Imperial Treasure and MOF

There have been alot of rave reviews about Imperial Treasure and their famous "order-in-advance" Beijing Duck, so i made a trip there to see just how great that duck is. However, as it was a last-minute thing, we couldnt make reservations in time for the duck, so we had to settle for whatever was there in the menu.

Tried their seafood fried rice, but it was one of the worst fried rice i have tasted in a restaurant! The rice was pretty tasteless, and the grains were hard and not fully covered by the eggs. The only nice part of the fried rice was the small bits of crystal shrimps and sweet char siew. I will never order their fried rice again.

We coouldnt get the Beijing duck, so we settled for the roast duck instead. Theres nothing special about it, just a little oily. Well, at least it is much better than the fried rice, and the sweet plum sauce that comes with it helps to cut back a little of the oiliness.

This place didnt wow me for now, but will consider going back for the other dishes like the double boiled soup (which must be ordered in advanced also) or the dim sum.

Next stop was of course dessert! Went to MOF sweets for dessert, and tried their Shiratama soft serve, which is soft serve ice cream with shiratama (japanese dumplings), kanten jelly, azuki red bean paste and mixed fruits. I don't normally take soft serve because of the excessive milky taste, but MOF's is quite nice. The shiratama is pretty bland, so it should be eaten with either the red bean paste or the maple-like syrup that comes with it. Kanten jelly just taste like agar-agar.

We also tried the matcha sundae, which is soft serve with matcha gelato, accompanied by mixed fruits, kanten jelly and a waffle biscuit. Portion is pretty big for 2 small-eaters, so it is nice to share, and try more items!

Imperial Treasure Restaurant

B1 Suntec City

MOF Sweets

1st floor Raffles City (outside Robinsons)

Its been a long time since i had breakfast for lunch, and since it was at a request of a friend, we went to try this new addition to the block of "All-day breakfast" restaurants. This restaurant specialises in offering classic breakfast items from different countries in the world, eg US, Europe, Scandinavia, Japan, etc. They also have a healthy mix of savoury and sweet breakfast items.

What is breakfast without coffee?

The traditional English breakfast, consisting of scrambled eggs, stir-fried mushrooms and potatoes, bacon, sausage, tomatoes, baked beans and fresh bread. A hearty portion that would be better to share, as it is a little too much oil and salt for 1 person to stomach. Th scrambled eggs were done pretty well, retaining a little runniness while still being fully-cooked. The mushrooms and potatoes, however, were a slight disappointment. Bacon and sausage were acceptable, together with the bread which turned a little hard after a few minutes. The baked beans were pretty special, as it is not your typical canned baked beans, but it is really cooked and simmered to the end, packing a slight punch of spiciness with it.

The infamous Eggs Benedict, with 2 nicely poached eggs on slices of smoked Parma ham, piled up on a slice of fresh bread. My companion found the ham too salty, but i think it goes well with the plain bread and the runny yolks.

Generally, the standard of breakfast here is not too bad, just as long they can exercise a healthier way of cooking, and use less salt and oil. Prices are a little steep, but probably because their portions are big, so it is good to share. The sweet items, however, looks more appetising, with waffles, pancakes, cakes and muffins to choose from, so that would probably my next reason to patronise this restaurant again.

Wild Honey

3rd floor, Mandarin Gallery

No reservations allowed, so advised to go earlier to minimise waiting time