To gather Cafe (the more we get together the merrier we'll be!)

Place is not near any MRT but it is quite near the ever popular Bedok North Blk 85 Food Centre.

I was pretty surprised that there is such a cafe in such a obscure place. Upon reaching, the decoration is modern and clean.

Originally expected the sitting space may be pretty tight but i was pleasantly surprised that this place is made up of 2 shopfront. Its pretty comfortable to move around and we have lots of seats to pick.


Best: most food is under S$12  so it is very very affordable. Total damage after meal is S$25.70. 

We started off with Soup of the day ($3.90). Today's soup of the day is tomato soup. I loved it to bits. I wish i could have the entire bowl of it to myself instead of sharing it with hubby. I don't usually have tomato soup but this is just the right amount of tanginess. Heavenly. 

Grilled pandan chicken ($9.90) is served with fries and salad. The main show stopper is the chicken. It is grilled to perfection. Skin is crisp and meat is juicy and tender. The sauce that is drizzled on the chicken is a little harder to contend with. Its a mix of coconut and cream. But i love the pineapple salsa. It takes the entire dish to a different level.

Pork Cordon Bleu ($11.90) is a little complicated (quoting hubby word for word) and i tend to agree. It has too much going on for it. Cheese, pork and ham. Too much flavour but lacks punch. 

Overall, i like the pricing of the food and the food i had today is above average so i will be so keen to try again without blowing a hole to my pocket. 

Food tasted 19 July 2017

ToGather Cafe

84 Bedok North Street 4
#01-25/27
Singapore 460084
Tel: 6445 1011

Yong Hua You Tiao - my old time favourite

This stall has been around Bedok for as long as i remember. And i always told my SO that this is the best you tiao in Singapore. Unfortunately, the standards dropped when the father of the stall handed over to the son. Though still nice and appetising the you tiao itself seems to have lost the super crispy on bite and yet soft  when bitten. 

It is still a decent piece of  you tiao to chew on. For maximum yummy results dip in coffee (yes! coffee) instead of soya bean milk. 

Food tasted: 9 April 2016

Yong Hua You Tiao

16 Bedok South Road, #01-20 Singapore 460016

Ocean Curry Fish Head 海洋

My love relationship with ocean curry started during my audit days while i was working in town. Its a place i head to for curry fish head after work or a quick economical rice during peak lunch hour. Today, it still remains one of my favourite places i will go to for curry fish head.

On this visit there, i noticed quite a number of patrons ordered claypot hokkien mee. Though the review of this dish online has been less than favourable. I am still keen to try out this dish next time.

Dinner tonight is economical rice with the following dishes: Rendang Mutton, Otah, Stir-fry vegetable, Pork cutlet and giant prawns. Complementing the food is the curry sauce used for the curry fish head which inclined towards sourish. This curry sauce though be a perfect for the curry fish head, okra and brinjal but doesn't stand out on its own. 

The Rendang Mutton ($6) is SO all time favourite and still the most distinctive of all the dishes is delicious mix of curry and lemongrass. However, today it is laced with gaminess from the mutton.
Rated: 7/10

My personal favourite is the self made otah (S$4.5) where the otah is soft and moist with generous slices of fish meat. 
Rated: 6.5/10

Garlic stir-fry vegetable (S$3) is a normal dish you can get at any economical rice stall.
Rated: 5/10

Pork cutlet (S$6) is well flavoured, tender and easy to chew. 
Rated:5.5/10

The most expensive dish and the least value for money is the huge prawns (S$9). It is not well cooked with the meat sticking to the shell. Due to the sheer size of the prawn, the intenstines of the prawn is not removed and left a sandy bad after taste when eaten. 
Rated: 3/10

The prices listed here is for 3 pax.

Food tasted: 12 March 2016

Toa Payoh

Blk 92 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh

#01-264 

Singapore 310092 

Tel: 6252 2168

Opening Hours: 

Daily: 11am to 9 pm
Close on day after Public Holidays.

Telok Ayer Branch

181 Telok Ayer Street

Singapore 068629

Tel: 6324 9226

Opening Hours: 

Monday - Friday: 10.30 am to 3 pm, 5 pm - 8.30 pm

Saturday: 10.30 am - 3 pm

Close on Sundays and Public Holidays

Bedok North

Blk 128 Bedok North Street 2

Singapore 460128

Tel: 6509 1878

Fax: 6509 1879

Opening Hours: 

Daily: 11am to 8 pm

Close on alternate Mondays

Inspirasi @ Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre - the only mee soto i will ever eat.

This malay stall has been around in Bedok Interchange for as long as i remember . I was glad that they have moved to the new Bedok Interchange hawker. 

Usually, there is a long queue for this stall. I was fortunate this time as i bought the mee soto (S$2.5)in under 5 mins. This is one of the rare yellow noodles that i eat as i dislike the tarty 涩 taste that comes with the noodles. This taste is albeit milder and practically non-existent in this dish. 

Rated: 7.5/10

The broth is light,, clear sweet and flavourful. This differs from chinese broth that while sweet is geared towards salty. 

Surprisingly the chicken slices are juicy and tender. Each mouthful is a taste of heaven. 

Food tasted: 20 Feb 2016

Inspirasi 
#01-64 Bedok Interchange Food Centre
207 New Upper Changi Road

Singapore 406207  

Opening Hours: 
Mon - Sat:1130 am to 9.30 pm, 

Song Zhou Fried Carrot Cake - Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre 松州萝卜糕

I have yet to visit Bedok Interchange Food Centre since it move to the new premises. Its previous location has since been demolished and is now under construction.  

While the new location is more spacious and better ventilated and a better location, accessible from the multi-storey carpark and facing the main Upper changi road. There are still some hiccups. i.e some seating areas have ponding issues and visibly missing tiles (worn out so fast?). 

It took some time to get my bearings to hunt for my favourite western food, bedok Chwee Kueh. I can't seem to locate the goreng pisang stall that i used to frequent after school nor Hollywood the dessert stall? 

Anyway, i decided to try the Song Zhou Fried Carrot Cake as the queue seem to attest that its a gem in the neighbourhood and i always have a weakness for carrot cakes. 

I waited about 20 minutes before its finally my turn and i order the black fried carrot cake with additional prawns at S$4.00. Soon, a piping hot plate of carrot cake is served to me and the aroma is so tantalising.

Rated 8/10

This is definitely a very good plate of carrot cake. All the flavours are so right on the spot. The kueh itself is moist, soft and tender. The sweet dark sauce is pan fried till wok hei. The cook is also not stingy with the crunchy cai po (fermented radish) which makes the dish so much more flavourful.  This is so worthy of the extra calories. 

Food tasted: 20 Feb 2016

Song Zhou Fried Carrot Cake
#01-37 Bedok Interchange Food Centre
207 New Upper Changi Road

Singapore 406207  

Opening Hours: 
Mon - Sat:630 am to 10pm, 
Tel: 9684 3555