The Line

2nd time been to The Line and each time I visit, I will not be able to finish trying the wide varieties of food they have.

The food is always that fresh especially for the oysters and crab legs. Had quite a couple of osyters and they tasted so sweet and fresh. However I do prefer the way that Oscar's at Conrad serve their oysters. They do not place the oysters on the plate while the customers can pick up freely and quickly. They will open the number of oysters on the spot according to your request. And I feel that it is much fresher in this way.


Crabs, mussels, scallops

Mini lobsters and Alaska crab legs

Oysters

They have about 5-6 varieties of sashimi to choose from. I've tried the salmon, maguro and tako.

Sushi, Soba

there was no chawamushi which was quite a big disappointment to me.

Mini Burgers, Hash Brown, Pizza

Roasted Prime Rib

Tempura

I was surprised  that they do not have any prawn tempura that day. Am not sure if they serve that normally.

Cooked Asian Food

Dim sum and Ginseng root chicken soup

Indian Cuisine (Naan, vegetable curry, chick tikka, papadum)

Local cusine (Prawn noodle, fishballl noodle, lor mee, laksa, wanton mee)

Dessert!

Nonya kueh

Chocolate Fondue

Fresh fruits 

We had lunch on a Sunday afternoon. The normal price is $98++ per person. We made a booking online via Shangri La website and got a 25% discount. So the total bill for 5 adults and 1 senior citizen after discount was about $510. I have to say that the price is indeed a little too steep for lunch when it is not totally perfect. Examples liked the lack of chawamushi and praw tempura is already a minus point. You have to request from the service staffs for dessert spoons, they do not display them outside for you. They have entertainment such as a friendly lady balloon maker who walks around to offer making balloons of any shapes that you request for. And its totally free! It is not only applicable to the kids. It can be done for anybody.


Address: 22 Orange Grove Road, Shangri La Hotel

Food: 3/5 Burps
Service: 3/5 Burps
Price: 3/5 Burps

Nook

A fun and interactive way to prepare your own meal! We had our lunch at Nook and it was not very crowded at the point of time when we reach. And we were excited to get started when we look saw people around having so much fun making their own pancakes.

They do come with ala carte menu for pre made pancakes where you need not cook them yourself. But of course we chose the DIY pancake with 2 flavors. There is also a choice for just 1 flavor if you do not wish to have too much of the pancakes. It comes in about 5 flavors which comes in different colors too.

The pan for you to cook your pancakes

Our original buttermilk and pandan pancake batter. We are allowed to choose 3 toppings which we chose peanut butter, chocolate sauce and blueberries. They will come with butter and maple syrup. The toppings look really little and I was tempted to order for more. Fortunately I did not, because we weren't able to finish all the toppings eventually. It was too filling for just the 2 of us.

Ok i can't survive a proper meal with no salty food so I ordered ham and hash brown as additional toppings which cost $3 and $4 respectively. A little overprice for just 3 pieces of honey baked ham and a piece of a triangular hash brown.

And so the fun begins...

 

So you can basically create any shapes or thing that you want with the tubes of pancakes battle. It is overall a really fun experience. The taste of the pancake is great at well as you can cook them in the way that the pancake is not too thick where it becomes too rich. We made it thin which gives a crispy top coat. The pandan is really nice and it is a must try if you love pandan as much as we do!

Address: Bukit Timah, 21 Lorong Kilat, #01-03

Food: 4/5 Burps
Service: 4/5 Burps
Price: 4/5 Burps

The Fabulous Baker Boy

Located at the old River Valley Swimming Complex, it sits on the high ground where you will be enjoy a quiet view across in the day time and the night crowd at Clarke Quay when the night sets in. Pretty much like the ambiance where you can easily chit chat with a group of friends or just simply sipping a cup of coffee while reading a book all alone.

Upon reaching, you should go straight to the counter to give your order. There will be no one walking up to you with a menu if you choose to sit and wait. The menu is at the counter. Or you can just visit their website to choose in advance. So you can order straight when you reach.

Pick up the cutlery at little house pantry by yourself. The only time that you will be served is when they bring your food/drinks to you. And this save you the 10% service charge.

Ju's Prawn Fettuccine

I love the fettuccine and initially i thought that the portion is a bit small. However the portion turns out just right especially if you want to try out some sides and the MUST HAVE cakes. The pasta is not cooked till totally soft liked what you usually get in Singapore. It is a little hard but not as hard as those authentic ones in Italy.

Price: $18


Chicken Leek and Potato Pie

The pastry is not over buttery unlike some of those pot pies out there where you can hardly finish the over rich pastry covered on top of the pot. The chicken chunks inside are served generously. Everything in it just go well together. I finished every single drops of it.

Price: $14


Balik Kampung Chicken Wings 

I love the chicken wings. They are well marinated and are not deep fried with a thick layer of flour. They basically just fry the chicken wings like how our mothers will do it at home. In this way, you wouldn't feel sick after having a few. The chicken wings that come in 4 a plate are also serve together with some huge serving of french fries.

Price: $14


Red Velvet 

B had the red velvet cake which is not too creamy and the outer layer of chocolate blends in well with the sponge cake inside.

Price: $8.50


Lemon Slice

The lemon slice is covered with shaved coconut on top. It is sweet and has a little sourness of the lemon at the same time.

Price: $7.50

Address: The Foothills, 70 River Valley Road #01-15

Food: 4.5/5 Burps
Service: 3.5/5 Burps
Price: 3.5/5 Burps