#course meal

2/9/2023 - Lunch

RHUBARB, Tanjong Pagar

$118++ for 5 courses

Amuse Bouche

🥔🐷🍐Potato roll, pork with pear puree

Quite salty but super crispy.

🦐🧅 Prawn tatare with onion and pomelo topped with cucumber dashi kelly and salmon roe. Buttermilk sauce.

Cucumber dashi was salty instead of the refreshing taste of cucumber. Gives a nice element of mild saltiness to the dish. Love the raw prawn texture but the taste itself sort of reminds me of an elevated spicy tuna mayo.

🍄🥄Mushroom emulsion on the top, truffle puree at the bottom with fermented mushrooms. Dusted with kombu powder

The earthiness of the emulsion comes through really nicely. Probably my fav component of the dish. The sour fermented mushrooms was probably there to offset the heaviness of the emulsion but I wasn't a fan of it.

🐟🧅🦞Thread fin with saffron aioli. Onion stuffed with quinoa and lobster sauce.

Fish was nicely cooked. Tender and slightly flaky. Goes very well with the lobster sauce. Aioli adds a touch of creaminess but was not needed for the fish. Goes better with the quinoa.

🦆🥟Hungarian duck with sausage dumpling. Decorated with fried grape, pomegranate sauce, rhubarb and spinach foam.

Not a fan of the grapes. The sugar coating was hard and didn't add much flavour or taste to the dish. Duck was extremely well done. Soft, tender, tasty and not gamey. Sausage dumpling felt like an atas luncheon meat. Never had rhubarb in it's cooked form. Tastes sort of florally and sour.

🥥🍨Coconut clouds with lychee sorbet

The refreshing lychee sorbet goes well with the thick heavy cream at the bottom. An amazing dessert that has perfect balance when eaten together.

Petite Fours

Blood orange jelly - NO, just no. This was so sweet

Madeline with orange

the chow kit - an ormond hotel, kuala lumpur.

was here to celebrate cny with my besties, we wanted to try something different and so happen to came across this newly opened hotel which has rather unique cny menu and ala carte menu, and the hotel style is really aesthetic.

it’s not a big hotel, so it feel cozy, totally in love with the rustic style and simple design, the restaurant is quite open, which also has a bar that looks very pretty and comfortable. there weren’t much guests around during our visit, which means we get the whole place to ourselves.

we ordered two of the cny menu course with yee sang, so that we can try everything available, which includes dim sum appetizer, soup, duck breast and fried fish for mains and dessert. we also added the chow kit nachos, tomato laksa soup, wagyu char siew bun, the chow kit fish and chips, and milk tea sponge cake from the ala carte menu. for cocktails, we ordered tai tai tipple, the chow kit and fourth concubine.

the yee sang they served was really good, i like how crispy fruits are used and the sauce is so appetizing, it feels refreshing to eat and we finished the dish so quickly because the overall texture and flavor is quite addictive. the cny course meal was alright overall. appetizers were very nicely presented, but the taste was average, we enjoyed the mains though, both the fish and duck were yummy, the taste is unique yet very enjoyable. dessert was pretty average as well.

for the ala carte dishes.. nachos is a must-order, the chips are super nice and very addictive, not your average store bought nachos at all. soup and char siew bun was alright, but nothing to shout about. the fish and chips, however, is amazing, another dish that we fell in love with. the fish texture is so good and the flavor is just fresh and it goes well with the condiments, it’s really something to try if you are visiting. the milk tea sponge cake was alright, but not something we like.

cocktails were fine, they are not very strong, so it’s enjoyable, no funny tastes either, but it’s not sweet so you can still taste the alcohol when drinking, the presentation was beautiful.

One dish from Eishi Tsukasa’s exclusive nine course meal!

14/2/2024 - Dessert

📍 JU95, Clark Quay

GST and service charge are not shown in the prices here. Desserts are part of the 10 course.

🍨 Ice Cream Sandwich

Sour cream, sake cherry and rose ice cream sandwiched between two oatmeal cookies. Comes with a shot of sake each. A good ice cream sandwich that was easy to bite into. Also, not too sweet.

🍮 Miso Panna Cotta

The panna cotta was indeed salty. It goes well with the sweet vanilla ice cream and mild tasting japanese whisky foam. (the foam is yums)

Valentine's Drinks ($30)

For the ladies:

🍹 A tea vodka based drink with rose. Tasted fruity and was rather strong

🍸 For the men:

A gin based cocktail with yuzu. It's a mild tasting and smooth drink. Preferred this!

14/2/2024 - Dinner

📍 JU95, Clark Quay

Had the 10 course meal for $138++ per pax.

— Snacks —

🥖🧈 Scallions Brioche & Seaweed Butter

Brioche was dense and to the drier side but it it's full of flavour. The seaweed butter was such a great addition to it. Makes us wish we had another piece.

🍴 Taramasalata & Caviar Cracker

YUMS. This cracker was the crispiest out of the bunch. Loved the creamy fish roe concoction.

🍄 Parfait Ju

Topped with many slices of mushrooms with a salty creamy centre. (not sure what it is) Not a fan of the cracker used. Seems like a whole-grain type?

⭐️🦐 Prawn Tartare Toast

This was my fav starter! Loved the raw prawns. The crispy toast below sort of covers the freshness of the prawns though. So i ate them separately for the last bite!

— Small Plates —

⭐️🐟 Hay Smoked Hamachi

Smoked yellowtail with sundream tomato and tomato ponzu. Topped with sea grapes - love the pops. The fish was creamy with a nice smokey flavour. Would recommend getting this!

🐙 Octopus

A little to the harder side compared to other octopus we had. This has an asian twist with sichuan salsa macha that tasted more like a type of deep sambal. It's an interesting dish but would prefer a more tender octopus.

— Mains —

🦑🥘 Grilled Baby Squid Donabe

A little too salty but definitely very tasty. They were super generous with the amount of baby squids in this seaweed rice!

⭐️🥩 Wagyu Rump Cap M87+

3/9/2023 - Dinner

SYNTHESIS, Suntec City

Emperor bundle for 4 ($250++)

⭐️ Salmon Pani Puri

Cured atlantic salmon spiced with assam curry flavours. A great way to start off the meal. SInce there are 4 peeps sharing this, why give 6? ._. I guess it's a nice number on the plate.

🍽 Mongolian Fried Cauliflower

Mongolian sauce with battered cauliflower. Enjoyable like all fried items, but rather normal.

⭐️ Pan Seared Hokkaido Scallops

Probably the 2nd fav item. Well cooked scallops on XO cauliflower puree. It's just so tasty!

🍲 Sakura Chicken Herbal "Pao Fan"

Herbal pork collagen broth with the usual pao fan items. Reminds me of herbal chicken soup.

🍜 Braised "Lu Rou" Ramen

Rather meh and probably the most disappointing dish. Pork was rather hard and the flavours were just not punchy enough.

🍝 "Suan Pan Zi" Truffle Carbonara

Soft orh nee texture rather than the usual chewy suan pan zi. Covered in cream sauce and topped with crispy burdock root. Not bad, just unexpected.

⭐️🥩 Australian Wagyu Beef Striploin (200-250g)

The beef is super tender! The FAV dish. Beef is not too fatty and cooked just right (medium rare). Comes with broccolini and mashed potatoes.

COCKTAILS

🥃 Tiger's Eye Pu Erh

Gin with Pu erh, gula melaka and pandan cream. Sort of tastes like milk tea? Mild and sweet.

🍹Giam Sng Tee Highball

Refreshing sour plum infused vodka with guava, lime and soda. What's not to like?

🧉Spice Girl's Whisky

Tea infused whisky with spiced ginger syrup, lemon and smoked cinnamon. Super smoky drink throughout. Sort of herbal-y and slightly sour but still nice

🍷Ginseng Spiced Wine

Cognac with red wine, ginseng and spices. An asian take on mulled wine

DESSERT

🍰 Yuan Yang Tiramisu ($14++)

Rather meh tiramisu with oolong cream, but better than the other dessert.

🍮 Chrysanthemum Blossom ($14++)

Chrysanthemum mousse was kind of artificial tasting. Not a fan.

3/9/2023 - Dinner

SYNTHESIS, Suntec City

Emperor bundle for 4 ($250++)

⭐️ Salmon Pani Puri

Cured atlantic salmon spiced with assam curry flavours. A great way to start off the meal. SInce there are 4 peeps sharing this, why give 6? ._. I guess it's a nice number on the plate.

🍽 Mongolian Fried Cauliflower

Mongolian sauce with battered cauliflower. Enjoyable like all fried items, but rather normal.

⭐️ Pan Seared Hokkaido Scallops

Probably the 2nd fav item. Well cooked scallops on XO cauliflower puree. It's just so tasty!

🍲 Sakura Chicken Herbal "Pao Fan"

Herbal pork collagen broth with the usual pao fan items. Reminds me of herbal chicken soup.

🍜 Braised "Lu Rou" Ramen

Rather meh and probably the most disappointing dish. Pork was rather hard and the flavours were just not punchy enough.

🍝 "Suan Pan Zi" Truffle Carbonara

Soft orh nee texture rather than the usual chewy suan pan zi. Covered in cream sauce and topped with crispy burdock root. Not bad, just unexpected.

⭐️🥩 Australian Wagyu Beef Striploin (200-250g)

The beef is super tender! The FAV dish. Beef is not too fatty and cooked just right (medium rare). Comes with broccolini and mashed potatoes.

COCKTAILS

🥃 Tiger's Eye Pu Erh

Gin with Pu erh, gula melaka and pandan cream. Sort of tastes like milk tea? Mild and sweet.

🍹Giam Sng Tee Highball

Refreshing sour plum infused vodka with guava, lime and soda. What's not to like?

🧉Spice Girl's Whisky

Tea infused whisky with spiced ginger syrup, lemon and smoked cinnamon. Super smoky drink throughout. Sort of herbal-y and slightly sour but still nice

🍷Ginseng Spiced Wine

Cognac with red wine, ginseng and spices. An asian take on mulled wine

DESSERT

🍰 Yuan Yang Tiramisu ($14++)

Rather meh tiramisu with oolong cream, but better than the other dessert.

🍮 Chrysanthemum Blossom ($14++)

Chrysanthemum mousse was kind of artificial tasting. Not a fan.