Value For Money & Burpple Beyond

I’ve been frequenting omote (previously Sushiro) since its opening, and their bara chirashi is consistently good and very value for money. They’ve upped prices in the few years since its opening, but I’d still say it’s very worth it. We had the upsized bowl so it’s larger than the regular, I’d recommend this size if you’re hungry!

Back here at Hamburg Keisuke again and the food is as good as before; the salad bar is such a lovely adjunct to an already scrumptious meal. However one thing I could point out is that the service isn’t very good or attentive - I had to ask multiple times for a refill of ice water before any came. The servers are mostly only attentive when you’re ordering at the start; after that it seems to go downhill.

Came here with no expectations but the curry was really rich and flavourful and also spicy enough (for jap curry standards). Every bite of the curry and rice was like heaven for me, as the flavour was so good and so much better than typical chains like monster curry (which IMO has pretty mediocre curry). The chicken cutlet I ordered was also golden and crispy, and I enjoyed the ham tonkatsu as well which was pretty unique. You can get Japanese curry rice here for around $5 onwards, so this is really value for money. I’d return again for my fix of Japanese curry for sure!

TMBH never fails to impress, with the taste & portions they serve up. I’m a loyal fan 👅

This brisket bagel is nothing short of amazing; although it is very meaty and heavy which may not be suitable for some palates. But just look at the sheer amount of brisket in the bagel! Two men bagel house is always top notch. I’d wholeheartedly recommend this to my meat-loving friends 🍖

This is my go-to pasta at the marmalade pantry. The scallops are large and incredibly fresh, and so are the large prawns. The pasta sauce is rich and tasty, with the rich seafood flavours coating the al dente linguine with every bite. The burger here is pretty good as well! Do note that this can’t be ordered on burpple beyond, as the 1-for-1 deal only applies to meat & fish main dishes, which is such a pity.

I’m a huge fan of matchaya and their heavenly soft serves; all flavours from the matcha and houjicha to the seasonal flavours are equally superb. Tried the Kaiseki with burpple 1-for-1 and my friend and I were blown away by the quality of all the different ingredients. The mochi was so soft yet chewy; the chocolates were soft and light in texture, so much like Royce’s Nama chocolates. Already dreaming about my next visit to Matchaya 🙂✨

I’ve had the beef brisket three times here and I’ve loved it from the very first time I sank my teeth into it. However, I felt that the last time I had it the standard dropped a little; it wasn’t as melt-in-the-mouth as it was before. Not sure if it was my high expectations or maybe a bad day/bad cut of the brisket. I’d still recommend meatsmith for some quality meats 🍖

I love the overall dining experience here as with the price (around $20++) you get a free flow salad & eggs buffet, complete with an egg counter you can order omelettes/scrambled eggs/any other eggs from, cold pastas and potato salad. I love the cheese-filled steak as well, it’s extremely rich and cheesy. The fried ebi is great too; overall a really wholesome and good meal that gives supreme value for the money. Would definitely recommend!

Thought the tiramisu here was decent, but nothing much to shout about. The flavours mixed pretty well but I prefer my tiramisu richer and much more creamy, and this one was on the spongier and lighter side. I understand tastes in tiramisu differ greatly, so I’m sure many will find this an enjoyable dessert as well.

($14) This was disappointing - the pistachio lava had a reasonably good pistachio flavour but the amount of pistachio lava was so painfully little, leaving a majority of the cake dry with no sauce left. The vanilla ice cream that accompanied it had decent flavour but had a slightly icy texture.

Had this four cheese pizza and it was pretty delightful, with the warm feta and the richness of the cheese flavours altogether which wasn’t too jelat. Once again, I’d say the pizzas here are very decent, can’t complain much especially with the burpple beyond or eatigo deals! I wouldn’t come here at the full price though.