Penne in Spicy Tomato Sauce @ Capricciosa

Capricciosa is an Italian restaurant founded by a Japanese chef, Masaki Honda, who loved Italian cuisine. In 1970, he went to Italy to learn how to cook Italian food. In 1978, he opened his first Italian restaurant in Tokyo, which became popular due to its authentic Italian flavors and generous potions at affordable prices. The Capricciosa in JCube is the first and only outlet in Singapore.  

During lunch hours, you can get a "Pasta-holic Super Value Lunch" which consists of a pasta and a soup. The price ranges from $5.90 to $14.90, depending on which pasta you order. I walked in and ordered a Penne in Spicy Tomato Sauce ($5.90) with shrimps and clams for an additional $3. 

I was served a bowl of mushroom soup first. I think it is supposed to be mushroom cream soup but to my disappointment, it isn't creamy at all, it is watery.

Then my pasta came. The penne and sauce tastes not bad though not fantastic. I like the prawns, fat and fresh, yummy. The potion of pasta is quite big and I felt very full after finishing the whole plate.

Overall, the soup sucks. The penne in spicy tomato sauce is not bad. The price is relatively cheap for the generous serving.

Capricciosa: 

2 Jurong East Central 1, #01-05, JCube, Singapore 609731

老伴豆花 Lao Ban Soya Beancurd @ City Vibe Clementi

老伴豆花 Lao Ban Soya Beancurd has opened a few outlets in Singapore ever since there was a craze for it. Was happy that I managed to stumble upon the shop at City Vibe at Clementi. Wasn't expecting it to open at the location, but was glad that I do not have to queue for hours to buy it. 

Their soya beancurd comes in original (S$1.50) or almond flavour (S$2.00). I guess the reason why the shop gains its popularity is that it tastes more like a pudding rather than the conventional beadcurd that most Singaporeans are familiar with. This soya beancurd is soft and smooth and it tastes more like a pudding. It does not come with the sweet syrup but it tastes just as sweet and nice. A good dessert choice for me provided I do not have to queue for it. 

老伴豆花 Lao Ban Soya Beancurd - Original (S$1.50 each)

City Vibe Clementi
3151 Commonwealth Avenue West
Level 1

Smart Choice Lunch @ Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut has this Smart Choice Lunch deal/promotion which is available on weekdays from 11am to 5pm , excluding on eves and on public holidays. We can mix and match in 3 simple steps, choosing 1 main course, 1 side and 1 drink. The price starts from S$7.90++.

For the main course, we can choose from either the personal pan pizza or the pasta or steak/fish and chips. 

For the side,there is a choice from garlic bread, criss cross fries to soup of the day.

For the drinks, there are soft drinks and you can upgrade to coffee or tea or sparkle drinks by paying between S$1.30 and S$1.90.

Today, I ordered the BBQ Chicken Supreme, criss cross fries and Root Beer. They served the drink and the criss cross fries promptly. The fries taste like those we can purchase off the supermarket shel but with the limited choices of the sides, the fries is the most appealing dish to me.

Criss Cross Fries

Pizza hut does live up to its name. The crust is crispy on the outside but yet the inside is fluffy. The sauce is nice and with the tender chicken bits and cheese, the BBQ chicken Supreme just tastes well. We waited around 15 minutes before the pizza was served but it's worth the waiting as it tasted nice while it's hot. 

BBQ Chicken Supreme

It took quite a while for the pizza to be served and the employees were not very attentive to our need but I guess that could be due to the lunch crowd that patronizes the place. And it would be great if "salad" is one of the side items.

Funan DigitalLife Mall 

109 North Bridge Road #03-05/06

You can find more Pizza Hut locations here:

http://www.pizzahut.com.sg/dine_in/locator/north.asp

Ramen @ Menya Musashi

Star Vista has become meeting place when dating friends who live in the West. Has always been thinking of trying the Ramen at Menya Musashi at Raffles City, but there is always a queue during lunch time. Thus, we stepped in when we saw no queue at the outlet at Star Vista.

Interestingly, we can choose which soup base we want for our Ramen and the soup base comes in white, red and black versions. My friend recommended the black version and since I have no idea which soup base is nice, I decided to go with her recommendation.

Decided to go for the Black Aburi Duck Ramen in the end. It did not take long for them to serve the food. The duck meat is tender and nice and of course, the noodle is chewy.  But I find the soup normal, not very tasty - could be due to my sore throat. The half boil egg isn't that fantastic too.  

Black Aburi Duck Ramen (S$13.90)

There was this add-on of side dish at S$3 each. So we decided to go for gyoza. But forget about it. Just stick to the Ramen or perhaps, try other side dishes. 

Gyoza

Will give this place another go when I recover from my sore throat and I guess, I'm going to pick another soup base to try it out. 

The Star Vista

1 Vista Green Exchange #B1-08

Shi Ji Noodle Stall @ Seah Im Food Centre

Seah Im Food Centre is a popular food centre just opposite HarbourFront Centre and a few minutes walk from HarbourFront MRT Station. Went there to try the prawn noodle from Shi Ji Noodle Stall because I was told it sells one of the best prawn noodle in Singapore. The lor mee (local dish of noodle in thick starchy gravy) and Tom Yam seafood noodle from this stall seem quite popular too. 

For $2.50,  I got a bowl of prawn noodle with a generous serving of prawns, fish cakes and pork in it. However, the prawns are quite small. Overall, it is a decent bowl of prawn noodle, though I wouldn't say the best in Singapore.  

Shi Ji Noodle Stall:
2 Seah Im Road, #01-56, Singapore 099114

Paul Bakery @ Takashimaya

Decided to go Paul Bakery for dinner and was surprised that there is no queue. Remembered that when it first opened in Singapore, the queue is forever long.

Managed to get a table in less than a minute and looking through the menu with quite a variety ranging from sandwiches, to freshly baked bread to tarts and even omelette.

After some deliberation, I ordered the open sandwich - Tartine Saumon Fume (Smoked salmon, tomatoes, cucumber, and soft white cheese). Out of the open sandwich, this is the only dish that is served cold. It does not take long for them to serve the food. To me, the bread was a bit hard and it was quite a mess to eat with knife and fork. The smoked salmon is nice and it went well with the combo of tomatoes, cucumber and cheese. But after eating halfway, the cheese becomes a bit savoury. Was glad that the side salad was served together. 

Tartine saumon fume (S$18.90)

After food, it's time to enjoy a cup of cappuccino. Nothing fanciful on the coffee art. Great to have a cup of coffee to end off the dinner date. 

Cappuccino (S$6.90)

A couple of desserts and bread items have grabbed my attention but there wasn't any room for more food. Guess I will be back for the desserts and bread and that's provided there is no queue.

391A Orchard Road #03-16/16A/17 

Ngee Ann City Tower

Teh C (milk tea) @ Coffee & Toast

Coffee & Toast is a cafe that sells local drinks and food. Sat down for a cup of Teh C ($1.50) at the branch at Raffles Xchange the other day. It was a disappointment. The Teh C tastes bland. I much prefer the Teh C from Toast Box, another cafe in Singapore that sells similar drinks and food. 

Coffee & Toast: 

5 Raffles Place, #B1-17/21/22, Raffles Xchange, Singapore 048618