Kookaburra

The first time I brought my friends here was unfortunately on a Monday and Kookaburra was closed. Oops I assumed they were opened everyday haha. After several failed attempts to arrange for another dinner here, X and I finally visited Kookaburra with B and XM!
























Tasting Platter (for 2) - $28


Bbq kangaroo - The meat was so soft and this was really delicious! Never thought I'd try kangaroo meat but it's really good!

The wedges were well cooked and crispy


Prawn Cutlets- These were crispy and not bad

Scallop Newburg- The sauce on the scallop was super nice haha everyone liked the scallops!


Salmon pastrami and western Australian octopus- These paled in comparison to the other 3 items. It tasted a little weird and the salmon and octopus didn't complement each other.


Caesar Salad - $16
Crispy pancetta, parmesan chips, poached egg, white anchovy fillet, garlic walnut rye bread

B said this was not too bad.


Fluffy Pancake Stack - $22
Caramelized apples, crispy pork belly, swirled cinnamon rhubarb icecream

My pancake stack! Have been wanting to try this since forever haha. The pork belly was really nice! And although some may find such fusion of sweet and salty strange, the pork belly went really well with the pancakes and apples. The cinnamon icecream had a strong cinnamon taste but it wasn't sweet enough. I quite like this dish! Wish there were more apples and pork belly! 


Wild Mushroom Pasta - $22
Tete de maine cheese with white truffle oil.

If there was a dish out of everything that we ordered that we would never order again, it would be this. The pasta was overpriced for the amount of truffle that was present. We could hardly even taste or smell the truffle. Pretty disappointing

 
The Kookaburra - $28
Lamb prosciutto scrambled eggs, bacon, mini rump steak, lambs fry and kidney minted pea mash and gravy, sundried tomato buttered damper and liver paste

XM said the rump steak was very nice and it was of the correct doneness. He also liked the bread which he found flavourful and fragrant and a delight when eaten with the eggs. The mash has a hint of spice that made it interesting and yummy. The liver paste tasted really strange and it had a strong lingering aftertaste. It might kill off a little of your appetite. B said that the liver paste had a hidden Burmese taste and she didn't find it strange haha. Acquired taste we see.

We were the only table around on a Friday night. Doesn't seem like Kookaburra's very well known yet. When splitting the bill after we left Kookaburra, we were surprised to find that we were charged $32 for the wild mushroom pasta. We thought we had made a mistake when we saw it on the menu. Thank God we had pictorial evidence that it was priced at $22. We called up Kookaburra to tell them about it. And now we'll have to go back there to enjoy a $12 discount off our next meal. To go back or not to go back, that is the question.

Kookaburra has an all-day breakfast menu. Being one who really loves all-day breakfast, X did not find anything that he wanted. Perhaps their range is a little limited. Kookaburra's service is pretty efficient and attentive, but also maybe because we were the only ones around. Maybe we'll go back to have the tasting platter soon.

180 Albert Court #01-09
Albert Court Village Hotel

Tue - Fri:	11:00	-	15:00
	18:00	-	23:00
Sat - Sun:	10:00	-	23:00

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Love, K

K's rating of Kookaburra : 6.5/10

PS Cafe (Palais Renaissance)

This was on the day or one day after Antoinette opened at Palais. So we decided to go there for brunch. But X decided that he wanted PS Cafe instead. Haha what a fickle boy. So yupp, here we were! It was already very crowded when we got there and there were hardly any seats indoors. As I was feeling really cold, we were more than happy with outdoor seats. I got up and started snapping pictures only to be informed by the staff that photo-taking is prohibited. I don't get it.. Why? Pretty places are meant to be shared aren't they?

 
Patterned tiles, marble tables


Brick wall and chalk board




Trees




Hot chocolate - $7
This tasted more like milk with a hint of chocolate than hot chocolate.
Pretty disappointing


Iced Cafe Latte - $6.50
X said his latte was strong and pretty fragrant


Truffle Fries - $15
A ginormous plate of truffle fries that we could not finish. Fragrant, crispy and satisfying


Banana Pancakes- $22

Stack of banana and caraway pancakes with caramelized bananas, butter and organic honey.
Four pieces of pancakes. The serving is huge! The organic honey goes extremely well with the butter. The flavoured pancakes were fluffy and together with the caramelized bananas, the only criticism that this dish received from me was its huge portion. Hahaha. That's how much I liked it!



 
PS big bacon and eggs - $24
Two eggs with herbed toast, crisped bacon, oven dried tomato, rocket pesto roasted mushrooms, and choice of sausage

The poached eggs were perfect and the tomatoes were delicious. The sausage was pretty unique, it kinda tasted like otah. Interesting! The serving was huge too!

The interior of the restaurant was nicely decorated and was quite alot prettier than the alfresco area. The service crew were polite and service was quite efficient.

390 Orchard Road, Palais Renaissance
#02-09A

Monday - Friday: 1130am - 12am, (1am for Friday)
Saturday, Sunday : 930am - 1am (12am for Sunday)
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Love, K

K's rating of PS Cafe (Palais) : 7/10

Five & Dime

We paid a spontaneous visit to Five & Dime for dinner, bringing along three buddies! We've been here a couple of times for brunch and have loved their Eggs Benny. And now, its time to give their dinner a try!






Fish & Chips - $22
I felt that this was best eaten with your hands! The size of the pieces of crispy fish was perfect for your fingers to pick them up and dip them into the sweet ketchup and yummy tartare sauce. The tartare sauce was really special. It was really tasty I cleaned up the whole serving of tartare sauce!


The chips were crispy and really yummy too. The buddies were saying that the chips were unique and good. Sister N who ordered Fish & Chips too also praised the dish! Being one with a tiny stomach, she had great difficulty finishing this. I couldn't finish my fish and chips too and had to seek help from the other three pigs haha.

Fresh fish, great sauce, crispy chips and delicious on the whole!


Mac & Cheese - $16
This mac and cheese looks simple but as they say, looks are deceiving. Infused with creamy lobster sauce, this dish was tasty and contrary to popular belief, not the least bit "ger-lat". I was secretly jealous of XM who ordered this... HAHA. Three types of cheese make up the thick layer of fragrant cheese. So good! Might be a little small on the portion side for some though


Cajun Chicken - $18
Grilled chicken maryland with mashed potato, corn and tangy tomato sauce.
The mashed potato is hidden under the slab of chicken. Brother Z couldn't stop praising the mashed potato.. HAHA. Excuse me the highlight is the chicken maybe? Haha the chicken was tender and well-cooked! In Brother Z's words, this dish was "sick" and the mashed potato was "too sick" haha


The Burger - $23
As you can see, this is pretty huge. Haha and X said the burger was not bad

Our buddies were really pleased with dinner and we were really glad they liked it! I'm gonna get the mac and cheese the next time I go there. Hahaha. We wanted to try the youtiao churros but that wasn't on their menu anymore. Does anyone know if they removed it? We wanted to try the pork belly and the beef but they were out of it. Must be good! Will try them when we return the next time round!

Service was efficient and the waitress was very attentive and cheerful. I really like such people. They really make the whole dining experience better. 

297 River Valley Road
Weekdays -12 noon to 12 midnight (Closed on Tuesdays)
Saturday - 10 am to 12 midnight
Sunday - 10 am to 10 pm
Last orders for lunch at 230 pm. Last orders for dinner is 930 pm.


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Love, K

K's rating of Five & Dime: 8/10

The Sailors

Have you heard of The Sailors before?

This is the second time that X and I were here. We knew about this place because one of X's friend told him that you can get $1 oysters here on Monday nights.

We thought it was too good to be true but we were impressed the first time round. The $1 oysters were actually not bad! That being a year ago haha. And this time round, we brought along 3 other friends to see if this awesome promotion was still on. We've already had our dinner and we were at Robertson Quay in search of desserts when we remembered about the $1 oysters!

Located at Robertson Quay. The Sailors is within walking distance from Bella Pizza. Parking is readily available in the underground carparks. 






$1 oysters but still pretty quiet..

And we know why it was so quiet.

So much for FRESH oysters. The oysters didn't taste fresh and they had quite a strong "stench" (the weird taste) After finishing about 3 oysters each, everyone was complaining about the aftertaste and queasiness in their stomachs.

You may say that it's $1 and we shouldn't expect too much. Well, we'd certainly pay more to get better oysters. Everyone knows that oysters that aren't fresh will probably give you the runs. We weren't here to grab a cheap deal and end up feeling sick.

To purchase these oysters at $1 each, you'll have to order an item from their menu. It can be either food or beverage. The previous time we were here, I ordered seafood marinara and the portion was insanely huge but it tasted just alright.

The best part of this visit was probably the friendly manager who chatted with us.

If you're a fan of oysters and are interested to have an oyster night, you can head down to The Sailors on Mondays. Maybe their oysters will be fresher then.

By the way, speaking of oysters.
If you're heading to Lawry's, you've to try their oysters. TOO GOOD.

15 Merbau Road, Robertson Quay
Mon–Thu: 5.30pm – 1am
Fri–Sat: 5.30pm – 2am
Sun: 5.30pm – 12am

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Love, K

K's rating of Sailors : 5/10

Brunetti

It's been a long time since we've gone dessert hunting. It was a Sunday night and I was supposed to decide where to have dinner. I decided on Brunetti because I thought we could have dinner and desserts there.

When we got there, we took a long hard look at their menu for dinner. There were only a few choices and there was nothing really attractive so we ate at the food court before coming back here for desserts.








Outdoor seats


Sandwiches and pizzas


Chocolates


Pastries and "mini" desserts.
All the cakes/tarts shown here are miniature versions. The original sized ones are available too!
If you wanna try a number of desserts or do not want such a big piece of cake/tart, these will be ideal for you


Cookies, cakes and tarts.
Here are the tarts and cakes in their original sizes


Macarons and cakes


Gelato. Too many flavours to choose from




Flourless Chocolate souffle-$8

This was rich and just about the right level of sweetness. I'd recommend this for sharing as one might get a little sick of it after awhile




Lemon Tart Mignon- $2.75

The lemon curd had a pretty tough and rubbery exterior and wasn't exactly what we expected. Also the curd tasted artificial and strange. I had wanted the original sized one actually. Luckily, X convinced me otherwise


Seasalt caramel macaron and Chocolate macaron - $2.25

The macarons were definitely the highlight. The seasalt caramel one was awesome! It's a little chewy and everything was just oh-so-good! X didn't like it as much as the chocolate one because he said it was too chewy. Haha. The chocolate macaron was pretty damn good too! The ganache was smooth and delicious. I'll definitely return for their macarons!



Pear and cheese crumble- $10

We didn't think that this was very good. Firstly, there were too few pieces of pear. Secondly, the cheese and pear were too distinctly separated. The top layer consists of pieces of pear and blackberry jam while what lies underneath is a cheesecake with no presence of pear at all. Thirdly, the crust was neither crunchy or hard enough, nor was it soft. It felt more like it was soggy. Apart from all that, X liked the hint of blackberry which spiced up the taste of the pear. Also, the cheese was light and melted in our mouths.

A self-service system is employed in Brunetti. You order what you want, pay on the spot and carry them back to your table. For water, you've gotta ask for them at the counter too.

Brunetti was not as good as we had expected. Perhaps we should have tried their hot chocolate which is highly raved about. We've taken a look at their brunch menu and I guess we'll be back to try their truffle scrambled eggs. We'll try their hot chocolate then I guess!

#01-35, Tanglin Mall
Sun–Wed: 8am – 9pm
Thu–Sat: 8am – 10pm

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Love, K

K's rating of Brunetti : 6.5/10