Victor's Kitchen

Victor's Kitchen is another cafe that serves dim sum all day long. It can be especially crowded during peak hours so it would be best to go in the morning when they start business or afternoon because you don't want to face them saying: "Custard bun don't have already." Arrggghhhhh!!

It was our second visit at Victor's Kitchen and yet on both rounds, we weren't able to get our hands on any of their Yummy Milky Custard Bun!! *Pulls hair*

Very crowded!!

During the first visit, we went in the evening at around 7pm and the restaurant was so packed and their staff were all too busy to attend to us. We quickly found 2 seats and had to wait a while before getting our orders taken.

A picture speaks a thousand words. =/ ($3.50 each)

As usual, I must order the 3 dim sum dishes - Har Gao, Siew Mai and Chicken Claw since it was my first visit! Sadly, only their Har Gao can make it. The Siew Mai and Chicken Claw was.. frankly speaking a waste of money. Makan boy ordered Char Siew Chee Cheong Fun as well (at the very top right corner of picture above) and it was nothing special too.

- 2nd Visit -

Scallop, Sausage Carrot Cake with XO sauce ($4)

Very mushy texture

I still prefer carrot cake that is firm and of dried shrimps and sweet sauce. Their XO sauce didn't really taste of XO and their carrot cake was too soft. Plus.. where's the scallop?

Dried shrimp and radish i think.

Golden Egg Yolk Lava Bun ($4)

SO YUMMY AND FULL OF GOODNESS.

We wanted to try their Yummy Milky Custard Bun really badly but to our dismay, we were too late again. (We went in the afternoon at around 3)

So.... we ordered another of their popular bun, The Golden Egg Yolk Lava Bun and just look at the photos above!!! This is one of the TASTIEST bun I've ever had! Hot, fluffy and full of golden lava that is saltish and full of buttery fragrance! Makes it worth our trip down despite not getting any custard bun!

Looking at the photo I feel like having one right now!! *dreams*

H.K Summer Iced Tea ($2.50)

Normally, the iced tea we drink is very sweet thanks to the ice cubes thrown in. But at Victor's Kitchen, they chill it in a bowl of ice cubes which I believe helps retain the original flavour of the tea better. Sweet, fragrant with no sharp or bitter after-taste and I don't feel thirsty even after drinking it. =D

I want to go back for the buns. Now.

Update: Read about my next visit to Victor's Kitchen here.

Victor's Kitchen
Sunshine Plaza
91 Bencoolen St
#01-21
Singapore 189652
Tel: 98382851
Open daily: 10.30am - 8pm

Aroy-Dee Thai Cafe

The last time after we visited Sunshine Plaza for dim sum at Victor's Kitchen (review coming up in next post), it was already dinner time and super packed at Aroy-Dee Thai Cafe so we came back this time round in the afternoon to try out their food! Facing NAFA, Aroy-Dee Thai Cafe attracts mainly the office crowd during lunch and dinner time.


One of the few Thai eateries in the same building

Interior of cafe with their King's family photo

Outdoor seats facing NAFA

Their air-con seem to be spoilt so both of us changed to the outdoor seats for occasional rushes of wind (thanks to cars along the road).

Slightly redish Thai iced milk tea ($1.80)

I ordered their Thai iced milk tea hoping it would taste similar to the one I had in Phuket (which was super sweet and tasty) but theirs tasted quite awful to me.  I still prefer local Teh-tarik more as the taste of tea is not as strong as theirs.

Generous with bean sprouts

Their Pad-thai is $6 but the portion was very good for 2 to share. It tasted milder in terms of flavour and their version is more sticky with a sweeter sauce. Good thing is they are generous with their ingredients and vegetables!

Slightly pinkish beef!

The stir fried beef with spring onion is tasty but abit too oily. Nothing much to rave about except that the meat is very tender.

Overall, Aroy-dee serves decent local Thai food at a very affordable rate with a good team of efficient and friendly staff. For those working nearby, I'm sure this is a good place to go for lunch break.

Aroy-dee Thai Cafe
Sunshine Plaza
91 Bencoolen St
#01-12
Singapore 189652
Tel: 63368852
Open daily: 11am - 11.30pm
http://aroy-dee-thai-food.posterous.com/

Wan Ton Mee

In the search for delicious Wan Ton Mee, Makan Boy and Girl went to Sunshine Plaza for fried wan ton noodle! I went in the afternoon so the business was rather quiet with only a few tables occupied. Sometimes, looking at what others are enjoying can help in a small extent as to what to order from the menu but with not much "references" around my table , we couldn't quite decide what else to order besides the noodle.

Popularity pasted all over the glass

Fried Wan Ton Noodle ($4.50)

The fried wan ton was really crispy but the filling in it is quite pathetic (as you can see from the photo above). Charsiew was tender and sweet, nothing to complain about. The noodles were however a disappointment. Just imagine slurping maggie mee dipped in warm water. It was so bland I could hardly taste any soya sauce or flavour. Bad bad bad... The soup is salty and I amost forgot there was also wanton in it. But... however small the portion of the fried wan ton, it's undeniably tasty. Makes you want to have one after another like - potato chips.

Considering how many good reviews this place received, perhaps it was just our unlucky day to have not been able to enjoy a plate of good Wan Ton Mee.

Parklane Zha Yun Tun Mee House (Bencoolen St)
Sunshine Plaza
91 Bencoolen St
#01-53
Singapore 189652
Tel: 68359212
Open daily: 9.30am - 9pm