Sun with Moon Japanese Dining & Cafe

This time we visited the Sun with Moon Japanese Dining & Cafe at Wheelock Place. This was our second visit here. I would recommend more visits to the place to try out the other stuff! Because as I would exclaim: its quality food they serve there! The Japanese food served is simply extraordinary faire!

Ted and me ordered the ala-carte mixed yakitori set to share. The way the dish was served dismayed us! The yakitori sticks were actually served pinned on a baked sweet potato! This dish was quite the usual but the presentation of the palate was what scored.

Ted ordered the salmon tea rice set to complement the yakitori sticks. The serving was just nice for one person. The salmon was tender and fresh. Rice was well cooked. The tea soup was another worth complementing! Having soup served in a little teapot is not the usual soup you would expect. But this scored again for its innovativeness and as well as the fragrant tea soup! Mind you, its NOT your usual cup of soup. You have to taste for yourself to know the difference!

For my choice, I ordered the tender pork rice set made from belly pork specially flown in. Ooohh... what tender pork slices. The rice don was served with a nice yellow egg york which I gulped down in one mouthful! (see the picture above) Felt a little regretful about not mixing the egg york with the rice. Ha if you get the chance to order this, you may want to think twice and make sure you dont end up like me gulping down that lovely irresistible yoke down before mixing it up with the rice ! The don was delicious and what else can I say? Do visit the Sun with Moon Japanese Dining & Cafe located at 501 Orchard Road, #03-15/16/17, Wheelock Place, Singapore 238880 Tel: 6733 6636.

Ichiban Sushi

We visited the Ichiban Sushi at Hougang Mall. Teddy had his tooth extracted and could not take any food that is too hard. So we headed for Japanese food.

I had the Salmon Don, which was pretty reasonably priced and boy! was it delicious! Sesame oil over the juicy fresh salmon!! The don came sparkling gold and smells reek of sesame. The don was well seasoned with the right amount of sesame and the rice was cooked just nice. Not too hard or soft. It is said that good well-cooked Japanese vinegar rice should just be a little sticky but not too much. Suppose this should be it. I just cant resist my favourite salmon in the don which was very fresh indeed. The don was gobbled up within minutes. Yum.

Poor Teddy could only have chawan-mushi (steamed egg) and a shiogayaki (seasoned ginger) pork rice set. The set came served complete with miso-soup and some oranges as dessert. The serving was a lot and we could share the pork slices too. Ichiban Sushi is located at Hougang Mall, Level 2, Singapore.

CHIPPY British Takeaway

Tried a quick snack while shopping at the Raffles City shopping centre basement. The CHIPPY British Takeaway - Beer Battered Fish with Battered Fries. In other words, fish and chips!

The thing about fish and chips is that the fish has to be really fresh for it to be delicious! Yum. This one is indeed and the fish pieces were delicate! The fishes were probably battered with beer as its name is called, hence its soft and delicate texture. Its fried with a layer of flour which I felt were quite soft and crisp. The fries were crunchy and piping hot! We chose the topping of: Mayonnaise & Ketchup to go with the fishes. There is another choice of Salt & Vinegar.

The outlet also serve some interesting snacks like fried mars bars (!!), cheese sausages, calamari and others!! Real nice British mural put up at the tiny little shopfront. The only thing I would like is to have some more seats near the store for the takeaway customers. Understand there are also outlets at Central shopping centre and Tampines Mall too. Worth a try if you are looking for a nice delicious snack! CHIPPY British Takeaway is located at 252 North Bridge Road, Basement 1 #B1-58, Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore.

Ma maison restaurant

Gong xi fa cai! Chinese Lunar New Year was celebrated on 7 February 2008 and we had 2 days of holiday ushering the new year of the rat. Was busy visiting relatives I havent met for a while. Hope you had a wonderful time reuniting with friends and relatives at home too and may everyone have a happy, healthy and prosperous new year of the Rat!!

just before Chinese New Year, Teddy and me had gone New Year shopping at the new Central shopping centre located just beside the Clarke Quay MRT. Visited the Ma Maison Restaurant and had to recommend the fantastic dining there! The restaurant appear to be a Japanese chain. It appears to have a restaurant at Nagoya and few other places in Japan too. Some of its staff in the restaurant are also Japanese. The atmosphere inside the restaurant is just like its name - "my home". Warm and comfortable. The lighting was rather dim but I suppose this is to make the place more warm and cosy.



We decided to start off with an appetizer - scallop carpaccio. The dish was simply heavenly! Served cold, the scallops and lettuce greens were so fresh, they just melt away. The dressing compliments the fresh ingredients so well and it really starts your stomach off well as an appetizer with its taste not too sour nor too sweet. You yearn for more as the fresh after taste lingers in your mouth as you finish your mouthful...

After that, we ordered the main special - which was the "Tonkatsu rice set". It is served with miso soup, rice and desert. The set was beyond my expectations! Look at how the dressing and sauces are served, in interesting containers... The tonkatsu sauce was served in a little urn while the salad dressing was in a container. There was also a bottle of sea salt which you have to grind yourself. Really interesting.


The tonkatsu was served on top a strainer so that the oil will be kept away. Really thoughtful.

Last was our desert. An unforgettable one! It looked dark green with little black dots on it. I asked what this was. Green tea goma (seasame) ice-cream. Surprisingly, contrary to its ugly looks, it tastes simply wonderful!! I wish there was more of such ice-cream. Wonder if I can get my hands on this from the Japanese supermarkets. Its really simply lovely! You got to try it out.

Overall, I rate the restaurant very good. The dining experience was good and the food was great too! Ma Maison Restaurant is located at #03-96, Central (just beside Clarke Quay MRT), Singapore.

Nihon Mura (Japanese Village)

“Japanese Village” is the name of this Japanese restaurant located at the Revenue House. Was told that this restaurant offers good and delicious sushi so decided to go and try it with Teddy. It did not disappoint!

“Irrashimase! ” (meaning ‘Welcome’ in Japanese), we were warmly greeted by the staff in the restaurant. Located on the 2nd floor of the Revenue House building at Novena, we entered an interesting Japanese village the minute we stepped in the restaurant.

A polite and kind waiter came by and gave us brief intro on how things work here at the village. Each customer was given a plastic cup to hold the items you wish to order. The items were written on “ice-cream” sticks with a code number and you choose one stick for one order you pick. Interesting concept! The items are displayed and beside each item, there is an ice-cream stick which you pick up if you wish to order. Except for the sushi which you can just pick up from the sushi belt and bring it back to your table, for all other dishes like the cooked food or live sashimi or teppanyaki items, you have to order it via the “ice-cream” stick style! The beverages were also quite interesting. There are many variety of ice-cream floats concoctions and fruit juices.

Our choice for the evening were lots of salmon sushi and orders of "ice-cream" sticks for the fried tofu, yakitori sticks and also a pot of salmon fish head!! It was a sumptuous and appetizing meal indeed. Look at what we had ! Yum yum... Best of all, the price was reasonable and food was good. So go check it out!

Nihon Mura is located at 55 Newton Road, #02-02 Revenue House, (5 mins walk from Novena MRT) Singapore.

Dome Café

On a shopping spree this time at Orchard Scotts Road with Teddy over the weekends. Feeling hungry and thirsty , we went to the Shaw House building on Scotts Road and stepped into the new Dome Café on Level 4. The décor in the café was just like the typical Dome Café at the other locations. Warm, modern contemporary style. This was our first visit to the Dome Café at Shaw House. Outside the cafe was a huge board featuring the Gourmet Pie. Naturally that became my choice and to complete the meal, I added on $3 for an additional Cream of Mushroom Soup. Teddy had his Café Latte.

The soup came first. How delicious it was! The soup was not too thick and just nice for me. Enough mushroom flavour. Yum.

Next came the gourmet pie! It was heavenly! The crust was crispy and blend in so well with the fillings served in a little soup mug. The fillings consist of chicken slices, carrot slices, and surprisingly, barley too! No wonder the filling was creamy and yet so sweet. It was because of the barley seeds. Secret recipe! Deliciously blended and simply heavenly for an afternoon delight…

Little wonder I was on seventh heaven then! Even without ice-creams. Yum yum. I was enticed by the Supervisor later to sign up as a Circle Member with the Dome Café for 3 years. Joining this will enable me to enjoy discounts, coffee vouchers and also getting a birthday treat of an entrée at the Café plus some other privileges. I will be able to have my heavenly Gourmet Pie yet again once of these days and am sure it won’t be too long!! Dome Café (Shaw House outlet) is located at 350 Orchard Road, Level 4 Isetan Scotts, Shaw House, Singapore 238868.

Fortun-ate Teahouse Dim Sum

The dim-sum by Fortun-ate Teahouse is delicious! Look at what we had.

Simple dim-sum like siew-mai and har-hou but they really whet your appetite. The best part is that we had our meal in between our shopping spree at the Wisma Atria shopping centre, Orchard Road.

Yes! The teahouse is just one of the tenants at the Food Republic located on the 5th level of Wisma Atria shopping centre. The revamped foodcourt, now managed by BreadTalk is the talk of the town. Huge selection of food set in a warm kampung backdrop. Dont think that food served at foodcourts are bad. The competitive foodcourt landscape these days benefit the customers where quality food is served at cheaper prices. Value for money - well considering that is if you are looking for cheaper alternatives amidst shopping areas! If you are on a shopping spree around Orchard Road next time and wonder what to eat, recommend for you to take a break to visit the Food Republic and have some dim sum at the Teahouse there. You may find other food gems there too e.g. Sergeant Chicken Rice. Fortun-ate Teahouse is located at Orchard Road, Level 5, Wisma Atria Shopping Centre, Singapore.

Happy New Year 2008 !

Welcome 2008, goodbye 2007! Its been a year filled with memories of nice dining, warm planting and surprise trips for me!

As the new year ushers in, may everyone's new dreams and wishes be fulfilled in this year! And may this new year be another one of the best yet to be where, my tastebuds get more tantalised, where the world becomes my oyster and my voracious appetite be fulfilled ... !


p.s. on New Year's Eve 31 Dec o7 before the year ends, got a taste of simple delight having gourmet Italian pizzas at a newly opened Italian eatery outlet at neighbourhood Sengkang, Compassvale Bow coffeeshop. The soft thin crust oven-baked pizzas melt right in your mouth. Opened by celebrity chef, Peter Bontoi on 22 Dec 07, Il Piccolo Pizza is the place for delicious pizzas without burning a hole in your pocket (price range between S$6 - S$14 for 7" and 12" size pizzas). Do check out Il Piccolo at Blk 266, Compassvale Bow, Singapore!