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 Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 20:38
straitskitchen @ grand hyatt singapore my hod treated us to dinner at straitskitchen. i was so excited! my first ever treat and i've heard really good reviews from my colleagues who had been there before.      a few of us went early to scope the fare offered. i came prepared, wearing my leggings (expandable compared to jeans) and my asos baby-doll tunic (to hide my tummy).   we had ourselves a table tucked into the corner of the restaurant, which was a good thing since we were making so much noise joking around.     the first thing we did there (other than trying... oops looking at the food) was to order drinks. hmmm... it wasn't very cheap. they had typical local drinks like barley, sugarcane, teh tarik, but the price almost quadruple the usual cost, about $6-8.50 per drink.  the choices displayed were wide-ranging! best of all, they were placed into sections like local delights, northern indian, noodles, etc.   i tasted the laksa and prawn noodles. the laksa was a bit diluted and the soup of the prawn mee salty.  satay was considered a must-try by most of my colleagues. we had mutton and beef, both were delicious! tender palatable portions.  rojak was delicious too! the you tiao (dough fritter) was grilled, crispy and toasty warm. and of course, what's most important for me was the dessert spread! and i was seriously tempted to try everything but my tummy didn't have enough space.  clockwise from top left: pear lotus dessert, goreng pisang (banana fritters) and or-nee (yam paste). the pear lotus dessert was yummy! a bit sweet for my colleagues, but i loved it. the goreng pisang was seriously huge! we had to share. the or-nee was dreamy but the portion too small.   there were many kuehs which were sweet and heavenly. just nice to just pop it into your mouths.  the very last item i had was the ice-cream. they had many local fruit flavours, but i chose only two scoops--durian and sweet corn. the durian is probably one of the best durian ice-cream i ever had! i still prefer the sweet corn ice-cream you can get from ice-cream carts along the road. there were so many other dishes that i have not taken pictures of. will bring my family here for a meal when pay comes in! |