Response to an interesting comment I received today!

I can't help but I have to respond to the comment I received today on my post on Jamie's Italian Singapore. I know I could have just responded by replying the thread but I really couldn't help it! It is so interesting! Let me share with everyone..

Before I start responding to this comment, I really want to show my appreciation for any comments left on my blog, I welcome improvements (if I find them applicable).

Here is my response to the valuable comment:

Firstly, to the all Anonymous who are leaving comments but do not have an account, I suggest that you sign off with your name so that I can address you properly. I guess we had learned how to write letters during our school days, so apply the techniques. Otherwise, I have to address you Z.

So Z, please allow me to break up your sentences so that I can respond accordingly in the right order.

"You should have tried their other dishes."
I think I can choose what I want to eat because I was a paying customer? So no offense.

"Sorry but honestly, you ordered the wrong stuff."
There should only be 2 kind of 'stuff' in a restaurant (or probably anywhere): good 'stuff', bad 'stuff'. If there is wrong 'stuff' on the menu, then I guess Jamie Oliver has to readjust his menu..oh no..is that what you meant, Z?

"They have quite a good steak (the prime rib), and their Tiramisu is so good."
Noted on the good steak and Tiramisu suggested. Appreciate that.

"Besides, Tiramisu is more Italian than a lemon meringue pie, and you should have ordered that since it's an Italian restaurant .. "
Sorry Z, but I cannot understand your English as 'more Italian' in terms of food. Like Hokkien Mee 'more hokkien' than Char Kway Teow? Or is this Maths?
I guess if it is an Italian restaurant and it is providing 'less Italian' food, then I assume that the chefs have the confidence to prepare those dishes to be as delicious as the 'more Italian' ones.
So, why do I HAVE to order Tiramisu again?

"you just don't sound like you actually know Jamie Oliver well. "
Hmm...Z, why do I have to know him well to try his food?

"And yes, a lemon meringue pie is THAT sour. -_- (same with Cedele). "
Thanks for sharing about your taste bud too! We can be best friends!

"Next time, ask the waiter/waitress for their recommendations."
Z, I don't usually do that.
Reasons being my objective of this blog is to provide unbiased review as a reference to readers and readers have the rights to read other contributors' reviews if they have doubts, before they step into the restaurant with some expectations. I'm not a paid blogger to only focus on all the good and put icing on the cake.
If I ask the restaurant what the recommended dishes are, then those dishes are usually their best ones and nobody will ever find the room for improvement. Then why don't they just sell mainly those that they recommend?

Remember, improvement is good, only if you are willing to be improved.

I guess you must be a loyal fan of Jamie Oliver, I respect that. I highly recommend you read a book called "You can heal your life" by Louise Hay. You can get it from Kinokuniya or borrow from a nearest library. It may be able to help you to display your loyalty to your idol in a more effective way.

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 

Salted Caramel Artisan Ice Cream

Phew...I just came back from an almost 12-hour problematic night job feeling physically exhausted, but since it has way past my sleeping time, my brain cannot shut down. So I fell back into doing something I enjoy and relax doing: to blog about food!

Blogging about food is definitely a no brainer to me because I don't earn from food blogging (yet). So the main reason I took so long to update is because I need to work during weekends. So I apologize if you were waiting for this!

Salted Caramel Artisan Ice Cream.


It is located just next to Udders, selling various flavors of ice cream.

Children were confused and were not sure which flavor to choose...haha...I guess the mother allowed them to pick only one.

As you can see, it was fully packed. The "noise ventilation" was bad, super noisy mainly because there were many youngsters and children.

 Toppings!!!

I was seated near the toilet, a loner seat. Even though it was a one corner, the volume of the noise was still loud.

Here it goes...I've ordered waffles with 2 scopes of ice cream, recommended by other bloggers: Salted Caramel (left) and Horlick Tim Tam ($9.10).

If you like your waffle to be super crispy, like eating biscuits, this will be the one for you (you will really hit the plate when you tried to cut it). No bready texture, just pure crusts. Very challenging to eat when I really hate to hurt my gums with hard/crispy food...The waffle itself actually did not have much taste, in fact I think it has to be eaten with ice cream because their ice cream was very sweet...or it could be the flavor that I've chosen? The Horlick Tim Tam was definitely made from Horlick because of its unique taste. I couldn't really figure out the Salted Caramel though...not sure it was salted or caramel....

Overall, I think this place is overrated but it could be a good place to gather and share the waffle at the late hours.

Oh I almost forgot, at least this place served the cutlery to my table...hehe...maybe for that, I will go back.

Address:
246F Upper Thomson Road S574370

Opening hours:
Sun - Thurs : 12noon-11pm
Eve of Public Holidays, Fri & Sat : 12noon - 2am

Next....Three Wombats!

xoxo

Udders

Since my good good friend requested for pancakes review, here's another one!

Udders is at Upper Thomson and I've been persuading myself to try out the pancakes there every time I go for gym at that area.

You know what Udders mean? *cough* It means the breasts of cow in this case...hehe..cute right?

This time after making sure I had burnt enough calories, I went there for pancakes. 

It is just next to the famous waffles place (which I will blog soon), Salted Caramel. The row of shops are very near Thomson Plaza.

I went al fresco again because I do not like the ambience inside..quite noisy and cramp.

Pretty girl at the counter but there's an ugly cable hanging in the middle. There are sooooo many choices of ice cream, I almost couldn't decide which one. And then I saw Butterscotch Whiskey...I want!

So I ordered The Udder Nana with Butterscotch Whiskey ice cream ($8.30).

It had 4 pancakes and fresh banana drizzled with caramel sauce and cinnamon powder. The cinnamon powder wasn't too heavy and the pancakes were very soft....the banana slices were too sweet. Butterscotch Whiskey ice cream was quite disappointing also, I could only taste alcohol and no butterscotch. Could be because the banana slices were too sweet and numbed my tongue.

4 pancakes were too much for me, I could only finish 2 pieces and half the ice cream.

There was not much service, except when the pancakes being served to me. I had to go back into the shop to take utensils. I think this place can satisfy you if you have pancake cravings.

In conclusion, you can consider eating there out of convenience.

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

Address:
246D Upper Thomson Road Singapore 574370

Next, waffles!

xoxo

Creamier

If you like firm crispy waffle that is slightly chewy, matched with rich creamy ice cream, this is the heaven for you.

Located in the neighbourhood at the heart of Singapore (Toa Payoh, although some said it's not), this cozy place provides a humble yet surprisingly delicious waffles and ice cream that warmed my soul.

Why do I say so? Well, I promise myself that I will try a new thing at least every week at my best effort. I went there all grumpy and frustrated over work and myself but I still dragged myself there. I was skeptical about this place, thinking that it must have been overrated when people said don't be surprised to see a long queue. Could it be another Tim Ho Wan, long queue but so-so food?

It was weekday afternoon, no queue but also no seat inside for me. The chatting of the people inside gave me headache and so I went al fresco. I ordered the recommended pistachio flavoured ice cream with the waffle at $9.30. 

I was given with this paper cup as my order number and the view of the elderly. How nice will it be if I can retire early and start to strike out all the items in my bucket list? Sigh...still have long long way to go...

After 5-7 mins of waiting, my waffles arrived. Tall and strong. The ice cream was super rich and you will be assured that it was handmade with real pistachios. The waffles were crunchy and has a unique pleasant taste (definitely not the yeast). My mood was instantly healed. The waffles were quite filling so if you didn't go with an empty stomach, do make sure to drag another person along to finish it. 

Check out their interested homepage at http://creamier.com.sg/. If you see the cat in the picture, it means it is low-peak period..haha..

Address: Blk 128 Toa Payoh Lor 1, #01-83B Singapore 310128

Next...pancakes or waffles?

xoxo

Paddington House of Pancakes

This place was recommended by a friend, attempted many times to tempt me to try it out.

Finally, I couldn't take it anymore. I went with a supportive friend who is so nice to let me choose a dining place.

Paddington House of Pancakes at City Square, where every food has pancakes (in any form) inside. Heaven...Being inside the place already felt great. There was no loud music, no crying kids and no big groups. Great place to have a peaceful meal after a long day at work.

 This place was really pleasantly quiet, the waiters were so attentive and polite. Love their services.

 Can you find me?

 Macchiato ($4) and Sunburst ($7 - Strawberry, mango, pineapple, orange and apple).

Mexican double burger ($19). Sesame puffins with homemade double chicken patties, pineapple ring, sliced tomatoes, double grilled cheese, sliced avocado, gherkins and fries. My friend wiped out the whole plate. And of course, the puffins are pancakes!

Munich ($13). Sliced chicken in creamy mushroom sauce and grilled with mozzarella. Sinfully awesome, and it was so big! The crispy layer at the bottom was another form of pancake! I could only finish half of it..

 Finally, the "main course"...PANCAKES! Let me zoom in more to tempt you.

 Original pancake stake with butter and maple syrup ($8).

AND THIS WAS MINE! Original pancakes with grilled banana, walnuts, ice cream, caramel sauce and chocolate honeycomb butter. LOVE IT. The pancakes were so fluffy, light and it was fragrant (unlike the common pancakes elsewhere). But I couldn't finish this after my Munich! So disappointed with my stomach.

There are alot more other flavours of pancakes available. I can't wait to try it again some day....

Ambience 3/5
Food 3/5
Service 3/5
Price Affordable

Check out their cute website: http://paddingtonpancakes.com/#home

Address:
City Square Mall, #02-35/36 Singapore 208539

Next, Creamier!

xoxo

Tolido's Espresso Nook

Earth to Phoebe!

Finally I can rest my mind from work for a few hours to blog! I miss blogging so much I HAVE to continue!

I realize that these few weeks with all work and no blogging, made me crave for pancakes and waffles for comfort. And thanks to my supportive bunch of colleagues and friends, I get to try at different famous places.

So get ready for a series of pancakes and waffles posts!

=^.^=

First one, lunch at Tolido's Espresso Nook!

This is a very cozy and humble cafe that promises no artificial flavourings and no instant coffee. And of course..my pancakes.. I know most of our benchmark of pancakes could be MacDonald's Hotcakes but you have to try other places' with an open mind. They do not have a strong taste like Hotcakes.

Don't know why, I feel that just by looking at the back view of these customers, they seems happy and anticipating a great lunch..

 Bite size bakeries..

 ICE CREAMS!!

 Very organized and simple menu.

 I forgot what this was...but who cares when it had such a nice presentation.

 Mocha ($5.20)


Bacon Mushroom Aglio Olio ($9.50). Extra-virgin olive oil-based pasta with garlic, mushrooms and pork bacon. My colleague said it was too salty for him.

Panini-grilled sandwiches ($9.50). Curry-based roast chicken, onion and tomato. The curry was quite good.

 Bacon Arrabiata ($9.50). Spicy tomato-based pasta with pork bacon slices. My colleague said it wasn't spicy enough for him, so he added tons of tobasco sauce *roll eyes*

Tolido's Truffle fries ($9.50). The recommended must-have. Thick-cut fries, generous mixed with premium Truffle oil, topped with shredded Parmesan cheese. Indeed, the Truffle oil was realllllly generous, the fries were crispy outside and steaming soft inside.

Finally! My pancakes came (last) with such welcoming presentation. Tolido Pancakes ($6.90). As you can see already, 2 fluffy pancakes with chicken sausage and egg. Actually I appreciate the chef's effort for preparing such a nice looking lunch for me although I had to wait so long. Love the egg, but the sausage reminded me of primary school tuckshop sausage (I hate my school days). The pancakes looked light and fluffy right!? Taste wise....it was okay...

This place was rather noisy, the kitchen smell lingered on my dress and hair after the lunch there so beware if you are particular about your smell. However, it is a nice place to relax and chat awhile with friends. The waitresses were polite but they were really busy. So you have to be patient, order your food at the counter, pay and wait at your table.

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

Check out their website if you want to know more: http://www.tolidosnook.com/home.html

Address:
Blk 462 Crawford Lane, #01-63 Singapore 190462 

Next, Paddington House of Pancakes!! 

xoxo