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Sunday, June 08, 2008,4:47 AM
Delicious Food Alert!!
went to a western restaurant on friday for lunch, a farewell lunch for one of our colleague who has been with the company for nearly 18 years.
one look at the restaurant, you can tell that it was not going to be cheap, something slightly higher than the pricing in Swensen's and comparable to Jack's Place.
BUT!!
when i was handed the menu.. wow! i couldn't believe my eyes, the prices were unbelievable.
you could get a black pepper chicken at only S$6.50; steak at only S$7.20!!!!!
it comes with 2 sides, which you get to choose; mashed potatoes, coleslaw, onion rings, fries, baked potatoes and the list goes on...
cream of mushroom soup was only at S$2.80.
drinks - S$1.80 only or you could order ice water at only S$0.30.
i ordered the salmon, which was S$12.90 and right after i ordered my sides (fries and coleslaw), i was thinking, oh shit, shouldn't have ordered the fries cos i thought that it will be those fat and soft crinkle cut fries, which i hate. and i also got the impression that with prices like that, the portion must be very small.
BUT!!!!
once again, the restaurant surprised me!!!!!!!!
to my amazement, the fries are straight-cuts and sprinkled with red chili powder, one bite and it went crunch in my mouth! YEAH! and to add to that, the sides were really huge!!! the big portion of fries, plus a big glob of tasty looking coleslaw laid in front of me... WOW!!!
not forgetting to mention that the cream of mushroom was really thick and full of ingredients that you can really bite it between your teeth. not like those that are too watery... eww.
the food was really delicious and the serving was big, and their service was not too bad, quite prompt. oh!!! almost forget one important detail!! you can eat as much as you like without worrying about the final bill as you pay what you see on the menu, because!!!! there are NO service charge at all AND GST are already included in the price!!!!! how great is this??!
this restaurant just enjoys giving us the sweet surprises eh?!
this restaurant is no doubt the best, better than Swensen's. i will definitely make a trip there again.. but, only problem now is, how to get there (cos went there in colleague's car). hahaha~
oh yeah.. forget the most important information of all,
the name of the restaurant is
Astons Specialties.
located at opposite Katong Mall (alongside East Coast Rd).
hmm, almost reluctant to share this piece of information. hee =P
for tempting food photos, click link below
AstonsLabels: food
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