Saturday, September 27, 2008
13:13 by FoxTwo
I met up with xinyun beforehand though, because I'm shy like that :) When we arrived at the place, xinyun's bionic eyes found DK even before I could scan the whole place. She even said "Nicole's sitting beside him" and I didn't even see anybody looking like either DK or Nicole.
Anyway I found them finally, sitting in a secluded corner (*wink wink*).
Pretty soon, we got down to ordering the food. Now, this place is a German joint, so the menu items had German names. Needless to say I couldn't pronounce three-quarters of the names on the menu, much less have an idea of what's in them. I just decided to get sausages and pointed randomly to an item on the menu to the waitress. DK, xinyun and Nicole had something called "Pork Knuckles".
Here's a shot of the dish, courtesy of xinyun using my camera :) If you think it's big, you are right. It's positively HUGE!
Xizor was seated next to xinyun and this is what he had:
Here's a 2nd shot from another angle:
Yeah those are Xizor's hands attacking the sausages :)
When my order finally came, what I had ordered was actually this:
Remember, I had no idea what I ordered, and when it came, I had a slight feeling of being let-down. Xinyun's ter kah looked so big and juicy, and mine looked pathetic. Just 3 sausages floating in water, and a bagel.
Surprisingly though, what I ordered was good, and pretty filling. Didn't really leave me craving for more food after I was done with it. Xinyun was very generous though - she kept giving me and Xizor small portions of her ter kah asking us to try it. I must say, it was indeed tasty!
Everyone then ordered their Oktoberfest beers, except me. I just had iced coffee. Yeah I know, although I am classified as a "drinker", I don't drink beer (except for Kilkenny or Hoe Gaarden). Beer makes me feel full and burp constantly which I hate.
Brotzeit is a nice enough place, but I doubt I'll ever go in there alone, or on my own at least. No, it's not that the food isn't good. In fact the food was more than satisfactory. What will be stopping me is that the menu items were all unpronounceable to me :) Full, authentic German names.
13:13 by FoxTwo
Meeting Bloggers For Dinner At Brotzeit
I met up with xinyun beforehand though, because I'm shy like that :) When we arrived at the place, xinyun's bionic eyes found DK even before I could scan the whole place. She even said "Nicole's sitting beside him" and I didn't even see anybody looking like either DK or Nicole.
Anyway I found them finally, sitting in a secluded corner (*wink wink*).
Pretty soon, we got down to ordering the food. Now, this place is a German joint, so the menu items had German names. Needless to say I couldn't pronounce three-quarters of the names on the menu, much less have an idea of what's in them. I just decided to get sausages and pointed randomly to an item on the menu to the waitress. DK, xinyun and Nicole had something called "Pork Knuckles".
Here's a shot of the dish, courtesy of xinyun using my camera :) If you think it's big, you are right. It's positively HUGE!
Xizor was seated next to xinyun and this is what he had:
Here's a 2nd shot from another angle:
Yeah those are Xizor's hands attacking the sausages :)
When my order finally came, what I had ordered was actually this:
Remember, I had no idea what I ordered, and when it came, I had a slight feeling of being let-down. Xinyun's ter kah looked so big and juicy, and mine looked pathetic. Just 3 sausages floating in water, and a bagel.
Surprisingly though, what I ordered was good, and pretty filling. Didn't really leave me craving for more food after I was done with it. Xinyun was very generous though - she kept giving me and Xizor small portions of her ter kah asking us to try it. I must say, it was indeed tasty!
Everyone then ordered their Oktoberfest beers, except me. I just had iced coffee. Yeah I know, although I am classified as a "drinker", I don't drink beer (except for Kilkenny or Hoe Gaarden). Beer makes me feel full and burp constantly which I hate.
Brotzeit is a nice enough place, but I doubt I'll ever go in there alone, or on my own at least. No, it's not that the food isn't good. In fact the food was more than satisfactory. What will be stopping me is that the menu items were all unpronounceable to me :) Full, authentic German names.
Monday, September 15, 2008
01:38 by FoxTwo Saturday is usually a rest-day for us, since we normally drink on Fridays. However this time it was a little different, because one of our drinking friends is leaving for a land far yonder, and we gathered to wish her well on her journey. Scratching our heads for a nice place to hold a farewell dinner-cum-drinks, another friend suggested a new place - The White Rabbit.
So, it was set. We headed to The White Rabbit.
First impression - the place was posh. It was indeed posh, as we later found out (at the bill). Secondly, it was a nice place indeed. Ambience was cosy, and best of all, food was good! Since I have already eaten dinner that day prior to us going to The White Rabbit, I only ordered side dishes and a salad.
I ordered the Macaroni and Cheese side-dish. I can't help it, I love cheese. When the dish came, I tucked in. I was actually pleasantly surprised at how good it was. The cheese was creamy, and full of texture. Everyone else also tried a small portion, and all agreed that it was good indeed. In my opinion the Mac And Cheese is the best I have ever tasted. Kudos!
She ordered something that looked yummy too. Sorry I forget the name. Here's a pic of that dish, and I wish I could remember the name now.
After dinner we ordered a whole bunch of desserts. My drinking buddy and I shared a Banana Split.
Honestly though, the banana split wasn't that fantastic. I can honestly say that Swenson's has better Banana Splits than White Rabbit. However, all is not lost. The other dessert, Mars Bars Souffle, was good!
Here it is. We were joking "Where are the Mars bars?". Seriously though, this is good too!
On the whole, we agreed that The White Rabbit had good food, and nice cosy ambience. Coincidentally, there was an event happening on that particular Saturday. It seemed that Mumm's champagne was having a promotion, and there was a free flow of Mumm's champagne out in the yard. Unfortunately though, free flow was restricted to only ladies.
We did hang around for a little bit, just so the ladies could have a go at the free champagne.
All in all, The White Rabbit is a nice place to go. However, be warned - it's not your average run-of-the-mill restaurant and bar. Expect to pay - A LOT.
01:38 by FoxTwo Saturday is usually a rest-day for us, since we normally drink on Fridays. However this time it was a little different, because one of our drinking friends is leaving for a land far yonder, and we gathered to wish her well on her journey. Scratching our heads for a nice place to hold a farewell dinner-cum-drinks, another friend suggested a new place - The White Rabbit.
So, it was set. We headed to The White Rabbit.
First impression - the place was posh. It was indeed posh, as we later found out (at the bill). Secondly, it was a nice place indeed. Ambience was cosy, and best of all, food was good! Since I have already eaten dinner that day prior to us going to The White Rabbit, I only ordered side dishes and a salad.
I ordered the Macaroni and Cheese side-dish. I can't help it, I love cheese. When the dish came, I tucked in. I was actually pleasantly surprised at how good it was. The cheese was creamy, and full of texture. Everyone else also tried a small portion, and all agreed that it was good indeed. In my opinion the Mac And Cheese is the best I have ever tasted. Kudos!
She ordered something that looked yummy too. Sorry I forget the name. Here's a pic of that dish, and I wish I could remember the name now.
After dinner we ordered a whole bunch of desserts. My drinking buddy and I shared a Banana Split.
Honestly though, the banana split wasn't that fantastic. I can honestly say that Swenson's has better Banana Splits than White Rabbit. However, all is not lost. The other dessert, Mars Bars Souffle, was good!
Here it is. We were joking "Where are the Mars bars?". Seriously though, this is good too!
On the whole, we agreed that The White Rabbit had good food, and nice cosy ambience. Coincidentally, there was an event happening on that particular Saturday. It seemed that Mumm's champagne was having a promotion, and there was a free flow of Mumm's champagne out in the yard. Unfortunately though, free flow was restricted to only ladies.
We did hang around for a little bit, just so the ladies could have a go at the free champagne.
All in all, The White Rabbit is a nice place to go. However, be warned - it's not your average run-of-the-mill restaurant and bar. Expect to pay - A LOT.
Labels: drinking, food, pubbing, self
Thursday, February 28, 2008
14:45 by FoxTwo Today, my colleague decided to drive to Changi Vilage for lunch.
Remembering the (failed?) outing from the ping.sg forums, I decided to see if I could locate the Ayam Penyet ("flattened chicken") place and check it out. It wasn't hard to locate it.
Yeah, I think this is the place (Edit - ok Daphne just confirmed that this is NOT the place where the pingsters wanted to go for the gathering). It's the only prominent Ayam Penyet place in Changi Village, so I hope I got it right. We all trooped in after looking at the menu, and picked a nice spacious spot inside the air-conditioned interior.
We ordered after looking at the menu, and drinks came first. I ordered a Chendol:
and, my Ayam Penyet arrived soon after:
Looks good eh?
There were a couple of surprises for us though. For example, rice doesn't come with the dishes. They are "extra-orders" at 50 cents each. A couple of my colleagues were grumbling about it.
However, they gave us complimentary fruits after the meal, which I guess makes it a little more bearable for the surprise of having to pay for rice.
Ambience-wise, it's kinda like a little Haagan-Daaz shop, nice and cozy, would be a great place for a chat. But, I doubt a ping.sg outing would be a good idea to the place - too small to accomodate more than 15 or 20 people inside, and maybe another 10 outside.
The Ayam Penyet itself isn't too bad, but the chilli is incredibly hot! Even the Malay colleagues were perspiring while they were eating. To the outlet's credit, they DO offer a "mild" version of their chilli, only if we had asked for it. By default, they give the strong one :)
14:45 by FoxTwo Today, my colleague decided to drive to Changi Vilage for lunch.
Remembering the (failed?) outing from the ping.sg forums, I decided to see if I could locate the Ayam Penyet ("flattened chicken") place and check it out. It wasn't hard to locate it.
Yeah, I think this is the place (Edit - ok Daphne just confirmed that this is NOT the place where the pingsters wanted to go for the gathering). It's the only prominent Ayam Penyet place in Changi Village, so I hope I got it right. We all trooped in after looking at the menu, and picked a nice spacious spot inside the air-conditioned interior.
We ordered after looking at the menu, and drinks came first. I ordered a Chendol:
and, my Ayam Penyet arrived soon after:
Looks good eh?
There were a couple of surprises for us though. For example, rice doesn't come with the dishes. They are "extra-orders" at 50 cents each. A couple of my colleagues were grumbling about it.
However, they gave us complimentary fruits after the meal, which I guess makes it a little more bearable for the surprise of having to pay for rice.
Ambience-wise, it's kinda like a little Haagan-Daaz shop, nice and cozy, would be a great place for a chat. But, I doubt a ping.sg outing would be a good idea to the place - too small to accomodate more than 15 or 20 people inside, and maybe another 10 outside.
The Ayam Penyet itself isn't too bad, but the chilli is incredibly hot! Even the Malay colleagues were perspiring while they were eating. To the outlet's credit, they DO offer a "mild" version of their chilli, only if we had asked for it. By default, they give the strong one :)
