Wheeler's Yard

Bicycle lovers..this is the place for you...

 Front view

Back view

Located at Lorong Ampas (somewhere at Balestier near Shaw Plaza), you don't need a car to have this interesting meal.

All these are for sale, so do look around...

 The interior is overwhelming...every table has a bicycle on it.

 Wheeler's carries headset too.

 Batman no longer drives his automobile. Notice the bicycle frames at the background on the wall? The yellow ones actually make up a big W. I think the frames are kind of sharp...

 Pastries. Yum....

We had our lunch, coffee and dessert there..as my dear friend is a bicycle fanatic and businessman, he totally entertained me throughout the lunch with his stories enthusiastically..Yes, I can feel it with all the bicycles hanging around. If I don't, I afraid one of them will fall on me and rip me into half as punishment.

I was there on a Friday around 4pm. Waiting time was around 15 minutes for my fish and chip to come.

Fish and Chips ($18.90) Bartered haddock fish fillet served with fries and homemade tartar sauce. Don't be deceived by the look, the fish is actually crispy and there are alot of herbs on the thin crust, totally didn't feel sinful finishing the crust. The chef knows how to get rid of the fishy smell and yet able to retain the freshness and fragrance of the fish. Frankly I'm not a fries fan but the fries were not soggy and definitely not re-fried, I quite like them.

Beef Stew ($24.90). Classic slow cooked beef stew served with creamy mash sauteed greens and merlot sauce. The beef was so soft and juicy. The gravy was so delicious, if only there was some bread to dip in. The mash potato really melted on our tongue..yum..The asparagus were really fresh, crispy and not overcooked.

Cappuccino ($5) was watery but it was so aromatic that the aroma still lingered in my mouth for awhile. Notice the 2 old school biscuits beside the cup? If you are not from my era (born in the 90s and after) , suggest you take them after finishing the coffee because they are extremely sweet.

Marble Cheese cake ($6) was rich and thick but yet still melted in my mouth. It was really great for kids and for cheese cake beginners.

The waiters and waitresses were young, lively and well mannered who always had smiles on their faces. Maybe their boss should wear a smile too.

Be reminded that the kitchen closes at 5pm on breakfast menu and opens at 6pm for dinner menu.

So here are my comments:
Ambience 2.5/5
Food 2.5/5
Service 2.5/5
Price Affordable. The cake is good.
Washroom 2/5 (Unisex cubicles)

Check out their website at http://wheelersyard.com/.

Photos taken using my baby Sony RX 100 MIII.

xoxo

Three Wombats Cafe

Bought a Groupon voucher for Three Wombats Cafe. The name of the Cafe caught my eyes and the location was quite near my place so I went ahead and try...it is at 18 Kim Keat Road, near Balestier Road. The place is kind of quiet, peaceful and humble...there are limited seats so I suggest you place a reservation first before you go.

My voucher consisted of a soup of the day, an appetizer and a main.

Soup of the day (U.P. $3.90) was Cauliflower cream..quite thick and I couldn't finish..not because it was too much..just too thick to my liking.

Hot Hot Shroom (U.P. $6.90) - buttered and juicy white button mushroom served with special wombat sauce..I stole a piece before I took this picture..be careful when you eat it hot because the juice coming squirting out may scald u! Yum...

Pasta Carbonara (U.P. $10.90) - Bacon, egg yolk and parmesan cheese in cream sauce..nice! the cream was just nice, not too creamy or watery, the spaghetti was smooth and bouncy..the bacon really added fragrant to the dish..hmm..wait..where was my egg yolk?

Beef Lasagne (U.P. $11.90) - Layers of mozzarella cheese served with handmade beefy Bolognese sauce. If you like tomato or tomato sauce, this is the dish for you...I didn't feel gluttony after taking many bites and the cafe was quite generous with the beef..

I ordered an extra dish! BerriBerri Delight ($6.90) - Wombats' must try specialty dessert pancake. Served with special berry sauce and ice cream. This is a good to have pancake..the shape was so cute!! The pancake was thin but chewy...I couldn't finish this also after the carbonara and lasagne..

I think I will go back to try other dishes because I really enjoy the service there..they were so approachable and prompt. Keep it up guys!!

So here are my views:
Ambience 2.5/5
Food 3/5
Service 3/5
Price Affordable

Check out their website: http://www.threewombatscafe.com.sg/

Have a wonderful coming Good Friday!

xoxo 

Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (孙中山南洋纪念馆)

Also known as Wan Qing Yuan (晚晴园),the colonial style villa was used by Dr Sun Yat Sen as a headquarter to plan his revolutionary activities between 1900 to 1911.

In case you are not familiar with this Dr Sun, he was the founding father of Republic of China. He visited Singapore 9 times to meet up with his fellows to plan for 3 uprisings revolutionary activities like the legendary Xinhai in 1911 to overthrow Qing dynasty.

Now this villa and museum housed almost 400 artefacts some other relevant exhibitions e.g. The six men who saved Wan Qing Yuan; and Dr Lim Boon Keng.

The first impression of the museum when I stepped in was Peace. The furnitures are mostly wood and the fragrant of the villa was very unique. There are antiques too!

 The reception. The staff was very approachable and friendly.

 Love this balcony.

"Universal Love" drawn by Dr Sun.

This beautiful villa is located at 12 Tai Gin Road, right behind the new Zhong Shan Park along Balestier Road. It opens from 10am - 5pm everyday except Mondays. Most importantly, Singaporean and Permanent Residents admit free! But do bring along your IC for verification. There are also guided tour in the afternoon if you are interested to understand more of every artefacts. 

For more details, visit their website at http://www.sysnmh.org.sg/SYEPortal/.

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Boon Tong Kee

I guess this place is no stranger for chicken rice lovers. Although I'm not a chicken rice fan, I do go there for their cantonese dishes, which I think is much better than their chicken. Their chicken is somehow, erm, overrated. BUT the rice is great.

 Al Fresco - quite warm to sit outside, plus I really don't like to eat along the road with the noisy cars driving by..

 Indoor

They have 2nd floor as well. By 6pm, the place is fully packed already, so do go there as early as 5.30pm sharp.

After some argument with the waitress who doubted that I can finish so many dishes, I finally ordered 4 and forced her to shift me to a bigger table. I get agitated easily with waitress who likes to warn me how much I can eat. Unless I ask about the portion.

 Poached chinese spinach with assorted eggs ($10). Basically, spinach cooked with normal eggs, salted eggs and century egg. The gravy is nice to eat with rice, slightly salty because of the salted egg.

 My favorite crispy beancurd ($6). They are served with mayonnaise. The skin is thin and crispy, very slightly salty, the toufu inside is sooooo soft and smooth..

 Their signature boiled chicken ($5). Comes in different amount, this is the smallest, enough for 2 pax.Taste common, I think it's the sauce that helps. Oh, and also their chilli sauce. Spicy and fragrant.

 Fried egg with shrimps ($12). Not alot of shrimps, quite oily. Not impressive.

Really, they have very tasty rice. So it's not really a wasted trip.

BUT..one thing that I dislike about this restaurant is they still sell shark fins soup, and they display shark fins in their shelves with pride.

I can never highlight enough how brutal the process is to get shark fins. If you have no clue about how these fins are achieved, please refer back to my old post - I'm FINished with FINS, too.

Please people, stop eating shark fins soup. It is toxic and it is cruel. We are human with high intelligence, so make the right choice and be humane. Eating shark fins soup is no longer an act of luxury enjoyment, it is an act of ignorance and inhumanity.

Even my cat is FINished with FINS.

So here are my views:
Ambience 2.5/5
Food 2.5/5
Service 2.5/5
Price Affordable
Toilet Availability 1/5

Address:
399 /401 /403 Balestier Road
Singapore 329801

Telephone number:
6254 3937 / 6256 0138

Check out their website at http://www.boontongkee.com.sg/