Godiva

Heard about godiva chocolate ice blended from friends that say that if you try this, you will never want to drink any other chocolate ice blended... powerful statement, so since i was at vivo city, i must try it to see if the statement stands in my standard..Godiva actually call their ice blended chocolixir, what a henvenly name, really brings the expectation of it even higher. and at $8 a cup, i would definitely expect something more than just nice.
Here how the dark chocolate decadence looks like. i feel that it's worth the $8 but not that good that i will forgo all other chocolate drinks. when you drink it, you will feel many small pieces of chocolate in it, and after the blended ice melts in your mouth, you will want to chew on the chocolate pieces before swallowing them. sweetness is just right, unlike some very sweet chocolate drinks where you regret buying it after finishing up the whole cup..

I would recommend that you go try this.. not something that i will want to have everyday, but as an indulgence once in a while, i'm fine.. although i feel that their chocolate truffles are too expensive for me.. But for this branch at vivo, it's quite nice to sit in their shop premise to enjoy the drink and chat on a lazy day, it's very peaceful there and the place is very spacious unlike some cafes where seats are very near one another.

address: Vivo City, 1 Harbourfront Walk, #01-116
contact: 62731611
ambience: 8
taste: 8
service: 7
overall rating: 8

Superdog

Was walking around vivo city looking for a place for lunch on a saturday and realise that most places are crowded with a long queue, but superdog was relatively less crowded. My first time eating at this new fast food outlet. I like hotdogs, loved those from a&w until they disappear in singapore. when you walkinto the restaurtant, it feels like walking into mos burger or yoshinoya, where the service counters' pretty near the entrance and seats are further in. I gotta say that the food is quite expensive compared to other fast food outlets, our lunch cost S$20 for just 2 person, and we merely ordered a hot dog and drink each and 1 packet of fries to share!! I forgotten the name for this hot dog, i has a german sausage in it and toppings includes onions and mustard, i didn't try this so i'm not sure how it taste like, only got a comment that the mustard is quite tangy.. This was what i had, the superdog, sausage was very good, very juicy, the chili sauce with minced meat was fantastic.. their fries are good too, reminds me of mos burger fries, where it's thick, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside... gotta have it while it's still warm..

For those who have yet to try superdog, go try it .. i guess it will soon open more branches in singapore...

address: Vivocity, 1 Harbourfront Walk, #B2-40/41
ambience: 6
taste: 7
service: 7
overall rating: 7

Marché @ Vivo City

Had dinner at the new marche @ vivo city, i had quite a good impression of the food at marche from the one at heeren. This time, i was a little disappointed by the food, i felt that the standard has dropped a little, but on the whole i will still recommend this place.A very nice setting on the 3rd storey of vivo city, it's like a standalone restaurant with glass walls on the rooftop, ambience is good.
I always have root beer at marche cos i think that's the best drink there. Something new, the seafood paella, i have tried paella at other spanish restaurants and i liked it, so we decided to give this a try. not good, it's not worth $15.80 at all, it was quite bland, i had to add salt myself to get it to taste better, probably because they make a huge pan of rice then they transfer it to a small pan for you, so there isn't any charred rice on the side of the pan which i like. Grilled salmon, medium. it was a good choice for medium, well done would have made it very tough. the wasabi mayonaise was good too. Mushroom soup, this time round, it was self service, you take your own bowl and take as much soup as the bowl can contain, and as kiasu singaporeans, we too so much of the toasted bread. the mushroom soup is still fantastic, a must have at marche. My favourite item at marche, the rosti. i'm a potato freak, so i generally like all potato dishes. the rosti at marche taste nice when the surface is a little charred so it becomes a little crispy on the outside and soft in side.. eat it with the sour cream and the frech onions... ooohhh... good.. must try too..

It's probably the expensive paella that riun my first experience at this new marche. everything else was good..

address: Vivo City, 1 Harbourfront Walk #03-14
contact: 6376 8226
ambience: 9
taste: 6
service: 8
overall rating: 7

S11 Ang Mo Kio

Went over the the s11 hawker centre at ang mo kio central to pack some food for dinner at a friend's place. in the end i chose fried hokkien mee, mee goreng and indian rojak.Hokkien mee was dry and quite tasteless, no wonder there was no queue, the ba chor mee a few stalls away had such a long one.. so probably the hokkien mee was not good in the first place, plus the fact that i packed it, and it became dryer when we started eating, making it worse.For all indian rojaks, it's the sweet potato and peanut sauce that's the most important, cos that's theo nly thing thats different across all the stalls. for this, i will actuall give it a fail, there was a strong charred taste in the sauce and it was so watery. hai .. disappointedLuckily the mee goreng was still ok, very spicy just lack that bit of sweetness that we will expect from tasty mee gorengs.

On the whole this dinner was not not enjoyable, the food was generally not nice.. looks like i gotta find other places to tabao next time.

address: S11 Ang Mo Kio Central
ambience: 3
taste: 2
service: 4
overall rating: 3

Victor's Kitchen

Went to try the dim sum at victor's kitchen from the recommendation of a food blog that i stumbled upon. it was said that the food there was good and cheap, so i gotta go try it. got the phone number, i called up to make a reservation, the person on the other line seemed to be very busy, talked very fast in a hong kong accent. i told him the time and number of people, he replied ok and hung up, he didn't even ask for my name and contact number... hhmmm. we were quite surprised when we reach there cos we ended up sitting along the corridor of the shopping centre. when we finally got the food, i can agree with the recommender that it's really very good!!
Char siew bao, fluffy on the outside, sweet and tasty in the inside.
Pork ribs, very tender, not tough at all.
Chee cheong fun, smooth and slippery with large fresh prawns in it.
Ha gao, thin skin packed tightly with lots of prawns.
Fried wanton, very large with crispy skin served with a special vinegar sauce.
Chicken feet, never tried this, i dun eat chicken feet
Carrot cake, very different from others, steamed till soft and gluey, served with soy sauce.
Siew mai, nothing special about this
Chicken porridge with century egg, look bland but actually very tasty.


This is one of the best dim sum i have ever tried, and it's only $27 for 3 person. really very cheap and we ordered so much food. This is definitely a must try! Dun bother making reservations, they won't remember it, they are too busy in the kitchen, go there and look for seats yourself.

address: 91 Bencoolen Street, Sunshine Plaza, #01-21
contact: 98382851
ambience: 4
taste: 8
service: 6
overall rating: 7

MacDonald's Omelette Bagel

MacDonald's came out with a new item for their breakfast, bagel with omelette. decided to give it a try before it gets of the menu cos i think this is a seasonal item.
The omelette is nice. it reminds me of times when i'm overseas and i have american style buffet breakfast in the hotel, there'll always be omelette served fresh from the pan, yum yum. the bread itself is quite chewy i must say, you need to work your teeth a little more as compared to the mac muffins, but i like it. If you haven't try it .. it's worth a trip there one of the mornings, you can even tabao it, which is what i did.

address: All MacDonald's in Singapore
contact: http://www.mcd.com.sg/
ambience: 4-8 (depending on the branch)
taste: 7
service: 4-7 (depending on the branch)
overall rating: 7

Chic n Grill

Tried the chicken cutlet at the western stall (chic n grill)in the S11 foodcourt at bishan, according to a friend, this stall has got really good chicken cutlet. and true enough, the cutlet has proven to be quite good. it's tender on the inside and crispy on the outside, fried just nicely. some places have got overfried chicken and it makes the meat very tough. If you stay in bishan and have not tried this, you should go there and try it. personally i still prefer the one at margaret drive..

address: Bishan S11 Foodcourt (Blk 504，Bishan Street 110), Stall 03
ambience: 5
taste: 7
service: 6
overall rating: 7