Supper in Canopy @ Bishan Park

Sick and tired of the bustling city? Have a relaxing day in Bishan Park. On this day, Mark and I lazed at home and played some board games. After dinner, we decided to try out Canopy bar which we passed by during our morning jog a few weeks ago for supper. We haven't chilled out together for a long time.

It was way too dark for my humble 2 megapixel phone camera to capture clear photos. We sat outdoor at the garden bar just beside the restaurant. The ambience was great. Here's a photo of some decor on the tree just beside us:



Mark ordered Baileys and I had one of their signature dessert - Sticky date pudding:

It's really good. I give 5 tumbs up! Served with vanilla ice cream, the date pudding is sweet, moist and a little sticky. But its texture is more like soft cake.

I forgot what is this drink. We shall wait for Mark to update :P ( Mark: Haha.. Ok I gotta admit I don't have the name in my head... but this drink is really refreshing! I believe its some lychee drink with crushed ice and minty feel..)

Ritz Carlton Buffet Dinner

Ok. We mentioned in one of our earlier post we'll visit Ritz Carlton again. And yes! There comes that special occasion which gives u that good reason to splurge at RC again! We were having our early V-day dinner.

This time round, we will zoom into some of the changes and bring u closer to that dessert bar.

Black chicken soup was offered this time round. The restaurant was somewhat full considering CNY was round the corner, so we speculate this could be an impromptu solution to fill up partial of our stomachs should the buffet dishes do not suffice to satisfy. It was good but quite salty.

I went back to the barbeque bar and ordered some prawns but well.. no prawns for the day but they had... LOBSTERS! Very meaty and filling. Taste wise was ok. The rest of the dishes were pretty much what we have tried on our first visit.

Take a good look at the dessert bar. The cakes all look pretty and they certainly match the 'good looks' with their 'good taste'

This is a zoom in for the sorbets we would always order to wrap up the dinner 'sweetly'. The berry and lime flavours were really good but mango was ok.

A shot outside the restaurant.

Crystal jade HK Cafe @ Orchard Central

Honestly speaking, HK Cafe has become an overwhelming phenomenon in Singapore. Just like bubble tea, some restaurants eagerly take off in the HK Cafe direction after seeing decent successes in the pioneering batches. Crystal Jade was the latest finding for us. Hmm.. deco wise seemed abit off - a combi of Tong Shi Cafe + Cafe Cartel. They were playing Taiwanese CNY songs with MTVs which probably even our parents wouldn't enjoy too much more than us!

Foodwise.. let's take a closer look.

A weak tummy day for me meant I wasn't so looking forward to the food until...

The 'Yuan Yang' came in a COOL conical flask that has a concaved portion containing dry ice. Well, taste wise was ok, but the presentation was innovative for sure with all the smoke surging out from the centre. It actually also helps to keep the flask cool too. It impressed Shirley more than me, but the next on the list that came certainly raised my eyebrows!!

Mixed Grill!! It looked fantastic! With a decent sized portion of lamb-chop, chicken, sausage egg, it reminded Shirley of her mixed grill meal in HK. It cost only around $13. Worth every penny if you are looking to fill up your tummy in Orchard area.

Ok. Got to admit, this green tea snow ice was disappointing. I know this sounds weird but it was suppose to be my staple food for a bad tummy day haha, but at the end it was the mixed grill (okok.. generously shared by Shirley) that help make up for the snow ice. The snow ice was more of green tea syrup than real green tea powder taste, mixed with red been and jelly. Can't really taste real green tea honestly.

A place you can visit when u are really hungry and do not want to suffer the long queues else where. Foodwise - stick to mixed grill.

Ci Nai HK Cafe @ ECP

Wa work has been keeping me super busy! And I lost the USB cable to my HP. so sad! This is also why we haven't been posting since Dec.. hahaha... This post is for our date on 17 Jan 10. We went to one of our favourite eating place - Ci Nai HK Cafe @ ECP:


Though the decoration is far from the traditional HK cafe I've been to in HK itself, this place never failed to satisfy our hungry tummy! If I am not wrong, they open until 3am!


Here's our orderfor today: Curry fishball, Mango king (not sure of the actual name but it has icecream, jelly, mango puree, mango slices etc), yang zi gan lu with ice cream


and how can we forget their signature dish - XO sauce fried carrot cake:


Besides the fantastic menu with a wide variety of delicaies to choose from, there are live bands performing everyday. Most of the singers can sing quite well. Music varies across different languages - chinese, hokkien, cantonese... I think I haven't heard any English songs here before. Ci Nai HK Cafe is an ideal place for supper hunters like Mark and I but don't sin too much!