I'm so so so happy to discover that this stall actually opens on Saturday, because it's the dish that I miss most after I stopped working at Raffles Place. It's a breakfast-only item on weekdays (the shop sells soy sauce chicken rice in the afternoon), but apparently it's available till about 2pm on Saturdays. I can never get over how flavourful the bee hoon is on its own, and it just gets even more amazing with those cubes of lard and slivers of meat.
Shark Bite: one heck of a refreshing boozy float of housemade lemon sorbet with Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat. *flutters* But damn, I'll be torn between this and Blackout. On its own, the salted caramel ice-cream is pretty heady with powerful burnt toffee notes, and when paired with the Modern Times Black House coffee stout, it really fleshes out the beer's voluptuous coffee character. Each float is $8 but a better deal would be to order a glass of beer and top up $4.50 for a scoop of ice-cream, so that you can still taste the beer on its own merit.
Shark Bite: one heck of a refreshing boozy float of housemade lemon sorbet with Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat. *flutters* But damn, I'll be torn between this and Blackout. On its own, the salted caramel ice-cream is pretty heady with powerful burnt toffee notes, and when paired with the Modern Times Black House coffee stout, it really fleshes out the beer's voluptuous coffee character. Each float is $8 but a better deal would be to order a glass of beer and top up $4.50 for a scoop of ice-cream, so that you can still taste the beer on its own merit.
Totally lived up to its intriguing name with a distinctive smokiness. The cheesecake itself was already scrumptious in all the ways a good cheesecake should be, but the element of smoke gave it an edgy dimension.
Kinda disappointed that the flavours were pretty muted today, and to think it's one of their signature dishes. Teething problems, hopefully?
Thankfully it's less opulent than the Parisian outposts, but it's also a little more squashed than I'd like. The chantilly can be a little smoother, but I'm happy enough with my L'Africain. The the raspberry compote in Josephine is just tart enough to counter the heaviness of the hot choc. Really hoping that they'll bring in the white choc version earlier, so I can get to mixing. =D
It was a path that one took that one cannot just go back anymore. The pork slices were the most tender one I had ever ate, cooked to the optimal temperature, it was incredibly easy to eat. With the free flow of chili available, one is able to dip the pork into the sauce as much as he or she wants. Bonus item was the braised pork rice which my fellow intern recommended. In my opinion it was comparable to those that I had ate in Taiwan and was definitely good. The fatty pork given was sufficient and not overwhelming. At $5.80, it is a little pricey, but it is the quality that makes up for it!
I'm totally bowled over by the lacy pork-shrimp-leek guotie! The xlb were admirably thin and super soupy (I'd just like it to be a teeny but less porky). Skip the noodles though β while the noodles were sufficiently springy and the broth flavourful, the beef was definitely overcooked. I was quite impressed by the silkiness of the tang yuan so it's a pity that the soup was dead bland, like hot water flavoured with a handful of raw nuts. )= But I still really loved the glutinous rice balls. Wish I'd discovered this place earlier. Saw it a few weeks back on someone's Instagram, but unfortunately, I can't remember whom now. Whoever you are, thanks!
PS. The tablet-based menu app is way more sleek than what restaurants with bigger budgets have. Whoa.
Hello lobster roll, you're still as damn good as I remembered! And I never imagined that cold kangkong can amount to anything worth mentioning but the blanched greens here are just zippy with calamansi juice and perfectly fried, non-bitter shallots. And the grilled baby squids are pretty tantalising with a heady, smoky aroma. *beams*
I've always loved the housemade sorbet cocktails at The Naked Bar, and it's great that it's now possible to head down for just drinks and a couple of bar bites! Pictured here's the rum-based pineapple sorbet cocktail that's dusted with sour plum powder, and the white peach sorbet cocktail spiked with Earl Grey-infused gin. They're both great, but my heart firmly lies with the rock melon sorbet + sake combination. *_*
PS. Take note that cocktails are only available at Nekkid now. Booze-wise, it's wines and beers only at The Naked Finn. I'd start with cocktails for aperitifs next time and head over for dinner! Or you can take a leisurely lunch, check out some galleries, and come back at 4pm for the bar. X=
I'll be hard-pressed to choose between the chendol from Naked Finn, and Jin Jin Dessert's. But maybe this ones, for the coconut-studded sorbet. *beams*
Hello lobster roll, you're still as damn good as I remembered! And I never imagined that cold kangkong can amount to anything worth mentioning but the blanched greens here are just zippy with calamansi juice and perfectly fried, non-bitter shallots. And the grilled baby squids are pretty tantalising with a heady, smoky aroma. *beams*
