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Secret Recipe (IMM)
Food and Beverage - 6.5
Ambience / Setting - 6.5
Value - 6.5
Service - 6.5
Will you return to this place? Probably

Review Date: 21 Nov 2008
2 Jurong East Street 21, #01-01 IMM Building, Singapore
Actually not all that great

We went to Secret Recipe by elimination cos everywhere else was crowded. We went in at 1245 and by the time we left at 145 it was almost full house.

I had the Caribbean grilled fish with cream sauce. My husband had the vegetarian spaghetti. I didn't see what the description of the spaghetti was in the menu but I thought $9.90 for spaghetti with cabbage, celery and carrots was quite a rip off. It was a bit too dry for my liking

As for my fish, it was a really big piece, but somehow I did not imagine Caribbean style to be with that much oil (there was a layer of yellow when I was done with the fish) and with so much pesto (I like pesto so I'm not complaining, I just didn't think that was Caribbean). And I so did not think it would come with a lump of cold cream. I really thought I was going to have 'cream sauce'. It was nice yes. Just not what I expected.

Citibank cardholders get a brownie free. It was more like a chocolate cake though. But nice. And ooooooh, the dripping chocolate sauce. Yum.

Would probably order the safe mushroom chicken rice or cordon bleu for future trips.

Service was OK. The waitress who seated us was a bit strange. My husband asked 'do you have fish?' and she said 'table for two?'. He said 'no, fish. Do you have it?'. She: 'where do you want to sit?'.

I just stood back and watched the show. It was quite funny.

 
 
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Tiong Bahru Gal
on Xiao Xuan Feng 小旋风 (Tiong Bahru Plaza): Piak! Piak!
we thought about the XLB but didn't want to over order hehe. okie next time will try! thanks!

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on Xiao Xuan Feng 小旋风 (Tiong Bahru Plaza): Piak! Piak!
Hey TBgal, this plc is good only for their "pulled noodles" and xiao long pau. The rest are mostly average, OH do not order the har gau, that was pretty bad, it had super thick skin. Its my nearest and value for money place for lai mian and tea.

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