LAD & DAD Review

A newly opened stall at the already popular Serangoon Garden Market and Food Centre, LAD & DAD offer westernize stew at a cheaper price which the public can get a chance to taste.

Lancashire Hotpot Set Beef ($12) - The beef stew can be order at ala carte at $8 or a set at $12 which come with garden salad, mashed potato and Yorkshire Pudding. If you prefer something more filling, you can change the pudding to rice. 

The stew contain more meat than i expected. Served with bits of carrots and potatoes, both goes well with the stew. I loved how tender the beef chunks are, soft and yet well marinated. I am really surprise by the tenderness of the meat which quite hard to find in local food centre. Alternative, if you do not like beef, there are mutton stew available too!! 

Yorkshire Pudding - It was served hot and crispy. The texture is more like a breaded egg roll, crispy on the outside while remaining moist and soft on the inside. Either you can tear it up and dip into your stew or you can just simply pour some of the stew on top of the pudding and eat it. 

Verdict: 4 / 5

Really a must try food if you happen to be at the food centre. I totally love the stew which packed with lots of beef chunks. The stew gravy can be pour on the mashed potatoes for extra flavour too. It really satisfied my appetite and worth the deal.

iSteaks Diner - Serangoon Garden

Welcome to iSteaks Diner, a coffeeshop stall which repackage and relocated in My Village at Serangoon Garden. iSteak diner offer affordable and at the same time maintain quite a good standard of taste for western food. It is usually packed at the weekends especially after 7pm.  

Variety of food selection from beef to fish, burgers, pasta and even finger food. All mains come with 2 choice of side dishes

There is food counter and a separate drink counter, hence you have to queue at both counters to get your food and drink  

I ordered a water chestnut drink - super sweet........

Medium well NZ Ribeye 180g with mushroom sauce. Oh, you can choose to have black pepper sauce too. Sides are Macaroni & cheese and Baked potato. The Macaroni & cheese taste ok, slightly undercooked. The baked potato is literally baked in an oven and served hot. Outer skin is slightly crisp, not easily removed 

Honey ginger chicken with garden salad and baked beans. Chicken was nicely cooked with a jest of sweetness due to the honey, but cant really taste the ginger. Salad taste alright but the baked beans was a disappointment, too starchy and taste like some bottled chili sauce. Totally put off.....

Photogenic Food... 

Medium cooked Ribeye. Well, looking by this colour i think it is close to what i want.....

Phone: 62858839

Opening Hours:

Sun - Thu: 11:00 - 23:00

Fri - Sat: 11:00 - 00:00

Verdict: 3 /5

Food taste normal, nothing really "Wow" about the food. The only good part is that service is prompt and price is relatively cheaper than some of the restaurant in Singapore. Staffs are friendly and they direct us to help ourselves to the cutlery.

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Pow Sing Restaurant 报喜 (Serangoon Garden)

Pow Sing Restaurant 报喜

I think most of the locals in the neighbourhood know about this restaurant since they had been here for more than a decade. They are famous for their Hainanese Chicken Rice and Peranakan food and they are usually packed during peak hours. 

Steam Chicken - tender and juicy, the skin of the chicken is smooth and you can see the skin, gelatin and chicken meat clearly separated. The meat is not hard and dry which you find at other stall, but soft and tasty.  

Prawn Omelette - Egg are crispy with big fresh prawns, taste wise fare not too bad 

Curry Fish Head ($25) - I think that the style of cooking is more towards Indian curry. Very strong curry powder taste which make it more like the indian style. Lots of vegetables like lady finger, tomatoes and brinjal. The fish head is fresh and the meat is firm.  

Operating Hours: Lunch – 11am to 3pm; Dinner – 5pm to 10pm

Tel: 6282 7972 / 6286 4813

Verdict: 3.5/5

Price: $20 per pax

Everything are chargeable here including plain water @ $0.30. However, the food is good and price is affordable. I may dropby again to try other dishes.

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Gossip 港是讲啡 - Serangoon

Gossip 港是讲啡 - Serangoon

Craving for Hongkong style Cha Chan Ting? Well, now you don't need to travel all the way to Hong Kong. Introducing Gossip cafe, 港是讲啡, located at Serangoon garden. This cafe sells food that you can find in a Hongkong cafe. From instant noodle to fried rice to western food. All you can find can be found.

Curry Fishball ($6.50) - Similar curry fishballs but different colour. The balls here are more towards orange than yellow but it really have that curry taste if you ever eat before along the streets of Hongkong. I guess this is really close to the original recipe. 

Pork Chop with rice ($6.80) - Large piece of pork chop in mushroom sauce serve with rice and egg. Pretty normal presentation and taste. 

Cheese Fries ($5.80) - Yum Yum, cheese and mayonnaise combination with fries are really tasty 

Hk Cart Tom Yum Noodles ($6.80) - Well, does this bring some of the memories back if you ever eaten noodles in Hong kong before? This is something similar to that, a piece of ham with sausages and egg over the instant noodle. Noodles are very springy while the tom yum taste is strong. Pretty much close to the original.

Tom Yum Noodles ($6.80) - You can to choose your sides. Selections include pork chop, chicken chop or luncheon meats.

Luncheon meat

Chicken chop

Pork chop

Verdict: 3/5

Price: $14 per pax

Address: 87 Serangoon Garden Way, Singapore 555983

Opening Hours: 12pm till 2am

Tel: 62854319

Well, i guess this is considered normal pricing. The concept is similar to the already long standing cafes like Xin Wang. Hence, not much of an excitement or surprise you can find here. Food taste normal, maybe for another chill out place or lunch time get together option for you to choose.

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Oblong Ice Cream - Serangoon Gardens

Oblong 

Situated opposite of "My Village", this small ice cream shop is very crowded during weekend nights. Their specialty is certainly the Red velet waffles with ice cream. Something special that other ice cream shops do not offer.

Prices of different ice cream flaours and drinks

Queue number - giraffe!! cute right??? 

Before 9pm

After 9pm, see the difference???

Mocha - I find it too chocolaty overall. Not really quite like the taste

Red Velet Ice Cream Waffles - Choice of flavour for the ice cream, Waffles are crispy and chewy with a little beetroot taste. Cheese are spread in between the waffles which make the waffles taste sweeter. Something different and surprising. 

Verdict: 3.5 / 5

Price: around $3.30 onwards

Nice ice cream and great choice of flavours. However, the place get abit smokey as more waffles are being toasted. I think it is because of the ventilation.

I will come again to try other flavours if i happen to drop by.

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