Bukit Timah Secrets

Chiak Bah Boh?

I really need to be more consistent with my posting...but truly I have been gathering good eats, do let me intro you to some Bukit Timah secrets...

Bukit Timah Plaza...a once forgotten place I used to visit when I was young...yes...I do remember the old Yaohan, the "Strawberry Shortcake" near the glass lifts, "Gallen Sports" where i bought my first New Balance running shoes...distant memories now.

Haven't visited this place for eons and it really took me by surprise when I popped by for lunch one fine staurday afternoon...



Check out the queue! There were like 15 pple infront of me at a plain looking food kiosk selling authentic nonya food. Newspaper cuttings splashed all over the main counter...must be good. Tried the Laksa and it certainly didn't disappoint. Lemak but not too ovepowering. Mee Siam is nicely sour and the famous "Nasi Kunyit (Curry Chicken with yellow rice)" is certainly something to look forward to - especially the yellow rice which carried a nice tinge of cinnamon. One grouse though - the servings are a bit small and the food is not exactly cheap, not that the lot of us queuing up really cared.


Nonya Delights

Still hungry, we came across this shop selling Nasi Lemak tucked just around the corner. Quite aptly named "Nasi Lemak House", this non-pretentious looking shop sells Malay Nasi Lemak as well as Nasi Padang. The nasi lemak was alright but the real killer is the beef rendang - whoa steamz sia...not too mushy and each mouthful releases a burst of flavours.





Quite full now - we took a nice stroll around the mall and chanced upon this taiwanese eatery called "Liu San". Operated by a bunch of cheery staff, we sat down to have a taste of what it has to offer. We had "Guo Tie" as well as "Or Ah Mee Sua (Oyster Noodles) and was pleasantly suprised to find that the stuff didn't turn oyt to be all that bad. Apparently everything (yes everything including the cakes, coffee, desserts) are all self made. The Guo Tie was excellent and the Mee Sua quite good too. The coffee beans are also specially selected and mixed by the chef cum owner - a full sized effigy can be found beckoning you at the shop front. Nice!

Wah lau...really eat too much liao....





Fatpapa rating:
1) Nonya Delicatseen (3.5 stars out of 5)
2) Nasi Lemak House (Nasi Lemak - 3/5 stars; Beef rendang - 4/5 stars)
3) Liu San (4 stars out of 5)