Tianfu SzeChuan Cuisine at CityVibe Clementi

We have been missing our SzeChuan dishes ever since we returned from our Shanghai trip so we continued our craze by trying out Tianfu SzeChuan Cuisine in Clementi. 

Quietly situated on the 1st level of CityVibe, the restaurant serves a constant small group of streaming customers, be it China locals or Singaporeans. We were approached by their friendly staff and realised they do lots of takeaway from Foodpanda. 

We tried 3 dishes below: 

1. 干妈鸡 ($14) - very fragrantly fried chicken pcs in peppercorns, garlic, dried chilli etc. The taste of the dish was excellent but the negative point is that the portion is small. Rating: 4/5

2. 番茄炒蛋($8) - a simple yet difficult to achieve dish. Very well done with the right taste and texture. Rating: 4/5

3. 干炒四季豆($9) - deep fried long green beans fried fragrantly with caipu and garlic. Awesome dish to go with rice and we really enjoyed it. Rating: 4.2/5

All dishes are subjected to gst and service charge. We thoroughly enjoyed the food and will definitely be back for more! 

A summary of what we had:

干妈鸡 (Gàn mā jī)

番茄炒蛋 (Tomato scrambled eggs)

干炒四季豆 (deep fried long green beans)

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.1/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

Tianfu SzeChuan Cuisine

3151 Commonwealth Ave W, #01-17/18, CityVibe, Singapore 129581

Restaurant - Chinese

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Gong Yuan Mala Tang at Westgate

Located on the 4th floor of Westgate, Gong Yuan Mala Tang offers a great dinner alternative to diners who wish to have hot piping soup on a cold day.

Customers are free to choose their own mala ingredients and Gong Yuan really offers a wide variety of them. There are only soup based options, choosing from 4 bases: mala, pork broth, pickled vegetables and tomato. All ingredients are charged at a standard price at $2.68 per 100g. 

We opted for their mala base with medium spiciness. The soup base was thick and smooth with the right spiciness though its medium hot.

I love the soup and tasted especially good on a cold evening. Ingredients were fresh and there are things like cheese cuttlefish balls etc. We tried their black fungus dumplings at well at 5pcs for $3.50. Nothing too special. 

We would give thumbs up for their mala soup and will definitelt be back to try the other soup bases. One trick to note is to get lighter ingredients since the price is the same for all ingredients.

My overall ratings:

Food: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Ambience: 3.5/5
Service: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

Gong Yuan Mala Tang

#04-07, 3 Gateway Dr, Singapore 608532

Restaurant - Chinese

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Indulge at RedHouse Upper Thomson

Indulge, a fusion western stall at the corner of RedHouse in Upper Thomson, offers a wide range of western food at affordable prices. Ordering is done at the stall and food is to be self collected upon buzzer sounds. 

Our buddies and us were there to try out their highly recommended bowls. We had the below:

1. Chicken cutlet bowl ($6) - there is a small bowl version at $4. The nacho cheese on the fried juicy cutlet deserves thumbs up. There is tasty popcorn as sides but strangely made a good combo. Rating: 3.8/5

2. Teriyaki salmon bowl ($11) - 2 salmon fillet on rice with popcorn side. The salmon is a little dry and tasted rather ordinary. Rating: 3.2/5

3. Hae bee hiam pasta with chicken chop ($7) - generous portion of chicken chop with pasta fragrantly fried with garlic and hae bee. Not spicy but a tad salty. Quite tasty for a fusion pasta. Rating: 3.5/5

4. BBQ Sauce Chicken chop ($7) - typical western food with coleslaw and fries. The bbq sauce and fries are salty and would be better with teriyaki or mushroom sauce.

5. Sweet potato fries ($3) - shoestring sweet potato deep fried in oil. Would have tasted better if the fries were cut slightly more evenly.

Overall, food's portion from Indulge is not too bad and tasted ok as well. There seems to be some inconsistency in cooking and would be good if the standard maintains the same throughout.

A summary of what we had:

Chicken cutlet bowl

Teriyaki salmon bowl

Hae bee hiam pasta with chicken chop

BBQ Sauce Chicken chop

Sweet potato fries

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.5/5

Price: 4/5

Service: NA

Ambience: 3/5

You can locate them here:

Indulge

236 Upper Thomson Road, Red House Kopitiam, Singapore 574367

FoodCourt - Fusion

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