Coffee Club

15th December, Tuesday

Roast Beef Sandwich

The fries were not bad. The sandwich was decent only. The roast beef wasn't tasty and juicy enough. $11.70

V's verdict: 6/10

Canopy

25th October, Sunday

Grilled chicken sandwich

The good thing was that they used chicken thigh instead of chicken breast or chicken fillet, so the meat wasn't that dry. However, the chicken itself was tasteless. The sauce was tomato -something; it tasted a quite unique but wasn't that good overall.

V's verdict: 6/10

Canopy

17th October, Saturday

Canopy B.L.T


Just in case you don't know, B.L.T stands for bacon, lettuce, tomato. That pretty much sums up everything about this sandwich. Back bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and garlic mayo. Quite good, and the portion was just right for breakfast. More garlic mayo could be added, though.

V's verdict: 7.5/10

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

7th October, Wednesday

The outlet at Paragon. Before I even comment on the food, I must say I was very disappointed with this outlet. Was led here by a big sign that says "Breakfast served daily". But when I tried to order something, practically everything was sold out. They had around 6 kinds of bread, and all but one was sold out. I tried to order Eggs Ben, but guess what? They are out of sauce. As an outlet in the middle of Orchard Road, how could they allow such things to happen? I don't believe that all their bread ran out at the same time, and that they had no time to order more?

Egg Club Sandwich Set

This was a let-down. The eggs were overdone and the yolk was rock-hard. Fortunately the rest of the sandwich was still okay, but the eggs have done enough damage. $7.80

V's verdict: 5.5/10

O'Briens Sandwich Irish Bar

21st August, Friday

Had a concert to watch at 730pm, so we grabbed a quick dinner at O'Briens (Citylink Mall outlet).

O'Briens Triple Decker

As shown in the picture, it comes with chips. Fillings include the usual tomatoes and lettuce, and chicken and bacon. This was quite good, actually. The proportions was done just nice, and the sauce was also added in the right amount, such that the sandwich wasn't too wet or too dry.

The only drawback was that the counter staff took forever to prepare this sandwich. $10.90

V's verdict: 7.5/10
K's verdict: 8/10

Hooters

22nd July, Wednesday

Hooters, a place probably more well known for their girls in tight tank tops and tight and short shorts. And their shorts were really short; maybe a quarter of their ass could be seen? Of course, such clothing tends to magnify everything, so some girls with supposedly decent figures also seem... fat. But I digress. Let's look at their food.

Fried pickles


The menu claimed that their fried pickles are addictive. Although pickles don't really sound appetizing, we decided to give it a try (also because it was fried). My friend seemed a bit horrified at their appearance, because at first glance they look like... hum.

It was better than I thought. A bit sour, and deep frying stuff tends to mask some of the other flavours so that they are easy to consume. $8.50

V's verdict: 6.5/10


Curly fries with cheese

These were only average. The potato flavour didn't really come out. $5.50

V's verdict: 6/10


Calamari rings

This was not bad; the calamari was still quite chewy. Overall this was one of the better dishes we had here. $10.90

V's verdict: 7/10


Chicken wings

We ordered 20 chicken wings, but when it came we felt cheated. Because they cut a chicken wing into 2 and count it as 2. Tsk! So the picture above actually shows 5 chicken wings instead of 2½. Bah!

They had 5 sauces to choose from, ranging from Samurai (sweet, not hot) to 9M (the hottest), if I recall correctly. Well, if that's their hottest chicken wings, then I was sorely let down. Because this doesn't even come close to the Level 5 buffalo wings at Sunset Grill & Bar (Seletar Airbase). I think it's only Level 3 at most!

Taste-wise, it was average. $18.90

V's verdict: 6.5/10


Grilled cheese sandwiches

Bigger than how your mother made them, they claimed. And my friend told the waitress, "My mother's sandwiches are this big..." and stretched his hands almost a metre apart. -.-

So this was just normal white bread with cheese, and toasted. That's all. Dry and unappetizing. $7.90

V's verdict: 5.5/10

The Marmalade Pantry

10th July, Friday

The Marmalade Pantry has 3 outlets in Singapore; at Raffles Place (Hitachi Tower), Orchard Road (Palais Renaissance), and Robinson Road (Capital Tower). My boss treated our department to the outlet at Hitachi Tower.

The restaurant used to stink, and every time after a meal our clothes will all smell of smoke (like Arcade). It's also a problem of poor ventilation, and they even had to leave their main door open to let out some of the smell. But ever since they stopped serving french fries, the smell seemed to be mostly gone.

Their menu can be found here.

Ribeye steak sandwich with grilled onions avocado and wasabi & mayonnaise

FYI, the burger is actually bigger than it looks. It looks deceptively small because my hands are too big. -.-

The dish comes with salad and tapioca/sweet potato/yam chips. Personally, I would prefer their fries, but the price to pay for that is stinky clothes, so....

This was quite good. The ribeye steak was not bad, although I ordered medium rare and it came out nearer to medium well. The wasabi mayonnaise was nice too, but I would prefer more wasabi; it wasn't hot enough. Overall, it's worth a try. $24

V's verdict: 7/10

Canopy, Cafe Galilee

4th June, Thursday

Steak sandwich (Canopy)



After the fabulous bacon sandwich I had here last week, this was a total let down. A different chef prepared this today, so that could be part of the reason. The bread was dry and tough. The onion sauce used tasted a bit too sweet and didn't suit me. And the ribeye steak they used wasn't too good too; it didn't have that kind of fresh beef flavour. At least the fries were good. $16

V's verdict: 6/10


Fish and Chips (Cafe Galilee)



The $5.90 meal again that came with a drink. Once again, how bad can deep fried stuff get? This was okaaaay, although the pasta still had the same yucky hard carrots and the artificial-tasting sauce.

I am starting to get quite sick of the food here. Tomorrow will be my last visit to Bishan Library; my exams will be over on Sunday. So there will be one more update tomorrow on Cafe Galilee again.

V's verdict: 5.5/10

Canopy

25th May, Monday

Took advantage of the 1-for-1 AMEX offer at Canopy on Mondays to Thursdays for brunch. Was getting sick of the usual stuff we usually order, so we tried getting sandwiches instead.

Tuna sandwich



This was a bit too heavy for breakfast, if you ask me. It was decent, except that the menu said that the cheese was "melted cheddar cheese" --- which it wasn't, by the way. It was just cold slices of cheese.

As for the bread, it was toasted just nice, which my mother liked. And the fries were freshly fried.

Overall, this was okay. $14

V's verdict: 6.5/10


Bacon sandwich



This was excellent, mainly because of the bacon they used (the usual). Like the tuna sandwich, the bread was also toasted well, and the grain mustard mayonnaise they used was good! Definitely worth a try, though perhaps not for breakfast. It's a bit too heavy for me. $13

V's verdict: 8/10