Kuriya Penthouse

Went for a casual lunch date with Hazel, Sam & Wendy this afternoon at Kuriya Penthouse, Orchard Central - Japanese fine dining restaurant. 

I was initially intimidated by the hefty price tag on the March Promotion that they running, but soon found out that they do offer affordable set lunch on their menu. As the ingredients are freshly air-flown from Japan, it is recommended to pre-order 3 days in advance. Do note that charges applies should you fail to turn up, or make any cancellations. 

At Kuriya Penthouse, you can expect excellent service from the servers. At one point of time when I accidentally dropped a side of my chopstick, the server who was standing a distant away immediately fetch me a pair of new chopsticks & I got a new pair of chopsticks in less than a minute! Impressive!

Anyway, I shall let the pictures do the talking 

Entrance of Kuriya Penthouse, Orchard Central

Once you enter, you'll be greeted with lots of "Awards"

The Sushi Bar

Further in, a bar for beverages

Cozy sofa seats inside. Outdoor seating also available

Table setting with pretty flower 

~Oh, in case you noticed.. Yes, the chopsticks are usable on both sides! We decided to ask the server why is the chopsticks usable on both ends & we were told that one side is for eating & the other side is for stirring the Miso soup. Also, some use it for wet & dry seaweed! 

Upon seated, the server immediately bring each lady guest a stool for the bag

Can't remember the exact name of this, but it's Plum wine with a touch of Peach. The server recommended the drink to be on the rock & look at the size of the rock.. it's so different from the usual rocks!

Myself & Sam ordered Shokado "Kaede" - $37.80

Our meal started with Starter of the Day, which is Fried Seafood with vinegar & vegetables

Bento (see below for closer look of the items)

3 kind of appetizer

Omelette & Grilled fish

Braise Pork Belly

Deep fried prawn coated w/almond & Fried Chicken

3 Kinds of Sashimi of the day

Miso soup, Chawanmushi, Claypot rice & pickles

Wendy had Shokado "Tsubaki" - $42

"Tsubaki" also has the same starter as "Kaede". As for the Bento, it consists of 3 kinds of Appetizer; 3 kinds Sashimi of the Day; Omelette & Grill Fish; Prawns & Vegetables Tempura

Also consist of Assorted Sushi (5pcs), Miso Soup & Chawanmushi

Hazel had Shokado Bento Set - $42

Appetizer was Yam Tofu

2 Kinds of Sashimi

Bento - Grilled fish w/appetizer; Tempura; Salad; Rice; Chawanmushi & Miso soup

Every set of meals also comes with a peach-shaped Fruit Jelly w/custard sauce.

Last but not least, every set meal is also served with Coffee or Tea. All 3 of the ladies with me had coffee while I opt for tea. I was expecting to be served with normal Green Tea, but when the tea was being served, I can immediately smell the fragrant of Earl Grey

Before we leave, we requested the server to help us take a group photo =)

With good food, excellent service & nice ambiance, overall dining experience at Kuriya Penthouse was Great! 

As such, I reckon we will be back again! Kuriya Penthouse, see you soon.. I hope!

Kuriya Penthouse

#12-02 Orchard Central

181 Orchard Road

Singapore 238896

Tel: 6509 4222

Email:penthouse@kuriya.com.sg

Lunch: 12:00pm – 2:30pm

Dinner: 6:30pm – 10:00pm

Website: Kuriya Penthouse

Facebook: Kuriya Penthouse At Orchard Central

Hard Rock Cafe @ RWS

Supposed to go SEA Aquarium with Evelyn but her insurance has got some issue and she reach Vivo close to 5 pm after meeting with her new financial planner, so we ended up doing only dinner as the Aquarium is close at 7 pm.

Went Chili's initially, but no one attended to us after we were seated for 20 mins and even after I put up my hand, requesting for assistant! One guy in shirt (the manager I supposed) was watching TV for quite sometime, eventually walked past our table, look at me & walked away while my hand is still up & requesting for assistant! This prompts us to walk out of the restaurant! This is the first time Chili's fail me in service!

Was deciding between Hard Rock Cafe & Cocoa, and Evelyn decided on Hard Rock Cafe cos she has yet to try the one in Singapore. Service was way better in Hard Rock Cafe as compared to Chili's. From the moment we stepped into the restaurant till in-between meal, the cheerful & friendly servers were prompt in assisting your every request! 

Potato Skin as starter. I quite like this even though there is cheese. Evelyn wanted to suggest ordering this but she guessed that I might suggest ordering, so she wanted to see if she's right about my taste! She know me quite well! 

Evelyn had The Texan - Chipotle and Hickory Bar B Que Sauce, cheddar cheese, crispy jalapenos and crispy onions with  pulled pork.

While I had Hickory Smoked Bar-B-Que Ribs - A full rack of West Tennessee-style ribs rubbed then basted with authentic Hickory BBQ sauce with ranch beans & fresh coleslaw

There was a birthday celebration in the house & the servers got all the birthday girls to stand on the chair & gets requests for everyone in the house to sing them birthday song! Not sure if the ice-cream is compulsory, but I reckon it is cos all the birthday girls were holding a glass each! 

The overall dining experience at Hard Rock Cafe was pretty pleasant!

Hard Rock Cafe Sentosa Singapore

26 Sentosa Gateway

#01-209 to 214 The Forum

Singapore  098138

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Restaurant Hours:

Mon - Sun 11:00AM - 1:00AM

Last food order: 10:30 PM

Merchandise Hours:

Mon - Sun 11:00AM - 1:00AM

Website: Hard Rock Cafe Sentosa

Or LIKE them on Facebook: Hard Rock

Häagen-Dazs ® @ Vivo City

The kids wanted ice-cream, so we went Häagen-Dazs ® after having dinner at TCC.

Not much crowd, so we were given the sofa seat at the cozy corner of the restaurant

The kids making monkey faces while waiting for the ice-cream

We snapped this picture while waiting for Sam who went Daiso to buy screen protector, after which we forgot to take a group picture cos all of us are engross in whacking the ice-cream!

We ordered the Chocolate Fondue ($45) to share after the hearty meal at TCC. We also top up 8 scoops of mini ice cream ($10) so that the kids can share too!

The kids super excited! heehee

Greedy birthday girl dipped the cookie in the chocloate & drip on her pinky finger! 

It was only before we left, I notice that the ice water were served in different cups. Just when I was about to comment negatively on whey they served the ice water in different cups, I realize the reason is because one is glass & the other is plastic. I look around the table & realize they actually serve the ice water in plastic cups for the 2 kids! 

This might not mean anything to most people out there, but I'm impressed at the fact that they served the kids plastic cups without us asking for it, as the kids might accidentally drop & break the glass & cause hurt to themselves & inconvenience to everyone. Well done for the thoughtfulness.  

I'm pretty sure we'll be back for more soon!

Vivo City

1 Harbourfront Walk, Vivocity #02-150 

Operating Hours: Sun – Thur 11.00am to 11.00pm; 

Fri – Sat & Eve of PH 11.00am to 12.00am

Tel: 6376 9886

TCC @ Vivo City

Angeline's back from her Bangkok trip & wanted to have a belated birthday celebration with Theresa, so Sam & myself joined them for dinner. We were back at TCC, but this time at the newly opened branch at Vivo City

When I reach at 6.30pm, the restaurant is still quite empty, so I didn't have to wait long for the staffs to get a table for 7 pax. 

We were slightly disappointed that this branch only offers 2 choices of soup on their menu, but we were quite glad that the main dishes we wanted to try was available, and the taste was pretty good.

Again, we ordered the Mentaiko Shrimp Martini cos Angeline have yet to try this item!

Calamari Rings - Sam find the batter was slightly thick. I like the tangy sour sauce dip that comes with it.

Since we ordered the Buffalo Wings few days back, we ordered Spicy-hot Wings this time round. Sam finds the spicy dip a little too spicy.

Alyssa wanted Ham & Cheese sandwich, but she ended up eating only the chips & less than half the sandwich. Theresa had to pack the balance for her hubby.

Sam & I ordered Tobiko Scallop Pasta with Japanese Soy Sauce. I quite like this cos the taste is light & doesn't have the salty soy sauce taste. However, I still prefers either spicy/ tomato base pasta.

Angeline ordered Mushroom & Ham pasta cos Jayden requested for it, but he end up not eating it. Poor Angeline has to eat the entire plate!

Theresa had her usual Seafood Aglio Olio. This is also my usual choice.

Hello, Bunny! Sam ordered this cos it looks so cute & pretty for photo taking, but she says it's a little bland

When we asked for straws for the kids, the server even goes down to little details like using a napkin to hold the straw when passing it to Angeline. Very good hygiene practice! 

The only downside of this visit is that Theresa lost her membership card & is still waiting for the replacement card to be process, so we couldn't enjoy the birthday discount. 

Apart from that lack of soup selection & the birthday discount issue, we still enjoys the dinner with good food & excellent service. 

Again, TCC has not failed my service expectation! Well done, Team @ the newly opened Vivo City branch!

We'll be back at TCC for more! 

VivoCity

1 HarbourFront Walk, #02-149 VivoCity, S098585

Tel: 6221 5455

Daily, Public Holidays & Eve of Public Holidays - 10am to 10pm

Reservations available from Monday - Thursday!