Carl’s Jr.

It's gonna get messy...

This is priceless! Rick and I had a hoot taking this pic while waiting for our food to ermm, come.

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Barracks Cafe @ House

Barracks - no army rations here.

Occupying the premises of a former army barracks, House is a lifestyle concept that houses (sorry, I couldn’t resist) a spa, cafe, and bar. This is how the cafe’s name comes about. But this is also where any association with an army camp ends, for Barracks resembles nothing like a military mess hall. From chic, quirky decor down to stunning food presentations, our experience at Barracks was a total revelation. This is one canteen that soldiers would happily dine at everyday!

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Freshly Baked by Le Bijoux

Ham & cheese on walnut raisin, S$7.20.

If I had to choose between rice or bread, it’s definitely rice. Yes, I’m a rice person. I get withdrawal symptoms from going without rice for more than two consecutive days!

Yet, after an unplanned visit to Freshly Baked, I found myself thinking of nothing but bread. Grabbing a late lunch, I’d expected nothing extraordinary out of a simple BLT on wholemeal bread.

But Freshly Baked’s wholemeal bread simply blew me away! Soft, fluffy, light, and so incredibly delicious that I kept pinching myself, “How is this possible? It’s nothing like the rough, stodgy wholemeal bread I’ve hated all my life!”

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Smok’inn Frogz Kitchen

Homemade beef burger with cheese, S$12.00.

Of late, The Neanderthal’s been grumbling that our Friday/Saturday evenings have been spent at uncool venues like Bukit Merah Central FairPrice supermarket. Yes, dear, I’ve realized my folly! Food gathering is the domain of the female; the Neanderthal Man is born to hunt.

Hence, Friday’s dinner was at a most male-friendly venue, where burgers rule and booze flows freely.

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Dallas Restaurant & Bar

On Sat, Brad aka ladyironchef organized a lunch at Dallas to commemorate his blog’s second birthday! Happy blog birthday, Brad! 🙂

What a big turn-out there was! It was wonderful meeting Arlyna, Mike, Jaime La Nourriture and her friend, and catching up with Camemberu, and Keropokman and Momo at the same table.

Salt & pepper calamari.

This was the first of the 9-course tasting menu (S$23.00++ per person) Brad had arranged. The squid was tender and lightly battered. Although the salt and pepper were subtle, I thought the calamari was lovely!

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Fish and calamari from Paddy’s

Paddy’s want you to know that they are not your typical localized hawker/foodcourt western food, that’s why they implicitly state “Paddy’s – From Australia” on their signboard.

Fried fish and calamari, S$7.50.

I remember being very impressed with the fresh produce, generous sizing, and overall quality of food when I toured Aussieland. So how Aussie was the above plate of fish and calamari?

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CHIPPY British Take Away (The Central)

Beer-battered fish and chips, S$4.60.

Gosh! The Central is a ghost town on weekday afternoons! Two Fridays ago I was early for a 5pm appointment and snooped around the place. Most shops didn’t have a single customer.

At CHIPPY, there was no one in sight, so I rapped on the tall counter and a head popped up as if abruptly awoken from a nap meditation. The lone sullen youngster manning the kiosk then proceeded to fry up my order of fish n chips.

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Dinner at Globetrotters Restaurant and some home meals

Tonight’s dinner was a rambunctious gathering of Ricky’s pals and their families. Total: 12 adults and 7 kids. Naturally the venue was a family-friendly restaurant, Globetrotters.

Crusted fish.

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McDonald’s onion rings

Onion rings, S$3.05.

Is this the one (ring) to rule them all? Nah! These onion rings are so awful they should be destroyed in the depths of Mount Doom forever! And ever!

Maybe they’d have tasted better if they had just come out of the fryer, cos the ones I had were cold and had an unpleasant greasy taste. Even then, the batter was too thick and heavy.

This is one instance when curiosity did not pay!

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