Mothers' Day Celebration at Jing Long 金隆 @ Bedok North

My aunt had made a reservation for 2 tables of 10 at Jing Long 金隆 Seafood Restaurant at Bedok North to celebrate Mothers' Day in advance.  I guess many others who were in the restaurant were also celebrating Mothers' Day.  It was extremely crowded and we waited quite a while before our food was served.

We ordered the Daily Set meal for 10 pax at $338+ for both tables.  No service charge and there is free flow of tea and soft drink.  Food was generally good for the night which regained our confidence in them.  Our previous experience here was not that good and we thought their standard has dropped.

金隆三色拼
Jing Long triple combination

干贝海味翅

Scallops Seafood and shark's fin

蒸红斑

Supposed to be "Mei Cai" steamed Red grouper but instead of the pickled vegetables, aunt changed it to "Chai Po"  The fish was really fresh and we all had our thumbs up for this dish.

台式卤肉方

Taiwan style pork

The presentation sort of "wowed" us but however, it looks better than the taste.  The meat was rather tough in this case.  I am not too sure how Taiwan braised pork should be like (Do they mean the usual "dongbo" meat?) but I thought generally, the meat should braised for hours and even the fats can melt in your mouth type.  Thus, this dish was quite a disappointment.

Topped with macademia nuts, my aunt tried to cheat us by saying those were garlic.  Haha....

Using a pair of scissors to cut through the tough meat was not easy.

带子田园蔬

Season of green w/ scallop

佛钵蒙古鸡

Mongolia sauce chicken w/ Yam ring

上鲜桂花面

Fried egg noodles w/ seafood

Deep fried prawns in oats

Personally, I don't quite like this dish also.  Normally, I like to scoop the crispy and tasty oats to eat but for this one, there were a lot of broken fried feelers of the prawns within the oats.

Look at the happy smile on my cousin's face... 'cos he got another 5 bowls of noodles to finish!  My aunt's expression was hilarious!!  Hahaha......  

Ended the meal with this simple dessert:  杨枝甘香露

Mango cream w/ pomelo

However, we didn't see any pomelo fresh in it so we were not sure whether there was pomelo added in it.

Me and youngest cousin 

Jing Long Seafood Restaurant is very popular, especially with the older folks in Bedok area.  It is highly recommended that you make an advanced reservation.

Jing Long Seafood Restaurant 金隆

Blk 412, Bedok North Ave 2,

#01-152,

Singapore 460412

For reservation, call: 6442 9398

Website:  http://jinglongseafood.com.sg/index.html

Din Tai Fung 鼎泰丰 @ Junction 8

After viewing our photos at "Brights Studio", we proceeded to Bishan Junction 8 for our dinner.  This was a birthday treat to my brother.

Shrimp wanton soup

Shrimp wanton ramen

Pork ramen

We ordered their chilli crab xiao long bao!  The dumplings are bigger than the normal ones and it was stuffed with crab meat inside.

Yam paste xiao long bao

The birthday boy

Lunch at Magic Wok @ E-Hub!

Lunch with my parents on Mothers' Day itself.  The cake that I ordered online was finally delivered after one day delay.  They couldn't cope with the overwhelming response and many customers couldn't get their Mothers' Cakes on time.  :( 

The restaurant was pretty crowded but we managed to get our seat quite fast.

Phad Thai

Fried Rice

Olive Rice

Steamed Fish

Pandan Chicken

This is the Mothers' Cake that I ordered online - A project by "Operation Smile"

Mothers' Day Celebration at Jumbo Seafood @ NSRCC

Aunt Alicia suggested Jumbo Seafood at NSRCC again for our Mothers' Day Celebration since she had 10% discount.

We ordered their 8-Course Set Lunch.

Jumbo Combination Platter

-  Look like a big plate of Rojak right?

Live Prawns in Superior Broth

Seafood Conpoy Pumpkin Soup

Steamed Fish

Braised Baby Cabbage with Shimeji and Shrimp Fry

Chilli Crab

Black Pepper Crab

Sweet Yam Paste with Pumpkin and Gingko Nuts

"A Reason to Smile" - Still pondering over where to get your Mothers' Day cake?

To raise funds for Operation Smile Singapore and in commemoration of Mothers’ Day, the Pastry chefs from The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore and Singapore Marriott Hotel will team up to bake 10,000 Valrhona Chocolate Banana cakes; each 500g cake is priced at S$28 and profits will be contributed toward sending medical and support volunteers from Singapore to our Asian neighbors for treatment of children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.

I had bought 2 to show my support for this charity project.  If you are interested, this is the link for you to order:  http://www.areasontosmile.com.sg/ 

About Operation Smile:

Operation Smile is a worldwide children’s medical charity that provides free surgery to children with correctable facial deformities like cleft lips, cleft palates, facial tumours and burns. Since its inception in 1982 Operation Smile volunteers have treated over 160,000 children around the world through its presence in over 50 countries. There are over 5,000 credentialed medical volunteers from 79 countries who offer their services for free. Operation Smile Singapore is a Resource Centre that exists for Asia, providing many of the resources required by Asian beneficiary countries. The Singapore chapter aims to instill a sense of volunteerism among Singapore residents, and also expose local medical professionals to complex medical conditions not prevalent here.

Hosted on the Patio @ Alexandra Road

I had made a reservation for two at "Hosted on the Patio" to sort of celebrate our 11 years together....

Both of us ordered the Grilled Angus Sirloin Steak cooked in Medium ($30)

I ordered the Bitter Chocolate and Banana Rum Tart ($10)

Hubby ordered the Marbled Cream Cheese Cake ($10)

We enjoyed both the desserts but I felt the the steak was rather forgetable.
  Total bill came up to $94 for the 2 mains and 2 desserts.

Outside the restaurant, there is a tree with many hanging bird cages.

I did a collage to remember this special date :)