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Cafe Review: Rabbit Owl Depot

The quaint little store is situated right opposite the National Library & was opened by a couple, Joseph and Alena. This little ice cream parlor was the theme of its design. The counter is a container! There are more than a dozen ice-cream flavours here, and you can expect the usuals though we heard that the best flavours are the Roasted Black Sesame and Pistachio.

Second cup of coffee 50% off.

Latte - $5

Coffee beans they used are from Sumatra and Colombia. The latte has a light bodied, low acidity with a hint of nutty taste and a smooth finish.

Taste: 2.5/5

Iced Latte - $6

The iced version of iced latte was slightly bland. The hot version tasted better.

Taste: 0.5/5

Original Snowflake Waffles - $6.50/ with a scoop of ice cream $9.50

The waffles were palm-sized and were really fragrant. It was so crispy and fluffy. The amount of icing sugar sprinkled on it, wasn't too sweet at all. For ice cream i choose a Coconut Flavor. The coconut ice cream was slightly disappointing, the flavor wasn't strong enough but it was not that sweet and didn't melt quickly, perfect for those instagrammers long photo taking.

Food: 2/5
Ambiance: 2/5
Service: 2/5

Overall, the waffles was good but if only the waffles can be bigger. The ice cream wasn't that good, the ice cream need to be improve. I would recommend everyone go for hot coffee instead of iced coffee. Be prepared to be wait for long hours during weekends.

Rabbit Owl Depot

420 North Bridge Road #01-06 Singapore 188727
Contact: 6336 4075
Opening Hours: Daily: 12pm to 10pm

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rabbitowldepot

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8 Degrees Taiwanese Bistro 八度空间

Cafe Review: 8 Degrees Taiwanese Bistro 八度空间

8 Degrees Taiwanese Bistro 八度空间, to most Chinese pop fans, can easily relate to Jay Chou, Zhou Jie Lun. As true as it seems, the theme of this bistro that is located in a small corner along Serangoon road, is very much related to Jay Chou.

Interior:

Interior of the bistro is tends to be more vintage rather than the modern style. The ambiance giving me a very cozy and relaxing feel. It's a right atmosphere for having a meal.

Almost every table has a different and cute design on it.

Menu:

Food:

8 Degree Bubble Tea - $3.80

Milk tea is a must-order drink whenever i visit a Taiwanese cuisine restaurant/cafe. The milk tea over here was very disappointing, The milk tea wasn't fragrance and it was quite tasteless. I feel like i am drink plain water. The pearl was just normal.

Taste: 0/10

Salted Crispy Chicken - $6.80

The salted crispy chicken was just normal. The portion was very little too. I can get a cheaper, good and yummy salted crispy chicken somewhere else. Not recommended.

Taste: 2/10

Braised beef noodle 红烧牛肉面 - $9.80

The worst braised beef noodle that i ever had. The broth was awful. It was purely chilli oil instead of nature flavor. The noodle tasted like instant noodle. The beef was overcooked till it was very tough and it lost all the flavor.

Taste: 0/10

Pork Belly Pasta - $8.80

It was an interesting dish. But the tasted wasn't as good as it looks. The meat was stewed to those soft, mushy texture but it was overly sweet. The egg was very normal. The noodle texture was smooth, chewy and springy. Not bad!

Taste: 2/10

Food: 0.75/10
Ambiance: 9/10
Service: 5/10

Overall, The cafe doesn't has GST and SERVICE CHARGE. The food quality was bad! It doesn't worth a try. Although the ambiance was good but i don't think it worst a visit.

8 Degrees Taiwanese Bistro

37 Teck Chye Terrace

Singapore 545734

Tel: 6284 8226

Opening Hours: Sun – Thur: 12pm – 11pm
Fri – Sat: 12pm – 1am

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Cafe Review: The Lab SG

The Lab is a Halal cafe that’s situated along Jalan Pisang. The decor was an interesting mix of vintage, eclectic and steampunk, with rough-hewn wooden tables, bell jars and assorted lab equipment containing liquids and condiments, and copper pipes running down the length of the walls.

I went on to try it out as the cafe caught my attention. Went to a cafe with my Miss foodies mysterious friend.

Self service/Water Point area.

The graffiti along the wall.

Outdoor seating area.

Menu:

Food:

Strawberry Rosy Rosemary - $6.50

It was sweet and refreshing drink.

Taste: 1.5/5

Iced Latte - $6

They using Dutch Colony Coffee Co beans. True to the quality of the beans, the iced latte I got was great. The perfect natural sweetness of the beans and the barista made a very well balanced and polished latte.

Taste: 3.75/5

The Lab Chick Sandwich - $12

Chunks of cajun grilled chicken, along with salad greens and cherry tomatoes are served with Half of Baguette. And a side of sweet potato fries. The sauce given in a small container was tomato sauce. The chicken was well grilled, but the chicken tasted like our chinese "Char Siew" (Roasted Pork), the texture and the taste was very similar. The sweet and tangy cherry tomatoes gave the sandwich some flavour. The baguette was a little bit disappointed as it was tough and hard to bite it with the meat or the ingredients. End up we only ate the ingredients and left the whole baguette untouched.

Taste: 1/5

Classic Beef Burger - $13

A neat little burger stack held together picturesquely with a knife through its middle. The burger also comes with a side of sweet potato fries. The 6oz Homemade Patty was just alight. The beef patty was not dry but it wasn't that flavorful enough and it wasn't that juicy. The mix cheese was quite fail too as it wasn't goes well with the beef patty or i can say the cheese wan't flavorful or strong enough to go along with it. The sweet potato fries was normal, nothing special about it.

Taste: 0.5/5

Food: 1.25/5

Ambiance: 2/5

Service: 2/5

Overall, The food was really a disappointment. But the coffee was good. Don't leave The Lab sg Cafe without trying one of their eye-catching drinks that were served in a glass beaker, a nice nod to their whole concept. I wouldn't mind come back for the coffee.

Coffee Mixture:

The Lab SG
1 Jalan Pisang #01-01, Singapore 199069
Contact: 6299 5681
Nearest train station: Bugis

Opening Hours:
Mon – Sat: 12:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Sun: 1:00 pm – 9:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/weexperiment

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Food Review: Yam's Kitchen 嚴家小廚 (Jalan Leban)

Yam's Kitchen: The restaurant sets foot on its humble beginning doing F&B business in 2011 and had since received numerous good reviews for providing quality food at affordable price.

It allows foodies out there to taste the authentic home cooked Zhi Char cuisine. This flagship outlet is helmed by 38 years old Chef Kelvin Yam with more than 20 years of experience in culinary experience & currently the Treasurer at Huo Yow Cooks Association (Singapore) as well.

Chef Kelvin Yam had achieved gold medals in the Asia competitions in recognition of his excellent cooking skill and creativity in Chinese cuisine.

Medal that Yam's Kitchen have achieved:

Gold Medal at the International Youth Chef Competition 2009 in China

(2009 年荣获中国扬州第一界 “国际青年中餐厨师争霸赛”金奖)

Gold Medla at International Chinese Culinary Competition in China Wulumuqi

(2010 年中国乌鲁木齐 “国际中餐名厨邀请赛”金奖精烹各式中西式菜肴及各式甜点)

Gold Medal at 7th World Championship Chinese Cuisine in 2012

(第七届中国烹饪世界大赛金奖)

Private Rooms:

Private rooms with interesting name. Every room name has it own meaning in it. This is one the biggest private room.

Promotion:

Monthly Promotion

Food:

Braised Nuts

Complimentary dish.

Ah Zhar (soured vegetables)

Complimentary dish.

Sambal Chilli

Sambal is a pungent paste made with chilli and dried prawn paste. The sambal chilli was really good, it was home made by them and it was hot, spicy, and fragrance. They do sell their sambal chilli too.

Salted Egg Fish Skin

This was my favorite dish out of all. I am addicted to this dish. The salted egg fried fish skin was so crispy and freshly fried, I enjoyed every crunch of it. The salted egg sauce was perfect, not too diluted, or over powering. I really liked this dish and I strongly recommend you to order it! You will regret trying it!

Taste: 4.5/5

Smoked Duck Wrapped in Crepe & Fragrant Wine Pork Belly served on a boat -

Lets start off with the smoked duck wrapped in crepe. This dish was really special, as the smoked duck was mashed up along with other ingredients and you won't even know it was a smoked duck. Taste wise, it was unique, soft, tender and flavorful.

Taste: 3.5/5

Fragrant wine pork belly was crisp an tender but it was slightly salty.

Taste: 3/5

Pork Ball with Double Mushroom in Bean Paste Soup - (Do Not have MSG)

It was an creative and very healthy soup. As the broth was used their homemade soya beancurd and other nutritious ingredients to cook it. Taste wise, it was really creamy,sweet, flavorful, fragrance and it was really addictive. I can simply drink the whole bowl of soup by myself. Another bonus things, there's no MSG added. So that's really healthy. It came with meatballs too. The meatballs was meaty, tender, and fresh.

Taste: 4.5/5

Deep Fried Fish Tail with Coconut Sauce (Chef's Recommendation) - (Red Snapper Fish)

This was quite a huge serving, even though it was small servicing, it was big enough to share with 3 or more person. The whole fish was crispy and some parts was more like a biscuit. The sauce was really strong and soul of the dish. The sauce was thick coconut flavor, creamy, spiciness was just right. The plating was really beautiful too.

Taste: 4/5

3 Treasures Egg with Superior Stock & Daily Vegetables -

The portion of the ingredients was very generous. The three egg was normal egg, salted egg, and century egg. Taste wise, the broth was really yummy, eggy, savory, creamy, and fragrance. The broth my favorite part of this dish. The spinach was cooked till soft but retaining some bite.

Taste: 3.75/5

Prawn in Spicy Milky Sauce accompanied with Fried KangKong

The buttermilk prawn was slightly average. The buttermilk sauce was creamy, a tad spicy and peppery. It tasted similar to black pepper. The prawn was fresh and juicy. But that's is something special in this dish, that's is Fried Kangkong. The kangkong was fried till crispy and crunchy.

Taste: 2.5/5

Braised Sea Cucumber with Pig's Trotter - $20.80 (Small)

The braised sea cucumber with pig trotter was good. The dish was cooked for 6 hours! The pig trotter was soft, tender, flavorful and well braised. The skin was really slippery smooth and chewy. The sea cucumber was like jelly, it tasted good. The broth was savory, flavorful, strong and thick.

Taste: 2.75/5

Tofu with Cai Poh and Meat Floss -

The tofu was very crisp on the outside, and was very soft and tender on the inside. It was well fried and was well combined with the cai poh and meat floss. Every mouth was flavorful. The sauce was thick, savory and a tad sweet.

Taste: 3.5/5

Penang Seafood Fried Kway Tiao -

It was well fried. The penang fried kway tiao were flavourful, slightly spicy and had a lovely smoky flavour due to “wok hei”.“Wok Hei” is a Cantonese term referring to the smoky flavour imparted by cooking food over high heat in a wok, it’s loosely translated to mean “breath of the wok”. The portion of ingredients was very generous too.

Taste: 2.5/5

Honey Lime Juice with Ai-Yu Jelly -

It was refreshing and is the best dessert after a heavy meal.

Taste: 2/5

Food: 4/5
Ambiance: 4.5/5
Service: 4/5

Overall, If you are in the area and want real awesome chinese food that will never go wrong, as opposed to the chain-restaurant variety, Yam's Kitchen is an excellent choice. the food here is great with good service and it costs you a very reasonable price too. Best they are no SERVICE CHARGE!

Yamskitchen Menu

Yam's Kitchen

1 Pasir Ris Close E Hub @Downtown East #04-101

Singapore 519599

Contact: 6584 5884

Opening Hours:
Monday To Thursday: 11.30am – 10pm
Friday To Sunday & Public Holidays: 11.30am – 10.30pm

No. 4 Jalan Leban
Upper Thomson Road
Singapore 577548
Contact: 6836 5020

Opening Hours:
Monday To Thursday: 11.30am – 10pm
Friday To Sunday & Public Holidays: 11.30am – 10.30pm

Do follow their website for latest promotion and updates.

Official website: http://yamskitchen.com.sg/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/YamsKitchenPteLtd

Many thanks to Singapore Food Listings for the invite!

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