Shashlik

Went to Shashlik at Far East Shopping Centre yesterday. It's like a step back in time (the whole far east shopping centre is...) and the whole restaurant is really old school. The lighting is old school, the tables are old school, even the waiters and waitresses have old school uniforms. It reminded me of the Jacks Place restaurants (before they changed) that i used to go to, where everything was dark and the table was lit by 2 small flickering candles.

(It's a bit like Troika (sp?) which is now called Borsch Restaurant i think?)

Anyway, Shashlik serves Russian food and it's speciality is supposed to be the bosch soup but I didn't have that since I don't eat beef. (Yes I don't eat beef, I haven't eaten it for 7 years and the only thing I miss is Mushroom Swiss and Double Cheese Burgers.)

Caviar ($12)
Sorry I can't really appreciate it - reminds me of the roe I eat in japanese restaurants. But it was nice to try something I don't usually eat. I tried the Shashlik of Lamb ($18). They also have it in Chicken and Beef - which is supposed to be really good) and it came skewered on this long stick. And they bring out all the meals on a trolley (so retro) and then the waiter de-skewered it and put it onto my hot plate. The portions are generous, and it comes with a side plate of russian salad (it's like coleslaw, and has a sweet-sour taste)
The beef is supposed to be better - they have many variations for the beef dishes, including Carpetbag steak, Garlic Steak, Sirloin, Shashlik etc etc. The beef looked tender and juicy, and the portions are good for the price.

They had a set lunch for $11++ and it comes with the Soup of the Day (Cream of Corn), Fried Fish Fillet, Dessert of the Day (Peaches and Cream - Canned peaches with whipped cream) and Coffee/Tea.
The set lunch changes every day and I think they have Oxtail Soup on one of the days and that is supposed to be very good.

Onto desserts!

We tried the Baked Alaska ($16 for 2 people) and the Bliney something I-cant-recall-the-name but it's Crepes with orange butter sauce. The desserts came on a trolley, and a stove (to cook the crepe in).

The Baked Alaska is a towering heap of lots of whipped cream, and icecream. The impressive part was the flaming - the waitress poured the flaming liquer over the baked alaska and a bit spilt out, so we had a partially flaming table too.

Burnt whipped cream
The crepes are cooked at the table side, on the trusty trolley, with the portable stove. But I didn't try it cos there was orange juice inside, which i do not eat.

Shashlik Restaurant is on Level 6 Far East Shopping Centre (Not Far East Plaza)

Lunch time ends at 2.30pm and last orders are at 2.15pm.

After that, I went to Chinatown Yum Cha Restaurant (somewhere near Pagoda/Trengannu Street) but then i didn't manage to get many photos cos dian xin tastes best when hot.

They have a high tea buffet from 3-6pm mondays to fridays and it costs $16.80++ for adults, and $12.80 for children (less than 12 years old)

If you visit their website, you can print out a voucher which will let you enjoy it for $15 nett. This promotion will be on till 31st May so don't wait go eat Yum Cha Buffet - it's really good!!