Tian Kee & Co

Tian Kee & Co is an old school cafe located at block 12 of Dakota Crescent, #01-48 which is a short 5-10 minute walk from Dakota MRT station. This quiet neighborhood, away from the busy and congested roads makes it very cosy and comfortable to enjoy a meal. Shericia and I reached there at around 11.30am.

Entrance of Tian Kee & Co:

Shericia had the Tian Kee Egg Beauregard ($14.90) while I had the Tian Kee Egg Royale ($14.90)

The Egg Beauregard consists of good old muffin served with juicy bacon ham and 2 sunny side up drizzled with cheese sauce while the Egg Royale is something similar except that the bacon ham is replaced with smoked salmon :)

Both tasted really good and we finished every single bit on our plates (except the veggies for me).

As for the drinks, I had the iced pink lady which is rose syrup with cold fresh milk ($6) while she had the  peppermint and toffee tea which was also $6. 

The iced pink lady tasted just like normal bandung but I still enjoyed it. As for the peppermint and toffee tea, the taste of peppermint wasn't really there and it was just like an ordinary iced tea. 

I feel that this cafe is definitely a must try!! :) Although it seemed a little pricey to us, the taste of the food and the atmosphere of the place was definitely worth its price. 

**Opening hours**

Closed on Mondays

Tuesday-Friday: 12-9pm

Saturday: 10am-9pm

Sunday: 10am-8pm

Platypus Kitchen @ Bugis Junction

Not only are the pastas at Platypus Kitchen good, their other dishes are relatively good as well. They have quite a few restaurants too including one of the popular one known as "Platypus Lobster Shack" which serves great lobster rolls, or so I heard.

Had dinner @ Platypus Kitchen earlier on with my family and we ordered:

Bacon & Roasted Pumpkin Soup ($8.90)

 

Really loved this soup.

The pumpkin was sweet and the bacon added a nice saltiness which combined with the soup really well. And not to forget the cheddar inside which was a bonus to the soup!

Scallop Squid Ink Risotto ($18.90)

 

Do you know how you can't really taste anything different or unique when you have squid ink dish?

This was different. 

There was an identifiable taste of the squid ink in the risotto.

 Overall, this was delicious but at the last few bites, I was feeling a bit too overwhelmed with the dish and got a little bit sick of the taste.  

Lobster Roll: The Traditional ($23.90)

 

My big sister had this and she was in love with it.

I personally did not find this dish THAT nice because I am not a fan of seafood.

Duck Confit & Garlic Mash ($19.90)

 

Duck meat was super tender.

My dad enjoyed it but towards the end, he said it got really salty.

Seared Salmon & Asian Risotto ($18.90)

 

Salmon with very little or no seasonings at all. If eaten alone, it can be really tasteless.

But of course it is meant to be eaten with the risotto which was really flavourful and went well with the salmon.

Warm Apple Tart & Ice Cream ($10)

 

The ice cream had some popping candy on it which was quite fun to eat LOL. The candies were dancing in our mouths! Apple tart was light and not too sweet.

A delightful combination of ice cream, apple tart & popping candy to end our dinner!

 

Their website: http://www.platypuskitchen.com/#about

Location: 200 Victoria Street
#03-29 Bugis Junction

Opening hours: 12pm to 10pm daily

Concetto

Celebrated a friend's Birthday yesterday @ Concetto. My friend wanted to have French food at first but we were unable to make a reservation at Saveur so we decided to have Italian food by Concetto (by Saveur) instead. Made a right choice because their food was really good!

The food we ordered: 

Duck Confit ($13.90)

 

This was what the Birthday girl had.

She was so in love with the duck that she kept saying "Guys i'm so happy that we are able to have such good food." haha so you should be able to roughly guess how good this was.

Duck Tortellini ($12.90)

 

This lived up to its hype. I had this and it was really good!!

The duck was chewy, the pasta had the right thickness of dough and the sauce combined everything really well.

 

Carbonara ($12.90)

 

I think my friend who has this said it was good.

Had a bite of it and the rich sauce with the thick pasta complemented one another well. There were some crunchy bites (think it is bacon) in it which gave the bite a nice crunch!

Fruitti De Mare ($14.90)

 

I think out of all the dishes, this was the only one that did not stand out.

The arrabbiata sauce was wayyyyy too tomato-ish. Not a fan.

Squid Ink Risotto ($11.90)

 

My friend said this was really good just that after a while, she got sick of it haha.

Luckily it was quite a small portion.

 

Desserts' time!!

 

Dark Chocolate Tart ($9.90)

 

When it arrived on our table, my friend said this looked like bird's food LOL.

But anyway, I really liked the dark chocolate tart. There was a slight bitterness to it which really drew me into the tart. The brownies were not bad, rich and chewy and the nuts added a nice crunch to it.

Ice cream was just enough to be combined with every element is this dessert.

Tiramisu ($10.90)

 

Really liked the deconstructed idea of this dessert.

Mix everything together and you get a nice balance of every element. Beautifully done.

 

 

Their food is delicious and at the same time, affordable too.

Do give it a visit and I think making a reservation will be a wise choice because it was quite crowded when we were there.

 

Their website: http://www.saveur.sg/

Location: 2 Handy Road (In 'The Cathay')

Opening hours: 12pm to 9.30pm daily

 

My friend's "Birthday cake"

 

Got all these beauties from House of Robert Timms.

The lemon meringue tart was the bomb.

Happy belated Birthday! :)