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Food Review: Tanuki Raw @Orchard Central

In Japanese lore, a tanuki is a mythical, mischievous,
shape-shifting creature.

Tanuki Raw delights in the raw pleasures of food and drink.

Classic cocktails and urbane morsels amidst one of Asia's most vibrant streets.

Enjoy happy hour on our al fresco balcony overlooking Orchard Road or our patio in the beautiful Bras Basah District. 5:00 PM - 8 PM daily, classic martini selections for $10, cocktails at $11, pints of beer for $12, and freshly shucked oysters at $2. Come experience Tanuki Raw today.

Spend the daytime with them too. Come for daily lunch between 12 PM - 3 PM for a selection of modern Japanese rice bowls starting at only $12.

SHARKINATOR WHITE IPA - $12

Lost coast brewery.

SALMON SASHIMI - $7

5 slices of salmon sashimi. Don't bother order it!

FRESH OYSTERS - $2

Limit of 6 oysters per alcoholic drink ordered.

FOIE GRAS TRUFFLE YAKINIKU - $23

Pan-seared foie gras, US black angus short rib, onsen egg, truffle soy sauce over Tanuki Raw’s signature rice.

I find the foie gras was slightly over cooked and the rice was just pretty normal.

TRUFFLE YAKINIKU - $18

Pan-seared US black angus short rib, onsen egg and truffle soy sauce over Tanuki Raw’s signature rice.

My Verdict:
Overall, I find their main was pretty normal, but their happy hours drinks and oyster was very worth it.

Tanuki Raw
181 Orchard Road, #04-01, Orchard Central, 238896

Opening Hours: Daily: 1130am - 1030pm

Website: http://tanukibar.com/

Prices stated are subject to 7% GST and 10% service charge.

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Food Review: Zaolek 早乐 Lok Lok Singapore

Recommending you the highly raved LOK LOK Buffet restaurant located at Kovan! Something you shouldn't miss out!

Zao lek is specialised on Lok lok, you can choose to deep fried it or even dip into their soup base. They have a total of 6 soup base. Tom Yum, bak kut teh, Laska, chicken, Mala, and Satay (Additional $4).

Lok Lok Dinner Buffet:

Steamboat Lok Lok - Choose 2 Soup Bases out of 6. BBQ Lok Lok - We will mass BBQ those popular selections & distribute to all tables.

Fried Lok Lok - A maximum of 12 sticks per round per table.
Fruit Lok Lok - Free flow.
* Free flow of selected drinks and ice-cream.
* Beers are sold separately.

Ladies Night Promotion - Every Wednesday. $15 for 2 pints. Specially for the Ladies ONLY.

Meat and Veggie station -

Fruit Station -

Drink Station - Choose Lime Juice or Water chestnut.

Sauce Station -

Use this clip to your plate that you wanted to deep fried it. Each plate max 12 Stick. They will served to your table when it really.

What I choose for my soup base? Laska and Bak Kut Teh, this 2 soup base was highly recommend by the owner and was very popular among the customers.

I really like their bak kut teh base, it was more on herbal style and I really like it. The meat, seafood and veggie goes well in this base as for laska base, best to go with the veggie and small dish etc. Try their chili crab dipping sauce and sambal chili sauce it was really good!

Everyone love fried food! Our top favourite was their deep fried broccoli, and sweet potato.

Food: 4/5

My Verdict:
Zao lek served the best Lok Lok in Singapore and even taste much nicer than in Malaysia! Sometime I find Malaysia Lok Lok. is quite unhygienic! I will definitely recommend it to my friends/family/colleagues. Will be back again for more of the goodness.

PLEASE MAKE AN RESERVATION BEFORE GOING DOWN TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

早乐 Zaolek Lok Lok Singapore
207 Hougang Street 21
Paya Lebar Kovan Community Club
Contact: 6282 4005
Opening Hours:
Daily 5:30pm – 11:30pm
(Closed every Tuesday)

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/zaolek.kovan/

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Ginza Lion @Robertson Quay

Hello Everyone! Today, I am going to introduce you a good place to dine during weekend. Had a chance to dine at Ginza lion robertson quay outlet. It's a really wonderful place to diner during weekend afternoon, I can simply spend my whole afternoon here. This place is really cozy and chillax.

Lets me share the history of Ginza Lion.

The very first BEER HALL opened at Ginza, Tokyo in 1899 as “Yebisu Beer Hall”. This Beer Hall was originally established
as the sales division of Sapporo Beer. The Beer Hall was well received and packed by public from the first day of its
opening. This is the first step of the brilliant history of GINZA LION.

Over one hundred years since the first beer hall opened, we have been dedicated to contribute the dining culture in Japan.

Sapporo The Oldest Brand Beer in Japan:

Beer is sensitive to the temperature and vibration caused by the delivery process.
Our beer is kept in a chiller at 2℃ minimum 24 hours so that the beer is settled
down when it’s poured. In addition to that, we pour the beer in one action and
the creamy beer foam on top is made in the pouring process.

Usually in restaurants, the beer is kept under room temperature and poured by a
rapid cooling system, which cool the beer through thin spiral pipe in cooling water.
The beer is cooled down suddenly and it will affect the original taste of the beer.
And the foam will be added on top the beer by foaming function. In this process,
beer contains more gas than naturally beer has and it causes the sharp taste.

“Pouring beer in one action” is our way of enhancing the taste of beer and the
craftsmanship has been passed down over the years.

First, tilt a glass slightly (11 to 12°), pour the beer at the side of the inner glass and
the beer swirls while natural foam is filled in the glass. After pouring beer, the swirl
slows down and the fine foam will be made on the top. The gas will be just nice by
this process to have clear and mild after taste. And the sharp bitterness of the beer
will be caught in the foam and the form seals the aromatic flavor of the beer. The
ratio of the beer and foam on top of beer is 7:3. This beautiful ratio is from our
experience to enjoy the beer till the last drop.

A short introduction of the Ginza Lion Executive Chef.

Name : Jun Matsubara

Nationality : Japanese

Specialty : Italian cooking

19 years of rich experience working in food & beverage industry. (From 1997 till present)

About him :

He graduated from one of Japan's most prestigious cooking school – L’Ecole Culinaire Tsuji in Osaka, Japan
He once won as a Pizza chef convention winner in a Japanese TV program titled “TV champion”.
He have a small yacht license and enjoy football, snowboarding and wake boarding during his vacation.

It's just mineral water but I like their glass. Haha.

Matcha Latte -

The best matcha latte that I ever had! The matcha flavor was strong and you can actually taste more of the matcha flavor than the milk. It was creamy and the sweetness was just right.

Sapporo Beer -

The best Japan Brand Beer. Suitable for light drinker too.

Deep Fried Chicken Wings -

My second favourite dish among all. The chicken wings was well fried and coated with their special sauce. It was crispy and savourt on the outer area while on the inner area it was tender and juicy meat. Best dish to go with sapporo beer.

Fried Chicken -

Crispy tender juicy deep fried chicken with their secret recipe. Guess what, this is my favourite dish at Ginza Lion. The fried chicken was well fried and seasoned. It was juicy, tender, crispy and addictive! I can just simply ate 2 basket by myself.

Beef Stew Pomodoro Sauce -

This dish is only available at Robertson outlet. Beef stew with carrot, onion, celery, pomodoro and demi glace. The beef was extreme soft and tender. It was very flavourful too. Actually I can have this with a bowl of Japanese steamed white rice.

Soft Shell Crab & Crab meat spaghetti -

Tomato & chili sauce spaghetti with deep fried soft shell crab & crabmeat. Angie favourite dish. The pasta texture was al-dente, and the sauce was tangy sweet, and spicy at the same time. The spicy level was mild so non-spicy eater can had it too. The soft shell crab was fresh and savoury to go along with the pasta.

Angus Roast Beef -

High quality angus beef grilled by far-infrared grill. Delicate and juicy roast beef meat. Served with Japanese soy sauce and wasabi. The texture and taste was similar to our local roasted delight dish "roastes pork belly". I suggest you to pair this dish with sapporo beer.

Tiramisu Galore -

Tiramisu with vanilla ice cream with banana. The tiramisu was very moist, creamy, soft and fragrance!! I would definitely recommend this dessert to everyone.

My Verdict:
We both enjoyed our dining experience at Ginza Lion. We will definitely be back for more. They really put in lots of effort in it and their food was really good and got the quality. Maybe I will be back again for some drinks after work somedays with my colleagues or friends.

Ginza Lion
8 Rodyk Street, #01-01/02 (behind 4point shenton hotel) Singapore 238216

Opening Hours:
Sunday - Friday: 12pm - 11pm
Saturday: 12pm - 12am

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Ginzalion/
Website: http://www.sapporolionsg.com.sg/lion/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ginzalionrodyk

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Timbre+

Timbre+ is many things. It is an upgraded urban food hall. It offers a diversity of restaurant-grade food and casual eats at affordable prices. It is enlivened by multi-dimensional entertainment experiences. But the single focus is making sure you eat well.

Went to Timbre+ chill with my friends/colleagues after work. Timbre+ is located around one-north! It's about 10 minutes walk from MRT station. They offer wide range of food and it has drink stall called Bottle shop and it offer a more than 50 types of beer. So alcoholic can try out once by one.

We order Jim Beam Bourbon, cause it's on promotion and one of friend order due to the mug.

My Verdict:
Timbre+ is one of the good place to chill after work with friends or colleagues. It's has live band everyday, the only things is, this place is not air-conditioned! It get a little warm and stuffy after-while.

Timbre+

73A Ayer Rajah Crescent
JTC LaunchPad @ one-north
Singapore 139957

Opening Hours: Daily: Monday to Thursday, 6am to 12am
Friday & Saturday, 6am to 1am
Closed on Sunday
Live music performances on Monday to Saturday nights.

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Chimichanga Bar Singapore

Chimichanga is Singapore's first Mexican dive bar! Authentic Mexican food and perfectly mixed twists on classic cocktails at the best price.

Went Chimichanga to chill with Justin.

We order a bucket of beer ($40 for 5 bottle NETT), it's quite worth it.

Buffalo Wing- $10 Nett

8 pieces of mid-joint wing, I find their buffalo wings wasn't that spicy and not flavorful enough.

Taste: 1/5

My Verdict:
The beer was quite worth it but I find the atmosphere was quite boring and sleepy. I won't be back again.

Chimichanga

36 Dunlop Street, Singapore 209364

Opening Hours:
Monday: 11am -11pm
Tuesday - Saturday: 11am - 12am
Closed on Sunday

Price is NETT!

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