New Ubin Seafood Sin Ming

New Ubin Seafood is a Singapore family run business offering fresh seafood and top quality meats, served in a unique array of Zi Char, Southern Indian and other Asian/Western cooking styles. The outlay of the restaurant is sort like a kampong which represents the true essence of Pulau Ubin.

New Ubin Seafood instantly became one of my favorite "zi char" places in Singapore after I went there for dinner with my dad one night. The next time my family wants a gathering (they have private rooms too), I would recommend them to go here because the food is delicious and affordable. 

Below are some of the dishes I ordered and here's my review:

Foie Gras Egg Special $9

Comments: An example of top class food (Foie Gras) mix with coffee shop style (60 min slow-cooked egg). But don't be fooled because the combination was flawless. Singaporeans are used to having soft boiled eggs for breakfast, putting soy/dark soy sauce. As a substitute for the sauce, the foie gras topped with truffle salt compliments the dish perfectly. 

Home Smoked Pork Collar ($14/S, $20/L)

Comments: This is a must try!!! Similar to the taste and texture of Char Siew, but much more delicious due to the marination. It's something I would order again and again.

Salted Egg Oyster ($15/S, $18/M, $24/L)

Comments: If you are a fan of salted egg dishes and a fan of oysters like me, this is a must try. On first try, it may taste weird, but on second bite, it makes me want to eat more. The only downside is that it can be quite filling and that you can't enjoy the other delicious food available.

Boss Bee Hoon ($8/S, $14/M, $16/L)

Comments: Why is it named Boss Bee Hoon? I reckon it's because it's the boss signature dish. Not your typical tze char bee hoon that you normally find. A tinge of sweetness and a slight spice to it, makes it something you should try. (S) are individual portions, so you can just order a small to share if you go as a couple, because I feel the hokkien mee (below) tastes nicer.

Fried Hokkien Mee Special ($12/S, $24/L)

Comments: Basically I feel anything with pork lard mostly tastes nice. But the Hokkien Mee served here is really good. The flavor is just right and the stock is delicious. Together with pork belly, baby squids, clams and prawn, my dad and I found ourselves finishing the plate of noodles in a jiffy.

Har Cheong Kai (Shrimp Paste Chicken) ($14/S, $18/M, $20/L)

Comments: I haven't tried many fried chicken wings in Singapore but the chicken wings here are delicious. Crispy with every bite and not very oily. Can order if you love fried chicken wings.

Baby Kai Lan (Boss Style) ($8/S, $12/M, $16/L)

Comment: Fresh crunchy vegetables. Don't really order Kai Lan regularly (normally go for kang kong or sweet potato leaves), I found the dish normal in taste. A bit different would be the fried shredded Kai Lan leaves with silver fish on top.

Overall Review: As it was only me and my dad eating, we didn't order anything big. Overall the food was really delicious and the next time I go back, I would like to order their crabs and steak to try. Remember to make a reservation 2-3 days before because they are normally full house during the weekends.

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Website: Ubin Seafood

Details of the place: Block 27 Sin Ming Road (behind Block 26) #01-174, Sin Ming Industrial Estate Sector A, Singapore 575680

Hotline: (+65) 6466 9558 or (+65) 9740 6870 (after operating hours)

Operating Hours: 

Lunch - Tue - Fri: 1100 hrs - 1400 hrs; Sat, Sun & PH: 1130 hrs - 1430 hrs (Closed for lunch on Mon)

Dinner - Daily: 1730 hrs - 2230 hrs

Roland Restaurant

This post came a bit late. Went to Roland's restaurant for dinner on Mother's Day 2013. Ordered the set menu for 10 pax at $728++. Roland Restaurant' Mdm Cher is the founder of Chilli Crab in Singapore since 1956. Currently the restaurant is run by Roland Lim with his wife, his younger brother and youngest son.

Mother's Day Deluxe Combination 

Comments: A mixture of prawn salad, ngoh hiang, longevity bun, lup cheong and 1 more which I can't remember what. A great way to start the dinner with all these food.

Braised Shark's Fin with Sea Treasures

Comments: I'm a supporter of "Stop Eating Shark's Fin" so I din taste the soup.

Steamed Live Goby 

Comments: The fish was fresh and meat was tender. Soy sauce wasn't too salty

Peking Duck in Two Styles

Comments: Basically 2 styles means either u can wrap it or u can eat it on it's own. The duck skin is crisp and the meat is tender.

Scallop in Two Styles

Comments: Scallop on a yam ring and seared scallops with broccoli. Both taste awesome. I prefer the yam ring scallop more though

Braised Abalone & Sea Cucumber with Seasonal Vegetables

Comments: Abalone and sea cucumber always come together on a bed of vegetables. Both the abalone and sea cucumber was soft and not that chewy which was nice.

Fried Bun

Comments: "Man Tou" to dip into the Chilli crab sauce. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside 

Chilli Crab

Comments: Being the originator of Chilli Crab, this is a must order when u come here. The crab is fresh and the meat is super sweet. The sauce is so nice that you just want to slurp it all up. 

Fried Vermicelli 

Comments: Actually the duck was suppose to be use to fry the fried rice. However, my dad decided to change to the fried vermicelli. It is very tasty and just right to end a 7 course meal. Taste not too salty

Suckling Pig

Comments: Additional order because my grandma loves suckling pig. It's not the best suckling pig I've eaten though. Was quite disappointed the pig came without legs as that was one of the nicer parts of the pig that I like. 

Teochew Yam Paste with Pumpkin
Comments: Not  too sweet not too sticky, it was nice.

Overall Review: After so many years, being the original founder of Chilli Crab, they still serve one of the best Chilli Crab in Singapore. Their mantou is also a must order with their chilli crab gravy. Overall food taste nice, they are also always very busy, so it's best to make a reservation. 

Website: Roland Restaurant

Details of the place: Roland Restaurant Address

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Kungfu Paradise

The paradise group have been making waves in Singapore with their chain of restaurants. Kungfu Paradise is one such restaurant that they own. A restaurant that offers Taiwanese food. Went to try some of their dishes at the Bugis+ outlet. Here is my review.

Signboard

Original French Toast $3.20

Comments: Tastes better than Xin Wang's. The bread is toasted well on the outside to give that crunchy taste  but is soft on the inside. The egg plus the butter on top make the whole dish really delicious.

Taiwan Sausage $4.20

Comments: Tasted normal. Nothing special. Prefer those from the "pasar malam". A bit oily though.

Liu Sha Bao $3.90

Comments: A nice liu sha bao has a free flowing inside and the photo below will show how good they made it.

Liu Sha Bao filling

Comments: The free flowing filling (I think is salted egg) is really nice. It's warm, sweet and salty taste mixes really well. Best to eat it warm.

Sweet and Sour Chicken Rice $8.90

Comments: Nice chunks of slightly fatty chicken pieces. Tasty sauce to accompany the meat. Quite delicious. Worth the order.

Poached Marble Beef with Korean Noodles $10.90

Comments: Really disappointed with this dish. It's just instant noodles with beef and sadly the beef was really tough. The lava egg was ok. The soup was just like those from packet noodles.

Overall Review: Overall food is affordable and nice. The staff at bugis+ offered great service. The place is also quite pack during meal time compared to other restaurants nearby.

Website: KungFu Paradise

Outlets: KungFu Paradise Outlets

Lu Gang Xiao Zhen by The Asian Kitchen

As a roast pork lover, I was intrigued to try out this place when I saw a picture of their roast pork on their menu. The review is below. Also found out that this place is also mostly Taiwan food therefore went to try it out. Have a read below on the dishes I had. Sorry I don't have most of the prices for the dish because I misplaced the receipt and their website is quite lousy because their menu do not have the prices to the dish and they do not have pictures of their dishes.

Village Tofu

Comments:  The starch is slightly salty and thick but you can't go wrong with tofu. It still taste nice but the portion is quite small. Serving it in a claypot also keeps the dish warm.

Fried Glass Noodles

Comments: Quite a refreshing and nice dish. Easy to eat but not much ingredients in it.

Oyster Mee Sua $8.90

Comments: Quite salty and not quite the same as those in Taiwan. A very small portion for $8.90. Not worth it

Guitar Duck and Roast Pork Combo

Comments: The meat is slightly fat, moist but the skin of both the duck and the pork could be more crispy.

Crispy Duck Roll

Comments: This is quite good although could be quite filling. The duck inside is moist and soft and the roll is crisp.

Prawn Paste Chicken

Comments: Normal. Chicken was quite tender

Lemon Sliced Fish

Comments: The fish was fresh and the lemon gives a nice citrus taste to the dish.

Overall Review: In all honesty, this place is a nice cosy place to have dinner, but the downside of having it in ION Orchard means that during dinner time there would be this never-ending queue, plus the dishes would be expensive and their serving really small. The food is not that fantastic to die for also. There are other places that money could be more well spent. Their website is also not done up properly. So I'm not really gonna recommend this place to my readers out there.

Details of the place: 2 Orchard Turn #B3-22 Ion Orchard

Majestic Bay

Saw a food photo of a flaming crab at another food blog and was curious to find out how special the dish was. Invited my buddies for a meal at this restaurant. Read about the review below.

The Entrance

Herbal Tea $4

Comments: Normal tasting and not that sweet.

Crispy Homemade Tofu with Pork Floss $10

Comments:  The tofu has a nice crisp to it. A pity they used the tasteless tofu but the pork floss enhanced the  taste slightly.

Pork, Sweet and Sour sauce, Guava, Mango Strawberries $27 (M)

Comments: Gives a whole new taste to sweet and sour pork. The pork is slightly fat and chewy. The sweetness from the fruits enhances the taste of the meat.

Singapore Chilli Crab $78.40 $1.40/KG

Comments: One of the better chilli crabs I've eaten in Singapore. The sauce is thick, sweet and spicy. The crab was fresh and the meat was really sweet.

Bread $2.80

Comments: Did not expect their buns to be a french loaf. If I knew, I would not have ordered it, as french loaf with chilli crab sauce is not anything special.

Trio Egg Amaranth leaf $24 (M)

Comments: My favorite vegetable dish as I love century, salted and chicken egg. This dish was no different as it was full of eggs and the amaranth leaf was soft. I found myself finishing the dish because it was really good.

Leopard Garoupa $160 $16/KG

Comments: I've learnt never to order such a fancy fish ever again. I did not realise the $16/kg until I saw the menu again. By the time it was too late. When a fish is steamed with soy sauce, it tastes all the same, therefore if you ever go to this restaurant and want to eat fish, just order a normal and cheap one because at that price for a fish, it's really quite a rip-off.

Hot Plate Tofu with Assorted Seafood $24 (M)

Comments: I like how their tofu was sliced quite thick, the prawn and squid were fresh and the mushrooms were a nice addition to dish as a whole. The sauce was nice and slightly spicy.

Bay's Signature "Kopi" Sauce $78.40 $1.40/KG

Comments: The special dish, saving it for the last. But sadly the dish failed to impress in terms of taste. The flame was something special, definitely not seen at anywhere else in Singapore. Firstly, the crab that came out the first round was not fresh, kudos the manager offered to change it, sadly the 2nd one that came out was also not as fresh as the chilli crab. Anyway the taste of the crab is VERY sweet because of the caramelised sauce around the crab. The flame effect actually dries up the meat too, making the crab difficult to eat. Basically I felt it's just a dish that is nice to see but not nice to eat. Do comment if you have eaten this dish before too and let me know what you think.

Overall review: Overall their food is not bad, except for their fish and crab which were quite expensive. Would recommend the chilli crab rather than their signature crab. The service staff were also good

Website: Majestic Bay

Details of the place: Address

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