Nasi Padang @ Bundo Kanduang, Batam, Indonesia.

When in Rome, do what the romans do, and if your in a new place, best to go on with it or in this case , eat like a local do. Nasi padang is basically rice with just loads and loads of dish, it's like a feast, alot of dishes to sample from. And damn it's good stuff, they sure know how to cook.

I was a bit lucky as this restaurant was located opposite the hotel I was staying in. A quick brunch before heading back to the jetty.

Top left is the fried chicken with spices, good stuff. Top right grilled crispy beef, crunchy and nice. Bottom left is the beef tendon in coconut gravy, i just love tendons. And the last dish was the beef rendang.

Some fish in sambal, i find it so so, on the left was chicken cooked in the coconut gravy again same goes with the squid, honestly i find the coconut gravy addictive as its thick and spicy.

Bottom left was the egg omelette, puffy and crispy. Top left is some vege, and the killer dish was the green color one, sambal hijau(green chilli), I just adore it to bits, mix it up with the warm rice, heaven on earth.

Bundo Kanduang Masakan Padang,
Jl. Duyong Komp. Citra Permai,
No 4-5 Jodoh. Batam,
Indonesia.
(Opposite Novotel)

Xiang Xiang @ Batam, Indonesia.

Was a quick getaway one night in batam, just purely good company and food. This is a local seafood restaurant located in the suburbs.

 Some otah for starters, not bad.

Gong gong(sea snails) this is good, haven't had this in a while

Oyster omelette (orh luak) quite good as well, order from another stall in front.

The killer dish was the crabs, somehow the coating of the gravy is just addictive.

Petai(smelly beans) with slices of fish grilled in their local sambal sauce. Excellent stuff.

I'm such a sucker for petais, another version with sambal ikan bilis(spicy anchovies). There was a few more dishes i didn't have time to take pics as everybody was devouring the food( or shall i say my hands were messy with all the food:/). The fried chicken onion was equally good, it seems to be their specialty.
Good stuff.

Xiang Xiang,
Baloi Mas Indomobil,
Komp. Anggrek Permai Blok B,
No. 7 Batam,
Indonesia.

Tel 0813 6451 2226 or 0816 361 0892
Opening hours 1700-2300.

Mouth Restaurant @ China Square Central, Singapore

Brunch on a weekend, dim sum to share with friends, nice. I was still having a hangover and my friend foot the bill. Sorry i forgot which dish is to which as i didn't have the receipt to identify the food.

If i'm not mistaken , this is the pan fried carrot cake. I remembered it being excellent.

 Squid ink soup, my friend liked it, i find it a taste you have to acquire.

Chee cheong fun fried was good stuff. The dim sum was equally good.

This was the hot and sour soup, taste pretty normal to me, there's better ones out there.

Crispy prawn roll, yeah this was the star of all the dishes i had. Nice! This place gets packed for brunch, better call early and get a reservation. One of the few better ones i tried for dim sum in Singapore.

Mouth Restaurant,
22 Cross Street,
#01-161 China Square Central,
South Bridge Court Shop House,
Singapore.

Tel +65 6438 5798

Roti John @ Raimah Eating House, Kembangan, Singapore.

Roti John, what's not to love, sinful but taste damn good.

Sweet chilli sauce on the side, generous drizzling of mayo.

You know if it's messy, it should be good, and in this case, it was. This stall add black pepper sauce to the roti john, diferent but adds a new dimension to it.

Raimah Eating House,
56, Jalan Kembangan,
Singapore.

Ye Shang Hai Teowchew Porridge @ Bukit Merah View, Singapore.

My colleagues was raving about this decent affordable teochew porridge in Bukit Merah View. After the whole fiasco of the uncle about the hole in the shirt, support a bit, and see how good the food fares.

And boy trust me, i wasn't the only one supporting, the queue was long and more than normal as my colleague mentioned.

There was a few of us, and my colleague just went nuts and ordered a whole lot.

Ok truth be told, i was already a bit tipsy when we got here. There was a lot of dishes, a few hit and misses. But i remembered the fish was so so. The rest is quite decent.

All in all, good comfort food, a bit like those you have when you have a communal gathering when your mom or grandma cooking. It's good stuff, and friendly on the wallet too. You know it's good if a lot of cabbies come here for dinner/supper, can't go wrong. Another place i'll be back!

Ye Shang Hai Teowchew Porridge,
Boyang Coffee Shop,
Block 116 Bukit Merah View,
#01-217 Singapore.

Opening hours 1030am-5am. Closed on Tuesday.

Carrot Cake @ Meng Kee Fried Kway Teow @ Havelock Road, Singapore

This stall is famous for it's char koew teow. I happened to be there early on a sunday morning, and was a bit disappointed when the uncle told me, the char koew teow only starts selling at 1030am onwards. He was frying carrot cake, and what the heck, might as well try it.

Ordered a white version, and damn, it was good. A bit oily, but everything tasted excellent. A word of advice, not for the healthy conscious type.

It was so good, two days later I came back and did a tapau/takeaway for breakfast. And this round went for the black version, I have to say, i prefer black version as it's a bit sweet from the dark soya sauce. This uncle can really cook a mean carrot cake. Both versions are equally good, just depends on your preference.

Meng Kee Fried Kway Teow,
Wei Xuan Eating House,
Block 22, Havelock Road,
#01-669, Singapore.

Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee @ Hong Lim Food Centre, Singapore.

Time for me to let the cat outta the bag. This place is my ultimate breakfast joint for takeaway and office breakfast. I will normally wakeup, call em, a friendly auntie will pick up the phone, tell em how many packets to take away, what time i'll pick up and all done.

This stall is famous for their char koew teow(ckt). Honestly, in my book it's damn good if you have it there, but for takeaways the char bee hoon is better. It soaks up the oil very well, and for the price you pay, it's a bargain. The portions are generous and the auntie and uncle mending the stall is friendly.

I've tried both the char koew teow or bee hoon, this stall rocks. Compared to a few stalls i've tried, this is my favourite. I highly rate it.

Outram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee,
#02-17 Hong Lim Food Centre,
531A Upper Cross Street,
Singapore.

Mon - Sat 6am-430pm.