Singapore #020 - 海底捞 (HaiDiLao) Hot Pot

We went to HaiDiLao Hot Pot at Clarke Quay on Boxing Day to celebrate mummy's birthday.

I tried to call on Christmas Eve to make reservation but it was already full. They told me to call 30 mins before coming down to take queue number so I did at 6pm, hoping to get a table by 6.30pm.

When I reached at 6.30pm, they told me my table was not ready so I went to walk around. After 30 mins, they did not call so I went back again. My table was still not available, I was told to have a seat and enjoy some snacks first. Alright… service was good… they took stools out for us to sit and served us with tea, popcorns and longans. At a corner, there was also free manicure service but there was a queue for it since only 1 person at a time -.-"

Finally after 1.5hr of waiting (starting from the time i called), we managed to get a table! 

We ordered our food thru the iPad given, sounds cool ya.

We ordered the yuanyang (choice of 2 soups) pot - Mala (Spicy) & Black Chicken Soup.

First: Choose your soup base. Yuanyang Pot (S$20)

Black Pork (S$12)

Wagyu Beef (S$56)

Luncheon Meat (S$8)

Pork Belly (S$14)

Cuttlefish Cake (S$14)

Soon Hock Fish (S$26)

Prawn (1/2 portion, S$4)

Crispy Meat (S$10)

Pork Intestines ($10)

Crown Daisy/Tang-O (S$6)

Golden Mushroom (S$6)

Black Fungus (S$6)

Fried Rice (S$3)

Prosperity Noodel (S$2)

I must say service is definitely excellent! My mum accidentally spilled the drink and immediately 2 of the waitress attended to us with towels and clearing up the mess. They refilled our soup without us requesting and changed our plates for a few times. Of course, unlike those steamboat buffet (that is cheap), the ingredients served are very fresh. This is why I think it's more worth the money to pay a little more and get good quality of food.

Note: Free flow of selected drinks are charged at $3 per person and free flow of sauces/fruits/desserts at $3 per person. Also, if you are having additional orders, you need to inform the waitress as the order cannot be sent directly to the kitchen after the 1st order.

2nd Floor, 3D Building,
River Valley Road, Clarke Quay
Singapore
10:30 - 03:00
Tel: +65 6337 8626/ 6337 8627

Singapore #017 - Tsukada Nojo Bijin Nabe

You just long for a pot of simmering soup on a rainy cold day…

That's what I crave for the past few days and finally I got to satisfy it on Sunday.

Its decoration and small shop area reminds me of those nabe restaurants in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

If you want to eat Tsukada Nojo, you need to come and queue early otherwise their waiting list will be full by around 6.30pm. We queued around 5pm and still had to wait till 6.45pm before we got our seats.

We ordered nabe for 4pax (S$25++ per pax).

It was served in jelly form and under the stove, it would slowly melt and becomes the soup base.

Before

After

The set comes with big chunks of chicken, prawns, enoki mushrooms, chicken paste (to make into chicken balls), noodles, watermelon radish, fried bean curd (known as taupok) and variety of veggies.

We also ordered onigiri (rice ball) and chicken salad.

Onigiri (S$3.80++ each) - Chili and Yuzu flavored

Chicken Salad with Sour Plum Sauce ($5.80++)

To welcome our second visit, we are all promoted to Manager! And there's complimentary Edaemame and french fries.

After your meal, they will also serve you complimentary dessert.

There's another outlet in Chinatown and they do accept reservation before 6pm. Not only that, I heard from the staff that there's another outlet opening in the Westgate this month. Can't wait for its opening since it's near to my work place!

Plaza Singapura #03-81 68
Orchard Road
Singapore 238891
17:00 - 22:00
Last Order: 21:00
Tel: +65 9129 0244