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September 6, 2014

Mellben Seafood (Ang Mo Kio)

The prices for crabs are more expensive than coffee shops and cheaper than restaurants. Yeah, this is where their price range is, for a coffeeshop setting.

The funny thing is, a Caucasian friend brought us to this place, saying he was craving for their signature dish- their Crab Bee Hoon.
Being a chef he is, we did not doubt him, and loved the dish too.

The second time we went back, the queue was long, but it was quite fast. The staff are quite friendly and recommended how crabs we should go for, after all, these are expensive creatures.
They took our order before we sat down. The dishes came fairly quickly after that.

Other than their signature dish, the rest was done fairly decent.


Butter Crab

More Seafood...

Signature Crab Bee Hoon

One of the waiters actually told us if we came in October, the crabs will be slightly larger.

I will come back here again once in a while (the crabs are not cheap!), earlier, to avoid the queue…

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Verdict:
Food: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Ambiance: 3/5
Total Score: 3/5
[1- Never visit again, 2-Won't visit unless there's no other option, 3-Perhaps, 4 & 5- Yes!]

Good for? Couples, Groups, Family

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About it:
Mellben Seafood (Ang Mo Kio)
Address: 232, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, #01-1222
Daily: 16:30 - 23:30



Paradise Dynasty @Causeway Point

Food & Service
Service was good. But, their Award Winning Xiao Long Baos did not impress me. As an avid xiao long bao fan, the fusion of Western flavours with this Asian dish did not work out well. There were too little meat inside, and a too thick exterior that took abit of chewing, and too little juice. None of the flavours stood out. Perhaps there were too many Groupon purchases and hence quality is lower?

3 Eggs Cake

Xiao Long Bao...

More Xiao Long Baos...

Yang Zhou Fried Rice

Ramen

Red Bean Dessert

Pumpkin Cakes


The rest of the dishes were so-so, for the price paid. I thought Ding Tai Feng is better.
Ramen soup was plain, I would have spent the money on Japanese Ramen.


My friend had a better experience at the Ion outlet though. After all, there are so many restaurants under the Paradise Group, so maybe they have done something right somewhere that I have yet to discover.

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Verdict:
Food: 2/5
Service: 3/5
Ambiance: 3/5
Total Score: 2/5
[1- Never visit again, 2-Won't visit unless there's no other option, 3-Perhaps, 4 & 5- Yes!]

Good for? Couples, Groups, Family

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About it:
Paradise Dynasty
Address: (Various Outlets)