Koh Grill & Sushi Bar

This place is getting really popular recently with its highly raved dish, Shiok Maki.

Lets see if it is worth the hype!

Sashimi

The sashimi were fresh, but I did not like the way is was sliced.

Yakitori

We ordred a few to try, the meatball, chicken, some pork and shishamo.

None of them were worth mentioning. They were just ordinary grilled skewers. The shishamo was abit charred and it tastes quite bitter.

Stir-fried Udon

We ordered udon as a staple food to share, but it was, again, nothing fantastic. Just a simple fried udon with the sweet japanese sauce.

 Shiok Maki (Generation 1)

Here comes the star of the restaurant, Shiok Maki! This is the generation 1, which has salmon, avocado and unagi, drizzled with a lip-smacking sauce that tasted like a mixture of mentai sauce, mayonnaise and nacho cheese? I can't figure out what exactly is in it but, it is AWESOME

Shiok Maki (Generation 2)

Generation 2 has fried ebi and the sauce is the same. I prefer the former.

Verdict: I wouldn't go back unless I have a craving for the Shiok Maki, especially if there's a long queue. Plus, it is really pricey at $16-$17 per plate. The service was rather bad because it was difficult to get the staff's attention and it took quite some time for our food to be served. The place was cramped and it gets worst when the restaurant is crowded!

10@Claymore - Pan Pacific Orchard

The yearly Pan Pacific special ala carte buffet, also known as 'Plates of Pleasure, occurs during the period of April to May. Here are some of the dishes offered!

These are some the standard buffet items - Seafood.

There was a generous variety of seafood, including lobsters and the huge crab.

Most buffets do not have lobster and most of them serve flower crab which are smaller in size.

German Sausage

Pork Ribs

Fish Udon. The udon 'noodles' are actually made of fish paste!

Steak. Perfectly cook, this was my favourite dish. I ate like 5-6portions of it!

The oysters were fresh to the max! There is an oyster counter and two kitchen staff were busy prying open the oysters on the spot upon order.

Macarons and Butter cookies. While the macarons were nothing fantastic, the butter cookies. If not for the fact that I was damn full, I would have eaten more of it.

The desserts were pretty average. I loved the chocolate cake and crepe. I thought the crepe was really thing and sweet! ;D

I guess what made the whole buffet worth were the crab, lobster, oyster and steak. Other than that, I wouldn't return for another round, unless the Plates of Pleasure menu catches my attention again (:

Mouth Restaurant 地茂馆

Here I am at the newly opened Mouth Restaurant at Plaza Singapura! I've been wanting to try the dim sum over here and the opportunity came when I bought the deal voucher (:

Har Gao

The har gao's skin wasn't thick. It was just nice. Prawns were crunchy and juicy.

The steamed BBQ pork bun looks light and fluffy and it really is!

The beautiful bloom resembles a huat kueh. I don't fancy steamed buns than have a layer of skin on the outside and I will always peel it off before eating.

The char siew filling was pretty good, not too sweet and not too starchy as well.

Fried Prawn Dumplings (明虾饺)

This was okay, there was not strong "kee" taste and it goes well with the mayonnaise

Fried Beancurd Skin Roll a.k.a Tau Kee (腐皮卷)

I like the tau kee here! As you can see, the skin is not those that is slightly translucent. It it fried till almost opaque. With a light, extremely crispy outer skin and juicy inner fillings.. Thumbs up

Fried Chee Cheong Fun 

I ordered this by mistake. I wanted to order the normal, steamed chee cheong fun but I ticked this instead.

This is the usual, fried X.O carrot cake, except that it uses chee cheong fun.

I thought it could have been better if more chai poh (preserved turnip) was added.

Siew Mai (烧卖)

The siew mai is average, pretty much the same as other restaurants' of similar price range that I've tasted.

The size is a plus point though.

Braised Ee-fu Noodles

Again, the usual Ee-fu noodles that are usually served in chinese restaurants and wedding dinners.

I love ee-fu noodles and this was just as enjoyable as most that I've eaten.

Xiao Long Bao

Amazed by the size! The Xiao Long Baos are really huge and look at the amount of soup/juice contained within each of them!

Baked Liu Sha Bao

This was probably the best dish that afternoon. It totally blew me away.

The baked crust is sweet and thing, with a little bit of crisp (think of those Fried Man Tous that goes together with Chilli Crab). Once you sink your teeth into the bun, the molten, liquid egg yolk flows out.

Not for the faint hearted and those in poor health. 

The menu is pretty expansive and I most common dim sum dishes are available.
The restaurant is clean and conducive,  pretty spacious and welcoming. I went on a weekday during high tea hours so there wasn't any crowd, thus I cannot comment on the service during peak hours. The price is a little bit high but the food is reasonable for that. One thing that I would like to mention is that, I'm abit uncertain whether the prawns are fresh or frozen. They do not really taste like fresh ones yet they're not like frozen ones.. Somewhere in between..