Ohaiyo~~

Having read so many positive reviews on this Japanese buffet restaurant, my family and i decided it's time to satisfy our curiosity by making a reservation at Irodori, Riverview Hotel for dinner one fine evening!

I read online that you have to be "kiasu" and make reservations early so kiasu me called 2 weeks in advance. LOL. I don't want to end up at the counter seats!! =P

Ala-carte buffet style. SO MANY CHOICES =D

We were really lucky as we got ourselves a 4-seater table in one of their private rooms so we were away from the crowd. Although the restaurant looked relatively empty in my picture below, the place filled up really quickly by the time it was 7.30pm!

Bro in his own world while waiting for our food to arrive...

Mix Sashimi for my bro and dad. My dad said the Yellow Tail sashimi was fresh and delicious! I can't take raw food so I can't comment on that but given how many slices of salmon the other table ordered while we were there, i suppose they must be really good! haha.

Mix tempura

Enoki Shitake Butter Yaki from the teppanyaki section. Oh, do order their Beef/Pork Shogayaki too!!

Saba Shioyaki (Mackerel)

In between our dishes, the complimentary dishes were being served. One of them being the Mentaiko Grilled Prawns. Oh gosh, this is so yummy but why did they make it complimentary T.T I can easily eat 10 of this!! The prawns were fresh and the addition of the fish roe was the icing on the cake.

Boiled Fish Head was the other complimentary dish that was served. The meat by the fish skull was surprisingly tender!

Bacon Enoki Mushrooms

Spider Maki!! Love my soft shell crab handroll! =D

Grilled Pike fish (which was way BETTER than the saba fish)

Tea Pot Soup. We totally "copied" what the next table ordered for this one. haha. We saw that it came with an adorable tea pot so my dad said "ok, we try also". HAHA.

Grilled Shishamo~

We actually ordered more than they are shown above but it got to a point whereby i was so hungry i couldn't be bothered to take pics. HAHA. #bloggerfail. The quality of the food at Irodori was above average in my opinion as most of the dishes we ordered were pretty decent. One thing commendable would be their service. The food took some time to arrive after each round of ordering but the staff there were efficient and friendly so it made the wait less torturous too. Will definitely want to go back for more! ;)

Until next time guys~

Huat Ah! =P

This CNY has been hectic hectic hectic. In fact, my family's still hosting another group of relatives at our place in less than 10hours time and i really ought to be slping now. haha. 

Ok, picture post it shall be.

Pre-CNY

Our annual Chinatown outing with our dear non-Chinese friend.

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除夕

My pathetic designing skills put to good use, once again, on my empty (and green) wall. 

Salted Vegetable Duck Soup. Too good. TOOOO good =)

HUAT AH =P

A table of good food =)

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大年初一

WIW
Dress: S$25 dress from this random shop at Citylink (Sixties). I was not allowed to try but it turned out to be a good buy with its flattering cut and bright color =))
Clutch: Yventually's Tiffany Clutch
Heels: Yventually's D&G-inspired wedges in Nude

House visits where my bro and i just kept stuffing ourselves with food (what else)

A rare photo with my great-grandma =) It saddens me that she has grown so much thinner due to her illness.   Life's truly precious =*(

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大年初二

Dad took a very "shu nu" picture of me. How nice. HAHA.

WIW

Dress: FlyMeToParis (i tend to stay away from online apparels launched near CNY because i seriously don't want to bump into someone wearing something similar on the roads)

Clutch: Yventually's Tiffany clutch

Shoes: Melissa x Jason Wu Ultragirl pumps =D

Crazy hair-braiding sessions at my great-grandaunt's place. Who's the victim(s)? All my female cousins, me and...MY BRO. hahaha.

19yr old and still like a kid -___-

Oh how old i've grown among my cousins =/

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大年初六

Invited some friends (ok, 3 pathetic ones) over to my place! haha. Most of my chinese friends have visitation to do on their own or are hosting guests at their place so basically only the non-chinese ones could make it? hahaha.

My mum prepared Lou Hei for us!! =D

Cam on self-timer + Lou-hei = Fun!! haha.

I hope you guys had a fun CNY this year too =)

Until next time~

Food for Thought

My love for food and penchant for hunting new eateries started with my family because my parents are such adventurous people when it comes to trying out new food places. That kinda explains why i love my chicken backside (yes, chicken butt. haha), deep fried fish egg and all other weird food. haha.

So we had family brunch at Tung Lok Seafood, East Coast outlet last week after watching BuffetBuffet 2 on TV recommending this restaurant ;)

LUNCH DIMSUM BUFFET!

Their extensive menu that includes both dimsum and chinese dishes! 

http://www.tunglokseafood.com/pdf/ujr-buffet-dimsum.pdf

I would highly recommend reservation to be made prior to visit because i could only get a slot at 1.30pm for 4 (on a Saturday) when i did my reservation online though the buffet started from 11.30am. We arrived at the restaurant at 1pm, and managed to get seated right away!! =) 

Fully packed on a weekend noon!

Since my parents are too shy to appear on my blog, i shall show u a sideview of my bro instead. Haha.

Time for some food porn =P

Deep fried fish skin

Recommended on TV! i know it does not exactly look appetizing but looks can be deceiving. Extremely crispy and light with no fishy smell. LOOOOVE IT!

Shrimp Dumpling (Har Gow)

Siew Mai 

A definite must-have when dim sum is concerned but i have to say the siew mai at the outlet is not exactly impressive. Victor's Kitchen still beats hands down.

Deep Fried Fish Belly

Egg Yolk Lava Bun

The biggest disappointment of the day. No flowy egg yolk lava when i opened it up! =((

Smoked duck slices

YUM YUM YUMMMMY.

Glutinous Rice in Lotus Leaf

Dad liked the fragrant of the rice being wrapped in the lotus leaf and how the chicken dices were being marinated!

Steamed Phoenix Claws

Decent stuff indeed! Love the sauce and how well it goes with the chicken feet =)

Fried Beancurd Skin Roll with Shrimps

Crispy on the outside accompanied with succulent shrimps on the inside. Ok, im gona start salivating thinking about them =/

Mini Egg Tarts

And the final dish that came that day was...

Sliced Pork with Garlic Sauce

Such a wrong choice to eat this last because THE GARLIC TASTE LINGERS IN YOUR MOUTH after the meal =( Only my bro enjoyed the dish while mum and i tried to down as many cups of chinese tea to get rid of the after taste. lol.

Left the restaurant with 4 happy and bloated tummies!! haha. The ambience and service were pretty good so i believe i'll be back for more ;)

Until next time!