https://sparklette.net Best Singapore Restaurants, Travel and Hotel Reviews Sat, 22 Jun 2019 16:44:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.2 https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-seafood-restaurant-set-lunch-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-seafood-restaurant-set-lunch-giveaway/#respond Thu, 15 May 2014 07:33:05 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1632

Red House, one of the oldest and most established seafood restaurants in Singapore, is celebrating its 38th anniversary this year. Since 1976, the restaurant has remained a favourite hangout for families to dine in and enjoy a good local seafood spread of chilli crabs, drunken prawns and lobsters. The restaurant has introduced a special set lunch and two celebratory set dinners at its flagship Prinsep Street outlet from now until […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-seafood-restaurant-set-lunch-giveaway/feed/ 0 https://sparklette.net/contest/toast-box-christmas-gift-pack-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/toast-box-christmas-gift-pack-giveaway/#comments Fri, 29 Nov 2013 07:14:50 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1535

Update: This contest has ended. The winners are Hui Shan Chee (on Facebook) and @funnydiaries (on Twitter). Popular retro-ambience café chain, Toast Box, is celebrating Christmas with festive-inspired beverage-and-cupcake sets that will delight its fans and gift packs that are perfect for coffee lovers. The exclusive Christmas Choco Delight Set (S$4.80) is a great treat to enjoy during a tea break. It includes Hazelchoco, a cold concoction of Milo, fresh […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/toast-box-christmas-gift-pack-giveaway/feed/ 1 https://sparklette.net/food/m-hotel-buffet/ https://sparklette.net/food/m-hotel-buffet/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:20:36 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1517

Buffet hunters that are constantly on the prowl for reasonably priced all-you-can-eat spreads should have M Hotel in their address book by now. The business hotel in the central business district of Singapore is home to at least two restaurants – Café 2000 and The Buffet – that dish up a variety of buffets for both lunch and dinner. The Tunch buffet at Café 2000 is a tasty combo of […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/m-hotel-buffet/feed/ 2 https://sparklette.net/contest/singapore-favourite-food-2013-nets-flashpay-card-winners/ https://sparklette.net/contest/singapore-favourite-food-2013-nets-flashpay-card-winners/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:50:00 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1495

The Singapore Favourite Food Village is happening from 12 to 21 July 2013. Over the 10-day event to be held at Bayfront Avenue (Marina Bay), you can feast on 40 different local favourite dishes such as chilli crab, carrot cake, rojak, laksa, roti prata, popiah, briyani, oyster omelette, hokkien prawn mee, beef noodles, ngor hiang, tau huay and many more. To tie in with the event, we held a giveaway […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/singapore-favourite-food-2013-nets-flashpay-card-winners/feed/ 2 https://sparklette.net/contest/singapore-favourite-food-2013-nets-flashpay-card-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/singapore-favourite-food-2013-nets-flashpay-card-giveaway/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:16:39 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1493

Update: This contest has ended. The winners have been announced. This July, food lovers can look forward to the Singapore Favourite Food Village that is held in conjunction with the 20th Singapore Food Festival. Taking place from 12 to 21 July 2013 at Bayfront Avenue (Marina Bay), you can feast on 40 different local favourite dishes during the 10-day extravaganza. Singaporeans will find these dishes familiar, including popiah, briyani, oyster […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/singapore-favourite-food-2013-nets-flashpay-card-giveaway/feed/ 66 https://sparklette.net/food/ya-kun-kaya-treats/ https://sparklette.net/food/ya-kun-kaya-treats/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:27:29 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1470

When people head to Ya Kun coffee stalls, the most typical food order is eggs and toast with kaya (creamy coconut jam) and butter. After all, these quick bites had been perennial crowd favourites since the chain’s humble beginnings in the 1940s. A recent visit to the Ya Kun Toastwich outlet at Fusionopolis yielded the surprise finds of new items like toast cubes and kaya balls. Not bad, we thought, […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/ya-kun-kaya-treats/feed/ 1 https://sparklette.net/food/prima-taste-curry-lamian/ https://sparklette.net/food/prima-taste-curry-lamian/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:39:44 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1329

As someone that works from home frequently, I rarely can find time to enjoy a decent meal. When you are too busy to head out for a meal, the Prima Taste ready-to-cook pastes and sauces are truly a godsend. I have been a fan of the Prima Taste laksa meal kits and laksa noodles for the longest time. It doesn’t take much (read: any) culinary skills to whip up a […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/prima-taste-curry-lamian/feed/ 5 https://sparklette.net/food/tung-lok-seafood/ https://sparklette.net/food/tung-lok-seafood/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:10 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1286

Do you know that Tung Lok Seafood has a wonderful ala carte buffet promotion at Orchard Central? The daily ala carte lunch and dinner buffets at Tung Lok Seafood restaurant offer 40 dishes available for repeat orders, including seafood, meats, Japanese cold cuts and sashimi, rice and noodles, and desserts. During dinner, each buffet diner also gets a serving of chilli crab and shark’s fin soup (I am not sure […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/tung-lok-seafood/feed/ 2 https://sparklette.net/food/ya-kun-kaya-cookies/ https://sparklette.net/food/ya-kun-kaya-cookies/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:29:54 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1276

Singapore coffee chain Ya Kun has a long history – since 1944 – of serving up delicious kaya toast. But did you know they also sell cookies made with their famed coconut jam? The cookies are available all year round. And just for Chinese New Year, they have been specially packaged in tins. So if you know anyone who’s a big fan of the Ya Kun kaya, these kaya cookies […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/ya-kun-kaya-cookies/feed/ 2 https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-yusheng-winners-2012/ https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-yusheng-winners-2012/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:22:28 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1272

Did you join our first Chinese New Year giveaway last week to win the salmon yusheng from Red House Seafood Restaurant? There were 3 sets of Prosperity salmon yusheng, worth S$38 each, from Red House Seafood Restaurant up for grabs. Find out if you are one of the 3 lucky winners! Winners Jolin Chua Ronald Low Teh Tarik Kosong Congratulations to all winners! You will be contacted at your email. […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-yusheng-winners-2012/feed/ 2 https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-yusheng-giveaway-2012/ https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-yusheng-giveaway-2012/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:00:48 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1267

Update: This contest has ended. Find out who the winners are. With Christmas just passed, Chinese New Year is just around the corner! This heralds the arrival of the yusheng (raw fish salad), a staple food I’ve come to love at Chinese New Year. In fact, I attended a dinner function on New Year’s eve, and to our pleasant surprise, yusheng was already being served then. It had raw salmon […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-yusheng-giveaway-2012/feed/ 78 https://sparklette.net/food/buffet-town/ https://sparklette.net/food/buffet-town/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:00:56 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1228

Buffet Town is the new kid on the block of buffet restaurants. Located at Raffles City where Shokudo Japanese Food Bazaar used to sit, the restaurant aims to be the ultimate international buffet venue with an offering of over 300 food items. Buffet Lunch (Mon-Fri): Adult $23.80++; Child $16.80++ Lunch (Sat-Sun, Eve of and PH): Adult $28.80++; Child $16.80++ Dinner (Mon-Thu): Adult $33.80++; Child $19.80++ Dinner (Fri-Sun, Eve of and […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/buffet-town/feed/ 9 https://sparklette.net/food/wok-and-barrel/ https://sparklette.net/food/wok-and-barrel/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:00:44 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1224

Located at Duxton Hill, the current “it” food place in town, is Wok & Barrel – a new modern Singaporean restaurant. Set up by Shen Tan, founder and cook of Madam Tan’s, you can expect Singaporean hawker flavours executed with bold and modern twists alongside her famed nasi lemak. Decorated with contemporary photographs, the cosy interior is modern yet casual, reflective of the concept behind the restaurant. During the day, […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/wok-and-barrel/feed/ 5 https://sparklette.net/food/plaza-brasserie-parkroyal-seafood-buffet/ https://sparklette.net/food/plaza-brasserie-parkroyal-seafood-buffet/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:00:30 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1223

Plaza Brasserie at Parkroyal on Beach Road has brought back its popular seafood buffet. You can have your choice of the freshest catch of the day such as pomfret, sea bass, snapper, sea bream and tilapia prepared in the way you prefer. Choose from various cooking styles like Hong Kong, Teochew, Nonya or even Thai lime and chilli! And on weekends, a wider selection of seafood is available along with […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/plaza-brasserie-parkroyal-seafood-buffet/feed/ 5 https://sparklette.net/food/fairmont-buka-puasa-buffet/ https://sparklette.net/food/fairmont-buka-puasa-buffet/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:00:56 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1203

Having met the stringent requirements, Asian Market Café at Fairmont Singapore is now halal certified. During the month of Ramadan, the restaurant rolls out the authentic flavours of the Middle East combined with traditional Malay cuisine, boasting an extensive spread including pan-Asian cuisines and local favourites with live cooking stations, fruit and salad stations and a dessert station. Ramadan dinner buffet S$55++ per adult / S$30++ per child (6-12 years) […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/fairmont-buka-puasa-buffet/feed/ 1 https://sparklette.net/food/hotel-re-refill-restaurant/ https://sparklette.net/food/hotel-re-refill-restaurant/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:00:39 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1198

Popular retro-themed hotel, Hotel Re!, recently revamped its menu at flagship restaurant, Re!Fill. In place of the previous set meals is a much wider selection of international dishes including pastas, burgers, Asian and western dishes, local delights and desserts. As much as I love the daily themed set meals that were available at the restaurant from day one, the new menu boasts a far better variety in terms of cuisines […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/hotel-re-refill-restaurant/feed/ 3 https://sparklette.net/contest/purple-sage-laksa-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/purple-sage-laksa-giveaway/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:00:37 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1200

Update: This giveaway has ended. The winners have been announced. Planning an event, gathering or party soon? Purple Sage, an award-winning caterer in Singapore, is celebrating its 9th birthday in August. For any orders made this month, you can top up your menus with the signature laksa at just S$1.99 a person instead of the usual S$4. Its innovative food and professional set-up help this boutique caterer stand out from […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/purple-sage-laksa-giveaway/feed/ 66 https://sparklette.net/food/prima-taste-laksa-lamian/ https://sparklette.net/food/prima-taste-laksa-lamian/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 09:22:09 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1150

Lately, we have been crazy about the Prima Taste Laksa LaMian from the company’s new Easy Gourmet Indulgence range. Having had a great experience with the Prima Taste ready-to-cook meal kits, we’re curious to see if the new DIY laksa is as good. The laksa lamian is much cheaper than the meal kits, but includes just two packets of sauces and the additional noodles. Each packet holds these contents: Laksa […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/prima-taste-laksa-lamian/feed/ 13 https://sparklette.net/food/old-chang-kee-curry-puffs/ https://sparklette.net/food/old-chang-kee-curry-puffs/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 03:00:55 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1140

Old Chang Kee is probably most famous for their curry puffs. With a food kiosk at every other shopping mall, you can say that their curry snacks have dominated the local food scene. Do you think Old Chang Kee sells the best curry puffs in Singapore? Apart from their famous curry puff, Old Chang Kee also has a wide range of finger foods such as spring rolls, breaded prawns, chicken […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/old-chang-kee-curry-puffs/feed/ 9 https://sparklette.net/food/grand-mercure-roxy-hotel-buffet/ https://sparklette.net/food/grand-mercure-roxy-hotel-buffet/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 03:00:16 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1134

Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel offers a nostalgic and colourful buffet spread at the Feast@East Buffet Restaurant. Nestled at the very heart of the Katong heritage district in the east of Singapore, the restaurant majors in Peranakan, Chinese and local cuisines. A little birdie told me that the Singapore President S.R. Nathan stops by the hotel regularly for one of the desserts. Care to venture a guess as to which dessert […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/grand-mercure-roxy-hotel-buffet/feed/ 8