Kilo Singapore

This is my 3rd time to Kilo. I thought that I have better give it some justice by writing about it. Kilo is the type of place that you would not chance by it while shopping. It is tucked away in Kampung Bugis, near Kallang Riverside Park. The first time when I bought my partner there, he thought that I was going to bring him to some run down place as we passed by a warehouse, a open field and a factory! When we finally arrived at the building where Kilo is located (Kilo is on the 2nd floor), the cafe on the ground floor was shut. By the way, the cafe was the Loysel’s Toy Cafe, which I heard good comments but have not had a chance to try it.

Kilo adopts an open concept. It gives you a rustic feel with wooden chairs, fans and no AC! Surprising, despite no air con, it is still nice and breezy, probably because it is facing the river. At the end of the Kilo, there is a DJ corner and a bar with high chairs. Not a big place, so reservation is a must. Since I have been here 3 times, I had tried a number of their starters and main course. I would recommend the short ribs. The ribs are soft and tender and marinated very well. We had some sushi, but not remarkable, so can skip that. For the mains, I would recommend the Braised Duck Leg. However, the third time when we were there (August 2012), the meat was quite tough. Maybe the chef overcook it. Beef tenderloin and the braised rabbit meat were highly recommended too. Rabbit meat was not always on the menu though. If you have room for dessert, you can go for the Lava chocolate cake with ice cream. The acid test for any lava cake is whether the chocolate in the cake oozed out like lava, and for Kilo's, it passed the test. Service is friendly but a bit of hit and miss. One of the waiter seems a bit confused. He told u that the rabbit meat ran out, and when we ordered we lamented to the waitress it was a shame that rabbit meat ran out, she told us that it was still available! I would definitely return when I want to have a nice meal away from the city. Kilo Address: 66 Kampong Bugis, 2/F Singapore Tel: +65 6467 3987

Ikoi - Another birthday get together

Ikoi- Heard some much rave about it, and the difficulties of making reservation in this place..Finally it is my turn!!!  Assigned Mel to do the logistics, actually he was supposed to be the one buying me the dinner for the tips that I have been giving me to woo his girls (some other tips too :P), but he decided that he shall share out the cost. Hee heee...Actually nothing of that sort, it was just the usual suspects getting together :-)

Ikoi is located at first floor of Miramar Hotel, tucked nicely at a corner.  I was lazy to walk 2 bus stops distance, and decided to take a bus.  Guess what, I bumped into Harrison & WJ, no wonder we are friends.  We were sitted to a nice corner, typical Japanse sitting and we had to take off our shoes, luckily nobody wore a torn socks that day ;-)

Ikoi served Ala Carte Buffet, means you can order and eat as much as you want.  Before we ordered, they served us some appertisers, such as smoked salmon, chips and Edamame.  We left it to Mel for the ordering task, and we just randomly add the quantity, attempting to confuse the waitress.

Smoked Salmon

Tapioca Chips

Grilled Shishamo.  I always call it pregnant fish, and was chided by WJ.  They have a name, you know!

Assorted Sashimi.  Very fresh & sweet.  Excellent!

Can you see the Wasabi?  Precious.  I was told that they give you enough for the night, and would only refill upon special request!  So we guard it with our life.

Sword Fish Sashimi, ordered by WJ.

Yakitori.  Not the best Yakitori that I had, meat was a bit tough and the sauce not as sweet.

Curry Don for Harrison.  WJ & I decided not to have too much carbo, so that we can eat more of the rest of the food!

Another Don for Melvyn.

Potato Croquette.  There was 2, but before i could take a photo, Harrison ate the other.  Crispy on the outside, hot and soft in the inside.

Tapioca Tempura.  My favourite of all the tempura.  I have always love tapioca, regardless whether it was tempura or baked tapioca.

I finished the night with Macha Green Tea ice cream.  Desserts are not included in the buffet, and you have to pay extra for it.  But well, a meal is not complete without dessert! 

 Melvyn is the one that is sensitive to the camera

Me & WJ

The men.  Harrison did not look very happy to take photo.  Lunch with Harrison was always great, as he always delivered a fatal one liner.

Overall 9/10 for the value & the quantity.  Service is a bit slow, but friendly.  Will be back when I have a craving for Jap food.

Ikoi Japanese Restaurant

401 Havelock Road #01-01 Hotel Miramar Singapore

Tel: +65 6887 3788

Jap Food Day

Have you ever try a day of feasting, and on the same cuisine?  Well, that's what i did.  I had both Jap food for lunch and dinner on the same day! Heehee..and in between, I had a ham & cheese toast from Toastbox.

Ham & Cheese toast with coffee at $3.40.  The cheese melted, bread was crispy, and with the ham, this is one of the best thing that $3.40 can buy.  Toastbox can be found in major shopping centers, only complain is that their service is very very slow..L & i used to say that if someone is very slow, that person is very toastbox.

Lunch was at Ippudo Ramen.  To avoid the crowd, i went around 2pm.  The place was rather empty at 2pm, and service was very prompt.  They were also very frienly towards photography, one of the waiter actually stopped moving when he saw that i was taking photo of the restuarant. 

 Shiromaru Classic

The lgendary Ippudo Ramen was not as good as i thought.  Probably my benchmark was those in Japan.  I had the Shiromaru Classic- Original recipe tonkotsu soup served with thin noodles, Rosu chashu (Pork Loin), cabbage, kikurage & scallions.  The broth was thick, but the ramen was a bit hard.  I chose the normal one, perhaps next time i should try the soft one.  The egg was not seasoned enough..and at $2 for an egg, a bit overpriced.

Total damage $20 for a ramen...hmmm  maybe no next time

Ippudo SG:

Mandarin Gallery

333A Orchard Road
#04-02/03/04
Singapore 238867
http://www.ippudo.com.sg/index.php

Dinner was at Tampopo in Liang Court with the M&M.  M was giving a treat to celebrate her converting to perm...Celebration Dinner! :-)
I had the Tonkatsu set.  Their tonkatsu is one of the best in town, crispy and not oily, and the meat is tender & soft, and go really well with the mustard! M&M had other food, which i couldn't tell the name..so look at the picture below..I skipped my fav Sashimi this time, as i did not want to burn a hole in M's pocket.

Macha Sponge Cake- Must try.  Soft and can taste the macha, the creamy is rich and not too greasy.

Overall 8/10.  Total damage about $85 for 3 person, very reasonable for such quality food.

Tampopo Restaurant
#01-23/24, 177 River Valley Road S(179030)
Liang Court Shopping Center
Tel: 6338 3186

http://www.cfc.com.sg/

I ended my day with a rootbeer float from Wendy's.  But sorry, no picture!  Cheers