Ootoya and Cold Stone Surprise

For Prise's birthday we went to Ootoya at Orchard Central, having heard rave reviews of it and its famous queue. In the almost deserted Orchard Central, it is about the only place where there is a long human queue. We went prepared for the queue and did wait for around 20 minutes to half an hour before we were seated. Was the food worth the wait? Pretty much worth it! Though I'm not a big fan of salads, they have enough meat for meat lovers to overlook the abundance of greens. Also, the price is pretty reasonable for the number of side dishes they serve.


Charcoal grilled chicken salad set

Charcoal grilled pork set

Charcoal grilled mackerel set

Food: ★★★★☆
Ambience:　★★★☆☆
Service:　★★★☆☆

Ootoya (大戸屋) 
181 Orchard Road #08-12 Orchard Central S(238886)
(+65) 6884 8901
12pm – 9.30pm, Daily

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After our dinner we went to Cold Stone Creamery and gave Prise a little surprise as we bade her to wait at a seat for us while we queued for her. We took a little long to choose the ice-creams for we were too busy tasting ice-creams despite already having our orders in mind. In the end, after an enjoyable session of tasting, we made our orders. Oreo Overload and Peanut Butter Cup Perfection. I think Peanut Butter Cup Perfection is only perfect to Jingfang, both Prise and I couldn't stand the peanut butter taste. Don't get me wrong, we love peanut butter, but it just tastes weird as an ice-cream. We very much prefer our conservative choice of Oreo Overload.

Anyway, what was our surprise for Prise? Well, we got a candle from the cashier and after much difficulty, Jingfang finally lit it. I can never light a candle I am so afraid of fire. Thank god for her.

Food: ★★★★☆
Ambience:　★★☆☆☆　(Too noisy with the servers singing)
Service:　★★★★☆

Cold Stone Creamery 
181 Orchard Central #01-10  S(238896)
(+65) 6238 9060
11.00am – 11.00pm, Daily