Sol Tasca @ Fullerton RiverBoat

Deal : [BigDeal] Festive F&B Deals! Only $19.35 for SOL Tasca's Festive Set Lunch @ The Fullerton Waterboat House (Worth $38.70).

Review : Value for money! After knowing the way to the restaurant, will definitely buy more vouchers if there are similar deals.Without the deals, maybe will choose to come at night where it is cooler and live performance

Overall Deal Rating : 4/5

More food review at http://monsoontravel.blogspot.com/2012/02/sol-tasca-fullerton-riverboat.html


Getting to the restaurant at Fullerton Waterboat House was difficult, especially under a hot sun.
It's not at the Fullerton Waterboat house main building, but you need to walk down a flight of stairs hidden by the bushes. Took me some time before I managed to find the way to the restaurant at the Esplanade Bridge that link one Fullerton to raffles place.

Sol Tasca @ Esplanade Bridge

Took a while to cool down on the high seat chair with a glass of ice water and slight river breeze. Believe it will be a much cooling and nicer setting especially with the bridge lights and cooler breeze in the evening or night.

Dining Area

SOL Tasca's festive 4 course set lunch


(1) Soup 
Cream of Wild Mushroom - The soup was a bit salty and the scent of truffle oil was a bit overpowering for me. Could have been better if there are less salt and truffle oil.

(2) Appetizer 
Rocket Salad with Smoked Duck Breast - Quite nice especially for those who loved the rocket salad.  The duck breast was not dry, quite succulent with the smoked fragrance.

(3) Main Course
Pan-Seared Turkey Breast with Chestnut Stuffing - The turkey meat was quite juicy and tender

OR 
Almond Crusted Salmon Supreme - The salmon is very tender and very fresh and nicely crisped on the outside.

(4) Dessert
Warm Chocolate Almond Pudding with Triple Chocolate Ice Cream - similar to lava cake with soft, gooey semi-liquid chocolate at the center, served with delightful ice cream.

Quite a kind gesture for them to call in the morning to inform us that the salmon was not available that day as their salmon supply is not delivered in time.  But its quite disappointing that they are not prepared  to provide alternatives to the salmon, especially when the deal menu only have 2 options - turkey or salmon. Luckily their salmon finally managed to arrive in time for our lunch.

More food review at http://monsoontravel.blogspot.com/2012/02/sol-tasca-fullerton-riverboat.html

The Love of Noodles" and Hot Stone Pot @ Ai Mien Bar, Capital Tower

Deal : [AiMien deal at deal.com.sg] 76% off "The Love of Noodles" and Hot Stone Pot @ Ai Mien Bar, Capital Tower with Wrap-Around View! $3 nett instead of $12.71.
Review: Nice settings for a $3 deal!! but for foodie like me, food will still be the main consideration. Will "pass" if there is a similar deal again.

Overall Deal Rating : 3/5

Got a discounted price of $3 nett instead of $12.71 for each of the following dish

1. Crispy Egg Noodles with Shredded Chicken & Capsicum
Noodles are crispy, the shredded capsicum adds vibrant colour to the dish, but the taste is too bland for me.

Crispy Egg Noodles
Rating: 3/5

2. Wok-Fried Fragrant Rice with Chicken Cube and Preserved Vegetables in Hot Stone Pot
A rather plain fried rice, not much of fragrant or taste. But quite nice for it to be served in hot stone pot, something different from hawker stalls.

Wok-Fried Fragrant Rice
Rating: 3/5

The setting and ambience is quite modern and relaxing, a mix of west and east.  There is a bar section for chill out with cocktails, TV at different corners of the restaurants playing MTV and also a stage for performance. They also done up a nice feature to hide the big pillar and provide some small storage space.

Chill Out Section

Dining Area

The service was barely ok, spend sometime in the ordering process and you can't really find the waiters when you need them, maybe the area is too big with too many sections to be manned.

A mid-range restaurant located on the ground floor of Capital Tower, near to many offices, trying to cater to the lunch crowd for casual dinning and attract office staffs for a chill-out session in the evening.

Ai Mien Bar Holding Pte Ltd
168 Robinson Road
#01-08 Capital Tower
Singapore 068912
Tel: 6592 5296
www.aimienbar.com.sg
http://www.deal.com.sg/deals/singapore/S3-Nett-For-Love-of-Noodles-and-Hot-Stone-Pot-At-Ai-Mien-Bar%20

Cheap Hair Salon @ Clementi

We were puzzled by a long long queue outside a shop at Clementi just few days before Chinese New Year, wondering what the shop offered to attract such a crowd.

It is a hair salon, Snip Avenue, with a tagline of a place where beauty begins.
From their posters, the service is at an extremely cheap price - Haircut - $2.40, Color - $7.80, Perming - $19.80, Rebonding - $28.

Didn't try personally but heard quite a bit of concerns from friends and colleague- long wait, marketing talk persuading you to upgrade the service or pay $15 to buy membership. From the queue, seems that they are able to attract more than just students, maids or housewives.
 Personally prefer to go for online deals to get vouchers or coupons for standard-guaranteed service at a promotional price like $38 for hair colouring. No long wait as appointments are to be made.  But usually its associated with marketing talks as well.

441A Clementi Avenue 3,
#01-02,
Singapore 121441
Tel: 6659 2366
http://hairstyledirectorysingapore.com/snip-avenue-12/