Gills N Shells

I'm a little late on this week's post because I spent my weekend at a trading course. Looking forward to Monyay! to try out the new knowledge. I'm also grateful that Vain Pot was nice enough to accommodate my schedule and went food hunting with me over dinner.

Gills N Shells is located at Boss Hotel. Its location is not very prominent as it's a 5mins walk from Lavender MRT. Its operations started in 2016 and I think recently publicity picked up again which was how I discovered the place on my instagram (@bluntandfussyeater).

It's 1.49am in the morning, so if I suddenly don't make sense, you know why. We kicked off our meal with Clams & Mussels ($8). It's part of the starter menu and the dish introduced its arrival with a very strong appetizing aroma. The dish is generously filled with clams and mussels as the name suggest. What both of us like most about it is the broth that has a rich clams, mussels and wine taste. It went perfectly with the two slices of garlic bread offered. Highly recommended!

For mains, Vain Pot ordered the Hae Bee Hiam Pasta with Grilled Cod ($15). The dish was serve pipping hot and has a very strong Hae Bee Hiam taste. Pasta was al dente and the taste lingers in your mouth making you crave more. I felt the cod was ordinary but the Hae Bee Hiam Pasta totally agrees with both of us. Another must ty!

My own selection was the Salted Egg Pasta with Grilled Tiger Prawns ($15). Upon its arrival, it earned its first praise from Vain Pot for its rustic presentation. A bite into the dish confirmed the rich salted egg flavour that coated the al dente pasta. Another memorable dish! I felt the prawns went well with the pasta and the servings were very generous and inexpensive. I'll recommend trying this too!

I guess from the post its not difficult to guess that I'll definitely want to come back. I'll strongly ask everyone to patronise them because they were completely empty when I went on a Saturday night. At this rate, they have a very slim chance to last long, and I won't have value for money good food for long. I strongly believe that the food can speak for itself but perhaps due to its anonymity they aren't given a chance to showcase their food to more people. I highly recommend this place!!

Gills N Shells
500 Jalan Sultan #01-01 S199020

The Westin - Lobby Lounge

My weekends this week was great because of the company. Unfortunately I found the food at Populus Cafe not worth blogging about so I'll share with everyone somewhere else I dined at sometime this month which was another pampering experience.

I picked the Westin Lobby Lounge Seafood High Tea ($85++ for two) as a way to thank my Tai Tai friend for recommending me my latest job which I'm extremely happy with. Believe me, it's a very pampering experience with 2 champagne flutes, seafood platter, fresh lobster and oyster and desserts.

I just want to add that I thought this high tea set is extremely value for money because how often you get seafood and champagne for 2 at less than a hundred? 

I'd like to add that we met up for this high tea on a weekday afternoon. Believe me when I say that the feeling is awesome. Everyone else present from the business associates discussing their grand plans over food or the rich Tai-tais enjoying their regular afternoon teas to the young girls enjoying their girlfriend time while the rest of the world is working helps you enjoy your afternoon better. At least I did. Tai Tai friend was very satisfied with the entire experience too.

I strongly recommend giving the Westin Lobby Lounge Seafood High Tea a shot when you are on leave and want to have a pampering afternoon on a weekday. You'll appreciate the experience better.

Westin Singapore - Lobby Lounge 
12 Marina View, Asia Square Tower 2