Red Ginger

There's a humble Halal-certified eatery tucked at a corner of IMM that I hear is a favourite amongst many heartlanders, and for good reason too. Simple, delicious food at affordable prices, with that hint of a home-cooked meal.


As you can see, there's quite a variety of dishes on offer, not to mention that there's also a nasi padang section beside it which serves a plethora of Malay dishes.

Tahu Goreng: 3.75/5


Not your usual tahu goreng with peanut or satay sauce. As you can probably tell this was served with Thai sweet chilli, which I thought was pretty good.

Nasi Goreng: 3.5/5


The fried rice that I had was really simple but I liked it nonetheless. Not too oily and had that "wok-fried taste" to it. Chicken wing was nice too.

Fried Bee Hoon: 3.5/5


This was delicious and came in a sizeable portion. For those familiar with mee siam, this seemed like a fried version to me.

Seafood Curry: 4/5


Red Ginger's "house favourite" is their fish head curry, but since it was out I got the seafood curry instead. It uses the same fish curry gravy, which is really good! Fair portions of seafood as well. Certainly one of the better fish curries (Malay-style) that I've tried so far.

Nasi Padang


As I mentioned earlier, they have a section where you can select dishes from, and these come in a mix of Malay and Chinese-styled cuisines. Not surprising seeing how the people managing the restaurant are Chinese.

Service
Friendly.

Price
$3.00 for the tahu goreng
$5.20 for the fried rice
$5.20 for the fried bee hoon
$6.50 for the seafood curry
$1.30 for hot beverages like coffee

Place
IMM Building, #01-46.

Streets Cafe & Restaurant

I've always wanted to try this place out when me and Daphne were undecided over where we should go for dinner at Raffles City, but we never did. So when my camp mates were trying to decide on a place to go for lunch in IMM, Streets seemed like the best choice, especially when it wasn't that crowded yet.

We were a pretty large group of twelve, but I'm showing you just some of the food we ordered. No ratings for those I did not taste, so just look at the pictures and maybe try to figure out how they would taste in your mouth. Haha, ready to be hungry?

Fried Beef Hor Fun: 8/10


Sylvia, one of the freshie girls, recommended this to me and being a fan of beef and kway teow (rice noodles), I certainly couldn't say no. Aside from the raw-tasting beansprouts, the noodles overall tasted good with the right amount of sauce and not too much oil. Beef was tender too. Good recommendation!

Yang Zhou Fried Rice: 6.7/10


The very standard and un-fanciful fried rice served at most Hong Kong style cafes. Nothing much to shout about haha.

Pumpkin Fries with Salted Egg Yolk: 8.3/10


I would say that these fries can be quite an acquired taste. I didn't exactly like it at first bite, but the others enjoyed it very much. The closest taste I could think of is probably sweet potatoes, but I would prefer sweet potatoes actually! Crispy and very... pumpkin-ny. I think I didn't really like the salty egg yolk bit. But Daphne insisted I give a very high rating for this (she's having a craving this very minute whilst I'm typing this)!

Mayo Fries: 8/10


I like these fries because they were value for money ($3.90 for a pretty big basket) but the name "mayo fries" can be misleading because they serve the mayo separately in a small saucer (more servings can be asked from the waitress of course). These fries are much better than the usual fast-food places because they are fatter (and thus, as my usual word - potato-ey), crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Delightful!

Shanghai Pork Chop with Rice



Macau Fried Rice with Chicken Chop



Seafood Crispy Noodles



Iced Milk Tea


Everyone's favourite =)

Service
Good. They were patient and attentive.

Price
Fried Beef Hor Fun: $7.80
Yang Zhou Fried Rice: $6.80
Pumpkin Fries with Salted Egg Yolk: $6.50
Mayo Fries: $3.90
Shanghai Pork Chop with Rice: $5.80
Macau Fried Rice with Chicken Chop: $7.80
Seafood Crispy Noodle: $7.80
Iced Milk Tea: $2.80

excluding the usual 7% GST and 10% service charge

Place
IMM Building #01-126
Also: Raffles City Shopping Centre #B1-44C

Additional Comment
Citibank card holders get 10% off total bill.