Thai

Arriving at 7pm on a Sunday evening and it wasn't as crowded as I had thought. However, it's still recommended to call and make a reservation. There is a large variety of food, especially seafood - crayfish that comes every 30 mins, flower crabs, mussels, oysters, scallops, squid, fish, prawns etc. And of course the typical marinated meat and vegetables. It's free flow drinks and ice cream too! We basically whacked the crayfish every now and then!

Just in case you were blur like us when we took our first serving of crayfish, you can actually ask the staff to help you cut the crayfish! It would sure save you a lot of time and effort. Damage: $35.20/pax

Didn't have the time to wait for the new batch to be ready (in 15 mins) last evening, hence I made a preorder and collected this morning (they were still warm!) The filling in the taro pie tasted smooth like the traditional yam paste dessert. Thai milk tea tasted like pudding and the matcha does have a strong matcha taste (duh). Of the 3 that I tried, taro pie is still the best!

@aprilbakerysg is having an ongoing promotion until 31 May - Buy 4 get 1 free! Don't be disappointed if you don't see your desired flavours on display, simply check with the friendly counter staffs as they are likely to have new batches in the kitchen. All pies are priced at $2 each - pretty reasonable! #aprilbakerysg #burpple

Mata Thai is a halal certified Thai eatery located at a quiet corner of a HDB block in Bishan. The staff taking orders are very welcoming and enthusiastic about their signature and popular dishes. 10 of us came here for lunch and ordered dishes like Tom Yum Seafood Soup (as in picture, $16), Thai Style Fish Tempura ($28), 2 sets of Thai Style Pandan Leaf Chicken - 5pcs ($12), Stir Fried Squid ($15), Thai Style Fried Kangkong ($10), Pineapple Fried Rice ($10), Kway Teow with Prawns ($10). Other than the kway teow and kangkong which I thought are a little disappointing, the rest are pretty flavourful and up to restaurant standards. Would visit again!

Mata Thai is a halal certified Thai eatery and sits in a quiet corner of a HDB block at Bishan. The Thai Iced Milk Tea ($2) is served unmixed - you could clearly see the 2 layers of tea and milk. Not the best that I've tried though.

Something like a Thai version of BCM ($7.50). A pity that the pig's liver was very raw (i.e. uncooked). There is quite a bit of fried garlic and pork lard added. While I usually dislike the taste of garlic, the presence of the fried garlic was surprisingly still alright to me (in fact there was somewhat a sweet after-taste). Disappointedly, the Thai Iced Tea (without milk) was already sold out by 6.45pm. 🙁 With or without milk, Thai Iced Tea is sold at $3.50. All prices are subjected to 7% GST, with no service charge.