Straits Cafe @ Rendezvous~

Care for a high tea, anyone?

Venue: Straits Cafe at hotel rendezvous

Date: 13th October 2007

Session: 3pm to 5.30pm only on Sat, Sun and Public Holidays

Price: $24 ++ per pax

High tea duration: 1.5 hours

It was like a light mini international buffet high tea session at the Straits cafe, there was a comfortable variety, ranging from simple western salad, Italian alio olio pasta, chinese kong bak pau, glutinous rice, chee cheong fun, chwee kueh, savoury fried yam (with meat fillings), laksa, japanese assorted sushi, cha soba, cold tofu, chilled prawns, pastries and d.i.y sandwhiches, rojak, popiah and kueh pai tee, and sweet dessert such as barley with gingko, cheng ting, assorted nonya kuehs, cakes, fruits and ice cream... wohoho~ that kind of covers most of 'em...

The friendly and prompt service simply made the semi-fine dining experience more pleasant and enjoyable~ :)

~*Starters*~

Fresh greens, seasoned assorted mushrooms, pasta, sliced chicken breast

~*A'lil here, a'lil there*~

~*Popiah! Rojak! Kueh Pai Tee*~

Omigosh! i almost went bonkers when i saw this little d.i.y rojak/popiah/kueh pai tee section... i had lotsa fun making my very own customised rojak (lotsa sliced cucumbers, guava, kangkung, bean sprout and lesser fried you tiao :p)

~*Cha Soba anyone?*~

~*Desserts*~

Ooh, sugar high~ There was a wide variety of nonya kueh to choose from, i was kinda spoilt for choice... The jiggly mango pudding was good, adored the lapis cake but i found the cute mini apple crumble a'lil too sweet for me.

Yama Yuki (2)~

This is the second time i patronised Yama yuki. There were some changes to their pricing, packaging and serving size. The doubles' special is now at $5 for 2 servings (cone/cup) with a slight increase in serving size. The cup was slightly larger than the one they served during my previously. Nevertheless, the friendly guy at the counter gave free toppings of either raisins or chopped roasted peanuts. He was generous with the free toppings too.

~*Green Tea Soft Ice cream with roasted nuts topping*~

For matcha soft ice cream lovers, this is definitely a must try japanese soft ice cream. Eh... but for people who love their creamy and rich tasting ice cream, this may not suit your palette...

Out of the Pan~

Crepe lovers look no further, Out of the Pan is the place to go to for ooh lah lah-savoury crepes~ Not only do they serve really good crepes, their friendly and prompt service made the dining experience more pleasurable too.

A set special with a choice of 3 types of salad to choose from, a crepe of your choice and a cold drink at $20++ or add $2+++ to change the salad for a soup. There is a wide variety of different crepe fillings to choose from, the healthy greens, to mixed mushrooms, chicken, seafood, beef, pork, accompanied with fresh lettuce, cheese/sauces/spices/herbs...etc. There 3 different types of crepe skin to choose from, plain, whole wheat or sun-dried tomato flour. The price of the crepes ranges from $12+ to $17+.

~*Iced Tea*~

~*Mushroom soup*~

It was creamy and rich. Hmmm... if only they added some chopped mushrooms... it would have given more o0mph to the soup.

~*Pork Bratwurst with Sausage (plain crepe)*~

Juicy sausages, seasoned pork bratwurst and fresh lettuce :p~~~

~*Yum Yum Mushroom (Sun-dried tomato flour crepe)*~

Sauteed chinese mushrooms, straw mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, fresh lettuce and ricotta cheese~ The mild sweet & sour flavour of the sun-dried tomato flour crepe simply made it a perfect combi.

Besides savoury crepes, they do serve a wide selection of salad, desserts and drinks too.

Out of the Pan is located at Raffles City's Marketplace at basement one, just beside Subway. The cafe resturant with a fountain right in the middle.

The Waraku @ Marina Square~

The service was so-so but the food was much better than the last visit...

~*Nabeyaki*~

Udon in hotpot served with tempura, beef, seaweed, leek and japanese fishcake

~*Ringo*~

Katsu-don served with cold udon, soba and pickles. (High carbo meal)

~*Tonkatsu Wazen*~

The most value for $ Jap food set at the Waraku, consisting of deep fried pork cutlet, fresh salad, potato salad, pickles and special sauce served with rice and udon/soba.

~*Kaminabe Wazen*~

Fresh scallops in pipping hot & spicy soup, tempura with fried seaweed, sweet potato, leaf, salmon sashimi and pickles served with rice.

~*Fried Cheesy Salmon*~

Deep fried breaded cheesy salmon

Intend to dine at Waraku? i highly recommend Waraku @ The Central and no where else. Remember to make reservations early and request for window seats.

Tiramisu~

Finally! My very first homemade Tiramisu cake~ It's much easier to prepare than cakes that require baking! :p~~~ For those that are interested to try out the recipe... click here~

~*Tiramisu*~

Coffee, liquor, sweet, bitter, smooth, soft, hurrr~

~*Mini Tiramisu*~

Haha~ looks a 'lil like dirt cake...

A word of advice for those who wanna try out this recipe... do drizzle (NOT SOAK) the lady fingers with the brewed coffee + rum, as stated in the recipe to avoid uneven flavour distribution.

Cute 'lil Baking Necessities~

Awww~ so pretty and cute...

i've no clue where these are from, Daiso maybe? Make a guess, anyone?

Innovative Surprises~

~*Salmon Caesar Salad @ Suntec Olio Dome*~

Their warm and hospitable service simply made the salmon taste "sweeter" and salad very enjoyable...

~*Haagen Dazs @ The Esplanade*~

Cute little ice cream balls of 3 different wonderful flavours~ Macadanian, Honeydew and Strawberry, with hotfudge chocolate base, crispy waffle cone bits in the center, outlined with almond nibs. (Special order)
Special thanx to J & M~ *hugz*