Dining With Jewelle

Because we knew that we’d have a problem getting food for Qi in a Japanese eatery, we ended up with only ONE Japanese treat throughout our whole trip.

And it was not even one of those proper Japanese restaurant with sushi train but rather a fast food corner at Plaza Singapura called Yoshinoya. I read that this is a big chain which originated from Japan and has 13 outlets in Singapore alone!

Their recommended dish is their beef bowl selection but my husband ordered their Chicken Teriyaki and Salmon and I (having discovered the one Japanese food I do enjoy) had their plate of Gyoza.

The teriyaki looked good enough and the kids sure enjoyed it.

I was happy with my Gyoza too although I would prefer them to be fried a little longer. The ginger sauce was a bit too exotic for me though.

However, they are good for snacks and at the time when we were there, past 9pm, it was still busy with patrons.

I guess we are not a family of adventurous diners because after 6 days of Singapore food courts and restaurants, Eu’s remark when she saw our simple home-cooked dinner the first night after we came home summed up our feelings.

“What lovely food!”

It’s not that we didn’t enjoy eating out.

In fact, I had looked forward to checking out our hotel’s in-house dining and on one rainy evening, I very gladly rang Room Service for their “Lamb Chop” and “Fish Congee”.

The porridge was nothing much to look at and the lamb chop was not that much better. As you can probably tell from the picture, it was dry.

I guess with many nearby eateries (2 food courts less than 200m away), room service is not one of their strong point.

But Royal @ Queens was good in all other ways though.