Staycation hotel Royal Queens

using rediscoverSG voucher of $80, this is our first stayca... at HOTEL ROYAL QUEENS it cost $115 (before voucher) for a night stay w/o breakfast

clean toilet with basic toiletries

and a small bath tub.. but no rain shower though

not a very atas room, but still quite comfortable

TV with mediacorp channels and some international channels

a desk and a sofa

Our stayca few days ago at Royal Queens with our SG rediscovery voucher

Very convenient location, at Central area, 5-10mins walk to Bugis

Room is clean except for the wall lamp.. yes, dust so thick that I see

Overall the room is ok, with toiletries, bath tub, TV, king bed

But at a price of $100+, can't expect much... 

No breakfast, a small gym and small pool

Bugis, so much food to choose from and it's near Albert food centre!

7 eleven is just opposite, but I don't like the ice cream... Cookies and cream is like vanilla, chocolate royale has a weird taste.... So disappointed

#staycation #staycationsg #relax #sgrediscovers #sgdiscovery 

Tarts for our dinner cos of the lunch buffet, too full to eat main course so saw this shop at basement of bugis junction... Looks good! And taste good too!

Chocolate and banana $3.60 the banana is abit soft, prefer the chocolate on top

Coconut mango tart $3.40 yes, there coconut filling inside!

Lemon meringue $3.60 abit sourish and slightly too sweet but still like it

The tart is not the hard or "crispy" type... Abit too soft but still nice... 😋😋😋

#tarts #dessert #bugisjunction #kazo #chocolatebanana #chocolatetart #bananatart #coconut #coconuttart #coconutmango #lemon #lemontart #lemonmeringue #lemonmeringuetart 

One ++ point abt stayca is to enjoy breakfast!! Yes, definitely won't wake up early in the morning and travel for abt an hr for breakfast...

So here we are, early in the morning at Albert Centre, just opposite bugis street

packed on a Sat morning, and long q for quite a few stores... Chose this 2 stores

Carrot cake, looks good ya.. the white $2.50, quite normal... It's the black $3 tts nice! Sweet sauce and charcoal smell

There's 3 sizes, and both we had are small and the portion bus quite alot.. will definitely come back for the black one...

Chee Chong fun, 2pcs $2.. it's not really nice leh.. I see alot of ppl eating their yam kueh And charcoal fried bee hoon, but it's sold out le, at abt 9am+ it's does looks nice lah

Be prepared to q for at least 20mins each stall

#breakfast #hawkerfood #hawker #bugisbreakfast #breakfastatbugis #carrotcake #whitecarrotcake #blackcarrotcake #charcoal #charcoalcarrotcake #albertcentre

Check out le, but still continue.... desserts as our lunch! Yes so full from the heavy breakfast

It's just across bugis junction, Korean bingsu shop, there's toast too!

Before 1pm and it's alr half taken... After awhile, it's full house.. yes at lunch time....

Lots of options to choose from, and we tried the Oreo bingso @ $15

Shoved ice till so fine, topped with thick Oreo cookies, white cream and the inside has oreo too!!! 😍😍😍😍

Will definitely come back to try the other flavors and also the toast

#bingsu #koreandessert #bugis #cold #dessertforsharing 

Dooki

We are back for more Korean buffet!

Kimchi, Korean fried chicken and Korean fried rice

Tried a different soup base today, signature soup extra mild spicy.. ok it's really not spicy at all haha but there's still chilli in there

Hmm, can't really tell what is the sauce made up of.. it's not bad, worth a try

Double portion of enoki mushroom, ramyeon, fish skewers, honey soy fried chicken, original fried chicken

Also had rice cake, sweet potato rice cake.. they are nice! Veg, clams, chicken, carrots, onions....

And end it with our favourite fried rice... Portion today is lesser.... But the staff didn't cook for us.... Have to admit that cooking it ourselves is really different... Yes though the ingredients and everything else is the same

Nice!!! But somehow not as satisfied  this time round.... cos of the fried rice? Or cos ate too many times? 🤔

After this, we are heading to staycation! 

#koreanfood #steamboat #koreansteamboat #fried rice #koreanfriedrice #koreanfriedchicken #buffet #koreanbuffet 

ESSEN @ anchorvale

located along a PCN in a community centre, always 🚲🚲 pass and it's always packed, so we decided to give it a try yesterday... By foot, it's quite a long walk though

Really not very accessible by public transport...

Quite a big place with indoors and outdoor seats serving different cuisine...

read reviews that only the Chinese food is good, but we don't see ppl eating them.. so weird 🤔

wanted to try the pizza 🍕 but the wait was 1hr + .. imagine the crowd..

in the end we chose grilled chicken and basil pesto

Grilled chicken @ $18

this was way beyond expectation! Yes! I go like "waa" cos I'm expecting something like chicken chop..

portion is big, chicken is tender... like it with the skin... It's nice!

served with 2 pieces of halved baked baby potatoes and salad veg

Basil pesto @ $16

this is normal.. pesto sauce with penne pasta..

i dont mind eating this again though

portion of sauce is sufficient, served with brown mushroom.. mixed in the sauce but don't think is cooked tgt

nice food, good location if you are staying nearby or a cyclist..

📍 59 Anchorvale Road #01-06 Singapore 544965 (beside sengkang sports complex)

dim sum, noodles, pizza, pasta, western and ice cream scoops w waffle options

heres the menu

they serve beer 🍻 also.. yup, see lots of ppl drinking.. but it's still suitable for families

jack's place

Weekdays late lunch special

1-for-1 selected main course... Includes fish and chips, chicken steak, steak, salad

We chose

Fish fillet and chicken steak @ $17++

Sizzling hot! Chicken is abt hard and fish is average... served with veg and potato 🥔

I like the potato!!! Especially with the toppings!

New England's fish and chips @ $15++

So hot and you will see smoke from the fish when you cut it.... Very soft at the inside and crispy at the outside.... Served with thick big fries and salad

There's another breaded fish also looks good! Shall try it the next time

Add $6.80++ for value meal and get a soup of the day + garlic bread + dessert = ice cream

Garlic bread is hot crispy! Don't wait till it's cold.... Soup is okok, not creamy type, slightly diluted

It's really worth it, with the lunch special... Big portion, nice food.. and it's packed, full house... But don't have to q

#westernfood #sizzling #chickensteak #fishfillet #fishandchips #1for1 #1-for1 #lunchspecial 

saizeriya

marutama ra-men

KUCINA @ kinex

an halal Italian restaurant that serves pizza 🍕, pasta and some main course + desserts!

all the pasta and pizza 🍕 are unique which can't be found easily in other restaurants or cafes.. we are for the 2nd time...the food is nice so is the price lah haha

Napolitana @ $19.90++

very nicely baked crust with anchovies, capers, olive, mozzarella cheese + tomato🍅 sauce

bread is very special! Not the thin crispy crust but taste abit like baguette 😋

compared to the previous pizza we had at pizzakaya, bread is more special but this is nice too!

size is quite big, good for sharing.. too much for a small eater

Pollo Diavola @ $21.90++ 

very well seasoned spring chicken.. said to be marinated with herbs and chilli for 24hrs.. not the fried chicken type (spring chicken gives me tt impression)

meat is soft and tender.. waiting time is ok, slightly longer than pizza 🍕 mild spicy and it comes with salad, roasted baby potatoes and a special sauce which is spicy

baby potatoes are nice!!!

we finished the food, but will not have enough space for desserts alr... their dessert is nice too!

heres the menu

📍11 Tanjong Katong Road, Kinex #B1-09/10 Singapore 437157

SANDOWICHI @ bugis junction

Japanese onigiri sandwich 🥪 takeaway

It's nice but find it abit costly... $9.90+ each

though it may look small, not it's filling enough for a meal for me!

sauced Jap rice with some sesame, flakes and mentai mayo, sandwiching egg and Jap cucumbers 

Supamu is like luncheon meat but it's nice!!!!

i prefer this 

Salmon, don't expect full piece of salmon, only the centre.. its coated with flour I think and crumbs 

CEDELE @ waterway point

back to Cedele for light meal.. serves sandwiches 🥪, all day breakfast 🥓🍳🥔🍠, wraps 🌯, salads 🥗 , grain bowls

had Grilled 2-mushroom 🍄 and Pumpkin 🎃 wrap previosuly but it's not on the menu anymore.. ya, no more wraps.. :(

smoked salmon avocado sandwich @ $10

lightly toasted healthy wholegrain bread w salmon and avocado 🥑

not bad.. but salmon is quite raw

chicken pesto thin @ $11

don't really like the chicken... hmm, abit like steamed to cook with no seasoning, thin is nice though, tgt with pesto sauce, slice of tomato 🍅 and veg

dont think will get this again

both are not as nice as wraps, and missing sweet potato fries!!!!!!

No GST and service charge ✌🏼

📍 83 Punggol Central, Waterway Point #01-66 Singapore 828761

soup spoon union nex

Dim sum

Paper chicken

Minced meat century egg porridge

Char siew bao

Siew mai

dim sum @ geylang