Melben Seafood – Claypot Crab Bee Hoon a must try!

As crab enthusiasts, my family and I decided to head to Melben Seafood (Ang Mo Kio). As this place is known for crabs, we decided to order only crabs - Claypot Crab Bee Hoon, Black Pepper, Creamy Butter and Salted Egg crabs. The other dishes are common to what we may find at Zhi Char stores and they are not cheap to start with.

The specialty had to be Claypot Crab Bee Hoon! The crabs served in this style were the freshest among the lot. It was further enhanced by the richness of the stock. This is a must try. When orders are taken, they would usually ask if you like a top up of soup and bee hoon. This may not be necessary especially if you have other dishes. The other thing is that the extra Bee Hoon are usually tougher and dry. So they do not necessarily add on to the dining experience.

It would also be good to try the creamy butter crabs! The sauce is appetizing to start with. As the name would suggest, the taste was rich. Besides that, it also goes well with rice!

 Black pepper crabs were delightful as well.

Salted egg crabs were a little overdone though. We would have ordered it to be done in another style.

Prior to the visit, we were mentally prepared for long queues. A word about queue. We reached at 7pm on a weekday evening. The queue was already quite a sight! After about more than an hour, we were finally seated. It was another hour of wait before the crabs were served. Unanimously we concluded we should head to this restaurant after 9pm in the future.


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Melben Seafood
233 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3
Tel: 65 6285 6762

Wild Honey - Most talked about breakfast or brunch destination?

If you have asked anyone for recommendation for weekend brunch, the name Wild Honey, is likely to pop up. At the same time, you may be cautioned to the possibility of queues between 1.5 to 2 hours!

Visited this restaurant at 11-ish on a Saturday morning. In fact it's just a little earlier than the supposed lunch hour. We were told we have to wait at least 1.5 hour and we would be given a call when it's nearing our queue. The plus point of the wait is that you could spend it by checking out tue malls in the vicinity. 

After we were called, there was still a substantial period of wait as the earlier diners exit from the restaurant.

Typically you will crowd around the board or iPad to read/see the food descriptions. Orders are also made there and then.

The ambience of the restaurant is probably one of the draws for the crowd. It is indeed a place to laze around for weekend brunch.

Cosy Setting

Magazine Stand

The scone, coupled with refreshing jam and butter, left more than an impression! I think it could be considered a must-try. We were just a little puzzled why it was not served with clotted cheese.

Awesome scone!

We had a combination of the following breakfast sets:

Scandinavian - Grilled fresh Norwegian salmon

Breakfast Set

Egg Benedict

The bread is toasted to a fine quality. To the extent that it was still crispy whether you have it at the start or towards the end of the meal. The other commendable point would have to be the scrambled eggs. They are watery and a lil milky at the same time!

It's worth having a try to determine if this place is for you! My friends and I found that its slightly overrated and prices are also on the higher end.  Don't forget the scones or bread if you do pop by.


Wild Honey
Mandarin Gallery
333 Orchard Road
Singapore 238897
Tel: 6235 3900
http://www.wildhoney.com.sg

Jang Shou Korean BBQ at Esplanade

Parked along the Makansutra street at the Esplanade area, Jang Shou Korean BBQ is a restaurant teeming with people!

As with most Korean restaurants, you will find a slew of side dishes to tempt the palates.

One can't miss out on the kimchi after coming all the way.

The chilled salad, coupled with a reddish orange dressing, was simply refreshing. It also clears and make way for the BBQ items.

For the BBQ,there is a wide range of meat to choose from. The perk of dining at Jang Shou is that the staff would BBQ the items for you. It's indeed a luxury for you are able to simply chat away with your dinner mates.

Besides having the BBQ option,diners could order cooked items. The seafood pancake was quite good though they missed out on the order. If you are into vegetables,this may be something you don't want to miss.

The Kim Chi Hotpot brimmed with ingredients such as mushroom,spinach,pork slices and white cabbage. It was piping hot and ideal for soup lovers.

It's ideal to make reservations before visiting!

Jang Shou Korean BBQ

8 Raffles Avenue, #01-13B

Esplanade Mall
Tel: 63378880

Website: http://www.colours.com.sg/jangshou.htm