e.BlackBoard

with the recent craze over botak jones, it seems like cheap and good western food served in a kopitiam is all the rage. went over to the amk botak jones one nite w my family, the food there was cheap, not exactly as good as i imagined, but for tt price i shan't complain. but u really shd check this out:


are you crazy or wat burger (~$13) . triple patty topped w one slice of cheese... the patty was damn thick, i shared this w my sis, it really was quite crazy, but i found the beef too dry, so was wolfing it down by coating it with lotsa mustard.

but yes, b4 i digress, this post is abt e.BlackBoard. Saw a review of this place on weekend today so decided to check it out since it's so near tj's place.

both of us ordered exactly wat was featured on the papers:

waldorf salad (~$4). nicely chilled, it comes with celery, green and yellow bell peppers, olives, green and red apples, w some walnuts. it tasted very fresh and yummy.

grilled ribeye steak (250g) served with tuscan fries and coleslaw ($12.90). nice and juicy unlike other kopitiam western food, it has the slight hint of "caoda" tt tells u tt it's been on a nice grill, e.BlackBoard prides itself on only serving fresh beef (as opposed to frozen beef), and yah the meat was tender and nice, abit too rare for my liking and we ordered medium, it's more like medium rare. the fries were nice, crispy and i like the red pepper spice they sprinkled over it. coleslaw not too bad too.

cajun chicken ($5.50), i changed the fries to mashed potatoes cos my throat wasn't tt good, but it was nothing to cry abt, stick to the fries. i love the chicken, seasoning was v nice, the meat (prob the chicken fillet) was v tender and juicy. i prefer their version over botak jones' (too dry)

so yes, please go check this place out, it's at 18 bedok south road KK makan place, opposite TJC.

find it if u can

found this nice place to hang out with yapyap. both decided its our kind of place. plus they serve great dessert. kinda didnt really wanna blog abt it cos we value its crowd (lack of really), so i shall try to mystify this place and let u deduce where this really is. =0p *hint* its in vivo.

anyways..


panna cotta with wild berry compote.
absolutely adorable carrot cupcake. haf a softspot for cupcakes. this comes topped with an icing tat looks deceptively hard.
apple & rhubarb crumble with vanilla custard. yummy! plus it was sold out by the time we left the place.
still lots more to try, gonna attempt to try it all!

wild rocket @ mount emily

wanted to go Jaan at equinox to try their set lunch, but couldn't cos the place was booked for a private function. booked a place at ember but decided it was pretty out of the way, we finally settled for wild rocket at mount emily.

it's a bitch to get there by public transport, we walked for a good 20 min from plaza sing, climbed up the hill to reach hangout@mount emily, the backpacker's hostel in which wild rocket was situated. but yeah, it was a cosy place, almost packed w the lunchtime crowd. we both got the 3-course set meal ($26+++)

appetisers:

bread with olive oil. technically free, served warm, the bread was tasty and abit cake-like in texture.

baby spinach salad with asian dressing. v fresh and good.

soft shell crab w thai chili sauce dressing. fresh crab, delicious tangy sauce

main course:

burger with sun-dried tomato relish. loved the thick and juicy beef patty. absolute yum!

pan-fried catfish. there's this crust made of miso and i dunno what, v fresh and tasty fish, juicy too! the salad of panfried caixin matched the fish perfectly.

desserts:

coconut ice-cream w gula melaka. i love this one. creamy but not cloying, a refreshing end to the meal.

strawberry cheesecake. served deconstructed in a martini glass, this comes highly recommended by yun. it isn't part of the set menu, but we paid $5 to upgrade our dessert to this. the cheese portion is super rich and creamy, the crust and strawberries are good, and it comes w a small bit of maple syrup ice cream. heaven!

love this place, good quality, uncomplicated fusion food. the friendly chef even came out to chat w us. the set lunch is value for money, but even ala carte items aren't tt ex (less than 20 bucks) so yes, guys, this is a good place to impress girls. hehe. if this place wasn't tt ulu, i'll visit this place alot more often. read chubbyhubby's review here