Manicurious

Many Curious? It's Manicurious. Let me solve the mystery.

Manicurious is a newly setup nail salon, in conjunction with a cafe and as well as a retail space. This little hyper happening near beach road has their appointments for mani/pedicure almost fully booked during the weekends. We wouldn't able to do it on our first visit, so it's better to give them a call to make an appointment.

Outlook of Manicurious

Unique Menu

Interior of the Cafe

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Lemon Tart

Promotion

Retail Space

So they say picture speaks a thousand words. Windowsill Pies serves freshly-made banana almond brittle pie, s’mores pie, strawberry lemon tart and sum it up with a cup of Cappuccino or Mocha for your lovely weekend afternoon. 

Here's a sneak preview of the other side of the shop, the mini-nail salon. If you are bringing a companion along, coffee is on the house. How sweet right? They are having the mustache nail art for this month's promotion (November). 

$30 Express Manicure with 4 nail art

Manicurious

41 Beach Road,

Singapore 189680

Owl Cafe

We decided to check out the first-ever cafe from Singapore's Famous Owl Coffee brand and we are a tad disappointed at the lack of service even before we stepped in. There were almost 7-8 staffs including those in the small kitchen making some coffee and amazingly, there wasn't any crowd. We have to wander around if this cafe is a self-service one to start with.

Entrance of the Cafe

The café will offer various blends of authentic Straits Asian-inspired coffee with Straits Asian food and desserts. Hence we ordered, Iced Gula Melaka Kopi (Chef Recommendation), Crème brûlée and Soya Bean Curd. To our surprised, Soya Bean Curd was out of stock on a weekday at 4pm! What?

The Menu (Barely open, and Menu's almost destroyed)

Crème brûlée @  $2.80++ (Not recommended)

I do not know what i'm eating. Charred and smelled accompany by shallow dessert can only sum up my collective memories of such an awful dessert. Definitely not recommended and not going back anymore.

Iced Gula Melaka Kopi @ $5.00++ (Not recommended)

I suppose if i were to dine in at the cafe, i would probably be getting anything less than a take-away cup? Owl Cafe totally spoiled my afternoon. This Gula Melaka Kopi took probably more than 15mins to prepared and taste amazingly sweet. It's like drinking honey coffee. Definitely not recommended and not going back anymore.

Owl Café 
1 Vista Exchange Green #02-10&11
The Star Vista Singapore 138617

Canton Paradise

I'm a big fan of the paradise group because they cater to different concepts ranging from Chinese cuisine to western cuisine to tea-time favorites as well as seafood lovers. Canton Paradise, opened their latest outlet @ The Star Vista offers Cantonese treat and other traditional favorites like wanton noodles, congee, rice dishes and roast meat.

The Menu

The queue wasn't that bad during the weekday but however the wait can be quite torturing on a busy weekend, especially Sunday. Services were indeed lacking at this outlet, many of the staffs avoided eye contact with customers who would like to place an order and only continuously topping up tea and acting busy. We managed to make our order after 15 minutes of waiting. 

The Plain Congee @ $1.80++ (Recommended)

I usually don't favor congee but this plain congee is really a surprised. Milky and with the crispy fried dough combination, this big bowl of Congee can be rather filling. 

Crisp-Fried Tofu with Salt and Pepper @ $5.80++

Healthy selection but not as tasty. There are no surprises with the use of Tofu. Ordinary, whereas the Carrot Cake (Below) is really delicious, thou oily and fattening. The Carrot cake are dish into small cube, evenly fried and mixed with shrimp. Small in portion and not expensive for a appetizer. 

Fried Carrot Cake in XO Sauce @ $6.80++ (Recommended)

Crispy BBQ Honey Pork Bun (3pcs) @ $4.80++

Good for sharing with friends. BBQ honey pork is well cooked and stuffed in the crispy bun, and taste just as good with it. However this is rather oily as well. 

Crisp-fried Fish Skin tossed with salt and pepper @ $6.80++ (Recommended)

Ordered this to accompany with the plain congee. Never go wrong with the crispy fried fish skin! Delicious and recommended.

Signature Canton Jumbo Prawn Wanton Noodle Soup @ $7.80

Group Executive Congee/Noodle Chef Yau Chi Kong is responsible for the making of both delicious Congee and Noodle for Canton Paradise. I would prefer the congee than the noodle soup probably because the soup's too plain and lacking in taste. Nothing really special about the noodle as well as the Jumbo Prawn (it isn't really big afterall)

Crispy Prawn and Mango Salad Fritters (3pcs) @ $5.20++ (Recommended)

So i think you probably had guessed i'm a deep fried person? Well nothing could really goes wrong with food being deep fried i guess unless it turn charred. Prawn and Mango salad fritters is the number one favorite dim-sum "must-order" here right? 

Steamed Scallop and Scrambled egg white dumpling @ $4.80++

Scallop was nowhere to see (probably too insignificant), Scrambled egg were tasteless, Dumpling skin's too thick. Not Recommended!

Steamed Cheong-Fun with Honey BBQ Pork Filling @ $4.50++

Last dish of the day and very generous with the filling for this popular dim sum "Must-order" dish. Sauces are not as salty and worth the try for if you do like to eat "Chee-Cheong-Fun".

Canton Paradise at The Star Vista
1 Vista Exchange Green #B1-45/46, 

The Star Vista Singapore 138617

PUTIEN Restaurant

Another list to be added on to Resorts World Sentosa, we had a family gathering dinner on a Sunday. PUTIEN, one of the Chinese restaurant offered within Resorts World Sentosa were fully packed, crowds are still in the waiting list. We were offered a big table but with a condition, to return them the table by 8.30pm. Also, before i forget, they do not allow picture taking within the Restaurant itself.

Adopted from the website, PUTIEN restaurant, a modest eatery specializing in Heng Hwa cuisine, offers an oasis of simple indulgences amid one’s daily bustle.

Official Logo of PUTIEN Restaurant, Courtesy of AlldealsAsia ©

The entrance

  

Braised Pig Intestine @ $9.90++

Deep Fried Tenggiri Fish @ $12.90++

PUTIEN Lor Mee @ $15.90++ (Medium)

Chili Live Clam (Also known as "La-la") @ $12.90 

Fried Heng Hwa Bee Hoon @ $15.90++ (Medium)

Seafood Fried Rice @ $15.90++ (Medium)

Homemade Beancurd @ $8.90

Everything we ordered were small in quantity unless otherwise stated. Mediocre standard in terms of food quality, there are nothing special in these dishes to bring out the Heng Hwa style. From Fried Rice, to Lor Mee  to Heng Hwa Bee Hoon, they are basically the same dish except the different ways of cooking/methods. Fried Rice in this case stands out apart from others, Heng Hwa Bee Hoon's too dry and Lor Mee's too thick in texture.

However, the deep fried Tenggiri fish's evenly cooked and it comes with a special sauce to dip in. Homemade beancurd's smooth in texture. Braised Pig Intestine and Chili Live Clam looked pretty normal as well. 

PUTIEN Restaurant

Resorts World Sentosa
26, Sentosa Gateway, #01-203/204,
The Forum  Singapore 098138 

Ramen Play

We had a weekend stayover at the Hard Rock Hotel, Resort World Sentosa, and decided to give this Japanese Restaurant a go. Logically, there isn't much crowd on a Monday, thus we have no problem with finding seats. 

Ramen Play Menu "Sanpou Ramen"

We were rather surprised that the Signature dish of Ramen Play is the rice instead of their Ramen. Nonetheless, we ordered the Chashu Tonkotsu Ramen and the popular Bamboo chicken (Waiting time said to be 15mins on the menu)

Sauce to go with your dishes 

 Chashu Tonkotsu Ramen @$13.80++ (5 Slices of Chashu)

The Ramen is going for $11.80++ for 3 slices of Chashu but i would recommend you to choose 5 slices instead because the meat is so tender that it melts in your mouth. Try it yourself! 

Bamboo Chicken @ $3.50++

Tactically, restaurant generally charged with a premium prices at tourist location such as the Resort World Sentosa. I'm unable to comment if Ramen Play's Ramen would be cheaper elsewhere, however the price might be a little too steep for a Ramen to cost around $15. Toastbox, just opposite, already cost $8.80 for a set of Laksa or Curry Chicken.

Ramen Play
Resorts World Sentosa
26 Sentosa Gateway #B1-219
Singapore 098138

The Fabulous Baker Boy

Recently, there's an abundant of newly opened cafe that allow coffee addicts to be spoiled for choice. The Fabulous Baker Boy @ The Foothills is our latest finding as the list continues. It has been raining for the past few weeks but that does not stop us from exploring new hideouts.

Banner that is not possible to miss out.

The Interior. 

There isn't any menu to begin with. The drinks menu is pinned above the refrigerator and the food menu just right at the cashier. (Due to sensitive concerns, we didn't take any pictures near cashier) Here's what we ordered. 

Flat White (Back) & Cuppacinno @ $4.80 each

Garlic Fries with Truffle Aioli @ $9.50

So as the name suggest, these people are serious in baking. The cakes ranging from Red Velvet, Carrot Cake to Salted Caramel ($7.50/Slice), Spiced Apple. Each slide at $7 is very tempting but however, we didn't order any that day. We were there purely for coffee tasting but we promised to come back with more reviews on the cakes the next time round.

The Fabulous Baker Boy
The Foothills, 70 River Valley Road #01-15
Singapore 179037

Parco Caffe

Another well-hidden discovery, gem in the neighborhood. Remotely located at Raeburn Park, behind the Tanjong Pagar train station, Parco Caffe (brought to you by the very same team behind Spruce) is the place for quiet meals.

       

We decided to check out Parco Caffe after seeing some reviews from food bloggers and on a Saturday afternoon, there isn't really crowd to begin with. As you can see, not much of a crowd on a Saturday afternoon. Hard to sustain these-days with such turnout. So, here I'm going to do them a little favor by providing free of charge promotion

Exterior of the Restaurant

Latte @ $6.00++

Banana Nutella Waffle @ $12.00++ (Recommended) 

Portobello @ $23.00++

Service is efficient and fast. We ordered the Banana Nutella waffle and quite surprised at the combination between these two. However, the waffle isn't as nice compared to the one we had at Strangers' Reunion. Portobello, breakfast/brunch set portion is generously spread. Priced at $23++, you might want to try out other options available in the menu if you are not a salmon lover.

Afterall, a perfect place for a relaxed brunch for quiet conversation for the couples. If you happen to be around the corner, head down to Parco Caffe and you might just love the classy ambiance. 

Parco Caffe

10 Raeburn Park 

Singapore 088702