Legacy Seafood 横行八道海鲜

With many friends having already visited this place, now it's my turn. While we were looking for some quiet place in the West Area for a decent dinner, one of us decided on Legacy Seafood. Legacy Seafood is known to offer Cze Char Dishes in their air-conditioned restaurant conveniently located along Science Center Road.

Legacy Seafood

We visited during of the weekday evenings and were rather happy that we had the whole place to our own before the sky turns darker.

Environment

With so many sauce selections for the Crab Dish, we opted for The Golden Sand for we thought it was quite special. The sauce was creamy and addictive with pumpkin and salted egg yolk which complemented the plump and juicy big crab.

Golden Sand Crab Delight 黄金沙螃蟹 - $105 per Kg

We enjoyed the Crustacean Gravy too with these little airy buns.

Buns

One of Legacy Seafood's recommended dishes is Fermented Vegetable with Minced Meat Beancurd. 

The circular beancurn was crispy on the outside and wobby in the inside. It was topped with minced meat, preserved vegetables and spring onions.

Fermented Veg With Minced Meat Beancurd 味香豆腐 - $20

The execution of this Hor Fun Dish was pretty similar to the usual Hor Fun we have. A good highlight was that the seafood ingredients like prawn, squid and fish were generous. The scrumptious gravy was a tad spicy though.

Signature Hor Fun 招牌河粉 - $15

A familiar dish from Malaysia that I would never thought to see in Singapore. The leaves of kale were deep-fried till crisp and topped with fried anchovies alongside crunchy Kai Lan Stalks.

Crispy & Stir Fried Kale Combo 双味芥兰 - $18

Fans of Ribs and also enjoying a hearty infusion flavours? This Guinness Pork Rib might float your kind of dish. Enjoy these fall-off-the-bone, tender succulent pork ribs with a rich and complex taste achieved from the slow-cooking in Guinness Stout Beer as marinade 

Guinness Pork Rib 黑啤酒排骨 - $20

Replacing the Bowls of Rice, we had the longevity noodles too. We ordered this as we thought this was special on the menu. The ingredients on the noodles were generous too with mushroom, prawns, vegetables, beansprouts, minced meat, shredded carrot etc. 

Longevity Noodles 寿面 - $20

Noodle has a smooth texture and was not oily. Simple and taste good.

Long Noodles

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Legacy Seafood 横行八道海鲜
Location: Bestway Centre, 10 Science Centre Rd, #01-23, Singapore 609079
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Ristorante Palermo

While the Makan Kaki saw an advertisement online with Pasta going 1 for 1 from Ristorante Palermo, a reservation was made for our dinner at Keppel Bay.

Ristorante Palermo

The atmosphere is quiet and charming with glass panels, overlooking the Docking Bay.

Interior 

 If you are dating or celebrating any special occasions,  this serves as a good place to romance your date.

Keppel Bay

We thought that the Olive Oil and Vinegar were contained in a unique glass, as well as the salt and pepper. 

Condiments

Like most Italian restaurants, we were served with some toast while waiting for the orders. 

Bread / Toast

I'm always a fan of pappardelle and since this particular pasta was served there, we ordered and had a try. The broad pasta was of the right thickness and cooked to perfection served with tender chunks of Angus Beef, Porcini Mushrooms and shaved parmesan flakes. The ratio of Pasta Sauce to Pappardelle was well managed to the right portion.

Pappardelle Angus Beef - $38 

Tiger Prawns Aglio Olio was cooked to Al Dente Perfection too with Bell Peppers, Cherry Tomatoes, prawns, garlic and chilli flakes. Though grilled, Tiger Prawns were huge and succulent. 

Grilled Tiger Prawns Aglio Olio - $38

We ordered their Speciality Pizza and it is also suitable for vegetarians. The fragrance lingers along the hallway in the restaurant while it is being served. The crust was crispy and addictive topped with Porcini Mushroom, black truffle pesto and soft egg as well as truffle caviar, not forgetting the pulling mozzarella cheese.

Palermo Speciale (Vegetarian) - $32

Overall, its a complimentary of great ambience and quality food that you may want to unwind and spoil yourself for some moments.

Rating: 3.5 / 5 

Ristorante Palermo
Location: Marina at Keppel Bay, 2 Keppel Bay Vista, #02-03, 098382

Qing Hua Jiao & Jing Yue Rong

With a huge promotion in April 2024, it drew a substantial long queue outside the restaurant. 

From 6 to 30 April: Each Dine-In Table will be entitled to receive 50% off Signature Sichuan Peppercorn Fish for 3-4 Pax Vouchers.

Interior

Here's the Authentic Green Peppercorn from Qing Hua Jiao. These Green Peppercorns are from Jiangjin, Chongqing and boast an extremely numbing sensation.

Signature Sichuan Peppercorn Fish 

Sizzling hot oil is poured over the green peppercorns as a finishing touch to stimulate its subtle fruity scent. Pairing with their fresh and plump black fish slices, it tingles our tastebuds with a delighting numbing twist.

Green Peppercorn

While the type of cuisine is spicy by default, the stir-fried beef was not spared from spiciness either. The sliced beef was chewy and yummy with cut chilli, peppercorn and Chinese Celery to boast its taste. 

Stir-Fried Beef

The Steamed Prawns with Garlic & Glass Noodles look decent to me for someone who wants to skip some spiciness.

Steamed Prawns with Garlic & Glass Noodles

8 Steamed Prawns were deshelled and served on top of the tasty Glass Noodles.

Tang Hoon

Garlic on Prawns

Enjoy the free-flow unlimited ice jelly for everyone! The wobbly ice jelly is refreshing and you can top up any ingredients at the dessert counter. 

Ice Jelly

Thank you Shewyn for extending the invitation.

Qing Hua Jiao & Jing Yue Rong
Location: Chinatown Point, 133 New Bridge Rd, #B1-16 Singapore 059413

Song Kee Kway Teow Noodle Soup

 For those who have been to Blk 75 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh Food Center, Song Kee Kway Teow Noodle Soup is no stranger to the patrons there for they are known for their bouncy homemade fishballs.

Song Kee Kway Teow Noodle Soup

As usual, if not for its popularity, I would have shown no interest in fishball noodles. Upon the first bite of the Fish Balls, I was kind was disappointed, there was no wow factor and the only consolation was that the noodles were tossed in an addictive chilli paste with fragrant shallot oil as well as some chopped spring onions.

Even the soup that accompanied my bowl of noodles was lacking of flavour.

Mee Pok Dry - $4

Fishballs

The bowl of noodles came with 4 fishballs and 1 meat balls. The meat ball tasted pretty ordinary but was tender and springy.

Meatball

All in all, if you ask if I would travel all the way down there again for a bowl of Fishball Noodle, I would say there are better players out there with a similar taste of chilli too.

Rating: 3.25 / 5 

Song Kee Kway Teow Noodle Soup
Location: Blk 75 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh Food Centre, 75 Lor. 5 Toa Payoh, #01-20, Singapore 310075

Woodlands Claypot Prawns

With increasing eateries hidden in Industrial areas, do check out this first and ever Charcoal Claypot Prawn in Woodlands Industrial Kopitiam. With just 2 items in the menu, namley Hokkien Mee and Claypot Prawns. 

Woodlands Claypot Prawn

The Claypot Prawns adopt the concept of a hotpot concept where we can order ingredients like meat, vegetables, seafood to complement the meal. 

Claypot and Steamboat Concept

Using the Claypot Method, this allows to keep the broth warm and claypot cooking is known to produce a better taste than normal pots cooking. Alot of effort has been put into preparation of the prawn broth,  simmering under the fire for hours in bringing out the natural flavours of the prawns. The speciality prawn broth (the base) costs $32.80.

Claypot Prawns

For prawns love who cannot get enough of prawns from the claypot prawns, you can topped up 500g of  prawns at additional $15.80 while the rest of the steamboat ingredient can be ordered via their menu with indicated pricing too.

Prawns - $15.80 (500g)

The Staff is attentive and if your charcoal fire is about to die off, they will get the helpers to replace it immediately. The prawn broth is also refillable too.

Refilling Prawn Broth

Here's our prawns

While at their condiments corner, they have a good variety of sauces. There are Black Pepper Sauce, Japanese Sesame Dressing, Homemade Chilli Sauce, Hot Chicken Korean Sauce, Raw Garlic and Coriander. Utensils and cutlery can be taken from this corner too.

Disposable gloves are provided if you need them too.

Speciality prawn broth - $32.80

The Speciality Prawn Broth comes generously with 12 big fresh prawns. The broth tasted robust and umami, packed of prawns natural flavours,.

Broth

The meat was bouncy and succulent. The broth was naturally sweet and we started off adding others ordered ingredients in it.

Ingredients added in Claypot

Ingredients like Fish Roe Fortune Bag is one of my favourites too.

Fish Roe Fortune Bag - $10.80

Giving the classic Hokkien Mee a twist, they added a raw egg on top of the noodles, inspired by the flavours of Moonlight Hor Fun. It was served with yellow mee as well as thick bee hoon. Generous pork lards, Sotong, pork belly and 2 large prawns were used. Remember to mix them with their special recipe homemade chilli sauce.

Hokkien Mee 福建面 - $8.80

The place was airy with big ass fans install in the industrial kopitiam and free parking. 

Thank you Woodlands Claypot Prawns for the invitation.

Woodlands Claypot Prawns
Location: 10 Marsiling Industrial Estate Road 1 #01-01 Stall no 7, Singapore 739276

Dian Xiao Er (JEM)

Dian Xiao Er is no stranger to anyone who enjoys quality and yummy herbal ducks. It's also considered The Must Eat In Singapore. 

It's been a while ever since we last enjoyed a good meal from Dian Xiao Er and with visitors around we welcome them with one of the popular To Eats. We ordered their Signature Set (人气套餐) for 4 pax with 7 dishes from their menu. We can choose to have plain white rice or brown rice at a top-up rate.

Kicking start the meal with these crunchy Baby Kai Lan accompanied by a dash of citrusy lime juice with a zesty touch.

Baby Kai Lan with Salted Fish & Lime 清柠咸鱼小芥兰

The starring dish is none other than their Herbal Roast Duck. It was marinated with a blend of spices and Chinese Herbs for hours and roasted under a precise temperature which maintains the succulency while being in the oven. Crispy and roast to golden brown in appearance. Their roast duck was soaked and complemented with Angelica Herb Sauce which made everyone on the table sing with praises.

Angelica Herbal Roast Duck 当归药材烤鸭.

A special homemade dish infused with freshly squeezed wheatgrass extract and this block of silky homemade tofu was served with seafood bits, broccoli, and edamame.

Signature Wheatgrass Tofu with Seafood 自制小麦草豆腐

The fish maw soup with seafood was thick and densely nutritious. Tasty morsels of crab meat, prawns, mock abalone as well as fish maw made it so yummy.

Fish Maw Thick Soup with Seafood 海鲜鱼鳔羹 

Each piece of boneless chicken thigh was uniformly coated and flavoured in marmite, then sprinkled with roasted sesame. The taste was great and our guests enjoyed it.

Marmite Chicken Thigh 妈蜜鸡腿快

The nutritious Hong Kong-style steamed fish slices were drenched with a special soy sauce and the taste was elevated by the use of shallot oil. Fish Slices were perfectly prepared to the ideal texture.

Steamed Fish Slices with Soy Sauce 港蒸鱼片

 
While some of us is craving for something spicy, we decided to order the Sambal Kang Kong. These vegetables were tossed in the right amounts of Sambal chilli and good to go along with our bowls of rice

Sambal Kang Kong

Every dish was so palatable that our stomachs literally screamed in joy. Dian Xiao Er lives up to its name as the award-winning Chinese Casual  Restaurant. 

Rating: 4 / 5

Dian Xiao Er (JEM)
Location: JEM, 50 Jurong Gateway Rd, #03-08 Singapore 608549

Soon Jing Roasted Meats

While we tried a couple of stalls in Food Park, Soon Jing Roasted Meats is one of the last stalls we have tried. It drew our attention because a lunch crowd lined up in front of the stall. 

Soon Jing Roasted Meats

We ordered the trio platter with Char Siew, Poached Chicken and Roast Duck with braised egg. The Char Siew was well barbecued and packed with smokiness while the poached chicken was smooth and tender. The roast duck was decent without a gamey taste.

Trio Meat

Overall the meal was decent and the soup provided was tasty to my liking. Overall, the portion was alright to us with a reasonable price and standard.

Our Meal

Rating: 3 / 5

Soon Jing Roasted Meats 
Location: 107 Clementi Street 12, Singapore 120107