and you can definitely taste the "wok hei".

Tian Wai Tian Teochew Steamboat

I was very fortunate that my friend brought me to this place in Serangoon at a corner shop called Tian Wai Tian Teochew Steamboat. Its at Opal Crescent so for those in Singapore, you can easily find this place on the map. There isn't much varieties of food you can order but for whatever that is available, it is all very good! Read on about this place as I highly recommend it.

This is the steamboat. You can choose to have pomphret or red garoupa and we had the garoupa fish. The fish comes in large chunks which has been deep fried to maintain its shape and texture when in the steamboat. It was absolutely fresh! 

Do you notice the flames coming out from the center of the pot? Well, they still used charcoal in the pot to keep it boiling hot.

Typical Breakfast at Hilton Singapore

This post entry is about the breakfast I had at Hilton Singapore at Orchard Road. Breakfast was complimentary with the room and there is 2 locations for the breakfast. One at the Executive Lounge at the 22 floor and the other at the cafe at the ground floor. Similar food but the Lounge served a more typical American breakfast whereas the cafe has a better variety!

This is my typical mean. Muffin, smoked salmon, dim sum, sausages, poached egg and chicken salami.

Trip to Singapore April 2012

Well, I was lucky enough to get to visit Singapore again this year and this trip was made via SilkAir. As it was a direct flight, they even serve a simple mean of a chicken mushroom pie which was pretty tasty with a generous filling and nice puffy pastry. The standard drinks of fruit juice and water as well as coffee and tea were all available. This is just the beginning of my week of food adventure in Singapore in April 2012! 

The orange cups were nice, didn't keep one though

Kam Boat Chinese Cuisine at Shaw Parade Singapore 2011

When I was in Singapore, happened to stop by a Chinese restaurant which was very near the hotel that I stayed at. This place was called Kam Boat Chinese Cuisine and its located inside Shaw Parade. This place is famous for its roasted pork belly and sure enough, this was ordered and we were not disappointed.

So do keep scrolling down and enjoy my little adventure at this restaurant!

Just look at those pieces of prime roasted pork belly! You can see the nice layers of skin, fat, meat, fat and meat! It was heavenly delicious with a very crispy skin and a well marinated meat that was very flavorful.

Their exterior of the restaurant

Hong Kong Street Sum Kee at Singapore 2011

I was brought to this place for dinner by my cousins and what I truly like about Singapores Chu Char is their love for fish heads. I mean, over here, one can get a very affordable fish head for only 12-13 Singapore dollars and this is also fresh carp. So since we had a big table for the night, we actually had 2 varieties of fish head. 

And Hong Kong Street Sum Kee is one such place that serves some very good chu char at affordable prices. For those that are in Singapore, this is a place where you can bring your family and have some really awesome food.

Read on.

Their menu

 How the place looks like. Simple and clean but do notice that theyhave quite a large kitchen.

Universal Studio at Sentosa Singapore

Went to Universal Studio mid of 2011 and it was a really fun trip with my wife there. We didn't expect much but of course with the ticket price, was also secretly hoping for lots! So we went to Vivo City which is a huge shopping complex via the MRT (Singapore most major places are connected via their trains) and then its a monorail ride till we reach the Water Front Station which is where Universal Studio as well as Resort World Genting Casino is also located. This place is pretty massive and the good thing is that for the casino part of things, its all shaded thus you can come rain or shine. Thats not to be said of Universal Studio though, as its huge size and open theme park will not be much fun of it decides to rain.

Anyway, do check out my photos here and as to my knowledge, there is now a Transformers ride which I heard is really good!

The infamous Universal globe

Sentosa Station at Vivo City

The Monorail