TANJONG KATONG CAFE

Discovered a corner eatery, next to Chelsa Lodge in Tanjong Katong.  Quiet place to enjoy your lunch without much crowd.  Not very big place but can comfortably accommodate 10 tables.

Drinks served before food  -  Hot chocolate and cold milk tea

Vegetarian pasta with sun dried tomatoes and fresh mushrooms

Meat combo to share : roast pork, sausages, chicken and salad

MEZZA9

Mezza9 at the Hyatt is a trendy restaurant with a seating capacity of 400 and offers a multitude of culinary delights ranging from Japanese, Chinese and Thai to Western cuisine.

Nice table setting

Started off with bread to fill hunger pang

Appetizers to cleanse the palate first

Cold seafood platter

Smoke salmon salad

Thai glass noodles salad, sweet and sourish

Croquettes with fresh cream and mayonnaise

Main courses to share

Roast chicken with capsicum, zucchini, corn and roasted potatoes

Grill lamb with asparagus and potatoe fries

Grill salmon with salsa sauce and mash potatoes

Desserts to end the meal

Berries mousse cake

Apple tart with ice-cream

Custard cream crepe with coconut ice-cream

Fruit tart with mango ice-cream

HALIA

We celebrated our daughter's birthday by having brunch at the Raffles Hotel restaurant HALIA which offers European cuisine with Asian inspirations at affordable price.

A spacious restaurant with green environment and a collection of wood-carved tables.  Large French windows to let in an abundance of daylight. 

Open concept kitchen and bar for great show

Once seated a large basket of assorted bread, scones and pastries was offered served with clotted cream, butter and jam to go with

Hot and cold cinnamon infusions with orange syrup and mint berry mocktai

The Salmon pate ($16) was served in a glass jar topped by roast floret, tomato and cauliflower puree with vanilla. The texture of the pinkish salmon was smooth and served, and to be eaten, together with baguettes

The Oriental Pulled Duck ($18) is light and refreshing. The flavorful duck was served with soba , tossed in sesame oil, which gives a contrasting texture to the meat

Sous vide lamb rack ($49), done to tender medium-rare perfection, is accompanied by a delectable artichoke, green peas and arugula

Must try chilli crab pasta where the thick gravy covered every strain of pasta.  There was real crab meat

A grilled breakfast with poached eggs ($23) that comes with Italian pork sausage, sweetened bacon, portobello mushroom, vine tomato and toasted sourdough

Oriental dish of steamed tender halibut to go with Japanese sesame rice garnished with pickled cucumbers

Pork Square - compacted meatloaf crisply fried with poached eggs, stewed beans, spinach and diced vegetables

A lemon curd cake for birthday girl

ROM

8th June was a joyous occasion for the family. It was the day my 1st born had her marriage solemnized.  The ROM (Registrar of Marriage) and lunch was held in the Masons Restaurant at  Gillman's Barrack with close friends and relatives.  The solemnization was held on a fine day at the courtyard.   The wedding dinner will be held in December.

The Justice of Peace Professor Lee who solemnized their marriage was their tutor in Neuroscience during their university days

Housed in a restored colonial bungalow, European dining establishment Masons charms with its surrounding lush greenery.  The interiors of the restaurant is modern Colonial fashion, with white and black tiles, teak tables and glass front windows.  The walls were laced with old photos of 50-60s Singapore scene.  It provides a stylish and elegant dining environment.

Food was European cuisine buffet-style, simple and light