Peach Garden Restaurant @ Thomson Plaza

May's monthly foodies and twitter friends gathering was at Peach Garden Thomson Plaza for the Dim Sum buffet from 3pm to 5pm. It was also a birthday celebration for Maureen aka Miss Tam Chiak. It was a surprise for Maureen and she was supposed to be attending some food tasting session.

Before 3pm, a large crowd already gathered outside the restaurant. Everyone was only allowed to be seated exactly at 3pm. This was my first time having dim sum buffet and I didn't know it was so competitive! Luckily we had a big group and distributed ourselves to queue and grab any dim sum that was available.

Overall the dim sum were pretty good but limited in varieties for the buffet. If you want to try other stuff such as custard bun, you need to order from the ala carte menu

Egg Tart

Carrot Cake

Braised Beancurd

Vinegar Pig Trotter

BBQ Pork Rib

Fried Fish

Deep Fried Sesame Balls & Mochi

Fried Shrimp Dumpling

Pork Ribs

Dumpling

Something different and not expected at dim sum buffet, ICE CREAM! Listen out to the bell ringing and ice cream will be served.

The group also bought Maureen's favourite durian cake from Goodwood Park Hotel. Look how happy our birthday girl was.

To get here, take MRT to Marymount station and go to exit A. From exit A, walk about 100 metres to Upper Thomson Road. You will see a SPC petrol kiosk. Cross the road and take bus number 52, 132, 162, 163, 165, 166, 167, 855 or 980 from the bus stop. Alight 2 bus stops later and walk to Thomson Plaza.


Peach Garden Restaurant
Thomson Plaza
301 Upper Thomson Road
#01-88
Singapore 574408
Nearest MRT: Marymount (CC Line)

Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 11am - 230pm, 6pm - 10pm
Sat-Sun: 10am - 230pm, 6pm - 10pm

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Flavvors The Oriental Cafe (丰味) @ Orangetee Building Toa Payoh

Flavvors The Oriental Cafe is one of the 3 restaurants owned by the Febulous Group. All the 3 restaurants are housed under the same roof at the Orangetee Building at Toa Payoh Hub. Flavvors serves a combination of Peranakan and Chinese cuisines.

The first thing I wanted to try was the Deep Fried Century Egg on the menu. The breaded crust was crispy and nice. Unfortunately, the deep fried probably dried up  the century egg and became rubbery, losing that distinct century egg taste.

Deep Fried Century Egg 3/5

I liked the crab meat and egg white gravy that was drenched onto the broccoli. It was light and flavourful. It also helped to enhance the taste, texture and appearance. For people that do not like their greens, this probably will help to change their opinion.

Broccoli with Crab Meat & Egg White 4/5

I ordered the Deep Fried Chicken with Marmite Spicy Sauce to round off my dinner with a protein. The Marmite flavour was distinct and rich. I was delighted as usually it turned out quite mild in flavour.

Deep Fried Chicken with Marmite Spicy Sauce 4/5

Flavvors The Oriental Cafe (丰味)
Orangetee Building
430 Toa Payoh Lorong 6
#01-01
Nearest MRT: Toa Payoh (NS Line)

Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 1130am - 1030pm
Sat-Sun: 8am - 1030pm

Phuket Trip Part 2

After settling down in the resort, we took the resort shuttle to Central Festival. Central Festival is another mega shopping mall in Phuket. After roaming around the mall for a while, we went to Yum Saap for lunch.

The morning glory was spicy and crunchy. Although it was mostly stems but it was an enjoyment biting into the crunchiness.

Morning Glory 4.2/5

The Papaya Salad which is also known as Som Tam in Thai is full of flavours. Sour, spicy and sweet all came together in a simple dish of shredded unripened papaya. It also came with salted egg which was quite unique.

Papaya Salad with Salted Egg 4.2/5

The authentic Green Curry Chicken was really good. The green curry gravy was thick and creamy exactly the the way I like.

Green Curry Chicken 4.2/5

The hot and sour taste from the Mixed Seafood Tom Yam simply spice up my day. It was full of yummy and fresh seafood.

Mixed Seafood Tom Yam 4.2/5