boon's log 1010.07: Ballerina Girl, XianDingWei, HRC

HRC

Happy Birthday, IL. :) *Hugs*

We celebrated IL's birthday at HRC this year. And because she has a close friend's wedding dinner to attend, we had little choice but to settle for a small lunch-do celebration ad the HRC. IL said that it looked more like Ab's birthday, rather than IL's because it seems like Ab enjoyed it more than IL did... :) We had so much to eat that we had to box some of the food for later - which actually worked out pretty well, since I did not have any dinner plans (not wanting to get in the way of the all-girls-reunion thingy at the wedding)...


Back at the Hard Rock...


Food that can feed 5 (or 6)...

For the record, I really enjoyed the Smokehouse Menu - particularly the Ribs. The meat literally slides off the bones and it is very, very tender. Mouth-watering, really. They were out of beef brisket, which was my original choice - as part of my Duo Delight (or something like that), so i ended up with Beef Ribs and Chicken BBQ. IL and Ab shared the Mac and Cheese (with Chicken), which 1/4 of it eventually became my dinner (:)). Ab had a order of Hotdog with Fries for herself. All in all, a yummy treat for the entire family.

Oh and for Citibank Credit Cardholders, there's a 10% discount (if you do not have the All Access Card - which also gives you 10% discount at the HRC)

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Xian Ding Wei, Taiwanese Tea Room



NROTB - New Restaurant on the Block

On Saturday, we checked out Xian Ding Wei - the latest addition to Queensbay Mall's list of restaurants. It turned out to be a rather pleasant visit. And we think that finally, Dragon-I may have a competitor. We ordered the San-Bei Chicken Set, the Sweet Roasted Chicken Set and a DanDan Noodles for sides. A quick word of advise, skip the DanDan noodles if you can. If you really cannot, go ahead order it, but you may find that you will need to add the chili oil to spice it up a little. Apart from that The set meals are delicious. And to wash it all down, do try their Pearl Milk Tea.


San-Bei Chicken Set


Collages of Taiwan


Taiwan's famous Pearl Milk Tea

The service was pretty good - there was one time when the waitress brought a glass of warm water to our table and we just told her that we did not order it and she brought it back. After that 2 other waitresses came over and apologized, and then came one of the "captains" (identified by different costumes) also came and apologized. And the speed of the food was also quite impressive - food was served under 15minutes.

The only thing was that the price may be a little on the steep side for a rather normal/typical Joo-Char meal, but not to extravagant, I believe.

So, the verdict...

3.5/5 for the taste (judged down by the bland-taste DanDan Noodle)
4/5 for speed and service
3/5 for value for money.

Would I go back there again? Sure...

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Ballerina Girl

Earlier in the week, we took Ab to one of the Ballet classes near our place - since she enjoyed dancing so much - influenced by the many Disney Princesses she's been watching, no doubt(!). She enjoyed herself, and due to her age (0.5years short of the youngest kid in her class), the teacher asked her to return this week for another trial as she needs a little bit more time assess if she is able to cope with the rest of the class. What's encouraging was that the teacher commended on her "flexibility". It was really fun to see her enjoying herself dancing and doing all the ballet moves and stretches... :)


Our little ballerina girl in the making...

boon out...