Peachy's In The Secret Hideout

Today, on the way to work; my colleague informed me that the juniors are back at site again. Pfft.

If they informed us earlier, we could have ordered Lean Bento yesterday! Then it crossed my mind that it will be a very looong time (if ever) that it'll just be us 3 seniors for the day. So I suggest that we eat out for lunch. Somewhere 'far'.

By 'far' well, the furthest that we dare to go is really the Bugis area. There's a bus from our place. Best part is, we still have not decided.

Where do we dine at for lunch??

I pointed out Peachy's in the Secret Hideout to my colleagues and then we also saw The Ramen Stall. In unison, we seem to decide right there, that we want to dine at The Ramen Stall.

Thankfully, some folks were boarding the bus right then so we hurriedly alight.

But then… The Ramen Stall was closed. 😞 So the next best option was Peachy's.

It's open, thankfully. The place is rather small and can seat ard 40, maybe 50 pax at most. Interior seems rather cluttered. Almost dingy.





























Drinks menu.

A bit or warning, though. Drinks served will vary from what you see in the pictures.

Melon and strawberries in your Mojito? More like melon or strawberry SYRUP. That's why prices can be kept low, at less than $6.





























Food menu

We were pleasantly surprised when we looked at the menu. The food here is reasonably priced or what? Mainly in the range of $8-$10 for the mains.

And when we saw food being served to others, we realised that their portion is huge too!

But you can see they're more or less the same things, spread over 3 variations of being served with either Spaghetti, Fries or Omurice. Plus some additional spaghetti varieties.



Beverages


In the foreground is my Melon Mojito. In the background is my collegue's Minty Mojito.



Buffalo Wings

I recall that some folks were raving about their buffalo wings and it was well recommended.

And yes, one of the better Buffalo Wings that I had. Addictive!

Reasonably priced, too! 5 wings for only $8. And since they cut the wings it looked like the 3 of us had to deal with 10 pieces instead!



Cheesy Chicken Cutlet Omu

Since the first time I discovered their menu, months back- I knew that I've always wanted to try out their Omu (Japanese omelette-wrapped rice).

I also want something cheesy. And nowadays, I've been very much into chicken. Fried chicken, in fact.

So it was easy to choose the Cheesy Chicken Cutlet with Omu, only $8.50! 😍



Just look at all that cheese!! 😘

No sliced cheese here. They obviously use grated mozzarella and cheddar. And baked to melty perfection!

And that hefty dollop of coleslaw. The omelette was peeking out on the right of the picture.

The rice was so delightful! I wannt try cooking it myself!!

So, so very satisfied! 👍




My colleague Roza also had the Cheesy Chicken Cutlet but with spaghetti instead ($9.50).



Another colleague, Sri had the Cheesy Chicken Chop with fries ($9).

A nice note: have fun stretching all that gooey cheese!!! Yumz!

Peachy's In The Secret Hideout
803 North Bridge Road
Singapore 198771
Tel: +65 81007284

Opening Hours:
12:00pm - 10:30pm

The Lab SG

As I've mentioned previously, this was a spontaneous affair where it was a Friday and I feel the urge for some night out (blame it on PMS).

My cousin Timah was free that evening and we discussed about possible eateries to check out. It was between Peachy's In The Secret Hideout and The Lab SG. However, the pics Tim sent over from her previous experience at The Lab SG really did me in.

The only issue would have been the crowd (that's how we end up having some pre-meal ice-cream, in the prev. post).

While waiting to get into the cafe (it's a hipster joint, what do you expect?) we browsed through the menu. This place is popular among the Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Food must be pretty good!


Menu 01

This page from the menu shows the side orders. Guess what we chose?


Menu 02

This page shows some of their burger collections.

Guess what was ordered out of these?


Menu 03

Some of the mains in the menu. What was selected…?


Menu 04

Which drink was selected from here?

And just what do those 'syringe' symbols mean? 💉


Menu 05

What fruity concoction was chosen from these…?


Timah's drinks order

The Hazelnut Chocolate. And those 'syringe' symbols literally meant that a syringe will accompany your drinks.

Inside is syrup so you can choose how sweet you want your drink to be. Oh the novelty! 💉

There's one drink that has blue curacao syrup inside the syringe.


Squirt

Adding the syrup into the drink.

Trying not to have dirty thoughts there…

After this novel beverage my order of 'Fiber, My Dear' - a cold-press juice concoction of carrot, orange, pineapple & pear is just… boring.

Maybe that's why I didn't take any pic.😐


Rusty Chicken

Our chosen side order. Rusty Chicken (Ayam Karat).

Grilled mid-joint wings that's been marinated in honey & dates (how interesting!) with tangy sambal kicap (tastes like that) as a dip. 👍

I would prefer my grilled chicken to be more crispy and charred but then again it's just my preference.


The Lab Burger Stack

My order. The Lab Burger Stack.

Homemade beef patty and plump portobello mushrooms with melted mixed cheese and Danish blue cheese aioli.

A messy affair. Slurp! *licks fingers* 👌

This reminds me just how much I love, love, love sweet potato fries!! 🍟

Dipped in the accompanying salsa… Mmmmm…!



Side view

Various items being stacked between two buns… Indeed! 🍔


Inside

That blue cheese aioli is so shiok, can?!


Poulet

Roasted chicken leg (with awesomely thin, crispy skin!) with French garlic thyme Veloute sauce dreaaaamy… sigh. Accompanied with roasted baby potatoes, baby carrots and (regular) broccoli.

Oh, I got to eat the veggies, of course! Thanks, babe. That's what I love about dining with this cousin of mine.

All veggies & mushrooms end up on my plate! Yummers! 😜

The Lab SG
1 Jln Pisang
Singapore 199069
Tel: 6299 5681

Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat: 12:30 pm-10:00 pm
Sun: 1:00 pm-9:30 pm

FB: https://www.facebook.com/weexperiment/

KRAVE

I've heard so much about their famous Chempedak Creme Brulee. That and the fact that this cafe-bistro is helmed by the celebrity Chef Sufiyan Safee got me really curious to check this place out.

Last I heard, they don't allow any walk-ins? Reservations only (they'll only hold your table for 15mins max, so don't be late!). Got my cousins together and just nicely it was a cousin's birthday so we took the chance to celebrate and have a girls' night out.

Got a table at the corner of the 2nd storey and boy, was that place filled with 80% female crowd (the 20% are doting boyfriends accompanying their girls).

This place has been blogged all over so I'll just put up the pics. Lighting was seriously dim there so I had to really edit them pics.

Menu








Sides

Sides to share - Truffles fries and calamari rings (w/ salsa)


Just chillin'

A truffle fry and a calamari ring taking a dip in a tub of salsa sauce.

Mains



One of my cousin's order of 'Kraving Ayam Bakar'

It's really like some kinda' deconstructed Indonesian-style chicken satay served on a plate. Grilled marinated chicken, lontong (rice cakes), onions and yes- satay sauce.


Another cousin's 'Salmon Au Fromage'

Grilled salmon with mashed potatoes and tasty, cheesy sauce. I love those squash (zucchini & eggplant) strips on the side! My cousin can't seem to appreciate that so I gladly lap it all up!


My order of 'Steak N Chips

Truthfully, I order this because I totally yearn to have them chipsss... I really, really miss those chips I've had Down Under and these looked closest to those I've had. Didn't know that the Truffle Fries uses this variant of chips too or I could have ordered another main like their pasta.

But then, I have to admit that they do their steaks pretty well. My cousin did the ordering at the counter and chose for mine to be of Medium doneness (thankfully!) and they did it right!

Pasta






Another 3 cousins had a pasta each and all of them chose seafood pastas, albeit different versions. There's Marinara Seafood, Arrabbiata Seafood and Sambal Marinara.

All 3 plates looked similar to another. Can't figure out which is which, hence no labels. :P

Dessert

Mr Lover Lava

Gooey Belgian chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice-cream and berry compote.


Mars Attack

Deep fried Mar bars with vanilla ice-cream. Always saw people eating the ones from Chippy's. Now I finally get to try.

If I can get the batter right... will try this myself!


Finally!

Last but not least, the famed Chempedak Creme Brulee.

Creamy, fragrant and not too sweet. 3 of us shared 1 ramekin of this. We really want to order more but held back. Next time, ya.


With the man himself

When he came up to greet his customers, the group of girls at the next table were clamouring to have a pic taken with him. When he came by our end, we also ask for a shot, lah.

KRAVE
28 Bali Lane
Singapore 189864

Opening hours:
Monday closed
Tues -Thurs & Sunday: 11:30am - 10pm
Fri & Sat: 11.30am -11pm
Kitchen closed 4:45 - 6pm everyday

Their FB: https://www.facebook.com/Krave.sg/

*FB RESERVATION ONLY*
*3 DAYS IN ADVANCE*

Cookwerx by Chef Taj

Eversince I joined this FB group: Halal Cafe & Restaurants in Singapore, I've been very much enticed to try at least one of the recommended restaurants/eateries/cafes.

One of the oft-mentioned place is Cookwerx by Chef Taj, located at East Village (also known as the mini Halal food hub). Have you ANY idea, just how many Halal restaurants, cafes, shops there are at East Village?!

First and foremost, I have to warn you that this is more of an eatery and not a full-fledged restaurant. Seats are minimal and can accomodate less than 30pax at most.  But still within air-conditioned setting. You make your order at the counter, choose your drinks and wait for your food to be served.

You can clearly see the chef at work, grilling/ frying away.


The setting


Menu board


Fave soda

With all that meat coming, something tangy will be nice.


Cajun fries - $3.80

Spiced fries, with crispy, herby crumbs. Makes for a great munch while waiting for food to arrive. There are other sides available like fellow spuds: Jacket potato and garlic mash, both $3.80 ea.

Coleslaw is $3.


Seasonal salad

Mixed salad greens, avocado, cherry tomato & 'daily premium topping' with balsamic vinaigrette.

That day, the premium topping are grilled salmon flakes! Whoa! Premium, alright.


Avocado

The server then came by to serve us the avocado on a separate platter. I think they unintentionally left it out.

Now, this hearty salad looks more complete. One heck of a salad, this is. It's pretty much a meal on its own. And seeing that the 'premium topping' seems to vary daily, I guess, it will be a nice surprise?

Or you can always enquire before ordering. ;-)


Oven-baked Boneless Chicken Leg - $9.90

With homemade sauce and jacket potato. My colleague's order.

Simply put, chicken chop with darn good mushroom sauce. The jacket potato reminds me a lot like the one served at Eatzi Restaurant.


Baked Salmon Fillet - $14.90

With seasonal vegetables and garlic mash potato. 

The 'seasonal vegetables' here was some yummy ratatouille ( a traditional French dish, consisting of mixed cuts of veggies). And the sauce was some tangy cream sauce which paired well with the (nicely seared) salmon.


Beef Short Ribs - $29.90

Lo and behold, my order. The whole time before getting there, I was determined to get the Tender Roast Spare Ribs of Lamb with pineapple sauce ($19.90). I used to love the ones served at Charcos so I wanna see how the one here compares.

However, when I enquire at the counter, I was told that they were not quite ready at that lunch hour. I was recommended the Beef Short Ribs, instead.

It was feeling like a, "I-want-to-eat-lamb' kind of day and I was contemplating another 'Today's Special' instead: the Lamb Shank with Pasta ($26.90).

Then again, the Beef Short Ribs was a chef's recommendation. Chefs should know their stuff better shouldn't they? So I put my trust and ordered just that.


2nd view

So when the plate was served to me, I was like, "Are you kidding me?!

That was a huge chunk of meat! Am I eating this alone?!

The hunk of meat was served with side salad & pineapple slice, ratatouille, french fries and a splash of their homemade BBQ sauce.

I'm a big fan of bbq sauce and this one here is just sooooo delish! Meat was really, really tender. Fall-off-the bone kind. At some parts, I just flake away the meat with my fork.

And I love their ratatouille too. I'm a big veggie fan so having both cooked and raw veggies on my plate can just make me squeal with joy. I would prefer the jacket potato over the fries, here, but then again, that's just my preference.

I enjoyed this so much, my plate was clean in the end.


Burp

Yeap. Almost licked it clean. Thankfully my pride held me back.


Le Bone

The chef spotted me posing like this. And this pic end up on their FB page too. Pfft. 

I really enjoy dining there. Service is fast and friendly. And food is REALLY good. Carnivores should enjoy themselves… Non-fans of grilled meat, well you can always try their spring chicken. Was told that is good, too.

Plus, you can easily hunt down for Halal desserts within East Village, post meal. There are A LOT of option for that, there. No joke.

Cookwerx by Chef Taj
430 Upper Changi Rd
#01-60, East Village (Simpang Bedok),
Singapore 487048

Tel: 6702 1360

Their FB HERE.

Flavour Flings

My colleagues and I, we're somewhat 'egg-crazy'. We love, love, love runny eggs.

And recently, we've been seeing one too many posts on poached eggs/all day breakfast/egg benedict/egg royale and anything to do with runny, gooey egg yolks. We want a chance to kill some yolks, too!

And we find out about Flavour Flings, a Muslim-owned cafe tucked in a quiet corner of Hougang (quite near our workplace!). And they specialise in all-day breakfasts. With eggs.

Ok, let's go…!


Sign that egg-galore is coming

In case you didn't notice, those are egg trays. Lots of them. Wonder how many eggs they go through each day...

Interior



Whimsical black/white murals


Doesn't look child-friendly… =P



Menu






Food

Truffle fries

Freshly-fried thick-cut fries with fragrant truffle oil & parmesan cheese.




Eggs Jupiter ~ $17

Brioche, Momotaro tomatoes, Avocado, Melted Gruyère, 2 Poached eggs, Nacho cheese, Baked potatoes, Chicken sausages & garden salad.

That's a whole lot of ingredients on a plate!




Royale V.2.0

Butter croissant, Smoked salmon, 2 Poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, Baked potatoes & salad green.

Their previous 'version' used brioche. This new version uses delightfully buttery & crispy croissant.


Marie's Baked Eggs

Mushrooms, spinach, mozzarella cheese in garlic-tomato sauce and topped with 2 eggs in a casserole dish.  Soooo sinful but sooo shiok!

This place.... really know how to do their eggs right!


Ice-cream quadruplet

We thought of sharing a dessert to cleanse our palates off the eggs. Checked their desserts menu which has a pretty small selection.

Since we just had a hearty meal, we took the least filling of the lot.

4 flavours + almond flakes & berries. Chose the 3 fixed in-house flavours (vanilla, 3x chocolate, honey & figs) and 1 flavour of the day (spicy apple crumble).

We thought the apple crumble will have some heat (Spicy?). Turns out the term 'spicy' refers to the use of cinnamon and maybe some thing else? Cardammom? Cloves? I dunno. But it's nice!

I shall end this post with a video of my attempt as an egg-killer (please ignore that 'quivering' knife):


Flavour Flings
Blk 121 Hougang Avenue 1
#01-1348,
Singapore 530121

Tel: 6286 0051

Opening hours:
Mon: 11:00 - 21:00
Wed - Fri: 11:00 - 21:00
Sat & Sun: 09:00 - 21:00
Closed: Tue