2009 REVIEWS Pt 2 (all tried and tested in the month of December)

Hellooo! I'm back and I'm all pumped up to finish my reviews for 2009. It was kind of a hectic week for me but Chinese New Year is just around the corner so I'm really hoping for a long and relaxing weekend. Meanwhile, let's get on with the show, shall we?

Swensen's

17th Dec is Baby S's birthday so I decided to splurge a bit on lunch and gave Baby S a treat at Swensen's before we watch 'Avatar'. Apparently, food was last on her list on that day because she was more interested to watch Avatar than having her lunch. So, the pics I put up here are actually the meal consumed by her parents. By the way, the birthday girl only had some fries and she didn't complain at all...

Clam Chowder in a Sourdough Breadbowl

I'm impressed by the crispiness of the bread. The clam chowder isn't that bad either as they weren't stingy with their clams.

Chicken Cutlet Meuniere

This is what HD ordered .

Sourdough 49ers Beef

This is my favourite Swensen's sandwich. The sandwiches may appear rather small but it's definitely enough to make you turn down a dessert. I especially love the beef slices which is cooked in teriyaki sauce and topped with cheddar cheese. Yummy combination!

Swensen's

Plaza Singapura

68 Orchard Road

#03-23
Singapore 238839

Tel: (65) 6837 0650

Opening hours: 10.30am-10.30pm (Weekdays)

                                  8.00am-10.30pm (Weekends and public holidays)

Secret Recipe

Shepherd's Pie

JJ ate much of it because she was the one who ordered it. I had a few bite and it tasted OK.

Chicken Cornish

'cornish' means: any of English breed of domestic fowl often crossbred to produce roasters. I wonder if they really use the original cornish chickens to make this dish? Anyway, it looks similiar to the traditional Malay 'epok-epok' but the taste is totally different. Both the pastry and fillings are kind of sweet, in fact, a bit too sweet for my liking and that was the reason why I couldn't finish it. I much prefer epok-epok's fillings which is spicier and it's normally made up of either curried minced beef+potato or sardines cooked with chillies and onions. The epok-epok is normally deep-fried to crispiness but this dish is baked so it's less oily. It is also bigger than an epok-epok.

Spaghetti Marinara

Despite the crayfish and the rest of the seafood in this dish, it is not a memorable dish for me. Probably there's something about the colour which is so sickeningly orange. Even my nephew who's a 'pasta freak' had a hard time finishing this dish so I can tell it wasn't that fantastic.

 Lamb Shank

I have to say, this dish is the best dish out of all the rest that we had at Secret Recipe on that day. No doubt it lives   up to its name of being the signature dish. The lamb is cooked to perfection and the gravy is rich and flavourful. Total awesomeness! This dish comes with a small bun and mashed potato and if you can spot a candle in the picture, that doesn't have anything to do with the dish AT ALL.

Their kiddy meal for Baby S, mini chicken burgers and 'astronomical fries'. Although the chicken patties are small but they are surprisingly tasty!

Secret Recipe

Anchor Point

370 Alexandra Road

#01-12
Singapore 159953

Tel: (65) 6479 6626

Opening hours: 11.00am-10.00pm (Daily)

Phew! Finally I'm done with my reviews for '09. I'm looking forward to put up more stuff and let's hope I'll be a more hardworking blogger in 2010!