Sofra Turkish Cafe & Restaurant

My friends and I were in the mood for something middle eastern. Someone suggested Sofra Turkish Cafe and Restaurant and so we went. This wasnt the first time that I came here but the last I came was years back. One thing I like about this place is definitely its ambience.

We had hummus for starters. This mildly spiced mixed cream mixture of chickpeas and tahini with lemon juice is definitely a winner. We also ordered turkish bread to go with it.


Not only do Italians have pizza, Turkish has their own version of pizza called Pide. We had beef pide for main course.


We also tried their Chef Plate. If you're into meat, this is one dish you should try. It consists of doner kebab, izgara kofte (flat meatballs) and a skewer of shish kebab.


Sofra also serves desserts. There's Baklava which we're all very familiar with. We didnt order that though. We ordered 3 other desserts - Turkish Chocolate Pudding, Turkish Rice Pudding and Asure.



I will definitely come back and try the other turkish dishes that Sofra serves. Sofra, I'll be back!

J's Wok & Grill

I decided to take half day today to fetch Tihani from school. I then brought her to lunch at J's Wok & Grill for lunch.


J's Wok & Grill is actually the defunct Jeewa Restaurant at Joo Chiat (if anyone can remember). It is managed by Jeewa Ltd and in cooperation with Jamiyah Singapore.

The cafe is really nicely decorated with a little touch of class if i might add. They serve both Oriental and Western cuisine. Just outside the cafe, we saw a recession lunch special banner. There're only three items to choose from though - Char Bee Hoon, Kampong Fried Rice and Fish & Chips. The place was quite packed when we arrived.

We chose Prawn Fritters (S$6.90) for our appetiser. It was a generous portion. The prawns were de-shelled, fried with batter to perfection and served with Thai chilli sauce. Oh, by the way, what you see in the picture below is not the real portion. Could not resist eating them before I could even take pictures.


For mains, we ordered from the recession menu. We had the Classic Fish and Chips(S$3.50), which was served with fries, coleslaw and a wedge of lemon.


We also tried the Kampong Fried Rice (S$1.95). I thought that they might skimp on the portion but I was wrong. Portion is standard. Wow!


The fried rice was really nice - spicy and served with fried anchovies, slices of cucumber, tomatoes and sambal belacan. I took the first spoonful and I discovered that this wasn't any plain ordinary kampong fried rice. It has ingredients such as fishcakes, squids and even small chunks of chicken in them. Amazing!


So where else can we expect normal portion food at really dirt cheap price?

The lunch special is served on Mon - Sun from 12 - 3 pm. Only for dine-in and subjected to the prevailing GST and NO service charge.

J's Wok & Grill - Blk 527 Bedok North St 3 #01-514 Singapore 460527

Blic Ice Cream Cafe

It's exam week! Just as I was getting ready to leave home for my exams on Monday, I found myself texting my buddy for ice cream. I just felt a sudden urge for sugar rush and I knew that could possibly be because of a wee bit of stress + anxiety. Urgh .. I totally hate that feeling.

So after my papers, I found my way to this new ice cream cafe at Tampines that my buddy and I chanced upon when we drove past a couple of weeks back.


Blic Ice Cream Cafe - a simple, clean ice cream parlour with orange and white decor and yummy flavoured ice cream to boot!

I swear I could smell that distinct smell of the king of fruit as I entered the cafe. Some may find it repulsive but I totally find that inviting. My buddy and I sampled a few flavours before we settled for our ice cream. Blic serves unique flavours like lychee mint, chunky peanutella and seasalt malt. Classic or premium. You're just spoilt for choice.


I was there for my sugar rush fix and hence I settled for double scoops. Yeah, call me greedy! I chose Double Chocolate and Durian "Mao Shan Wang". I swear by the durian ice cream for it is rich, creamy and oh-so-yummy!

By the way, that's my buddy who had double scoops too - a scoop of Seasalt Malt and Ferraro.

I am sure I will be back for more!

Blic Ice Cream Cafe - Blk 802 Tampines Ave 4 #01-23 Singapore 520802.

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Did I say I will be back for more??

Yesterday, just two days after our first visit to Blic, Has and I went back for more. This time with another friend, Win. As usual, we did our samplings before deciding.

Actually I had already decided what I wanted before I even stepped into Blic :-)


I got myself a single scoop of Seasalt Malt. This is my other favourite. I just do not know how to explain its taste, seriously. That horlick-ey saltish flavour is just way too awesome! Well, at least for me :-)


Has had the Chunky Peanutella. I bet anyone who has a major obsession for peanut butter would be perfectly contented with this.


and Win chose the premium Durian flavour.


Win's verdict "This is even better than Scoopz" and I couldnt agree with him more.


With an ice cream parlour just near home and school, I bet I would be making regular visits whenever I have a sweet tooth craving.

Zac's Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Cuisine

Today, two colleagues and I decided to give our other colleagues a treat. The treat was the for long service awards that my two colleagues received and also for my promotion :-)

So we decided to go to Zac's Cafe for some middle eastern and mediterranean fare. I had been here quite a number of times and had never been disappointed.

Reservations and confirmation of menu for 8 of us were made a week before. For appetisers, we had Mixed Salad with Feta Cheese.

Hummus

with Arabic Bread


The other starter that we had was Foul Madames. This was also served with bread.


For mains, I ordered Arabic Rice.

Rice was fluffy and light and it went well with the thick and rich Lamb Bamiya.

And for desserts, we had Cream Caramel.


And what better way to complement our middle eastern and mediterranean cuisine with Iced Mint Tea. Simply refreshing!

Zac's Cafe - No 17 Jalan Pinang Singapore 199149

Mr Prata ... yet again

One weekday afternoon, I decided to bring the kids to play @ Go-Go Bambini again. But it was lunch before play and Tihani chose Mr Prata. Good that she chose that place since it is close to Dempsey.

This time around, Tihani had Cheese and Mushroom Prata

I chose Nasi Beriyani

with Chicken Curry

And Auni had Fried Rice with Crispy Ikan Bilis!

I know what to order the next time I ever step foot there, i.e. the fried rice - simple a dish but it was just soooooooooo delicious!

Spize @ Simpang Bedok

On eat with your family day, last two Fridays, I had the chance to eat at the Spize @ Simpang Bedok. Well, I didnt go with my family though but with Mila's. She has been patronising this place alot and I was quite excited I had the chance to eat here at long last.

Once you're seated, you'd be give two menus. One is asian and the other is mediteranean. The menu was extensive. I was just spoilt for choice - almost had a headache trying to choose what I want to eat.

I settled for a simple meal of Seafood Aglio Olio and boy, was I happy with my choice which only cost $9.90. They were really generous with their seafood - fish, squid, mussels and prawns.

We also ordered Bangers and Mash

Egg Prata

Lasagna - which I also liked

Chicken Fajitas

Mutton Chop

Chicken Roti John

All in all, I truly enjoyed having a meal at this place. On days when I do not know what I am up for, I will definitely think of D Spize!

Charco's @ Ang Mo Kio

My thousand apologies for not updating. Not that I am on a hiatus but I just can't seem to find the mood to update.

Two months has past, I thought it is unfair for visitors to come only to see the blog not being updated.

So here I am, doing a food review on Charco's. Charco's is located at a neighbourhood place and it specialises in Chicken and Ribs.

These were what we had ..

Auni had Nuggets and Chips with gravy

I had Ribs and 3 different kinds of salad

Tihani and the man had Portuguese Chicken with Chips. Wait staff was very attentive and accomodating. I requested for no breast meat and the staff gave two portions of thigh meat instead .. ;-)


I love the fact that Charco's has trays of salads that patrons can choose from.

Mr Prata @ 26, Evans Road

It is Good Friday today. The man had left for Cameron Highlands yesterday and I am left with the kids at home. Made plans with my brother to bring the kids out.

Brother drove us to Mr Prata to fill our tummies first. I went WHOA when I looked at the menu. Over 30 varieties of prata alone.

We sat alfresco, ordered our food and drinks.


Sis in law had Tissue Prata

The kids had Egg Prata

Sis had Butter Prata and

the adventurous yours truly had Maggi Prata. Maggi noodle with chopped onions and eggs, encased in cripsy and light prata.

We headed to to Go-Go Bambini after breakfast and the kids had a whale of a good time!





Oh yah, and the mummies had their share of fun too. We had our toenails done!