Ice Cream at The Daily Scoop

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Date: 14th July 2010
Venue: Clementi Arcade
Country: Singapore
Cuisine: Dessert

Heard of this ice cream cafe for quite some time and itching to go and have a try, after all, it's time we blog about some ice cream....



Junior Scoop (S$2.00 / US$1.45)
Dec had 2 servings of Mango Magic. Their promise of " mango ice cream that’s outta-this-world!" did not disappoint. Rich in mango flavour with some real fruit in it, so good that Dec requested for second helping.

Single Scoop(S$3.00 / US$2.20)
We ordered 3 single scoop ice cream: Baily's Choc-Chip, Hazelnut Heaven (not in the photo), Cha- Earl Grey.  

Excerpts from their website: "Bailey's® Choc Chip - a light coffee ice cream with a strong dose of Bailey's® Irish Cream, cha – savour the flavour in this earl grey tea sherbet, Hazelnut Haven - a must-have for Nutella© fans. Mmmm…" All 3 flavours taste great, but cha's taste is more to the subtle side so with other strong tasting flavours, it does not really stand out among the crowd.


Special Set (S$5.50 / US$4.00)
Consists of either one waffle or brownie with a single scoop ice cream. We chose waffle with a single scoop of Salty Mister Brown. The description from their website introduce Salty Mister Brown as "a rollercoster flavour ride with this sweet-salty-chocolatey concoction". It comes as a surprise; we never thought ice cream that is saltish can taste so good, so good that it comes up joint top with Mango Magic as our favourites of the day.  

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Address: 41 Sunset Way, #01-04 Clementi Arcade, Singapore 597071
Tel: (+65) 6463 3365
Operating hours: Mon-Thu 11am - 9pm,  Fri & Sat 11am - 10pm, Sun 2pm - 9pm, Closed on selected public holidays
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Total Cost of Meal (3 Adults & 2 Children) = S$18.50 / US$13.45
Rating = 4.5/5
Flip: Salty Mister Brown and Mango Magic (joint tops)
Thumbs Up = Dec had fun watching the ice cream making process

Dinner at Ju Shin Jung

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Date: 7th July 2010
Venue: East Coast Park
Country: Singapore
Cuisine: Korean

A hearty meal to celebrate a milestone in our 'blogging career'. Today's the day we submit our site to 2 search engines, Google and Yahoo!, at 10.28am for the search engines to start crawling our blog. We decided to give ourselves a pat on our back for what we have done so far.


Ju Shin Jung serves Korean Charcoal BBQ, or rather, they used to serve food cooked over charcoal grill.Today the meat and veggies are grilled using the electric grill at each table.


We ordered 2 meat (marinated chicken and unmarinated pork) at S$22(US$15.90) /200g serving and these will come with a spread of standard side dishes of the day. The grilling of the food is done by the staff of JSJ, who will come by your table and check on your food on the grill and cut them into bite-size morsels when done.

Just look at the number of side dishes they serve. Amazing.  There is kimchi, lettuce with chili, lettuce with 'thousand-island'-like dressing, mashed potato (that taste slightly sweet) and octopus in chilli sauce with carrot and cucumber. There is also one serving of toufu with bean paste chilli and cold vegetable appetizer.

The lettuce with chilli may not look good at first sight but taste the best out of all the sides.



Each of us is served a shallow bowl of cold sea kelp soup and fresh onion appetizer, thinly sliced onion lightly soaked in slightly sweet soy sauce. There are 2 dipping sauces for each patron. One is a thin soya sauce, that goes well with marinated meats. The other is coarse salt with oil (smells like sesame oil), that goes well with unmarinated meats.



Leafy vegetables for you to wrap the grilled meat in, with some bean paste chilli; whole chili and garlic as well if you are game enough for it.


Complementary plain water and tea. The 2 little coils in the little dish are wet tissues. Pour some water onto them and they will swell to actual size before use. Try them as they charge you S$1 each.


The sumptuous spread for just the 2 of us.


Dessert is 2 pieces of heart-shaped watermelon and  a small serving of sweet cold cinnamon tea with 2-3 pine seeds flowing on the surface, to aid digestion. Love the aroma and taste.


Kimchi Soup (Big) (S$14.00 / US$10.15)
As if the spread is not enough, we cannot resist but ordered a large kimchi soup. Each of us gets 2 small bowls of soup, and there is no other word to describe the soup but good.

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Address: 1018 East Coast Parkway #02-01 Singapore 449877 (they have a branch at west coast as well)
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Total Cost of Meal (2 Adults) = S$72.97 / US$52.85 (incl service charge & tax)
Rating = 4.5/5
Thumbs Up = Good variety of side dishes
Thumbs Down = We left too much carbon footprint on earth by not finishing the food

Lunch at Hou Mei Noodle House

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Date: 4th July 2010
Venue: Hou Mei Noodle House, Genting Highlands
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Chinese

Time for a quick lunch at Hou Mei Noodle House, a contemporary Asian cuisine eatery, before heading home!

Ipoh Hor Fun - Dry (RM14.50 / US$4.50)
Mum ordered Ipoh Hor Fun - Flat rice noodles in dark soya sauce, served with chicken and vegetables, topped with fried shallots which was one of the chef recommendation on the menu. Mum like this Ipoh Hor Fun so much that she already said that she wants to have this again during our next visit.
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Fish Maw Noodles (RM19.00 / US$5.90)
Shin ordered fish maw noodles - Fat yellow noodles in fish maw soup, served with chicken, prawns, pacific clams, lettuce and of course, fish maw. The soup was a bit bland and Shin requested for cut red chilli to spice up the soup. However, they gave chicken rice chilli instead. Duh...
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Ribena Float (RM5.50/ US$1.70)
A glass of cold ribena (carbonated blackcurrant drink) with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to be shared among 2 of us.

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Address: Level 2, First World Plaza, First World Hotel, Genting Highlands
Opening hours: 8.00am to 2 am (Fri, Sat, PH & eve of PH), 10.00am to 11.00pm (Sun to Thurs)
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Total Cost of Meal (2 Adults) =RM44.85 / US$13.95 (with service charge & taxes)
Rating = 3.25/5
Flip: Ipoh Hor Fun - Dry

Breakfast at Marrybrown

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Date: 4th July 2010
Venue: Marrybrown Genting Highlands
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Fast Food

Marrybrown is Malaysia's very own version of KFC. Besides having fried chicken as its key selling point, the fast food chain has a menu that also includes burgers, seafood and rice products. We have never had any meals at Marrybrown prior to this, even though it has an extension chain of joints in West Malaysia. But upon seeing a healthy crowd in this particular one, we decided to give it a try.


Morning Shine Set (RM9.90 / US$3.10)
Mum ordered the Morning Shine Set which was Nasi lemak (rice cooked with coconut milk), served with a piece of fried chicken, 1 egg sunnyside-up, peanuts and anchovies, slices of cucumber and spicy sambal chilli. The only grouse on this set was that the fried chicken was lukewarm when served which we felt that it would be great if it was served piping hot.
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Mi Kari with Ayam Goreng Set (RM12.90 / US$4.00)
Shin ordered curry noodles - Fat, yellow noodles in spicy curry gravy, topped with hard boiled egg, fishcakes, boiled long beans and fried chicken chop. The skin of the fried chicken chop remained crispy even though it was soaked in the curry gravy. However, mum felt that the gravy was slightly on the saltish side if you were to drink the gravy on its own.
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Address: First World Plaza, Genting Highland Resort
Tel: (603) 6436 3122
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Total Cost of Meal (2 Adults) = RM 23.00 / US$ 7.10
Rating = 3.5/5
Thumbs Up: Free refill of tea or coffee that comes with the breakfast set

Dinner at Hainan Kitchen

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Date: 3rd July 2010
Venue: Genting Highlands
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Asian

Initially mum wanted to have assam fish head at the cafe in Resort Hotel, but to our dismay, we were told that they were only serving buffet dinner that evening. So we walked all the way back to First World Plaza to look for an alternative. Seeing it on the menu of Hainan Kitchen and the dinner crowd in the restaurant, we decided to have our dinner there. However, we totally regretted our decision not even halfway through our dinner.

Pig Trotters in Black Vinegar (RM17.00 / US$5.30)
We ordered this dish after seeing the banner outside the restaurant 'promoting' this dish.Yet boy, the gravy has totally no taste of vinegar at all. It was basically braised pig trotters braised in diluted soy sauce and Shin even had to request for chilli to enhance the flavour of this dish.

Side Note: This is a common Chinese confinement food, made by braising pig trotters and ginger in undiluted black vinegar. This dish is said to be rich in calcium (from pig bones dissolved in vinegar) and able to dispel the 'wind'.The pig trotters will taste slightly hot (depending on the amount of ginger added) and sourish, hence no need for additional condiments. The gravy can be drank on its own or goes well with white rice.
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Assam Fish (RM16.90 / US$5.30)
This dish was the main reason why we decided to have dinner at Hainan Restaurant. Unlike the usual version we had, this version was simply 2 steamed fish drizzled with some assam gravy and morsel of vegetable. Nothing much to comment about this dish except that maybe it was a simply bad decision to order assam fish from a restaurant that specialised in hainanese cuisine.

Side note: Assam fish is a Peranakan style dish made by cooking fish in a spicy tamarind based sauce with generous servings of vegetables, like eggplant, long beans, lady's fingers, pineapple, tomato etc.
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Each of the above set came together with a serving of white rice.

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Address: Level 2, First World Plaza
Opening hours: 24 hours
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Total Cost of Meal (2 Adults) =RM 52.80 / US$16.50 (incl service charge and taxes)
Rating = 2/5
Flip : None
Flop : Both dishes

Brunch at Restaurant Causeway Bay

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Date: 3rd July 2010
Venue: Genting Highlands
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Asian

After a good night rest, our batteries were fully recharged but our stomachs were empty. Not knowing what to have for breakfast as we were spoilt for choice, we wandered aimlessly around. Finally, we decided to go for the breakfast set served at the Hong Kong café, which we have spotted the earlier day.

Luncheon Meat Sandwich Breakfast Set (RM13.00 / US$4.10)
Mum ordered Set A that was the luncheon meat sandwich set. Although this was a simple sandwich that used luncheon meat and vegetables as the main filling but it definitely brought back some childhood memories when we could not afford to eat ham which was considered as a luxury back then.
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French Toast Breakfast Set (RM13.00 / US$4.10)
Shin ordered Set B that was the french toast set. Although the french toast looks rather plain, but once you sliced open the toast, you would be like for a surprise. Peanut butter was spread in between 2 slices of bread before the bread was dipped into beaten egg and deep-fried. Drizzled with honey that came together with the French toast, it definitely made an arteries-choking breakfast.
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Each of the set came together with 2 half-boiled eggs and 1 cup of milk coffee or tea. A regular in local breakfast menu, half-boiled eggs are best taken warm with a little dark soy sauce and pepper. Some locals even like to dip their toasts in them. We don't really fancy ourselves doing that though.

We were so bloated after this hearty brunch that we saved our lunch money for a jackpot game in the casino.

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Address: First World Plaza, Genting Highlands
Tel: 603-6101 2828
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Total Cost of Meal (2 Adults) =RM29.90 / US$9.35 (incl service charge & tax)
Rating = 4/5

Late Night Snack at First World Plaza

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Date: 2nd July 2010
Venue: First World Plaza, Genting Highlands
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Asian

Still feeling disappointed over the dinner, we walked around the First World Plaza to look for some snacks to brighten our mood.

Single Scoop - Junior (RM6.50 / US$2.05)
Well, call me a froggie in the well, this was the first time I tasted Baskin Robbins ice cream even though I had passed by the ice cream counters numerous time. Spoilt by the choices available, we decided to go for a single scoop of the flavour of the month - Caramel Chocolate Malt. All I can say was that it definitely helped to curb my cravings for B&J ice cream.
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Steamed Corn Kernels (RM4.00 / US$1.25)
While walking around, we saw people eating steamed corn kernels which we thought it looked pretty good and decided to buy a portion to try out. Best to be eaten when hot, the simple use of seasoning such as margarine and salt brought out the sweetness of the corn kernels. Simple comfort food in the cold weather of Genting made you unable to stop digging into the cup and finished the corn kernels.

Tip: When buying steamed corn kernels at the rest-stop on our way back to Singapore, we spotted that pandan leaves were added when steaming the corn to give it an extra fragance.
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Fruit Rojak (RM6.50 / US$2.05)
Rojak is the malay word for mixed and I would think that this dish is the distant cousin of salad as the method of preparation is very similar. While waiting for our order of steamed corn kernels was being prepared, mum being a rojak lover couldn't resist the temptation to order a portion of the rojak as our late night snack. 

Different from the version we get here in Singapore which normally contains you-tiao and tao-pok, this version was made up of only fruits and vegetables fruits such as guava, green mango, cucumber, pineapple and starfruit mixed in slightly spicy shrimp paste and sesame seeds. Mum loved it so much that she cleaned out the cup that was used to serve the rojak. Watch your cholesterol level, mum!

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Address: Various Outlets at first World Plaza, Genting Highlands
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Dinner at Genting FWH Food Court

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Date: 2nd July 2010
Venue: FWH Food Court, Genting Highlands
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Thai

For dinner, we decided to pop by the foodcourt situated on Level 3 of First World Plaza to have Thai food, which we had pretty good impression when we visited a few years back.


Chicken Feet Salad (RM16.00 / US$5.00)
We decided to order Chicken Feet Salad that is something different from our regular order of Papaya or Mango salad. This dish is a simple dish of deboned chicken feet tossed with onion, carrot, tomato and chilli in sour and spicy dressing. Not much complains on this dish except that the serving is too big for both of us.
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Tom Yam Seafood Soup (RM30.00 / US$9.40)
The serving of the soup shocked us when it was being served. Obviously, the portion was too big for 2 of us to finish and to think that the person taking our orders suggested us to order additional dishes.

The seafood in the soup is pathetic – 3 stale prawns (the flesh actually sticks to the shell), morsels of fish slices and squid. Luckily, the good soup base saved the day but it gets spicier as you drink which makes it difficult for us to finish even half of the serving.

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Address:level 3, First World Hotel, Genting Highlands
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Total Cost of Meal (2 Adults) = RM55 / US$17.20
Rating = 3.5/5
Thumbs Down: The dishes only comes in 1 size and 1 price which is only good if you come in a big group

Lunch at Genting Strawberry Leisure Farm

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Date: 2nd July 2010
Venue: Genting Strawberry Leisure Farm
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Asian


Wanting to do something different other than spending our time in the casinos and spare our weak hearts from the thrill rides in the theme park, we decided to visit the strawberry farm at Gohtong Jaya for some fresh air.

 Fresh Strawberry (RM15.00 / US$4.70)
What is a visit to the strawberry farm without buying some fresh strawberries? This box of pre-packed fresh strawberries is selling at RM15 for 250g. Though it might be slightly costly, but you get to taste the ultimate freshness and sweetness of the freshly pluck strawberries. The farm also offers the option of self-pick strawberry at RM8 per 100g, which will be a good experience for the young children. 
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Nasi Goreng Kampung (RM6.50 / US$2.05)
We ordered 1 portion of the fried rice to share, as we are still feeling bloated from our breakfast and free our stomach space for more food. This portion of slightly spicy fried rice with ikan bilis was just nice to feed the both of us, leaving us enough stomach space for the chicken wings.
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Strawberry Chicken Wings (RM9.80 / US$3.05)
New on the menu, we decided to give this exotic combination a try. The chicken wings are first deep-fried and then coated with strawberry glaze that give the chicken wings a shiny appearance. The overall taste of the chicken wings is surprisingly good as seasoning of the chicken wings is well done and the strawberry glaze is not too sickeningly sweet.
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Strawberry Juice (RM7.90 / US$2.50)
Mum ordered Strawberry Juice but it turns out more like Strawberry Ice Blended rather than Strawberry Juice.
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Strawberry Milk Tea (RM4.50 / US$1.40)
Shin ordered Strawberry Milk Tea and concluded that the strawberry taste is more evident when the drink is cooled so it might be a better choice to have it cold.
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Side-note: The strawberry milk tea is made from the instant strawberry milk tea powder that is sold at the farm. So if you like the taste of this drink, you can buy and make it at home. There is also strawberry milk coffee if you are a coffee lover.

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Address: No.1, Lot 3707, Jalan Jati 2, Bandar Gohtong Jaya, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang Darul Makmur. Malaysia
Tel: + 603-6100 1121
Website: http://gentingstrawberry.com
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Total Cost of Meal (2 Adults) = RM 28.70 / US$9.00
Rating = 4/5
Thumbs Up: Special strawberry beverages (see order slip) and dishes not commonly found elsewhere

Breakfast at Hainan Kitchen

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Date: 2nd July 2010
Venue: Genting Highlands
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Chinese

After a quick nap, we were off to look for some food to fill our stomach. We decided to go for a light breakfast in order to save our stomach for other good food.


Hainan Special Set (RM11.30 / US$3.50)
Mum ordered this Hainan Special Set that comprises of 2 slices of bread with kaya (coconut jam) & butter, 2 eggs and 1 cup of coffee. The plus point is that you can adjust the sweetness of your coffee or tea by adding sugar and condensed milk on your own.
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Bacon Sandwich (RM14.00 / US$4.35) and Tea (RM5.00 / US$1.55)
Shin ordered bacon sandwich from the ala carte menu and a cup of tea to complete the breakfast. The bacon sandwich turned out to be french toast with bacon bits, diced carrot and onion as the filling with french fries and salad as sides. Not a light breakfast after all.
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Address: Level 2, First World Plaza
Opening hours: 24 hours
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Total Cost of Meal (2 Adults) =RM 34.85 / US$ 10.80 (incl service charge & tax)
Rating = 3/5
Thumbs Down = Price too steep

Early Morning Refreshment at Starbucks

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Date: 2nd July 2010
Venue: Starbucks, Genting Highlands
Country: Malaysia
Cuisine: Western

The coach arrived at Genting early in the morning so Shin and mum decided to go to Starbucks to pass time while waiting to check-in to the hotel room at 6am. The initial intention was to get us each a cup of hot drink while waiting. However, Shin, being a sucker for cakes, cannot resist the temptation of the cakes displayed at the counter and decided to order a slice to share with mum.

Summer Stack (RM9.50 / US$2.95)
According to the lady behind the counter, this is a new and limited edition flavour for the summer season. It is light lemon cheesecake with bits of summer fruits like berries and peaches. What makes it different from the normal lemon cheesecake is that it uses sponge cake as the base as opposed to the typical biscuit base.
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Caramel Macchiato (RM14.00 / US$4.35) and Hazelnut Hot Chocolate (RM13.50 / US$4.20)
To go with the cakes and warm ourselves in the cold morning.

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Address: First World Hotel Level 1, Genting Highlands, Malaysia
Tel: (603) 6436 1123
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Total Cost of Meal (2 Adults) = RM 38.85 / US$ 12.05 (with tax)
Rating = 3.25/5

Lunch at Poison Ivy Bistro

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Date: 1st July 2010
Venue: Poison Ivy Bistro, Bollywood Veggies
Country: Singapore
Cuisine: Asian

An exciting day ahead of us. Our plan was to bring the children to a vegetable farm, more specially, the reknown Bollywood Veggies. The weather was a let-down as it was pouring on our way there, but we decided to go ahead anyway as we heard about the food at Poison Ivy Bistro and were eager to check it out. In the end, we were glad we made it despite the rain.

Take your pick from the menu board.

Our spread of the day. We chose both white and brown rice to go with the dishes. They do have cards on the table that proudly pronounced that food is cooked with low salt and no MSG. "If you want your food saltier, just tell our wait-staff and we will give you the “poison”".

From left to right: Ice Lemon Tea, Hot Fig Tea, Hot Lemongrass Tea and Cold Fig Tea. (all at S$2.00 / US$1.45 each)
The Bollywood's home-brew specials. Light and refreshing.
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Chicken Stew (S$6.00 / US$4.35)
Specially ordered for the kids. Stewed chicken with carrots and potatoes. Wholesome fare with a homely taste, but can be better if served hot. Dish was served lukewarm.
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Warrior Chix Curry (S$6.00 / US$4.35)
Shin likes this one. Chicken and potato curry.
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Farm Grown Sweet Potato Leaves (S$5.00/ US$3.60)
Sweet potato leaves fried with a hint of spicy sambal chilli.The spicy taste was just enough to enhance the taste of the vegetables, without overpowering it.Only the leaves were used, and cut into strips before stir-frying.The taste of freshness is also hard to beat.
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Papaya Salad (S$5.00 / US$3.60)
A refreshing salad, with strips of green papaya, bits of tomato, peanuts, flower petals and their special dressing. The green papaya strips were slightly crisp to the bite, with a mild papaya scent. The dressing was light with no sourish aftertaste. Taste of the flower petals? Just think they were crisp to the bite, with a very slight bitterness. Something unique that you don't usually get elsewhere.
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Jackfruit Cake (S$2.50 per slice / US$1.80)
A thin slice of jackfruit cake, served warm. Dense and scattered with tiny bits of jackfruit. Must try.
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Banana Cake (S$2.50 per slice / US$1.80)
Warm tasty banana cake, with chunks of banana in them. Bigger slice than the jackfruit cake, probably due to the abundance of the fruit in the farm. Like them so much that we bought some home.
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Mango Pudding with Aloe Vera (S$2.50 / US$1.80)
Tasty mango pudding with lots of aloe vera.
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Address: 100 Neo Tiew Road, Singapore 719026
Tel: 6898 5001
Opening hours: 9am - 6pm (Wed to Sun)
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Total Cost of Meal (3 Adults & 1 Child) = S$ 41.00 / US$ 29.50
Rating = 4.5/5
Flip : Papaya Salad and Farm Grown Sweet Potato Leaves (it's a tie)
Flop : None
Thumbs Up: Free & Easy Farm Visit after Meal (at S$2.00 / US$1.45) per pax)
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