Purple Cane Tea Restaurant @ The Gardens

WB did not even know such a restaurant existed until her coworkers suggested to celebrate one of their birthday at this place (15th Oct).

So, blindly following the crowd, WB sat down at the restaurant, and they all ordered the following. Keeping in mind that all the dishes were enhanced with tea leaves, WB tried extra hard to test each of them if there was indeed traces of tea molecules….

Individual tea pot of Lotus Root Tea Soup – pour the soup out into the small tea cup, and drink it like you do Chinese tea

Found a chicken wing inside, with a small piece of lotus root. True to its claim, the soup does have a hint of tea aroma. Nicely done, love this 🙂 ❤

Lotus Root mixed Vege – Yum yum ❤ lotus root, tastes good, though why were Youtiao necessary in this dish? There was also no trace of tea scent in this dish.

Curry mixed Vege – mild curry taste, not spicy, and again no tea scent…

Little Drumsticks in Marmite sauce – Mild taste, again youtiao was present here, even with yam as fillings. This portion was too small for 5 persons… should have at least 2 for a person! No tea scent found yet 😦

Scrambled eggs with prawns (sorry for the grainy photo) – very normal dish, even WB can cook better, again no tea scent here!

Tofu topped with minced meat – Nice texture and stronger taste, minced meat was just nice, but no tea scent as well…

Either WB’s taste bud was malfunctioning, or there was just no tea added to the dishes as claimed (or maybe there was but it was just too mild). The best dish of the meal belonged to no other than the Lotus Root Tea Soup. The other dishes were just average but the bill was quite reasonable. For that reason, and also for healthy food option, WB planned to come back here again with BB, just to taste the soup again 🙂

Nana’s Green Tea @ The Gardens

BB’s old LG mobile phone was dying rapidly the previous month, so BB ordered a new MI3 from China. After an excruciating long wait (a whole month), the new phone was finally delivered.

To celebrate the new phone arrival, the Bears headed to the always full-house Nana’s Green Tea (30th Sept).

Always packed, wonder why…..

The Bears ordered two main dishes, each for themselves, and a cup of drink.

Teriyaki Chicken Rice with miso soup (if not wrong) – Taste was normal, nothing really special.

Chicken Karaage Curry Udon – udon was soft, not chewy, the taste of curry was normal, but less sweet than other Japanese curry, spiciness was near zero..

The only drink that the Bears ordered,

Red bean + milk blend (forgot its name) – quite good actually as it is less sweet than expected, much better than the main dishes but quite pricey…. This drink can be found in the Bears’ hometown, much thicker and traditional, and at a fraction of the price.

WB also was treated to a drink by a coworker a few weeks after her first visit. This time WB tried the following,

Red Bean soup with Macha Ice Cream and Shiratama – Sweet red bean soup + bitter macha = good combination, but the ice cream melted a bit too fast.

Macha Ice Cream and Shiratama on Macha Frappe – quite bitter as the whole cup was macha, but it was quite refreshing though.

After two visits, WB could not vouch for the food served, as they are quite normal tasting. However, the desserts and drinks are quite special, they are worth a try 🙂