Tai Dong Teochew Braised DUck Rice

10th November, Tuesday

Braised duck

Introduced to this by a colleague. Well I must say that this was really quite good. The duck was tender and not too dry, and the seasoning was good too. It must have been braised for quite some time, as the seasoning had really seeped into the meat. Nice!

V's verdict: 8/10

Authentic Hock Lam Street Popular Beef Kway Teow

16th September, Wednesday

Not sure whether it's the same outlet as Hock Lam Beef Noodles, but I suspect that it's different. This is located near Boat Quay. Ventilation is quite horrible inside, and one of the aunties who was serving customers practically had sweat streaming down her face. I hope none of it dropped into the noodles she was serving.


Beef tendon noodles (dry)

I ordered this instead of the usual mixed beef noodles. Well, the thick gravy on the noodles was good, and the noodles had salted vegetables and minced peanuts. The tendons however, were quite tasteless - I should have stuck to sliced beef or beef balls.

The soup was also excellent. I think I will order soup instead of dry next time. My only concern is that I will be even hotter than I was today. $4.50/$5.50/$6.50

V's verdict: 7/10

Southbank

11th June, Thursday

A Thai restaurant at Boat Quay. Thai food doesn't really appeal to me, but my colleagues felt like going, so I just went along. We ordered the set lunch for $10.50 each, and top up another $2 for Tom Yam soup. Depending on the number of people, you may actually get a "bonus" side dish --- 3 of us had 4 dishes.

Chilli Fish Fillet



This was quite okay. The chilli didn't taste like chilli at all though, it was absolutely not spicy at all! But the fish was fried until it was just crispy and yet not too dry. And it wasn't too oily too.

V's verdict: 7/10


Thai Green Curry



Is green curry supposed to be spicy? Well, this was once again not spicy at all. The chicken was tough though and didn't taste good.

V's verdict: 6/10


Chilli prawns



All the spicy food in this restaurant don't taste spicy at all! GARR. Other than that, this sauce was not bad and had lots of egg inside, reminding me of chilli crab sauces. The prawns were quite fresh and were not bad.

V's verdict: 7/10


Tom Yam Soup

Not bad, except that the squid was a bit tough.

V's verdict: 6.5/10


Bean sprouts with salted fish

The salted fish didn't taste strong enough, but otherwise it was all right.

V's verdict: 6.5/10

Baikohken (梅光轩）

9th June, Tuesday

A ramen shop located at 7 North Canal Road. I have walked past it before but have never even considered trying it until my friend suggested going there. It's very near to Boat Quay.

Shio Char Siew Ramen



This was one huge bowl of ramen with countless pieces of char siew! The char siew was a bit too salty though. Otherwise, it was not bad. The soup and the noodles were ok. Nothing special though. The most prominent thing about this is simply its size. $16.50

V's verdict: 6/10