Herbal soup with braised pork rib ($13.90) Always come back for this comforting bowl of herbal creamy pork broth $8 nett per bowl after using burpple beyond! Really worth it considering how even food courts charge around this price nowadays.

Tomato Soup Braised Beef Noodle Tomato soup was sweet and savoury. The braised beef was also very flavourful. Noodles are on the softer side but still enjoyable. Worth with burpple 1 for 1

Tasty noodles Great 1-1 deal on all maibs. Sichuan vegetable base and Herbal bone broth is nice. Nice hearty and filling meal. Will come back! Staff was also nice to intro the menu and clarify my questions about Burrple Deal.

White Choc Brulee & Black Cold Brew The Christmas brews are here! White Chocolate Brulee is for the sweet-tooth. Served with a butter cookie, the drink came with a thin layer of caramel brulee, with sweet coffee underneath. Another option is the cold brew selection. This year we have 4 flavours - black, white, mocha, and matcha. The bottle is super cute and you can take it home for collectibles!

Great Coffee And Nice Vibe Love the quality of the coffee served here. If you like citrus type of coffee then you can definitely give this place a try 😊

Great Coffee but Yucky attitude from staff Needed my coffee from all the crazy workload and courses. Both phone and body Battery running flat, grabpay not working well, got death stare by staff for “blocking” and “holding” up the Q. Why you like that, there was only 1 couple behind me and they just arrived less than 1 minute :( sigh So .. I asked for paper bag but it broke immediately and yes, I spilled the whole cup of HOT coffee at the table top, no staff helped me. Burn die me omg.. feeling so sad thinking about that day..

Curry Fish Head & Tail, Assorted Dishes ($149) Tried their caifan once and wasn’t a fan, but I wanted to try again bc my colleagues seemed to like it, they said it was one of the better caifans around the area. Glad I tried it again, as I concluded my poor first experience was bc I didn’t try their better dishes. My usual caifan combi is gulurou, spinach, and egg/pumpkin. These are not their more outstanding dishes. This time, we tried the: - fried calamari (was v crisp with a thin batter and decent calamari texture) - gulurou (affirmed that it’s ok at best, bc it’s not crunchy or particularly yummy, it’s p meaty, and came with lots of onion / tomato / pineapple / peppers) - otah (slightly spicy and soft) - french beans (crunchy and nicely stir fried with a garlicky flavour) - tofu (also good, soft and fresh with minced meat and a tasty tomato based sauce). The curry fish head was also not bad, it came bubbling in a large claypot! I can’t be objective bc it’s the first time I’ve had curry fish head :p Curry zhup was nice, giving some heat but not overly spicy for me, was aromatic and consistency was good too - not too thin and watery, but not sooo thicc and lemak either. There’s lots of veg in there - tomato, pineapple, eggplant, onion and lady’s finger, and the amount of fish meat was p generous. Fish was thick and meaty, was rather soft. The rice here is harder than usual, so u gotta eat it with the curry! TLDR: wouldn’t mind coming again if in a large group for the curry fish head, and for dishes I would reco the french beans, fried calamari, and tofu.

Caifan ($4) Not one of the better caifans in cbd - rice wasn’t great, gulurou was kinda dry, egg was too salty, spinach was the best thing on the plate but still average. They sell curry fish head so you should probably go for that.

Okay Curry Fishhead Disappointed that this is no longer my favorite place for curryfishhead It is not using fresh fish anymore The curry isn't as good And the vegetables in it failed big time 😔

The Moment Grey Milk Tea Here we are with another bubble tea brand coming from Taiwan, located at the side of China Square near to Telok Ayer MRT Station. This is one of their signature drink, since they carry their brand on the naming of the drink as well. With shades of grey in the drink, which they added bamboo charcoal and fresh milk. You could taste the hint of charcoal but not too strong.

Winter Melon Latte With Lychee Jelly This was a very refreshing drink with the winter melon being not too sweet and the sweetness coming from the chewy lychee jelly.

the moment of truth Quietly tucked at the side of a building outside TA MRT. The drinks concocted by this bbt are not the best, but passable. Without Burpple, I find it a little overpriced. Overall a great deal for the convenience and variety.

Percik Kambing $38 | Sambal Kangkong with Cuttlefish $14 Coconut Rice $2 australian lamb short ribs marinated in coconut milk and tamarind, charcoal-grilled stir-fried water morning glory, cured cuttlefish, sambal belacan

Otah Katsu Sando $7.80 space buns, panko-crusted spicy fish cake, shredded cabbage, mayonnaise

Charcoal-grilled Kaya Toast $7.80 space buns, homemade coconut jam, butter, soft-boiled eggs

Premium Hotpot Dining Experience At Affordable Prices☺️ Calling all hotpot enthusiasts, @haixianlao is a family-oriented steamboat restaurant that is perfect for your next gathering with family/friends. There are currently 2 outlets - one at Shaw Centre (Orchard), and the other at Wilkie Edge (Between Dhoby Ghaut & Little India). 。 With a variety of MSG-free soup bases to choose from, I will highly recommend going for both their Signature Spicy Prawn🦐 Broth and Singapore Specialty Laksa Broth. To add on, their beauty collagen broth is really comforting😌 and shiok👍 too! 。 The plethora of premium fresh ingredients (seafood🦐, meats🍖 & vegetables🥬) will definitely leave you spoilt for choices. Besides having hotpot, you can also enjoy a variety of delicious cooked food such as their Fried Pork🐷 Cutlet, Fried Rice and many more...😋 。 Thanks @shewyn_fantasia for the invite💌 and @haixianlao for the warm hospitality!

Great Soup Base Chose to have the buffet because it was more worth it. Tomato & Collagen (additional $3). You have to try the fried chicken wings and fried mantou!!! Overall a great experience. Staff was friendly!

Hotpot buffet $34.90 ++ per pax Top up $3.90++ for free flow drinks Soup base: collagen, mala and tomato All 3 soup base were good especially the mala, not too salty and spicy. Ingredients were all fresh with a range of cooked sides (e.g. fried manton, fries and spring rolls) served. Drinks were good especially their ice Thai milk tea. Overall it’s a good buffet deal although it’s on the pricey side. However, I think it’s a good hang out spot for groups as restaurant was spacious and with more ppl, more food can be ordered and shared among themselves.

Charcoal Duck Ramen ~$16.8. One of my fav dishes here! This place does the whole fusion thing well, combining the best of multiple cuisines. Came here multiple times before they closed but looking forward to their reopening! The staff are really friendly too 👍🏻

Blackwings from Babasan! Got to try this as part of their promotion too. The chicken wings were fried till crisp, with subtle hints of dark soy sauce/kecap manis and seaweed in the marinade. #halfeatenblog #babasan #chickenwings #burpple

Salmon King Don from Babasan! Got to try this for free in early August when they were giving out sample portions of their meals to publicise their new menu and location. The rice had a fragrant laksa aroma, and came with ikura, salmon chunks, dried shrimp and an onsen egg. Quite light on the palate yet tasty. P.S. They were previously "Uncle Kiisu" at Novena, but will be moving to a new location as "Babasan"! #halfeatenblog #babasan #laksa #burpple

Duck Confit ($18) Meat was very tender that it fell off the bone. I loved the sauce as well. Tasted citrusy to me. Mushrooms that were underneath were huge and juicy. Mashed potato complemented the duck very well. At $18, it’s quite pricey and so the 1-1 deal under Burpple beyond made it very worth.

Bak Chor Hey Pasta Fave dish at boufe! Juicy succulent prawns and sufficient gravy on pasta!

Super Satisfying Lu Rou Fan Once again, the "minced meat" that you see in this dish is actually plant based and yet it tastes equally as delicious as the traditional dish which hailed from Taiwan. I like how the addition of beancurd, oyster mushrooms and broccoli made it more wholesome.

Signature Koicha Milk Signature Koicha Milk ($8.50)

Smoke Salmon Guacamole Smoke Salmon Guacamole ($14)

Hojicha Pate A Choux Hojicha Pate A Choux I didn't expected that their hojicha to be so good and also impressed by their strong roasted tea taste depends on their cream puff even though they are under matcha speciality shop. I also highly recommended to try this instead of matcha flavour. I also did saw black seasame (kurogama) flavour also and didn't sell much on the display.

Vongole Aglio Olio I really wanted to try this pasta and I think it fared surprisingly well! The clams we had were fresh, while the pasta sauce was savoury yet light on the palate AND infused into the pasta, unlike the previous pasta place that I recently posted about oops.

Truffle Fries Ok pardon the ugly pic but this was the true champ of the meal actually as we didn’t expect the fries to be so crisp yet potato-ey (in the sense that you could still taste the nice starchy potato, and not just air in the fries ykwim?). The truffle taste was also present in every fry and though the cheese shavings on top look pretty scant, it was adequate for that whole mountain of fries 👌💯 defo a must get.

Crabmeat Pasta This was my friend’s fav and if you can’t already tell from the pic, it was reallyyyy creamy and filled with crabmeat, without being overly surfeiting or thiccc. The tomato base was also slightly tangy and served to whet my appetite even more👅