Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Dragon Robe Crab Roe Dumpling @ Centrepoint

Here is another food court by Kopitiam known as The Basement at Centrepoint. This stall caught my attention as I have not seen it before. I had their signature Eight Treaure Duck Soup and Xiao Long Bao.

The Eight Treasure Duck Soup was light and refreshing. However I did feel deceive by the "eight treasure", it was basically bee hoon soup with a slice of duck meat, quail egg and some vegetarian ingredients that made up the "eight treasure". The Xiao Long Bao however was quite good but got to wait 5 minutes to heat up.

Eight Treasure Duck and Bee Hoon Soup 3.8/5

Xiao Long Bao 4/5


Dragon Robe Crab Roe DumplingThe Centrepoint
The Basement by Kopitiam
176 Orchard Road
#B2-101
Nearest MRT: Somerset, NS Line

Monday, August 16, 2010

Chili's Grill & Bar @ Tanglin Mall

Chili's Grill & Bar has one of the best ribs in town. I ordered the mix and match baby back ribs with half rack original flavour and the other half Honey BBQ flavour. The meat was very tender and slipped off the bone easily. The mashed potato and coleslaw sides are very good too. The mashed potato was not dry, sauce was very good and it came with potato skins which was quite unique. The coleslaw was also very refreshing and nice which different from what we usually get elsewhere.

I also ordered the Terlingua Chili, slow cooked chili with beef, onions and chiles topped with cheese which is another of my favourite here. For dessert, I had the Caramel Apple Tart. The skillet baked apple tart was topped with vanilla ice cream, warm caramel sauce and cinnamon. It was nice but a bit messy to eat.

Terlingua Chili 4/5

Baby Back Ribs with Coleslaw 4.5/5

Caramel Apple Tart 4/5

To get here, go the the bus stop opposite Orchard MRT along Orchard Boulevard road. You can either
1) Take bus 111 or 123 and alight 3 stops later oppsite Trader's Hotel or
2) Take bus 36 and alight 2 stops later at Regent Hotel, take a 3 min walk to Tanglin Mall.


Chili's Grill & Bar
Tanglin Mall
163 Tanglin Road
#02-23
Nearest MRT: Orchard, NS Line