KSuites, Orchard Parade Hotel (Singapore)

Was pretty excited to try out the new KSuites by KBox. Had thought these guys only opened up at one place, but seems like the expansion is going pretty quick. Anyhow, seeing that their focus is in entertainment, it would be unfair to expect mindblowing food. These did well enough to sustain us till a proper meal.

Verdict? My favorites were the nachos (hard to go wrong when you pour all the stuff out of a bottle/packet) and the quesadillas (meat and cheese in a toasted pita bread- always a winner in my book!).

Fat Burger, Venetian (Macau)

Maybe I should have played it safe and ordered a beef burger. This chicken burger was ordinary and dry. It could have been from any random burger joint- even one from a hawker center.

Verdict? Plenty of other food here; I'll give this one a miss.

Jangara Kyushu Ramen, Tokyo (Japan)

This bowl with everything in it certainly lived up to expectations. Tasty, springy... lucky me the wait wasnt too long when I got here. What I love about them is the hot pickled greens they have on the tables. Spicy goodness!

Verdict? It is evidently very unhealthy, judging from the amount of oil in this thing but boy, occasionally consumed, this is worth every drop.

KPO (Singapore)

A greasy sausage pizza with a white garlic base, topped with basil. It wasnt mind-blowing but certainly hit the spot. They make a pretty good mojito too.

Verdict? One of them reliable chill watering holes with decent grub.

Royal China, Raffles Hotel (Singapore)

How fairly low key this weekday lunch promotion at Royal China has been! They are offering a $48 set lunch menu for 4 persons. When I first heard about this promotion, I had to clarify (twice!) that it wasn't really $48 PER person. So, we had to troop down to find out 1) if this is indeed real, and 2) if the food was good!

Naturally, the set offered cheaper ingredients e.g. soya sauce chicken instead of roast duck, fried rice with cucumber (supposed to be with olive vegetable but this was few and far between) etc., but the food did maintain its good quality. My favorites were the crispy beancurd skin dim sum item (with a wonton soup dip), watercress soup and stewed sea perch in stone bowl (did not like the fumes though- will not be good to go back to work smelling like fish in bean paste).

Verdict? Promotion is real; food is good for the price. I will come back for the promotional menu!