I'm usually not a fan of mac and cheese, especially since it's usually macaroni shells in an artificial-tasting nacho cheese sauce. This was nothing like that. It was a lovely cheese-baked pasta, with generously grated parmesan and a tomato base. Almost like a lasagne but with penne. I loved it!

Their meatballs were really small (see 2nd pic), but the highlight of the meal was the creamy, melted cheese coating the pasta so I had no complaints.

Price: $17 (get 1-for-1 with @burpple beyond)

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It's a crispy, almond-encrusted pastry shell filled with fluffy, creamy soft serve.
While I'm sad Bake cheese tart closed down, this is pretty good too.

Price: $4.20

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Tried this a few days back, when they had a 1-for-1 promotion. It was a little disappointing, considering how I had heard so many rave reviews. It was not particularly chocolatey and frankly not worth it - especially if paying the original price.

Price: $9
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Used to really like this chicken rice, to the extent that I would have 2 bowls of rice in one sitting. Standards have dropped tremendously. The roasted chicken was really dry and tough, while the rice was so soft it was almost mushy. The rice also lost its aromatic fragrant, and is now quite bland.

Brought my friend here and I was embarrassed because of how unsatisfying our meal had been.

Price: $5

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Got the small bowl a la carte, which I think should be enough for the average appetite although bigger eaters may wish to opt for the bigger portion. I like that they didn't skimp on the sauce so there was enough to cover some of the rice.

The unagi was really tender. Paired with the crunchy pickled radish, it was a winning combination. Hard to go wrong with unagi!

Price: $11.50 (small), $15.50 (large)

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This is the NY Herb Crust (thicker and round) with Garlic Pesto sauce. Got 4 cheeses on this: gouda, mozzarella, monterey jack and parmesan. Topped with baby spinach, button mushroom, cherry tomato, beef pastrami, smoked duck, calamari and prawn. Everything was great! Fresh ingredients, generous portions and friendly staff - what's not to love?

They're a little hard to find, but you need to go up to the 4th floor via Isetan's escalators! There's no direct escalator from outside.

Price: $14.50 (1-for-1 with @burpple beyond)

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I think this place is underrated. Their DIY pizza allows you to choose a pizza base, vegetarian toppings, meat toppings, cheese and a sauce. I got the Cali Style pizza base (thin, oval shaped) with Classic Tomato sauce. I got 3 different types of cheese (gouda, mozzarella, parmesan) and various ingredients including pineapple, zucchini, button mushroom, fresh mushroom, cherry tomato, herbed chicken, chicken sausage, crumpled beef and prawn.

My only regret was the zucchini because it wasn't cooked through and hence too firm for my liking. Everything else was really yummy and tasted high quality!! Possibly my new favourite pizza spot shhhhh 🤭

Price: $14.50 (got 1-for-1 with @burpple beyond)

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Finally had the opportunity to try their bakes after following them online for over a year. The owners were both so nice and friendly.

The cake was fluffy and moist, and the lemon icing had a delightfully light lemony flavour. I really loved that it wasn't too sweet at all.

Swipe right to see their selection of baked goods! It's just too bad I only have 1 stomach so I couldn't try everything.

Price: $6

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Got a box of assorted cream puffs, including the new Lotus Cookie one! Don't BI-SCOFFing at it, because it's really good.
Price: $3.50

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Flavourful stir-fried rice noodles and a fair portion of assorted seafood such as fish, squid and prawns. Worth trying!

Price: $12.90

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Lightly battered chicken pieces coated in a slightly sticky sweet sauce. It was good! Would recommend giving this dish a try if you're dining here.

Price: $13.90

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Was afraid that the brownie would be too sweet, but it was fine for me. Instead, it was the caramel ice cream that I found cloyingly sweet, with an incredibly unpleasant icy texture. The caramelised hazelnuts had a good crunch, and made up for the ice cream.

Price: $12

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