Merci Marcel at Club Street

Merci Marcel is a French cuisine restaurant that introduces French social dining concept with creative menu that is specially great for sharing among company. 

 

Admist the busy Central working district, Merci Marcel is very well-received by both working company and others during the day. We were there for a daytime brunch. Reservations are preferred, especially if one wants to sit indoors. We were happy to be able to get a table at 11am as the restaurant is fully booked during lunch time. The cosy rattan chairs with tiled table added chic look to the whole restaurant.

We ordered 2 mains and 2 cappuccino.

1. Organic poached eggs ($23) - generous portion of avacado, poached eggs on sourdough bread.  The eggs were so nicely done and the pomegranate bits added the crunch and texture to the toast. Rating: 4.2/5

  

2. Smoked salmon burger ($21) - soft bagel burger spread with cream cheese, topped with avacado slices and smoked salmon. Bon appetite!  Rating: 4.3/5

 

The cappuccino roast were just nice as well and could go well without sugar. Besides the delicious food, we were also pleased with their service and staff friendliness. Merci Marcel is definitely a great place for brunch with family or friends.

 

A summary of what we had:

Organic poached eggs

Smoked salmon burger

 

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.3/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 4.2/5

Ambience: 4.2/5

 

You can locate them here:

Merci Marcel

7-9 Club St, Singapore 069403

 

 

Restaurant - French

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A-roy Thai at Novena Square Velocity

A-roy Thai is a family oriented Thai restaurant that serves a wide range of authentic Thai food. Located at the 3rd floor of Novena Square Velocity, this bustling family restaurant is packed with customers during meal times. Besides walk-in customers, many tables are under reservation accompanied with food delivery. 

 

We were welcomed by friendly staff who showed us to our table. The entire restaurant is renovated with wooden floor and furnitures, giving the typical Thai ambience. We ordered 3 mains and 1 side for dinner this evening. Food was promptly served within 5mins of ordering.

 

1. Thai prawn cake fritter ($3.90 per pc) - min ordering of 2pcs, this delicious lightly fried breaded prawn fritter was so well done. It is not too overly fried and thus retaining the freshness of the juicy prawn meat. Rating: 4.2/5

 

2. Stir fried cashew nut chicken ($15.90) - fragrantly fried chicken slices with generous portion of cashew nuts, capsicums and onions. The dish was well balanced in taste. Rating: 4/5

 

3. Stir fried baby kailan with garlic ($10.90) - crunchy fresh kailan topped with crunchy garlic bits. Rating: 4/5

 

4. Steam tom yum seafood egg ($12.90) - "Thai chawamushi". Steam egg in sourish appetising tom yum stock topped with fresh seafood. A very refreshing dish as compared to the usual fried omelette. Awesome and worth the try! Rating: 4.3/5

 

We were overall very satisfied with the food quality, service and price. A-roy Thai is definitely a highly recommended restaurant for one who misses/crave for Thai dishes.

 

A summary of what we had:

Thai prawn cake fritter

Stir fried cashew nut chicken

Stir fried baby kailan with garlic

Steam tom yum seafood egg

 

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.1/5

Price: 4/5

Ambience: 3.9/5

Service: 4/5

 

 

You can locate them here:

A-roy Thai

238 Thomson Road #03-61/64, Novena Square (Velocity), Singapore 307683

+(65) 6338 3880 / +(65) 6352 1446

 

 

Restaurant - Thai

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The Garden Kitchen at Raeburn Park

The Garden Kitchen, located at 10 Raeburn Park, is a restaurant serving Chinese fusion ala-carte buffet dishes. For the location, it's indeed "ulu" as one will need to take a 20mins walk from Outram MRT station as it is situated in the industrial building. 

 

The restaurant was spacious as we walked in and we were served by friendly staff. What attracted us was the beautifully decorated central seating area with hanging flowers. Unfortunately the seats were being reserved. Else it will be nice if diners could enjoy their food under this beautiful ambience. The rest of the restaurant was quite poorly lit.

 

The buffet there are 2 timings for the buffet, 5.30pm and 7.30pm. Diners are given 1.5hrs to eat upon the first order. Buffet is priced at $36.90 per person for Fri/Sat/Sun for dinner and can upgrade to imperial buffet by adding $20. We opted for their standard buffet.

 

Food was promptly served upon the first order. Only the black pepper crab and deep fried fish is a one-time serving. The crab weren't fresh and the fish was overly fried. We ordered most of their ala-carte dishes, but frankly was rather disappointed with the food quality. 

Dishes like the roasted duck/chicken were tad too salty and most of the fried dishes are overly fried with a strong oil taste. 

 The best dishes to order were salted egg ribs, sweet n sour pork, black pepper venison and probably the cereal prawns. 

 As for the rest, there could be other tze char stalls that are worthy of your stomach space and calories.

 

 Fortunately with the ongoing promotion of 3 adults and 1 free, it is still acceptable but food quality could definitely be improved to attract more people.

 

 

My overall ratings:

Food: 3/5

Price: 3/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

Service: 3.8/5

 

You can locate them here:

The Garden Kitchen

10 Raeburn Park, #01-28/29/30, Singapore 088702

 

 

Restaurant - Chinese Buffet

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