Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee

Merry Christmas Everyone! Where did you spend your Xmas?

In our hot and tropical country Singapore, no one would have thought of us having Xmas dinner in a spicy flavoured Nasi Padang restaurant! We did! And it was Restaurant Hock Lock Kee at Hotel Rendevous that we went! It was a fantastic dinner with superb flavours of spices and chilli!

The current frenzy over the Channel 8 TV drama serial "The Little Nonya" depicting the heartwrenching story of a girl and her ups & downs in life in a Peranankan family has got everyone interested in the lifestyles, food, desserts, chilli spices and flavours of a Straits nonya-baba & their Peranankan dishes again! Failing to find a Peranakan restaurant nearby Dhoby Ghaut area, we settled for a close Nasi Padang Restaurant.. at Hotel Rendevous.

This restaurant was established since 6 decades ago and is famous for its delicious Western Sumatran Nasi Padang. Even our Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong had patronized them. They had quite a few shifts in their restaurant location previously from a modest coffeeshop along Bras Basah to Raffles City to finally being here at Hotel Rendezvous. The simple yet tasteful decor of the Straits kopitiam (coffeeshop) sums up the atmosphere and quality of food you expect there.

Big bro joined us this time for dinner. The three of us ordered the Assam Pedas Fish-Head @ S$23. The fish was tender and fresh. The dish was also spicy hot and correctly soured with the Assam spices. One of the rare few well cooked Assam dish you can find!

We added on with dishes of salad appetisers (of cucumber, onion and chilli), fried batang fish slices and fried mashed potatoes. The staff also served us with big plates of chicken curry gravy and green curry gravy to go with the rice and food. I tell you - the gravies are all I need! They are simply heavenly delicious and spicy. The food like the decor of the restaurant - are simple yet tasteful! You also got to try the icy cold and sweet colourful dessert, Chendol laden with thick coconut milk with sweet brown sugar. This dessert is a simply wonderful end to your dinner!

You have to visit this place to try their food if you love chilli, spices and Chendol! Restaurant Hock Lock Kee is at #02-02/03, Hotel Rendezvous Gourmet Gallery, 9 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189559 Tel: (65) 6339 7508.

Happy Chef Seafood Noodle House, Sydney

While away from home, sometimes you just get a sudden craving of your usual local delights. So this time while at Sydney, I ended up at this foodcourt in Chinatown Mall... in the hope of finding some local Singapore food to satisfy my tastebuds!

Happy Chef Seafood Noodle House was the name of the stall in the Sussex Centre foodcourt I chanced upon. I was attracted by their colourful signboard of photos displaying the huge variety of Asian noodle dishes they served. They seem to have a long list of accolades including – recommendation by some popular TV programs - “Yan Can Cook” (hosted by the famous Martin Yan), Chinatown series on Foxtel and Channel 7’s “Sydney Weekender”.

They are also voted as a finalist in the I LOVE FOOD AWARDS 2007. In particular, the stall is renowned for their delicious laksa which has been complimented by many including Luke Mangan, one of Sydney's top 10 chefs.

Their famous laksa is a fusion of ingredients of all sorts – wanton (Chinese dumplings), roasted pork, chunk of Tau Pok (fried beancurd), bean sprouts and vermicelli noodles. I thought the laksa would probably be customised to the local Aussie taste, which should be unlike the typical thick Nonya & coconut milk laden laksa we have back at home. To my pleasant surprise, their laksa gravy taste just like ours, although the flavour is much lighter but its more spicy by the Singaporean standard. I was a happy and satisfied man when I finished the whole bowl of laksa, perspiring all over because of the spices! One could not have asked for more … away from home yet being able to savour this delicious local dish!

Verdict - one of the better tasting laksa we had (outside Singapore)! Would go back again when craving for local food. Price is also reasonable at A$8.50. Worth visiting as it also serves many other authentic Asian cusines (Thai, Korean, Japanese, Chinese/HongKong,etc..)

Happy Chef Seafood Noodle House is at Sussex Centre, Shop F3, 401 Sussex Street, Haymarket, NSW 2000, Australia Tel: (02) 9281 5832

Waterfront Restaurant, Sydney

Was away for a week to attend a conference in Sydney, Australia. Took the Singapore Airlines SQ A380 direct night flight to Sydney and was whizzed off there in approximately 8 hours. What a great way to fly! Onboard the SQ A380 flight, I was already served like a king with sweet delights like two dosages of delicious magnolia magnum ice-cream, sumptuous dinner and breakfast! The inflight entertainment programme was also very interesting and definitely dated with the latest movies. I watched the “Mama Mia” (the latest summer movie by Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan) / musical by ABBA which was a musical movie about the story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA. I was greatly moved and definitely enjoyed every minute of the movie! Never knew Pierce Brosnan could sing!

Sydney was very sunny when I arrived. Had to go to the must-see scenic spots like: Sydney Opera House and Harbourbridge, and to take a few photos as momento.

Dining in Sydney was great and made of the freshest too! The most memorable one in my opinion was at Waterfront Restaurant, Circular Quay. We had a sumptuous feast – ordered the Waterfronts Seafood Platter (costing A$150) which are a succulent selection of lobster, crab, prawns, bugs, oysters, mussles, smoked salmon & market fresh fish served chilled and hot with hand cut fries, dipping sauces and salad... plus complementing the meal with the great white Australian wine! O what more could we ask for! We also ordered the Grilled Wild Barramundi Fish Fillets at A$35 which we thought was quite just average.

Here’s what memories are made of :

Waterfront Restaurant is at 27 Circular Quay West Sydney NSW 200027 Australia Tel : +61 2 9247 3666

Ah Balling Peanut Soup

Got to tell you about my favourite dessert stall - Ah Balling Peanut Soup at Golden Mile Hawker Centre! Ah Balling is the literal translation in Hokkien referring to this sweet dessert of "round shape rice dumplings" served in peanut soup! And if you are at the hawker centre, you probably wont miss this stall as there is persistently a queue for the dessert. Its located among an interesting row of stalls on Level 1 of the hawker Centre - just beside the German Waffles Stall, opposite an Italian pasta stall and diagonally opposite the "Ice Queen Ice-Cream Stall".

Recommended by several food guides and local newspaper, I think I know why its so. This delicious hot dessert consisting of glutinuous rice dumpling in peanut soup is painstakingly boiled for many hours by the stall owner. Its recipe was passed down from family generations with its business established since 1947. No wonder its so yummy sweet and soft! The chewy glutinuous round rice dumplings comes in many different fillings e.g. sesame, peanut, red bean etc and they are all specially made by them. The peanut filling is the recommended one and I understand its specially made using ingredients like sugar and peanuts. The dessert costs S$1.50 per bowl with 4 rice dumplings and only $2 for 6 dumplings. Reasonable and delicious.

If you still have space for some delicious desserts, dont forget to try the Ah Balling Peanut Soup at Golden Mile Food Centre, 505 #01-75 Beach Road Singapore 199583.

Botak Jones

Char-grilled Salmon Fillet Meal at S$14 with additional "Shiitake Mushroom" sidedish

We heard the Botak Jones advertisement many times on the radio and being in the vicinity around Bukit Merah, we thought we will make a trip there to try.

Botak Jones, what a quaint name for a food place! This place serves authentic American food such as grills, burgers and pastas. Supposedly I understand that the concept for the Jones outlets is to make great western food available for the Heartlanders. So you would notice their outlets are located at the industrial and housing estates. As its slogan suggests, this place serves "damn good good at a damn good price"! This is because they prepare 95% of the food themselves and hence the prices can go so low. And as they claimed, we definitely got some great food at great prices there!

The meals were reasonably priced at S$7-19, burger sets at S$6-15. The steaks are at a different price but am sure it will be well worth the money. I ordered the recommended "Char-Grilled Salmon Fillet Meal" at S$14 and Ted went for the "Cajun Chicken Meal" at S$8. We also went for the additional S$2 deal where you can order a sidedish - and we ordered the "Shiitake Mushrooms". I especially love the mushrooms due to its fragant flavour! The char-grill salmon was also just nicely done and came topped with their own basil and garlic sauce . It was tender and almost melts in your mouth! The cajun chicken was likewise. It was juicy tender and there was a layer of cheese melting over it!

The sets were also served with any 2 sidedishes with the entree and the choices include:

* FRIES * COLESLAW * POTATO SALAD * CHEESE POTATO * DAILY VEGGIE * MEXICAN RICE * * FRESH DILL PASTA * AND MORE. We chose the coleslaw and fries. See what a great meal we have!

Cajun Chicken Meal at S$8 with additional "Shiitake Mushroom" sidedish

Botak Jones Depot Lane Outlet is at Blk 118, Depot Lane #01-02 Stall 10, Singapore 109754 Tel: 6272 3225.

Japanese Kikumasmune Sake

Happened to see this interesting Japanese Matsuri Festival at Central Shopping Mall probably two weekends back. Matsuri means festival. Maybe the festival was to celebrate harvest of some sort. I did not ask further. So there was some celebration over at Central, nearer the end facing the Riverside Quay. The event was a rather short one. Japanese music were playing in the background and cocktails were served to everyone at the mall. At the auspicious time of 9pm, the Japanese danced and celebrated, followed by opening a big wooden cask of Japanese sake wine /of brand known as "Kiku-Masamune". (Supposedly this is a famous brand of Japanese dry sake!)

After the opening of the big wooden casks, the Japanese were crazily inviting everyone at the Mall to have a taste of the Japanese sake wine as celebration. The sake was scooped using wooden ladles from the big wooden casks and everyone was served tiny little glasses of the Japanese sake. Very interesting. There was a lot of Japanese fun and giggles! There were also booths providing information on tours to Japan at the mall. A lot of shoppers joined in the fun! So we did too... the sake was very aromatic despite it being a small glass. Very sweet and rather strong. I understand that the sake was kept in the wooden casks to absorb the cedar wood from it and so as to produce the refreshing and wonderful aroma. We had a tiny glass for sampling and would say thanks for the sweet sake experience - and cheers ! Arigatoo gozaimasu ne.

Astons Express

We ventured to the neighbourhood this time. Its Serangoon Gardens! Yep the place where the famous hawker food centre is affectionately known as "Chomp Chomp". But no, we did not go to Chomp Chomp. Instead we detoured and visited one of the coffee shops round the corner of Farleigh Avenue, just diagonally opposite the Serangoon Maju Mall.

We walked along the row of shops and found this "New Huak Hin Coffeeshop". Surveying the stalls, we found this Grill place called "Astons Express" where all the staff at the stall don the same look - an Astons T-shirt with a khaki apron and cap. The grill looks good and they boast of serving Wagyu tender beef grill, tender chicken grill and many other choices at pretty competitive prices!

I was attracted and went for the "Chargrill Chicken". The complete grill set costing S$5.90 also allows for 2 side dishes to be served from a choice of items like; baked potatoes, baked beans, corn, mashed potato, vegetable salad, seasonal vegetables... among others. My choice for the day was the mashed potato and seasonal vegetables which was reasonably good!

See what a great meal I got above. The chicken was very tender and soft. Grilled well but still does not feel hard. It was served with mushroom sauce and the chicken was sprinkled with lots of black pepper. Nice! The mashed potatoes were soft and quite comparable to that served at the Punggol Park Bliss Restaurant (See earlier post on "Bliss Restaurant"). For a grill set of this price and NO GST, I would say what more can I ask?? Quick go and try it.

Astons Express is at 56, Serangoon Way, New Huak Hin Coffeeshop Tel: 6258 8839.

31 Sungei Road Laksa

Nothing beats a bowl of smooth thick spicy Laksa in hot sunny Singapore! And you can find the perfect bowl here at Sungei Road, Singapore! It is not famously acclaimed for no reasons and when you try it, you will know...

There has been many Laksa stalls found in Singapore claiming to be either the best Sungei Road or Katong Laksa. These 2 are supposedly the best Laksas in Singapore so many use that name to pose as the stall hoping to draw crowds. The original Sungei Road Laksa is in fact located at the Jalan Besar area, at Kelantan Lane within Seng Chuan Eating House. It is a coffeeshop that not many may find it unless you make an effort or perhaps while visiting the infamous "Sungei Road Second Hand Market"... The eating house is opposite a bike shop and those bikers who visit the "Lim Ah Boy Motorcycle Servicing Shop" will probably know where this Laksa stall is!

My opinion on the Laksa there is that its darn good! The coconut milk blends so nicely with the Laksa curry and spices. Its not too thick but just enough to bring out the taste. Very nicely done. Served with the cockles, fishcake and some bean sprouts, the dish is perfect!! Moreover, its served at a reasonable price of $2, $2.50 or $3 so its really a great deal. Maybe the only thing is that I wish there were more and bigger cockles in it.

Sometimes I wonder if there is a standard recipe that they use for the concoction of the Laksa because each time, I visit the place, the standard never falters and I wonder how they do it! The stall also serves a fantastic Mackerel otak (@ S$1) to go along with the Laksa so its great for spicy lovers as you don't just get Laksa served there (as if you dont have enough of the spices)! Well, but even for non-spicy lovers like me, I also found it hard to resist the delicious Laksa and Mackerel otak there. And I was definitely one pleased satisfied customer!!! Will be back for sure again.

Sungei Road Laksa is at Blk 31 Kelantan Lane, #01-12 Seng Chuan Eating House, Singapore. Opening hours 9am - 6pm. Closed on first Wednesday of the month.

Formula 1 World's First Night Race Winner

.... is Fernando Alonso, the spainard from Renault Team! Bravo! It was a really dramatic race with spills and thrills tonight that allowed Alonso to get his advantage and up his position from 15th to finish and win! Definitely a well deserved win for the two time World Champion!

Formula 1 World's First Night Race in Singapore

We are going to be part of history tonight, at this moment 7:56pm! Formula 1 (F1) World's First Night Race is going to start at 8pm at Singapore Marina Bay. I need to reach back TV to catch the flag off soon.

Just to report that the pole position is held by Ferrari Racer, Felipe Massa. Lewis Hamilton / McLaren Mercedes from Britain is in the 2nd position and another Ferrari racer, Kimi Raikkonen is in 3rd position. Its going to be tough race tonight, given that the circuit allows for almost zero opportunity for overtaking. Fernando Alonso of Renault is in 15th position having encountered engine problems in the Qualifying Round last night.

I got to run back to TV now. It has started!~

Azabu Sabo Hokkaido Ice-Cream

Its dessert time! If you love ice-creams, you will love this Azabu Sabo Hokkaido Ice-Cream! We tried their ice-creams and fell in love instantly with its milky soft creamy ice-cream.

Azabu Sabo uses dairy milk from Japan, Hokkaido so we should have no worries about it being tainted like those produced from China these days. Hokkaido is famous for milk and of course, for its milk ice-creams too! So we knew we had to try this one at The Central. The ice-cream comes served in single or double cones. Seeing the many flavours, we could not help but to order the double cones. Our choice was the Green Tea and Sesame (known as “Goma” in Japanese) flavour ice-cream! It was heavenly!! I especially like the Sesame flavour. These 2 flavours complement very well and it’s definitely a good choice to order both.

If you have a sweet tooth or crave for nice soft milky ice-cream, you've got to get your hands on the ice-cream at Azabu Sabo Hokkaido Ice-Cream! This outlet is a quick fix for customers to buy and go. They also have a restaurant (known as Azabu Sabo Japanese Sweets, Eats & Tea) at The Central which serves Japanese desserts and cuisines if you prefer to have a seat but do expect queues. Azabu Sabo Hokkaido Ice-Cream is at 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #01-46 The Central, Singapore 059817 Tel: 6534 7178.

Swing KPE !

Went for a 5km fun walk and run at the SWING KPE - an event to mark the completion of the Kallang Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) yesterday on 14 September 2008, Sunday.

It has been almost a year that I attended the last charity walk to mark the completion of the first 3km of the KPE! Now, its the full completion of another 9km. This expressway stretches from the East Coast Parkway (ECP) to the Tampines Expressway (TPE). Fully constructed, this 12km expressway will boost of being the longest (9km) underground vehicular tunnel in Southeast Asia. The project supposedly costs a whooping SGD $1.7 billion!

The KPE will be officially opened to motorists from 20 September 2008 and I was one of the eager participants waiting to step and make my mark on the newly completed expressway before any vehicles start moving on it yet ... ha cheap thrill! but that part of me was so excited to join the action and participate in the fun!

Lo and behold, so the event on Sunday, 14 September 2008 saw almost 15,000 people involved! Dressed in yellow, orange, green and black sports shirts, the participants don the bright colours of the event walking in the tunnel after the Transport Minister, Ms Lim Hwee Hwa together with Minister Admiral Teo Chee Hian flagged off the event. There was a 5km fun walk and run, a 10km competitive run and also activities like car rally that day.

Briskly the walkers walk, the joggers ran and altogether suddenly the pack squeezed into the tunnel after the Ministers flagged off. The walk was pretty enjoyable and the most interesting part was after 1-2 km into the tunnel where all the lights in the tunnel were turned off, music was thundering and you see neon lights displaying messages of "Switch On Vehicle Headlights" to bring across the message to motorists to remember to turn on the headlights when driving in this part of the expressway. Well done, Land Transport Authority (LTA)!

While walking through this part of the tunnel, participants had to switch on their red light battery-operated lanterns to join in "The Guiness Book of Records for the Largest Lantern Parade"! Coincidentally, the 14 September 2008 also happens to be the 15th day of the 8th lunar month on the Chinese Lunar Calendar this year, which is also known as the "Mooncake Festival". Supposedly this day in the Chinese tradition is to indulge oneself with a piece of mooncake while sipping a cup of tea and to admire the bright full moonlight, carrying a lantern. Hence we were moonlighting in the tunnel carrying our little lanterns at the walk.

The walk was interesting but got a little hot in the tunnel at the end. Exhausted we completed the walk together with the many people... perspiring and hot! It was an enjoyable walk in the morning and for a good cause as the proceeds collected towards this event went towards the President's Challenge 2008!! Thanks to LTA!

Kranji Countryside - Hay Dairies Pte Ltd & Bollywood Veggies Pte Ltd

Signage of Hay Dairies Pte Ltd

Away to the Kranji countryside in Singapore we went this time! Until we explored to Kranji area, little did we know that in tiny Singapore, there are also our own farms aplenty. We were really surprised to find goat, frog, fish and many vegetable farms in the area!

People queueing to buy Goat's Milk at Hay Dairies Pte Ltd

Just to let you have a glimpse of the delights we found there. There's the Hay Dairies Pte Ltd – a dairy and meat goat farm and there are fresh goat milk available for sale. FRESH ! Deliveries can also be arranged to homes in Singapore with a minimum order. The fun part was that we could walk about the farm and even buy some Alfafa Hay sold in packets of S$2 to feed the goats there. There were many types of goats on the farm and we have a lot of fun feeding the different goats.

Goats at Hay Dairies Pte Ltd farm

We also visited the Bollywood Veggies Pte Ltd – an organic vegetable farm. We had our lunch at the Poison Ivy Bistro munching away the vegetables they grew there. It was a simple meal but it touched our hearts to know that what we are having are the fresh and organic vegetables grown there. We were also treated to the dining area outside the aircon restaurant, to dine at the open porch area overlooking the garden, a view of the herbs and its plantation.

Simple meal at Bollywood Veggies Pte Ltd

Supposedly the Indian curry was the recommended dish at the restaurant but we gave it miss this time as the weather was simply too hot to have the spicy one! We chose the simple dishes like the soya sauce chicken, tapioca leaves and steamed tofu instead. Prices were reasonable and it was not too bad. A meal like homemade fare ! We were also treated to a plate of roti prata while we waited for the rice to be cooked that day ! See above.

This trip has definitely brought us back to the nature and to appreciate our environment and mother nature better. Back to the basics is still the best! Well, if you need some fresh air to breathe or to escape from the hustle and bustle of the town, a trip to the countryside is sure well worth the time !

Hay Dairies Pte Ltd is No. 3 Lim Chu Kang Agrotech Park Lane 4, Singapore 718859 Tel: 6792 0931.

Bollywood Veggies Pte Ltd is at 100 Neo Tiew Road, Singapore 719026 Tel: 6898 5001.

Tea Shake Hut

My emphasis these days (due to my problematic stomach) is nice simple good food haunts. Guess where I found my good meal this time. Amidst the busy Bugis Junction.

Many people may have overlooked this place as a just a bubble tea place. But hey! You maybe wrong. If you take a closer look next time, you realised a lot of the diners here are actually having fried rice, fried bee hoon, hor-fun and even claypot rice! But of course, most of them are still here for the tea. We are no different.

In particular, I like the Hot Almond Tea (@ S$4.50) and I never fail to order this every time I visit this place. The tea comes served in a white pot and with teacups and is enough for 2. I must also recommend the hot fried rice that comes served with 3 chicken wings! Maybe the rice is pre-cooked and then it is microwaved when served. But that simple dish is really good. Warm and delicious. A mouthful taken down with the chilli, it wont disappoint! Then finishing the meal with the Hot Almond Tea, this is one of life’s greatest simple pleasure! Ahh…

Tea Shake Hut is located at #01-56, Bugis Junction, Singapore. Do check it out!

Riders Café

First of all, I must wish Singapore a Happy National Day !! We are 43 years of nation building today... and May our nation be peaceful and properous always!

On this special day, I will share my little delightful secret...! This one’s a real hidden gem. Located within the Bukit Timah Saddle Club. We stumbled upon this place by chance and I really love it! I thought I had travelled to Australia. The nature, the greenery is such a welcoming change for us. Driving in along Eng Neo Ave into the Fairways Drive, the white ranches lead you to think that you are already in the countryside and escaped from the hustle and bustle of the busy city. Finally nestled in the greenery, you see the horse stables.

Riders Café is located between the horse stables and beside the Mimolette. The café is not air-conditioned and is in a good old charming single-storey black and white block retaining its colonial flavour . Its housed within this block with the “Bukit Timah Saddle Club” signboard hung outside.

Lucky for Ted and me! We were offered the lovely Members Lounge Area – these are balcony seats at the patio overlooking the children’s playground and the horse stables! Lovely except that it can be quite hot in the day. But thankfully, there are fans installed at the patio though.

The friendly staff came over and we ordered our lunch. Light and healthy is our motto these days. I would recommend this place for a good breakfast or lunch too. I had the BLT (Bacon Light Toast @ S$9.95) while Ted went for the Appetiser – Portobello Mushroom (@ S$8.95) as he was going to be “extra light”. We also ordered a Pot of Camomile Tea (@ S$5 per pot) to share.

The meal surprisingly came in portions we desired. The appetiser was well cooked with the balsamic vinegar and looks like a piece of art when it was served. Compared to the Portobello Mushroom bun we had at the Green Café Room the other day (See post on The Green Room Café), we felt this simple dish appears to be somewhat better. The salad greens were fresh too and felt like one of those picked from the green fields outside!

The BLT was normal in my opinion. The Bacon seems to be too hard, perhaps overcooked and was a little too tough on my teeth! Ouch. The salad green was fine.

The white pot of Camomile Tea came served with a small pot of honey. The nice aroma of the Camomile Tea gave a lovely calming effect and brought the meal to a nice close for the two of us, chatting away at the patio overlooking the horse stables...

Riders Café is at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club, open to the public. It’s a a drive along Eng Neo Avenue with a turn into the small road leading to Fairway Drives, when you see the Bukit Timah Saddle Club signboard.

The Green Room Café

Pssst… have a newfound secret. Found a quiet green heaven with eateries right smack around the city. It brings me so much happiness and joy today as I have never felt so healthy and good before!

Went for a healthy walk at Bishan Park this morning and chanced upon this group of Deli in the Park eateries. A concept café by the Asmara Tropical Spas and managed by the Aramsa Spas, there are also another 3 lovely eateries there. The park is actually quite huge, divided into 2 parts (Park I and Park II). Some more eateries can also be found around the Park. But here we were at the Bishan Park II. Walking around the big park, watching the dogs running around in the Dog Run Area and looking at the pond… we spent a quiet morning there. If you love the greenery, you will also love to dine at one of these eateries there!

Looking around the group of eateries at the Park II, we choose The Green Room Café as we are prepared to get healthy and have a good clean diet too! Plus with my problematic stomach these days and only starting to get better, I deserve to start anew with a healthy diet. Away with the old!

And so I did it! Had a healthy detox diet for lunch. At The Green Room Café! This place is quietly camouflaged among the many plants and shrubs, and hidden at the area inner among the 2 other restaurants, the Canopy Bar and Acacia Restaurant in the Park. Nice white walls lined the interior of the restaurant. Décor is simple as are the dishes listed in the menu. This place boosts of outstanding food served there that will change the way you view vegetarian cuisines. So after a good walk in the morning, I was all ready to go for some light delicious and healthy vegetarian food …

To start off, I had the Detox Fruit Juice (@ S$7.80) consisting of a mix of Carrot, Apple and Cucumber juices. It was a real refreshing drink! Never knew this concoction can create such a nice blended, quenching and refreshing feeling. Immediately felt good having a gulp already.

My choice today was the Portobello Field Mushroom (@ S$12.80). This proved to be nice and healthy indeed. Dish was marinated in rich aged balsamic vinegar, topped with their homemade tomato relish and served between a freshly baked bun with some fresh summer leaf salad. The balsamic vinegar was sweet and blends very well with the 2 Portobello mushrooms. The dish was also served with a generous serving of chips and the salad was fresh as the day!

I feel all light and refreshed today with this simple meal! You may want to try it sometimes and I believe I may be back there again! For your info, there is also the Aramsa – Garden Spa, Fox Spa Salon and Power Moves Pilates Studio all there too, if you feel like some therapy for your soul! I already feel nurtured today, at this green hidden newfound secret! The Green Room Café is at Bishan Park II, beside Aramsa – Garden Spa.