Went to have pancakes at Batter Fluffy Flaps because I was having a pancake fever for quite some time last year, after Strictly Pancakes. Went to BFF on 19 Sept, 2013, after my sister's tuition that night, since it was nearby (for her. I had to take the train and a shuttle bus.)
It's near i12 (I dunno, is that how you spell it..? srsly the typography is a riddle.) ANW, aka 112 Katong. There's a shuttle bus from Paya Lebar MRT. And after alighting at 112 Katong, you have to cross the road to the shophouses (from the main entrance of 112) and then turn left and walk down the street. You should pass by a few other food establishments, particularly a Thai steamboat (mookata, was it??) before arriving. Probably about 10 minutes, depending on your pace. The façade of BFF is a lovely pale sky blue, and there is a huge sheep mascot/statue right outside, so yup, cannot miss it. I wanted to take a photo with it but decided against it out of embarrassment lol.
On to the menu (which was very cutely designed, and I loved the overall interior decoration of the place)
How to order at BFF (ohyea, you take a seat, and then after deciding what you want to order, go up to the cashier and order/make payment at the same time.)
We ordered some drinks~ I forgot what I ordered, but I think it should be the Blended Chocolate Milk. The pink one probably the fruity smoothie.
Pancake has arrived! My sister ordered the one with kebab and she already starting digging into it before I could take a photo so here, have my "Top it, Drop it, Dot it". My sister saw it and told me I was gonna get a chocolate coma.
The pancakes are also pretty fluffy~ (thus the name, lol)
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BFF has a Facebook page as well as a website which has their menu, so you can go check out the prices beforehand! I think Strictly Pancakes is about the same range....? (cannot remember)
Somewhat-of-a-review:
FOOD: Pancakes were fluffy, huge variety, I honestly couldn't choose what to get, tasted delicious, and not as heavy as Strictly Pancakes. I couldn't finish my pancakes at SP ): Feel damn wasted, but at least I could finish the ones at BFF!
Ambience: There were 2 annoying girls in the restaurant that night, so it was a really damper ==" The place is also quite small and sound travels pretty easily around the place (no dividers/walls) but it wasn't crowded, at all, like you could be the only one there if you came on the right date and time. Yeeeap. The whole place was very pretty too, so I liked it.
Price: Affordable... I guess? Omg I swear I'm damn cheapskate.
Location: Because it's at Katong, it's damn bloody annoying to go there, but I would say fairly accessible.
Service: Good, no complaints.
I think I got back my pancake fever recently, after seeing my friend go Strictly Pancakes for Valentine's Day (and then they went to another pancake place for White Day, lol), been wanting to go back BFF again....お金もない、時間もない。w
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Labels: 2013, Batter Fluffy Flaps, food adventures, life, LQ review, pancakes
Went to Tsukada Nojo for dinner one day (Sept 8, 2013 ww) after wanting to try it out for SO LONG. My dad never had the patience to wait for a seat because we always ate at typical-dinnertime after his work so the restaurant was always full. But! I found out that there was a new outlet near his workplace~~ So I managed to get him to eat that with me, because I'd queue and he'll just walk over after I tell him there's a seat... huhu... #lifeofbeinghisdaughter #foreverqueueingfirst
Anyway!
This was our table. There's an induction cooker, condiments/seasoning, bowls and utensils/napkins~ The usual stuff for a Japanese restaurant.
The windows were something like a traditional Japanese room's sliding doors, but without the paper, so you can see the busy road below hoho (lol) The seating capacity of this outlet is about the same as Plaza Singapura's.
The waitresses actually wore yukata, and I think that's really cute, and also, service is superb over there.
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We picked the standard set (min 2 ppl), if I remember correctly, and it came with prawn, aburaage, fish maw(?), radish, enoki, okra/ladies' finger and a bunch of leafy veges! There was also noodles to put in the nabe after everything's done cooking. (That's my practice: we cook all the ingredients first and then have the carbs last)
The special thing about Tsukado Nojo's hotpot is their Bijin Nabe, which is specially prepared chicken stock, condensed into jelly/gel form, that will slowly melt into a soup!
In about 5 minutes! After that, you can start cooking your ingredients! (Usually I throw the vegs in, then the meats)
They also served yuzu pepper to have with the nabe
After we were done, time to cook the noodles~
There was dessert after, I think it was a "service"/freebie. It was super cute with chocolate art on the plate, reminds me of maid cafes wwww (oi) It was just 2 pieces of chocolate (something of a pudding/panna cotta texture). Not bad. The chick was cute. Lol
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I arrived at the restaurant at around 5:30-ish~6pm, and it was an hour (or half an hour, I cannot remember orz, I think the former) wait before we got a table. Oh, there is a dining time limit of 45minutes, and it is recommended that your full party be present before they will offer you a table. (doesn't matter if they come late, I guess, just means they have less time to eat :o) The crowd came in at around 7 ~ 7:30 that day, which was quite late compared to Plaza Singapura.
Anyway! Let me present my somewhat-of-a-rating:
Food: Very nice. I can't remember exact but it was just very nice. The soup was great.
Ambience: There wasn't many people, no noisy tables, lighting was pleasant, a nice place to eat at.
Price: Cannot remember. /hit Okay, expensive for non-working students lol (then again, that depends on how much allowance you get)
Location: Convenient~ Both outlets that I know of are near MRT stations. I would suggest checking out their Facebook to see if they have other locations.
Service: Very good, so good it was unexpected. Pretty high standard for a restaurant in SG, and expected of a Japanese restaurant I would say (though actually many restaurants in Japan prolly have normal service, just that the staff are nicer/more polite than in SG hurhur). And the uniform is so nice~
Ah, I wanna go there again, after blogging about it lol.
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Labels: 2013, food adventures, Japanese food, life, LQ review, tsukada nojo
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