MEDZS Bistro & Bar @ Clifford Centre

MEDZS has opened its third outlet, MEDZS Bistro & Bar at the heart of Central Business District (CBD), located at Clifford Centre. It is a bistro-by-day, doorstep-bar-by-night concept. Patron can enjoy an array of breakfast, brunch and dinner items. Catering for the busy executives working in the vicinity, it also offers a delicious sustenance for takeaway.

Viennoiserie Mini Croissants 3/5

At the cold display counter, is a selection of Viennoiserie Mini Croissants for takeaway. The varieties includes Prawn & Sesame Dressing ($3.90), Lemonade Crab Meat Mayo ($4.90), Pork Ham & Cheese ($3.90), Turkish-spiced Chicken ($3.90) and Homemade Cured Salmon ($3.90). Among the five choices I tried, my favourite was the Turkish-spiced Chicken. I probably need at least 2 of these to fill me up.

Artisan Sandwiches & Baguette 4/5

I always feel that bread is not a breakfast or lunch time for Singaporean. We still prefer our bak chor mee or chicken rice. Nevertheless, with the increasing foreign workforce in Singapore, they will feel home with the these Artisan Sandwiches and Baguette at Medzs Bistro & Bar. Choices available on the menu are Italian Panini Bread with Tomato Capresse & Buffalo Mozzarella ($12.90), Olive Ciabatte with Prosciutto & Veal Paprika Lyoner Ham ($12.90), Laugen Brotchen with Pork Bierschinken & Red Cheddar Cheese ($11.90) and Beef Pastrami with Rustic Baguette ($12.90). Influenced and inspired by different European countries (Italy, German and France), each of them has its own characteristic and goodness. The Laugen Brotchen with Pork Bierschinken & Red Cheddar Cheese with be my overall favourite.

Stuffed Cheesy Pull-apart Bread with Parsley & Basil 4.5/5

 One of the most assuming dish turns out to be my highlight. The Stuffed Cheesy Pull-apart Bread with Parsley & Basil ($9.90) nailed it for me. It tasted sort of like a upgraded garlic bread but with more layers of flavours and more important the stuffed cheese aroma that comes with each bite of the bread. Simple but harmoniously perfect in flavours.

French Bread Pizza 3.5/5

For something more substantial to satisfy the hungry stomach, once can try the French Bread Pizza. The stone oven olive bread (traditional) in a french pizza style, comes with 4 choices. They are Magherita ($12.90), Beef Pepperoni ($12.90), Honey Baked Ham & Roasted Pineapple ($12.90), Pesto Herbs & White Mushroom Cream ($12.90) and Al Fruiti De Mare ($13.90). I would think the local palate would prefer the Al Fruiti De Mare that comes with prawn, tuna and crab, a little seafood heaven on top of the bread. While the rest is rather classic toppings and flavours.

Deep Sea Prawn Wakame & Soba Salad with Sesame Dressing 4.5/5

If you prefer something like, then I would recommend you the Deep Sea Prawn Wakame & Soba Salad with Sesame Dressing ($7.90/$11.90). Actually its not really a salad dish but rather a cold soba dish with sesame dressing. It seems like sesame sauce goes well with almost everything and this is really appetizing.

Scramble Eggs with Chicken Sausage, Mushroom and Bacon 4.2/5

Egg White Scramble with Smoked Salmon Gravia 4/5

Most of us need our eggs for breakfast and Medzs Bistro & Bar offers exactly that. In fact, it offers more. On the menu is the Scramble Eggs with Chicken Sausage, Mushroom and Bacon ($5.90) and a healthier version Egg White Scramble with Smoked Salmon Gravia ($4.90). Judging from the extra order of the scramble eggs with chicken sausage, it looks like its more popular for its richer flavours compare to the egg white scramble.

Crispy Pork Belly with Tomato Braised Chickpeas 3.5/5

 Spanish Camarones 4.8/5

Medzs Bistro and Bar also offers some delectable Spanish Tapas and Bar snacks after 3pm. The Crispy Pork Belly with Tomato Braised Chickpeas ($6.90) turned out to be on the dry side for my liking. However the Spanish Camarones ($8.90) was the rock stars of the night. The fried Spanish shrimp anchovy marinated chicken was bursting with unami that rocks my world complemented by the awesome harissa aioli dip. It left me almost speechless for a minute just to enjoy that tsunami of flavours drowning every senses on my palate.

Red Velvet Cake 3/5

Salted Caramel Cheese Cake 4/5

MEDZs Signature Rainbow Cake 4/5

Medzs Bistro & Bar also offers all day dessert such as the Red Velvet Cake ($6.90), Salt Caramel Cheese Cake ($6.90) and Rainbow Cake ($6.90). Perfect for a light snack or a business meeting away from the office. I find the red velvet cake pretty bland and dry but the other two cakes are worth the calories.

Overall the opening of Medz Bistro & Bar at Clifford Centre offers a new choice to the working executives in the area with great value. The eclectic menu offers something for everyone for both dine-in and takeaway too. Start your day at Medzs with a great bite. Currently it is also offering 50% discount for all takeaway on display up to 31 March 2015.

Medzs Bistro & Bar
Clifford Centre
24 Raffles Place
#01-01
Singapore 048621
Tel: +65 65361917
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MEDZS.SimplyMediterranean
Website: http://www.medzs.com.sg/
Nearest MRT: Raffles Place (EW Line, NS Line)

Opening Hours:
Mon-Thu: 8am - 10pm
Fri: 8am - 11pm
Sat: 11am - 8pm
(Closed on Sun)

Direction:
1) Alight at Raffles Place MRT station. Take Exit A. Turn right and walk to destination. Journey time about 3 minutes. [Map]

Tang's Steamboat Restaurant @ Keong Saik Road

A new steamboat restaurant has opened its door along the stretch of Keong Saik Road. Tang's Steamboat Restaurant is the new kids on the block, directly opposite the popular zi char place, Kok Sen. Was the least than a month old steamboat restaurant up to the mark when it was visited by We Eat Too Much group consisting of Daniel Food Diary, Gninethree, Pinkypiggu, Rubbish Eat Rubbish Grow and me.

Before the ingredients for the steamboat is served, we are presented with an array of condiments where one can mix and match to create their own dipping sauce.

Steamboat 3/5

Tang's Steamboat Restaurant offers 3 types of soup bases. The Authentic Szechuan Spicy Soup, House Special Fish Soup and Beauty Tomato Soup. We went for the szechuan spicy soup and fish soup. It was a good recommendation by the service staff. The szechuan spicy soup really has the ma la numbness effect while the soup fish was light but flavourful.

Tang's Steamboat offers both set and a la carte on their menu. After browsing through the menu for while we decided to order a Premier Set ($89++ for 2pax) with 11 courses and a Economic Set ($69++ for 2pax) with 8 courses.

The premium set comes with a AUS Wagyu and JAP pork belly Momoiro while the economic set comes with US Kurobuta Pork and AUS Beef Striplion.When the meats were served, everyone of us have that stunned look on our face. They were all so thinly sliced that we can even see the plate. I doubt Singaporean would appreciate that and definitely not us that we gave our feedback on the spot to the owner.

The sets do come with a Vegetable Platter each but to be frank where are my greens? except a few small crown of broccoli, some strands of seaweeds and some small stalk of vegetable stems. I think they can be more generous.

The sets also comes with a choice of different pastes. One can choice from the choice of Fish Paste, Shrimp Paste or Spinach Cuttlefish Paste. This is one of the few dishes that I think they did well.

The Sliced Fish is actually served in a tray tower. It is quite magnificent in sight. Not only visual, the freshly sliced fish was beautiful in taste and texture too.

Overall I find that Tang's Steamboat Restaurant has quality but lack the quantity that patrons will expect. The thinnest of the meat has to be remedy, It is a hotpot place not shabu shabu. Even shabu shabu has thicker slices of meat. While Singaporeans or Chinese love eating steamboat, it is also very competitive in Singapore with the number of steamboat restaurants around the island. Tang's Steamboat still has a long way to go to be one of our or at least my choice of restaurants to go for steamboat.


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Tang's Steamboat Restaurant
41 Keong Saik Road
Singapore 089146
Tel: +65 62211760
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tangs-Steamboat-Restaurant/799957466755331
Nearest MRT: Outram Park (EW Line, NE Line)

Opening Hours:
Tue-Sun: 11am to 12midnight
(Closed on Mon)

Direction: 
1) Alight at Outram Park MRT station. Take Exit H. Walk straight down New Bridge Road. Turn right onto Kreta Ayer Road. Turn right again onto Keong Saik Road. Walk to destination. Journey time about 10 minutes. [Map]