Foodie on the go: Canele at Plaza Singapura

Had my bi-monthly IPL appointment with Caeby!

It's been long since i've ever seen her! =D 

After our appointment, we headed for some food! 

And settled for Cedele, since its my first time there and on top of that, there's no queue at all! (:

Happen to see that they actually served all day breakfast! So here we go!

Because we are not too hungry, so we decided that we will do some sharing. 

First up would be the Fluffy Pancakes (S$10).

We really love how soft and fluffy it is. Comes in 3 thick layers of pancakes, and topped it up with swirls of maple syrup together with some berries. But pity that the berries are really sour!

On a side note, in order for you to order the sides, you will need to order a main dish! 

So since we are sharing, we decided to order fries. 

Fries are fried to the most crispy and seriously this is one of the better ones i ever had! (:

Whats lunch without having desserts? =P

Both of us ordered macaroons (S$2.50 each) and also ordered a strawberry shortcake (forget to take a picture of it). 

There are quite a few flavours available, so we decided to order Rose, Caramel, Hazelnut and Chocolate Noir! They are really good, esp the one in Rose flavour. Strong taste of the bundung syrup taste, and crunchy on the outside! Slurps, I could have them all day! 

Total Spending: S$50 for 2 pax

Where to find it:

Canele

68 Orchard Road #01-55 

Plaza Singapura

Singapore 238839

Tel: 68372252

Opening Hrs:

10am to 10pm 

Verdict: 

I would head back again! Best fluffy pancakes I ever had! (:

And would return to try more of their other dishes! (:

And taking away of 6 macaroons at only S$11.50, where do we find such great deal? =D

Marathon & Foodie!

I apologized for the lack of blogging.!

Have been rather busy because of yoga and also school + work!

Totally no time for pictures and also blogging ):

Back track a little!

Boyfie and myself took part in the sundown marathon this year!

Okay, this post is really lagging back because sundown happens on the 1st of June! 

And we are already 3/4 way thru june hahah!

That day was the day which I was so super shag, because I had to work, attend class and head off for the run after school! Le boyfriend when back home to drive the car out to come and meet me at Marina Square while I cab down after that to look for him. Because i was so afraid of the road closure, I was like wondering where is the nearest place the taxi uncle could stop me in order not to be affected by it. But phew! No blockage ard the areas that i'll be alighting (:

Pictures before the run!

Accompanied the boyfriend for dinner at 10pm at Macdonalds. Supposed that was the only thing we could find at that timing. ahhah!

I was quite shock myself to be completing the run in 1hour 45 mins! 

Previously when I took part in the Nike run, it took me 2h30mins to reach my destination! 

Pretty happy abt it! hahah! And giving myself a pat on my shoulders (:

*****

Foodie time! 

Because I had cravings for Steamboat! 

So we head down to causeway point and giving this restaurant a try!

Eat till u drop Buffet!

They had 6 kinds of soup base for you to choose frm - Seaweed, Sukiyaki, Spicy, Curry Dashi, Tomato, Cream base soup! And we go for the spicy soup and the sukiyaki soup! 

It was a terrible choice to begin with! Because spicy was spicy enough, and Sukiyaki was super salty!

So we had to add in water on our own to make it better )):

Their ambiance was rather alright, except that we are sitting a little too close to our neighbours that we could almost hear what they say!

Comes our soup! Can you guess which one was which? haha! The darker colored was the Sukiyaki while the lighter soup was the spicy soup!

Veges and mushrooms to add into it! 

Oh yes, and for the price you are paying, you are able to get free flow of the meats (Beef, Pork, Chicken)

And lastly the sauce that I made myself! hahah! Which includes seasame, Jap sauce and spring onions. 

Overall the experience was rather alright. But with the little amount of veges to pick frm, and the free flow of meat, we may head back to try other soup base, but not the ones we had before. 

Rating: 7 / 10

Total Spending : SGD$64 for 2 pax

Where to find it:

ShabuSAI

Causeway Point

Level 5

#05-14/15

A day with Momma and Cuzzie! :D

First, featuring my #ootd! hahah!

Top: Isa

Bottom: Cotton on

 

Headed out shopping with the cuzzie and momma!

Pass by this cafe for a short break! 

Love chandelier like this! =D

They have pretty setups, but too bad, I didnt manage to take an image of them.

Back to what we have ordered, cousin ordered this vanilla crepe that comes with this berry sauce. 

Okay, this wasnt my cake, and the vanilla taste wasnt as strong as what I tot it would turn out. 

So this is definitely not the cake I would head back for. 

   

 Next up was momma's Durian Cake! At first she wanted to order this Devil Chocolate Cake, which looks much more appealing as compare to this durian cake. But apparently, it wasnt available on that day. So momma had to make do with this durian cake. Taste wise, was so much better thn the vanilla crepe that cousin ordered. But apart from that, the cream on the cakes are just alright.

  

Here comes mine! Caramel Cheesecake. This cake was really sweet! First few mouths, you may think its still alright. But after a mouthful of this, hmmm, i somehow starts to get sick of it. But oh well, I love the walnuts! They taste so awesome with the caramel melted on top. But apart from that, this caramel has this tinge of smelly melted caramel taste.

  

Hello Cousin with the cup of warm water!

  

Because momma couldnt take tea/coffee, so she had to make do with Ice Chocolate. But apart from that, this Ice chocolate was really good! Not too sweet, and had the taste of chocolate. Meanwhile, I've ordered White Chocolate Macchiato which was a little sweet. Or possibly was because I had the cakes before that, which makes me feeel sweeter!

 

A few pictures before the food came! =D

Oh did i mention, I'm falling in love with my new buy, BB Cushion from Laneige! 

Its really good! Cover up all my visible pimpos.

 

Hello Momma!

  

I dont think I'll re-visit that cafe again, firstly because their service wasnt really good. It took us quite a while to get our food ordered. Secondly, the cakes are not really worth the price that we are paying for. But than again, because they not only served pasteries, they also served Thai meals! Oh its a Thai restaurant with pretty decors! 

Food Rating: 6/10

Ambience: 7.5/10

Total Spendings: S$45 for 3 pax

Where to find it:

Coffee Stars By Dao

435 Orchard Road,

Wisma Atria #01-37/41

Singapore 238877

(Located in front of Aldo)

Bought this dress from HnM earlier on! (:

 

Apart from that, did i mention I've been going yoga with le buddy? 

Images of us after we are done with our showers! (:

For the first time, we tried out the intensive Hot Flap Abs Yoga in this sauna room!

Felt super awesome esp when you step out of the yoga room! And the feeeling was really amazing! 

Gonna take up their packages and give it a go! One week once, shld be able to help me stay slightly healthier. Oh on a side note, gotta cut down on unhealthy food! hahahah! *Cross Fingers*

 

 

 Cant wait for Yoga tonight, and meeting le besties for a short chatty session!

Miss those days!

<3

Dinning: Alfresco Gusto

Headed over to Alfresco Gusto for lunch yesterday for a belated birthday celebration for mommy!

Met the brother over at Ion at 1pm, drove down to meet them at this dining area.

But it was raining pretty heavy when we were on our way there, but after which once we have settled down, the rain seems to get smaller =D

Ion has never been a place that the boyfriend and I would have gone to search for awesome food! But somehow or rather, this secluded area has this Italian restaurant which serves pretty good food =D Would definitely head down for more if I had the time, but shopping and dining at Orchard area was really a killer!

Chalkboards to show what are the promotions they had! But I suppose this is what most of the restaurants do especially those located ard Clarke Quay area.

Did not manage to take a better shot of the area, but it was rather cooling and breezy that day because of the rain. 

While waiting for the rest to come, boyfriend and I headed in to grab the seats first.

And took a look at the menus, oh on a side note, I like now clean cut the menu looks! =D

Not a fan of messy menus! 

Clearer image of the dining areas!

They have pretty cute names for the drinks they are serving too! 

This is my younger brother looking at the menu.


And me, taking photos while waiting for them to place orders.


Two shots with the boyfriend and one shot with mommy love! =D
 

Hello Momma!!


And one more nicer shot! Le boyfriend hasnt been a fan of photos! LOL! but he always tries to take whenever I try to force him LOL! Thank you for accommodating <3


While the young ones continue with the menus, brother always took his own sweet time in ordering or looking at things or even packing his stuff to go back into camp! Such a slooow-mo!

The restaurants are quite packed to the point if you hadnt make any reservations, you are only able to get the seats over at the smoking area. So we are quite glad we actually made reservations.

The first item that came up was momma's drinks! 

Momma and I bought ordered Milkshake!

Momma ordered Hoho Choco which taste somehow like Chocolate milkshake but more dense!


Mine came after Momma's was called Sleepless in Paterson!
Saw the coffee beans in it? Yup! Its milkshake of Espresso and Chocolate!
Which taste pretty good too! (:


Le boyfriend being the old uncle of the day, he ordered Americano!
I wasnt a fan of Kopi-O, so I didnt tried it! ahahha! But according to him, he said he prefer the ones from Starbucks more! LOL!


Comes the appetizers! First was was this Sauteed Mushrooms with Garlic Bread! (:
Because I have this thing for mushrooms, so I would definitely say this is a must try!
The sauce mixed well with the mushrooms, which also goes well with the Garlic Bread! As I was typing this, I was really hoping for a serving right in front of me now! Slurps!

Brother ordered Soup of the Day (Mushroom Soup) for himself which also comes with Garlic Bread! hahah! Too much garlic on that day! But this wasnt really up to my expectations. Probably I've gotten too much expectations after trying the one over at Poulet which I blogged earlier on, this was really just mehh.

Momma's main dish came first!
Seafood Risotto which was Saffron and white wine risotto with different kinds of sauteed seafood! I tried one of the mussels and it was really good! The mussels are so fresh and it tasted sweet! (: But somehow risotto tasted like porridge to me, so i wasnt really into that.
But momma loves it!


Boyfriend ordered Carbonara, he's aim was to try out different carbonara at different places! LOL!
This was a little watery but surprisingly it was up to the boyfriend's expectation and he says its good! (:

Mine came next, Chicken Pappardelle!
It comes with homemade pappardelle in cream sauce cooked with Chicken and fresh basil!
The Pappardelle tasted like the chinese homemade noodles (Mee Hoon Kueh), but of course the texture was so much softer and tender! Finally I've found my new love! =D The chicken was so tender and juicy that it actually absorb the cream sauce and a little basil makes it perfectoo! =D

The brother ordered Chicken Ballotine which comes with roasted chicken leg, stuffed with mushrooms duxellex, together with creamy couscous, vegetables and pan roasted jus. Even thou I had no idea what was added, but the chicken stuffed mushrooms tasted quite good! Soft and juicy! But a little tad salty for my liking. =X


And pizza for all of us to share! This pizza was called Pizza Pollo which consist of Grilled Chicken, Pineapple and bell peppers, with extra cheese added! This pizza was really good! It wasnt too dry like how some other pizzas may tasted! The chicken was grilled to just nice and the texture was done so well!

But because of all us are already full to the brim, this dish didnt come at the right time =X

I wasnt a fan of Tiramisu because in the past when I first took a bite, it was all so mousy! And realised that i wasnt my cup of tea at all! But after the ones cousin made for her boyfriend, I took a bit and it totally changed my perception! =D It was so good that I wanted more!

So I've decided to give this Tiramisu was the first thing that came across my mine because I could totally remember the taste of the tiramisu that couzzie made the other time! The bad news was, this tiramisu was rather bitter to my liking. But the short bread was good! Fresh and tasted crunchy! I took a bit and left about half the tiramisu untouch and momma had to finish it for me. 

Thanks momma!

Brother and his girlfriend tried this Pear Tart Tartin which was caramelized pear tart with gelato. I suppose it was nice? Because both of them finish every single bit without leaving traces! hahah! But the smell was too sweet, oh yea, because of the caramel! =D But no trying for me! hahah! I got to stop taking in sweet stuff!

Overall the experience was quite okay, despite the heavy downpour, every dishes were so nice!

But the prices are rather steep but delicious food I would say. So I suppose you get what you paid? Oh on the other hand, one reason why I might head back would be because of their service. Even thou they might be full house, but their service was really good that they pay attention to your needs. 

Overall Rating: 8/10

Total Spending: SGD$304.84

Where to find it:

Alfresco Gusto

#01-15, Ion Orchard

2 Orchard Turn

Singapore 238801

Tel: 6509 9380