Chatterbox @ Mandarin Hotel

Went for the famous $25 dollars chicken rice at Mandarin.

As Mandarin Hotel was going through a revamp, Chatterbox was moved to the Observatory Lounge at the 38th floor...


Sauces - dark sauce, chilli sauce and ginger sauce. All three sauces are great!

Soup

Rice - There's free flow of rice

Chicken - one can choose to have thigh or drumstick

Laksa - There's 3 huge prawns and scallops in this dish.


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My Ramblings...

Used to patronize Mandarin Hotel since young.

Although their chicken rice and laksa are the most expensive in Singapore (hawker price would be approximately $5 dollars), the quality of the food is very good.

For the chicken rice, the chicken is succulent and the rice is not oily.
As for the laksa, the ingredients used makes the price worth it.

Infiniti @ Sheraton Pattaya (Part 1)

We went to this restaurant called Infiniti for dinner. The place serves pizzas from their wood fired oven and grilled imported meat etc. They have both indoor and outdoor seating.




The view from our table





Parmesan biscuits with dipping

One of their signature dishes - Grilled Snowfish

Veal chop

Seafood pizza


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The ambience at this restaurant is good. Perfect for a romantic occasion where one can hear the waves and admire the ocean view.

In addition, the food served is very good but pricey. We spent approximately S$130 for this meal.

CNY Dinner - Thai Village Seafood

We went for a quick bite while waiting for the rest to arrive for the CNY dinner.

Ugly chicken pie from Starbucks


Cheese Bagel


Then, we went for our sumptuous CNY dinner at Thai Village Seafood. Have been patronizing this restaurant since young but have not tasted it like 8 years...

Condiments for the soup

The wet tissue

Sharkfin

Look at the huge slab of sharkfin..

And crabmeat...

Fried rice

Crab tang hoon

Fish & vegetables

Duck webs

Fish Maw

My Pincer

Guess what is this... Crocodile Fin

A close up look...

Fruits


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My Ramblings...

The sharkfin was so good. Cannot be compared with those served in restaurants. And, the sharkfin used are authentic ones. So you are paying for the quality of the sharkfin. If you want to learn how to tell the difference, this is the best place to begin with....

Overall, the food was very good. One interesting dish we ordered was crocodile fin. Was quite surprised at the way it tasted. I have tried crocodile meat at other restaurant before. Nothing fantastic but the fin was real good.

It was tangy, chewy and melts in your mouth. The texture is very gooey and it is a whole new experience although one piece may not be satisfying enough. However, having two pieces may be too much.

I would definitely come here again for my authentic dose of sharkfin.

Nanbantei

Went with my collegue for lunch at Orchard after running some errands.

Ordered the Obento at Nanbantei

The rice

The yakitori portion

Red Bean Dessert


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I was never a yakitori fan until my boyfriend brought me here. Ever since, this is the only time that I like Yakitori. They have like rice with 3 different toppings - mushrooms, minced pork (i think) and seaweed. And the most challenging thing to do it to enjoy the rice with the help of a pair of chopsticks only. Hee.

Their lunch menu is value for money. About 15 dollars per person. Their dinner menu is so much expensive.