Pin Si (品食) Restaurant @ Yishun SAFRA Country Club

This year my family went to Pin Si Restaurant at Yishun SAFRA Country Club to celebrate my mum's birthday cum Mother's Day celebration. Besides the restaurant at Yishun SAFRA Country Club, Pin Si Kitchen has another restaurant at Ang Mo Kio Hub. They are also into catering business and they are one of the pioneers to have a fleet of mobile kitchen.

The restaurant located at level 2 of the Yishun SAFRA Country Club is quite spacious and has a relaxing atmosphere. The waiters/waitresses were very attentive too.

The Deep Fried Beancurd with Pork Floss was our favourite among the dishes we ordered. It was shaped into a huge oval shape and deep fried. Crispy on the outside and smooth in the inside.

Deep Fried Beancurd with Pork Floss 4.5/5

The Peking Duck Skin with Crepe was only so so. The duck skin lacked the fragrant and crisp. The duck skin also lost its texture in the thick crepe. The remaining duck meat was used to fry noodles and it was pretty good.

Peking Duck Skin with Crepe 3.5/5

Noodle with Duck Meat 4/5

The Salted Egg Prawn was fresh and nice. It had a coating of salted egg which was nicely cooked, neither too dry or moist. The Steam Grouper Fish was fresh and firm. The vegetable was also nicely cooked and done.

Salted Egg Prawn 4.2/5

Steamed Red Grouper Fish 4.2/5

Vegetable with 3 Eggs 4/5

To get here, take bus number 858 from Khatib MRT station and alight 2 bus stops later. Walk about 400m to Yishun SAFRA Country Club.


Pin Si (品食) Restaurant
Yishun SAFRA Country Club
60 Yishun Ave 4
#02-V1
Nearest MRT: Khatib (NS Line)

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Coffee Stars by Dao @ Wisma Atria

It was our monthly "kaki" meeting and one of my friends recommended Coffee Stars by Dao at Wisma Atria. Coffee Stars by Dao is a new star in town that serves Thai and International cuisine. Coffee Stars by Dao is from Bangkok, Thailand which has several branches in Bangkok known as Coffee Beans by Dao.

There were 9 of us and we ordered quite a number of dishes to share. We started with Soft Shell Crab Salad and Som Tum Guava with Shrimp Salad. The Soft Shell Crab Salad was fresh and refreshing. The Som Tum Guava with Shrimp Salad was very good. My friend tried it before and specially recommended it. An authentic Thai Salad full of sour lime, hot chilli and fish sauce tastes.

Crispy Soft Shell Crab Salad 4/5

Som Tum Guava with Dry Shrimp Salad 4.2/5

The Black Olive Fried Rice was fragant and nice. It came with cucumber, lime, cashew nuts and chopped chilli.

Black Olive & Pork Fried Rice 4.2/5

The Chicken wrapped in Panda Leaf was nothing special. The chicken had a nice panda fragant and not oily.

Chicken wrapped in Panda Leaf 3.5/5

The Chicken Basil came with rice and an a fried egg. It was a simple and yummy dish for one.

Fried Chicken Basil 4/5

The Sesame Shrimp Toast was something unique with shrimp batter over bread toast. It was deep fried and sprinkled with sesame. It was not oily and had a nice crisp texture.

Sesame Shrimp Toasts 4/5

The Pad Thai Shrimp and Rice Noodle was another authentic Thai dish that came with fresh middle sized shrimp.

Pad Thai Shrimp & Rice Noodle 4.2/5

The Crispy Skin Grilled Chicken came with glutinous rice.  It was a bit disappointing. The chicken was cold but tasty.

Crispy Skin Grilled Chicken 3.5/5

The Lad Na Pork was the favourite among us and it was very special. Bascially it was "Hor Fun", wide rice noodle served with some stir fried vegetables and pork. The wide rice noodle was pan fried on both the outer sides giving it a crispy texture and leaving a smooth silky texture in between.

Lad Na Pork 4.5/5

Coffee Stars by Dao not only serves Thai and International cusine. It also has a wide selection of cakes. One of their signature is the Coconut Cake. It was soft, moist and had fresh coconut meat. The rest of their cake selections were pretty good too. Coffee Stars by Dao is a nice place to go for high tea and snacks beside lunch/dinner.

Coconut Cake 4.2/5

Coffee Stars by Dao
Wisma Atria
435 Orchard Road
#01-37/41
Nearest MRT: Orchard (NS Line)