Noodles stall @ NUS Science Canteen

Lunch after coming back from holidays has been familiar food.

Side track: Yesterday colleagues and I ate the Malay stall at the NUH Staff Canteen. (We noticed the food taste errrr... standard jatuh so much! We then look towards the stall. We notice none of the familiar faces selling the food's there now. Also, we noticed the menu on the board has been pasted with white paper. OK, not going back anymore.)

Today colleagues and I had lunch at the NUS Science Canteen. The stall owner's still the same. :-P

Two of us had the 'chan chan niang kuai' ('mix mix two dollars') noodles. This is it. A mixture of everything. It's always satisfying for people who wants to taste everything.



Two other colleagues had the 'Pai Ku Mian'. (Pork Rib noodles). They 'jia chai' (added extra vegetables) and this is their healthy looking noodles. $2.20



Familiar food always taste good. :-)

Chinese Noodles Stall
The Frontier (Science Canteen)
Science Drive 2

Kingfisher Cafe @ NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House

This was eaten less than a month ago with my colleagues, I realize I better post it up before the cafe is closed!

One colleague had the Yangzhou Fried Rice. Well, he kinda regretted not because it was not nice, but the other dishes that others ordered looked even nicer! haha...



I had the Madras Curry. I finished every drop of curry.



The the rest of my colleagues, I think 4 of them, had this.
The Nasi Goreng Istimewa. It comes with satay, drumstick, keropok, achar and a fried egg!
Truly istimewa (special) indeed. Colleagues all said it was tasty.



We ordered something to share as well.
The Carrot Cake.



Plus a serving of chicken feet! ;-)



We see a notice recently that it is closing from 29 Sept at the old (current) place. It is moving to the new extension.

You will need to be a member of the NUSS or come with someone who is a NUS Staff.


Kingfisher Cafe
The National University of Singapore Society Kent Ridge Guild House
9 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119241

Sun Asian Bistro @ NUS Staff Club

Today's lunch was at NUS Staff Club's Sun Asian Bistro. A colleague over at another building wanted to meet for lunch and suggested this place.

The colleague had seafood pasta. Simple and nice.



I had the set meal, which had the soup of the day, a pasta and fruits for desserts.
This was the mushroom soup. Mushroomy... If there's such a word ;-)



This is the Sarawak Black Pepper Chicken Pasta.
It's quite delicious.



It was a great chat with another colleague.

Sun Asian Bistro
National University of Singapore Staff Club
30 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119075

Tel: 6776 6315
Catering: 6776 6392
Fax: 6776 6805

Lunch @ NUS Engineering Canteen

Oh.. we realise that food prices have gone up in all the canteens in NUS! Prices have gone up between 20-50 cents depending on the food and stalls.

But I guess it's still one of the affordable places to eat for people working in NUS/NUH/Science Parks I & II.


Haha.. I went to the Indian Stall again today, in fact 2 other colleagues did too. This is my lunch for $2. I was full, but colleagues still felt like eating. LOL.



So we went to have our regular calcium break behind the canteen. Oh no! The sundae machine's not working today. Then when our colleague asked for Lemon Lime, it's out of stock too! Aiyo, what happened?

So we ended up having fries and orange juice / coke instead.
A colleague who pumped the tomato sauce and we all thought it looked like a lump of xxxx. LOL



Yes, lunch time is also creativity juice time for my colleagues.



Two larges fries all poured into the serving tray. It seems that is the way we eat it. Do you all do the same? ;-)



In your opinion, which fast food has the best fries? We think it's Macdonald's.

Benkei Japanese / Korean Cuisine @ NUS Science Canteen

Today, I met an insurance agent or rather they are now called Financial Consultants friend and also a former uni housemate, Kevin, for lunch.

When he arrived at my office, I was famished, so we went to the NUS Science Canteen for a quick bite. We went to the Japanese Stall to try out the sets.

Kev had the Salmon Set ($4.20). He said it's not bad. Doesn't really have the 'fishy' smell that cooked salmon has.



I had the Saba Teriyaki ($4). I have been wanting to try this since another colleague had it and said it is not bad. I like fish, so I like it. :-)



Both were sets meals, so they came with rice and a soup.
The soup, you know why the photo is not posted up here. LOL. Everything else is good.



After lunch, we discussed how I should be more adequately protected. ;-)
You should too you know....

Benkei Japanese / Korean Cuisine,
NUS Science Canteen

Sun Asian Bistro @ NUS Staff Club

Last week, colleagues and I decided that let's pay Sun Asian bistro a visit. The last time we were there, it was still in 'test' mode. We wonder how it is now...



So what did we have? We shared 2 starters. This time we had the Smoked Duck Breast Salad. We also had the sausages.



Two colleagues had the pasta.



Another had the Beef Hor Fun. Looks nice eh...



This is the Fish and Chips that Ms Preggy had.



I had the Seoul Bulgogi Miso Rice. Quite good.



Another two colleagues had the Matahari Istimewa. Looks small? No, it's not. It's very filling according to the two of them.



This place is getting popular. We realise that many people are coming here for lunch.

Sun Asian Bistro
National University of Singapore Staff Club
30 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119075

Tel: 6776 6315
Catering: 6776 6392
Fax: 6776 6805

Indian Food @ NUS Engineering Canteen

Last day in Darwin now. Wondering what we have eaten and visited in Darwin? Cannot post in this blog lah. We are eating outside Singapore, so does not fit into the Singapura Daily Makan blog.

If you are wondering, we got here by Jetstar. Bought our tickets long long ago when we saw their promo prices. We will be back to regular daily postings tomorrow!

Thanks for bearing with our auto scheduled posting since 7th of June.

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Many people who visits this blog has commented that I eat expensive food everyday. Actually, no. This is more like what we eat daily.

Colleagues and I are fortunate to be accessible to cheaper $2 - $3 meals that is being sold in the canteens of NUS and the surrounding.



We like the food from the Indian stall at Engineering Canteen. I love brinjals ;-)

Sun Asian Bistro @ NUS Staff Club (II)

Guess what? Colleagues came in at lunch hour and said, hey let's go try it out again. Yesterday's with the 50% off. Haha.. All of us said ya ya.. We realise that we are not the only ones enticed by the deal. We saw others who was there yesterday also eating here today. LOL...

Since we tried the Mushroom Soup yesterday from colleague's bowl, we all decided we shall all have 1 each today.



Had wanted to try the Asian dishes, but today their Asian part of the menu is not available because the chef has been 'booked' to a special function that someone has booked.

We had the Shrimp paste winglet again as we liked what we tried yesterday. We also had a diff starter and had the sausage starter.



So, I tried the Fish and Chips today. Quite all right. With the soup, and eating two big pieces of fish, I could not finish the chips. (colleague said 'mai ke ke lah..' LOL)



Old Cat had the seafood pasta. If you follow this blog, you would have realised that our colleague who we call 'old cat' has been eating seafood. We thought cats only love fish. LOL



"Wire" had what we called the playboy pasta. Dont you think it looks like the playboy logo? We realise that the chef in this place is really creative. Every dish is served so beautifully.



Ms Preggy's urge for food today was bread it seems. She had the Club Sandwich. Looks delicious eh? We wonder... who determines the urge that she has. The baby in the tummy or is it her? Hmmm...



"Pilot" and "Puk" both had the chicken I had yesterday. It seems that they heard what we told them yesterday. The saffron rice is very good today. Ah... They hear us. LOL..

Some peep into the place. There is this huge chairs in the middle. Artsy Fartsy right?



The other corner has what is called the working people's corner. They have power sockets for those who wants to work with their notebooks. Ya, we are techies here, we scanned the Wifi around and found 2 networks. One belongs to the restaurant and one the NUS Wifi.



In case you wondered, we took the normal tables :-)
It was snap, eat and go back to rush deadlines. Maybe during non peak times, we might come here to relax with the seats with the big pillows.

Sun Asian Bistro @ NUS Staff Club

You probably have not heard of the NUS Staff Club having a makan place right? You are most probably only familiar with the NUS Canteens, famous for its delicious and cheap food.

Around two weeks ago, a new restaurant opened and a few of us curious gluttons decided to go take a look today. The place is called Sun Asian Bistro and its located at the Staff Club. Chatting with Mr Felix, we think should be the manager, (we did not ask him who he is) he said they are part of the Kriston Catering group and this is their first 'higher end' venture.

This might be the most comfortable place in the whole staff club! Plush cushions and pillow if you choose certain seats. Oh yes, the swimming pool view is still there too. Yes, some people enjoy eating and looking at hunks and babes at the pool below. LOL...

We casually asked if there's discount for Staff Club members or NUS Staff, since the restaurants in staff club has traditionally offered discounts. We were told: 50% for Staff Club members and 20% for NUS Staff. WHAT?! 50% off? Yes. The discount is for the first 2 weeks. Which means it ends tomorrow. (People in NUS, hurry down. haha...)

We tried the Soup of the day which was Cream of Mushroom. $4 It was quite good. You get really get to taste the mushroom. The minestrone soup $4, was also quite decent.

Ya, when we heard about the 50%, we started to order more. LOL. (We are so 'xian shi' right? haha..) So, we ordered 2 starters. First came the Shrimp Paste Chicken $10.90. Quite nicely done. Crispy outside, not really oily and moist inside.



Next was the Hearthy Platter. $10.90. OK lah. It was not bad, but the chicken was better.



Then for main courses, we tried the following.

Our boss joined us today, and he had "Wok Char Salmon". $15.90. Yes, it's high end place and the food were all like pieces of art. Quoting from its menu: Pan seared soy butter marinated salmon topped with sauteed leek & wild mushroom served with garlic mashed potato. Boss says it was good.



Another colleague, 'old cat' had the 'Deep Ocean Catch Seafood' $15.90. He looks satisfied with his food. With his usual glee on his face. LOL.
Seafood treasure in coco sauce served with garlic mashed potato & ratatoullie. What is coco sauce? We tasted it, it was some tangy sauce. Goes well with the seafood I guess.



Wire and Puk both ordered "Greenland & Sea Collection" $25.90
A combination of char-broiled tenderloin with pan seared herb marinated prawn served with charred veg & seasoned potato. We were impressed by the deco. Really, we never expect something like this to be in NUS.



This is the other plate. Two person had two different experiences. Both ordered medium rare. Wire's was exactly medium rare. Puk's medium done. LOL... Both said the taste was good.



Ms Preggy had the Mediterranean Chicken Roulade. $15.90
Comes with Saffron rice & asparagus, baby carrot dizzled with taragon sauce.
Again, we were impressed by the presentation.



I also had the same thing. The chicken's nice, but the saffron rice needs some improvement. Rice's a bit hard.



For our dessert, USA Cheese Cake. $4. Not bad. Might come back for more next time.



English Brownie. $4. Warm brownie and Ice Cream on top. Boss likes it. I would have preferred it to be more chocolatey and sticky. hehe..



Blueberry Mousse. $4. Taste like jam was what everyone said, but we still wallop it all. Something different.



This is the Chocolate Truffle Cake. $4. The like what we saw. Looks nice ya? It taste good too.



The place is not official launched, it's still on 'trial run' according to Felix. He asked us to give him feedback and we did. He gladly accepted what we said. Ah... this place "you qian tu".

We shall come back in a few weeks and see how much it has improved. We are all curious about whether the discount will continue. LOL.

Subtotal was $165.10, with 50% off at $82.60, plus taxes etc, the final bill was $90.85

Sun Asian Bistro
NUS Staff Club
10 Lower Kent Ridge Crescent
National University of Singapore
Singapore 119260
Tel: 6776 6315

Mixed Rice @ K Gourmet Cafe, PGP

Colleagues and I went to the K Gourmet Cafe at the NUS PGP Residences for lunch. It seems they now have a bain marie that serves "mixed rice".

A few of us had the 'mixed rice' while others ordered the 'zhi char' noodles.

This is my mixed rice for today. 1 Meat, 1 Tofu and 1 Egg dish. The portions are quite big! $3 for lunch today.



Those who ordered the 'zhi char' thingy, their lunch had not arrived after the 'mixed rice' people finished their lunch. LOL.

So, I had "Last Man Standing" $2. Yummy.



Have a good weekend!

Vietnamese @ NUS Business Canteen

This was lunch last week at the Business Canteen at NUS. I read from the baker who cooks that she likes the food here too!

This is the Phở that I had. It's very simple and nice dish. One thing I like about Vietnamese dishes is the fresh herbs that they put on top.



Phở is pronounced to sound like 'fur'. Yes I had problem trying to pronounce it too previously.



The Vietnamese stall at the Business Canteen serves different specials daily! You see lots of Vietnamese students buying food here, so I guess it's one of the best around. It's cheap too. Only $2.50.


I have not visited Vietnam, so I am not sure how Phở taste there. But many of my friends and I, we miss the Phở in Melbourne! Right in Swanston Street there's a Viet place that served delicious Vietnamese food, and not forgetting the suburb of Richmond and Springvale. Anyone here love the Vietnamese food in Melbourne? :-)

Vietnamese @ Business Canteen, NUS

Today with the same colleagues that had lunch with me yesterday, we ventured into another NUS Canteen.

We went to the less crowded canteen. We think this less crowded canteen has more yummy food! I had the rice from the Vietnamese stall. You can always see lots of Vietnamese students buying from this stall. Me too. LOL.


The way they cook the meat dishes are different from the normal 'chinese' chap chai peng. They really use lots of aromatics like ginger, lemon grass, fish sauce, etc.. in the cooking. It somehow taste really good and fragrant.



You know for most stores, you order 2 veg and 1 meat and it comes quite pathetic in portion, but this stall gives quite generous portions. People who orders from here usually only have 1 veg and 1 meat. The veg portion is big. It is $2 usually.

What I had above was 2 meat instead. I ordered the cabbage and lemon grass chicken. $2. Then i felt like having their stuff toufu. $1 extra.