| Thai Express (VivoCity) |
Food and Beverage - 7.5
Ambience / Setting - 7
Value - 7.5
Service - 7.1
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Will you return to this place? Definitely
I spent about S$23 per person
Review Date: 18 Nov 2007 |
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| 1 Harbourfront Walk, #B2-30 VivoCity, Singapore |
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| More Express Than Paragon
I was slightly worried when we decided to have dinner here last weekend. It was Saturday & I was H-U-N-G-R-Y. Sher had a "small" incentive (Credit card promo voucher) & I decided to take the risk despite past experiences.
A* for improved effort & for living up to their name.
Of course, it was no fast-food-as-in-burgers-&-fries-kind-of-EXPRESS. But definitely good enough for "hungry" me.
Fusion Thai food:
*Olive Rice
~ Good staple, flavourful, fulfilling. Not too salty. Might be good to add "bigger" pieces of brown olives... I lurve those. The chilli that came with this dish was my favourite. Lots of chicken chunks & would've made a great meal on its own but like I said, I was hungry.
*Tom Yum Goong
~ Sour, sour, sour, slightly spicy, fresh succulent prawns. How do some restaurants season their prawns that they're so... smooth? Dunno, dun care, tasted good. Served in a bowl that looked like the kind u get with instant noodles. Haha. But I don't really care that they use plastic plates/bowls.
*Thai Fish Cake
~ Erm... NOT on the menu. Hmm... (hint)
*Stuffed Tau Pok
~ Stuffed with what? Waitress: "Fish paste & chicken". Not bad. Deep-fried. Tasted somewhat like fish cake. Served with sweet Thai Chilli.
*Vegetables/Kailan with mushrooms
~ Too much oyster sauce or sugar. My friend had to wash it in her leftover soup before finishing the last bit. I ate mine with my savoury rice. On its own, too unnaturally sweet.
*Fried Kway Teow
~ Not bad, I guess. Not sure, didn't try. Had enough on my plate.
*Thai Iced Tea
~ Improved. Fragrant, refreshing, not too sweet. I like.
*Sour Plum
~ Mixed reviews. 1 says it's nice & refreshing. Another had to add water. Me, dunno. I was happy with my Iced Tea.
*Red Rubies (dessert)
~ Would've so lurved to try this but *sigh*... limited tummy space. I like this dessert. Probably my fav Thai (fusion) dessert.
*Service
~ Attentive, efficient. Didn't have to wave fanatically. Even the cashier kept a lookout for patrons who needed attention. Waiter didn't seem to appreciate me asking for a soup spoon but remembered to bring it anyway. Thanks.
*Music
~ Made us slightly nervous/excited/eat faster. Can't remember what they were playing but it was something with a quick beat & the rate at which we finished our food was also express :) |
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| Must Tries: Olive Rice, Thai Iced Tea, Red Rubies |
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Comments
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Odem Wong on Shillawon: One of the few Authentic Korean restaurants in town Shillawon is not even close to true authentic korean tasting restaurant. For the price it is at, it is not even worth it at all.
My experience there was bad. The place smells bad when i stepped inside, no one to attend to me and the tables were dirty too.
I ordered from the Ala Carte menu, one beef soup, seafood pancake and Japchae. I only have one word for it. Horrible.
The soup came tasteless with a few pcs of miserable beef slices. I can even count how many there are exactly with 10 fingers. The Japchae was served as though it has just been tossed onto the floor and being picked up again.
I won't go there again. Not value for money and unpleasant to me.
Puteh Harri on Meat U There: Where did Big Bird go? It is now at Balmoral Plaza along Bikit Timah Road just before Balmoral Road turn off ! In that little row of restaurants beside Spizza !
Hope it is still good !
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