Song Fa Bak Kut Teh @ Clarke Quay

Clarke Quay is usually known for its night life where people go there for drinks but a Bak Kut Teh shop is just around the corner. Song Fa had been pretty well known and its usually crowded during lunch / dinner hours.

I went there during dinner time so there was a bit of waiting time. Upon arriving the waitress will pass the menu and take your orders before you have a seat. 

In less then 5 mins our food started arriving. It comes all at one go and payment comes straight after.

Bak Kut Teh which is flavorful soup brewed with pork ribs / other organs , garlic , pepper and herbs. We had the Pork Rib Soup ($6.50) which is their normal and best seller. There is also other selection like the Pig's Kidney Soup , Pig's Liver Soup etc. The soup is definitely addictive, luckily its unlimited top up of soup.

We had some side dishes. Ground Nuts and You Tiao. My favorite way to eat the You Tiao is to soak it in the soups and then eat it. Crispy and soft in the inside with soup coming out from it with every bite. 

Braised Pig's Trotter ($8.50) is the best!! Tender meat with the sauce. Yum yum! I don't really enjoy the fats but according to two of my friend that I went with, the fats was the best and its always what makes them come back (apart from the prok ribs soup)

 

They have two location which is pretty much near each other. It goes like Outlet 1 then a shop then Outlet 2. The difference is that one have air-con and tad bit smaller while the other don't and its a bit bigger. Personally I have only been to the one with air-con. It so duper hot, it will only be reasonable to go to the one with air conditional isn't it? Hahaha 

The two outlet act separately in a way that if you are queuing for seats in Outlet 1 and Outlet 2 have vacancy, you would still have to wait for seats vacancy in Outlet 1 unless you leave the queue and head to Outlet 2.

Address :

17 New Bridge Road #01-01
Singapore 059386

Krispy Kreme @ Tangs Orchard

Since the opening of Krispy Kreme, it has been the talk of many people. Its a love-hate relationship. Some people are willing to queue for hours just for donuts while others think its plain stupidity to be in the craze for Krispy Kreme donut and its not really that good, its just the "in thing" now.

So... 

I am one of them that went to queue. Hahaha I was lucky on that day because the queue was not very long. I reach there about 5pm and there were just about 20-30 people in front of me.

I must say Krispy Kreme was definitely well prepared for the crowd because they have people stationed at different parts of the queue line giving out brochure so that while waiting we can decide what we would like to have. When we reach, they took our orders and ask for an initial then we walk pass this food porn moment of where all the donuts flavor are displayed.

After the donuts display section, it is payment and collection time. Basically the donuts are split into two pricing. The Original Glazed ($2.60) and the Assorted Varieties ($2.95). They have express line for people that want to get dozen of Original Glazed ($23.40) and dozen of Assorted Varieties ($26.50). It is cheaper in dozen however for the Assorted Varieties, the flavors are already pre-packed.

Glazed Vanilla Cake to be honest it still has a donut texture. Soft but not as moist as how a cake should usually be. I would rather get the Original Glazed instead of this cause it taste pretty similar.

Out of the four I purchase and the flavors I have tried before, I love this! It is the Cappuccino Franco. The filling remind me so much of Roti Boy that coffee flavored bun. Creamy and sweet coffee filling in a donut = Best combination! Coffee lover, give this a go!

Due to many blessed occasion, I get to try Krispy Kreme before it arrive in Singapore. I have tried almost more than half of the flavors that are offered however I wanted to try Red Velvet and New York Cheesecake the most. Above is Red Velvet and the bottom is New York Cheesecake. Not the best I was expecting. 

To me a Red Velvet is only called a Red Velvet if it has cream cheese icing if not its just a pastry that is tinted red. Yes, the white icing on top of it is not cream cheese. However when I compare this to the Glazed Vanilla Cake, its a tad bit more bitter so I think there might be cocoa powder in it which is another component of a Red Velvet. Plus point.  

New York Cheesecake was disappointing. If I were to be blind folded and given this, I will never guess that the filing is New York Cheesecake or even any cheesecake. This filling is sour and I couldn't taste any cheesecake cheese taste. Oh mannn I was sure having great hopes for this.

Personally Original Glazed is still the top 1 for me, followed by Cinnamon Apple Filled and Cappuccino Franco. The filling for Cinnamon Apple Filled is like the gooey filling found in apple pies. Can't go wrong. Yum! I am not a donut person but I love the donuts by Krispy Kreme. I still remember the time I first tried it, I never look at donuts the same way again. However I must admit that $2.60 for one is too expensive but that is just how the standard of living in here is like. Time to time I will still buy it, hopefully the queue get shorter.

Address :
310 Orchard Road
Singapore 238864