Mouth Restaurant at Marina Square

With Fave, we purchased their 6 course abalone, bird nest and lobster meal at half the price at $45.80. Located on the 2nd floor of Marina Square, this restaurant serves quite a large variety of cooked dishes and dim sum menu.

At 6pm, the restaurant is definitely not crowded. There were more waitresses as compared to customers. 

We had to make reservations with Fave purchase. The food was very promptly served upon sitting. Below was the sequence of dishes: 

1. Pumpkin soup with birdnest - not sure if it is resl birdnest but the soup was watery with minced prawn, scallop and asparagus. 

2. Dim sum trio platter - comprises of siew mai, dumplings and jellyfish. Average tasting dish. 

3. Fish fillet with nonya sauce - fish wasn't fresh as it tasted rubbery. 

4. Lobster vermicilli - this was one of the 2 better dishes. Lobster was sweet and vermicilli fragrantly fried. 

5. Abalone fried rice - tender abalone, scallop and broccoli on fried rice. Kevin enjoyed this dish a lot as he loved the yam fried rice. 

6. Baked liu sha bao - this serves as a dessert dish. The outer layer tasted weird with a very strong margerine taste. 

Overall, would not recommend this 6 course meal. Better off trying their ala carte dishes. 

A summary of items ordered:

Pumpkin soup with birdnest

Dim sum trio platter

Fish fillet with nonya sauce

Lobster vermicilli

Abalone fried rice

Baked liu sha bao

My overall ratings:

Food: 3/5

Price: 3/5

Service: 3.2/5

Ambience: 3.2/5

You can locate them here:

Mouth Restaurant

6, Raffles Boulevard #02-200, Marina Square Shopping Mall, Singapore 039594

Restaurant - Chinese

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Nipong Naepong at JEM

Nipong Naepong is a popular Chinese Korean restaurant from Korea opening its 1st branch in Singapore at JEM. It serves 2 kinds of food: jjampong (seafood noodles) and pizza. 

Would say if one longs for a fusion of spaghetti and korean noodles, Nipong Naepong can definitely satisfy your craving. There are a variety of seafood noodles to choose, from plain soupy base to cheesy pasta base. 

All noodles are cooked with a generous portion of seafood ingredients with clams and mussels being the majority. 

We decided to go for their jjampong today: 

1. Ro Ppong Roje ($17.80) - blend of tomato and cream base topped with flying fish roe and mozzarella cheese. The noodles are springy and sauces are indeed very delicious. A very good fusion pasta dish to try. Rating: 4/5

After mixing it up.

2. Tae Ppong ($15.80) - assorted seafood with noodles fried with sweet and spicy sauce. It tasted like jjapchae but the spicier version. Very delicious as well. Rating: 4/5

We simply love the springy noodles and its texture and we will be back to try the rest of the flavours. The pizza dish is a little more exotic like sweet pizza. The more courages ones can go for them. Nipong Naepong has opened its 2nd branch at 313 Somerset. Another great restaurant to choose from when in town 😀!

A summary of items ordered:

Ro Ppong Roje

Tae Ppong

My overall ratings:

Food: 4/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:
Nipong Naepong

JEM, #01-16, 50 Jurong Gateway Road, Singapore 608549

tel: +65 6262 4078

Restaurant - Korean

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Marugame Udon & Tempura at ION Orchard

Our 1st review of Marugame Udon was in Tokyo in April this year. We found the udon smooth and springy but did not like the fried side dishes as they were rather plain. 

Marugame opened its first branch in Singapore at ION Orchard basement, right opposite Lin Zhi Yuan BBQ pork. Prices are much steeper as compared to in Tokyo but the variety is much more. We ordered 2 regular bowl udons and 2 sides for dinner today. 

1. Tomato beef udon ($11.90) - priced at 11.90 per regular bowl, the springy smooth udon is doused with slightly thick tomato soup base and topped with broccoli and sliced tender beef. Love the springiness of the noodles. Rating: 3.8/5

2. Pork udon in spicy miso soup ($11.90) - I personally prefer this soup base better. The spiciness added the kick to the dish. Pork slices are extremely tender as well and topped with broccoli, lady's finger and corn. Rating: 4/5

3. Chicken karaage ($2.50) - 3 pcs of juicy and well marinated fried chicken string on the stick. Super duper flavourful as compared to the one we ate in Tokyo. Rating: 3.9/5

4. Fried squid and vegetables mixed ($3) - tasted more like fishcake then squid. Nothing too special to comment on. Rating: 3.5/5

There are more sauces and condiments free to be taken as compared to Tokyo. We will definitely visit it again to try their cold udon this round. 

A summary of items ordered:

Tomato beef udon

Pork udon in spicy miso soup

Chicken karaage

Fried squid and vegetables mixed

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.9/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

Marugame Udon & Tempura

2, Orchard Turn, #B4-67/68, ION Orchard, Singapore 238801

Restaurant - Japanese

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