Olive Vine @ Marina Square

If you are on a tight budget and looking for a meal below $10, you may want to check out Olive Vine. Their mains are under $10 and there are no GST, service charge and MSG in their food. For an additional $4, you can upgrade to a Deluxe Set Meal which comes with a soup, drink and dessert.

The soup of the day was creamy and of decent portion.

Soup of the day 4/5

The drinks were unfortunately very sweet.

Fruit Punch & Ice Lemon Tea 3/5

The mains at below $10 each were definitely value for money with the huge serving.

Crispy Chicken Arrabiata 3.8/5

Pork Steak Agli Olio 3.8/5

For dessert my favourite was the Tapioca cake. It had a nice balance of sweetness and I enjoyed biting into the grated tapioca texture with each bite of the cake.

Tapioca Cake Dessert 4/5

The pastry of the Coconut Pie was nicely cooked and crispy but lacked of coconut flavour.

Coconut Pie 3/5

Overall Olive Vine served value for money food. Food wise I think there are still rooms for improvement.


Olive Vine
Marina Square
6 Raffles Boulevard
#B1-17
Singapore 039594
Nearest MRT: Esplanade (CC Line)

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

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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