Oyster King
My friend Wanie
and I was walking around thinking about what we wanted to eat, since I’ve
already had a heavy lunch, I thought we could do something light. I remember
seeing this Oyster King in groupon promotion but as usual it’s always packed
and I’m not very sure how I feel about oysters since I don’t think I’ve ever
ate it before. I think la.
I have to
apologise about the lack of pictures because I didn’t know I was going to do
this blog.
So we ordered
Oyster noodle soup, deep fried oysters and oyster wantons. And No drinks LOL
So guess what,
the first thing I did notice was that the workers were foreigner, not saying I
have a problem with that but please make sure the one at the counter taking
your order knows English at least. We had to repeat our orders a few time.
It took less than
10 minutes before all the food came to our tiny little corner table.
Visual Observation: 5/10
Looks good, not
sloppy. Not a impressive display. The plate was oyster shaped and comes with a
small area that contains the sauce. Portions are small for both fried dishes,
so if you are ordering for large group than better to ask if they serve a larger portion.
Taste Evaluation: 3/10
Wantan
Ok like I mention
before, I don’t know if I ever tasted oysters before this, so I was shocked that it
tasted so salty. Like really salty. So I dipped my wanton in the sauce that
came with it and nearly choked because the sauce was also salty. I really wish
the sauce was sweet so that it could balance it out the saltiness from the oyster. But other
than that it tasted good. Not rubbery or anything. Just salty.
Wantan Noodle
Soup
I like this one
better. I think it really goes well. The gravy was thick, thin noodles and had
half boiled egg. The gravy balanced out the salty taste. Personally I recommend
dipping and soaking your wanton and deep fried oysters in the noddle soap gravy before
eating it.
Deep fried oysters
This is pretty
much the same with wanton, also salty. It has crunchy exterior and chewy
interior. This dish also came with dipping sauce and it was ……..u guessed it
salty :P. Taste good no complains.
Overall conclusion: Can be improved
I would say, if
they change the sauce to something thicker and sweeter, it would be awesome.
The service was
fast (maybe because there was only two customers)
The dish was
served hot and clean. Not sloppy.
Best of all not
government or service tax. So basically it’s a cheap and affordable, Recommend
for those who want to taste something light and different.
Espresso Lab
We took a while
to find this place because, mainly because I had this impression it was a store
instead of an outside booth\stall. You know what I mean, like an actual store/cafe?.
…..errk no …just me …ok never mind then.
So we finally found
the booth\stall, and there was single guy at the counter. He smiled and ask us
to take our time in selecting our drinks. Ok this guy was also a foreigner and I
think he is Filipino, but he can speak English well. This is who you need at
the counter.
Wanie and I decided
to go with the usual. Iced Latte for her and Cappuccino for me. Yums !!
Visual Observation: 6/10
Iced Latte
The normal glass
used for iced coffee. Nothing impressive. (not sure what I was expecting
actually). Clean and not messy.
Cappuccino
Oh dear god, I made
a mistake by asking for on-the-go cup, because I had the impression we were
going for a walk right after we got our drinks. So instead of the big mug, I
got a black take away paper cup. The plus point is that the barista (is what you call
a person who makes coffee) made this cute leafy coffee design for me. I loved
it.
Taste Evaluation: 3/10
Iced Latte
It taste good,
rich coffee taste. Strong, but not too strong. Since this is my friend’s drink.
I’m going with her comments. Like all coffee drinks (well mostly of course)
they don’t come with sugar in it. So I recommend to take a sip, determine how
bitter or strong your coffee is before you make a run for sugar syrups or
packets.
Cappuccino
Strong coffee,
but not too bitter. I usually like my cappuccino without any sugar, unless the
coffee itself is too strong/bitter own its own. I think the milk balance it
nicely and it’s smooth and taste nice with my sugar cinnamon bun (bought from
lavender bakery).
Overall conclusion: It’s not bad
We would say that
we are impressed with the taste rather than its visual observation. I mean, visual is nothing if it don’t taste good. (Works only on food not on ladies).
I wish the
barista would have recommended more drinks for us to try. Like if he could have
told us to try out any signature drinks that is Espresso lab’s speciality would
have been great. Best of all not government or service tax.
We will be back
next time to try other drinks.
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