Month: June 2020

From now till 7 July 2020, 7-Eleven Singapore is offering a 3 cones for S$5, Mix & Match deal for Wall’s Cornetto ice-cream flavours.

This means the average price of an ice-cream is S$1.67. The usual price for a Cornetto ice-cream cone is about S$2.60 per cone.

The flavours include Black Hojicha, Cornetto Cookies, Royale Strawberry, Chocoluv, and the Instagrammable UniCornetto.

Here’s a picture of the UniCornetto (our hipster intern cannot stop raving about):

In addition to Cornetto ice-cream, 7-Eleven is also offering Häagen-Dazs ice cream cones and mini cups from S$3.90!

Here are the deals:

Images from 7-Eleven Singapore

Taiwanese bubble tea brand, PlayMade, is bringing back its watermelon series for a limited time.

There are two watermelon drink options:

• Watermelon Milk Tea (Medium: S$5.20/ Large: S$7)
• Watermelon Tea Blend (Medium: S$4.90/ Large: S$6.60)

Watermelon Pearl toppings are also available at an additional S$1.

These special drinks can be ordered online for self-collection or via GrabFood.

Watermelon Bubble Tea

When: Limited time only
Where: Online Order

Images from Playmade by 丸作

For a limited time only, Starbucks Singapore is introducing two new, Instagram-worthy drinks from today (10 June 2020).

Fantasy Tail Frappuccino

This Frappuccino is a blend of red dragon fruit, mango and whipped cream. A pink chocolate tail finishes the drink along with a sprinkle of blueberry sugar for a glittery, magical finish.

The tall-sized drink retails at S$8.20.

Choco-choco Nutty Frappuccino

Crafted with their signature Frappuccino Roast blended with chocolatey hazelnut sauce,  this drink is topped with mocha whipped cream and a heap of almond crunch.

The tall-sized drink retails at S$7.20.

How to Order

Use the Starbucks app to skip the queue and pick up straight from a store when its ready. Alternatively,  delivery services are available on Deliveroo, foodpanda and GrabFood.

Images from Starbucks Singapore

Lao Huo Tang (老火汤), the restaurant the serves healthy, traditional Chinese soup is bringing back its 1-For-1 soup promotion with the purchase of any of the ala carte mains.  The higher priced soup will be charged for the 1 for 1 promotion.

Here’s the menu. The ala carte mains refer to dishes under these categories: Specialty, Egg, Fish, Prawn, Chicken, Pork, Vegetable, Noodles and Fried Rice dishes.

This deal is available at all Lao Huo Tang restaurants for take away between 11am to 9.30pm daily. While stocks last.

Here are the Lao Huo Tang outlets:

• Causeway Point, #03-02 ⁣
• Century Square, #02-28 ⁣
• JEM, #03-23
• Jurong Point 2,#B1-45 ⁣
• Nex, #03-08/09⁣
• Star Vista, #B1-31A ⁣
• Sun Plaza, #03-15/16 ⁣
• The Seletar Mall, #B1-28/29 ⁣⁣
• Waterway Point, #B1-22 ⁣

From now till 1 July 2020, McDonald’s is offering 1-for-1 for its brand new Coconut Pie.

In addition, its Crispy Chicken with Coke is also retailing at S$3.90 instead of S$5.35. However, this offer ends on 7 June 2020.

To enjoy this promotion, simply download McDonald’s app from Google Play or App Store. These offers are at the deals tab in the app.

Durian fans rejoice!

For a limited time only, TOP Durian Station, a durian company with 5 outlets in Singapore, is selling its durian online via Qoo10 Singapore from S$11.88.

The varieties include Kampung Organic, D13, D101, Muar Red Prawn, Old Lady, Pahang MSW and Signature Black Gold and Tai Shang Wang (老树太上皇).

Delivery charges are based on distance, starting from S$4.99 at Jurong West and other western areas of Singapore. Free delivery for orders above S$80.

So far, the company has received more than 2000 reviews on its Qoo10 shop and most of them are raving their buys.

Here’s some recent reviews:

TOP Durian Station 
What: Durians from S$11.88
Where: TOP Durian Station Qoo10

Images from TOP Durian Station

Five-star hotel, Grand Hyatt Singapore has recently introduced a S$10 (nett price) bento set featuring Asian and Western cuisine.

According to Hyatt’s PR rep, the 17 dishes are prepared by chefs from the hotel’s restaurants and banquet team.

Here’s the menu:

Our Top 3 Picks

This Grilled Australian Grass-Fed Beef Cheese Burger With Pickles & Fries offers a generous portion of 220g patty, which is dressed with wholegrain mustard mayonnaise and ketchup on brioche buns.

Chef Solanki of mezza9 restaurant created this halal Butter Chicken made with organic vegetable briyani. It’s cooked with yogurt and cashew nut paste and served with mango chutney.

The Sambal Fish Fillet with steamed organic rice is paired with greens.

How to Order

Order two hours in advance for self-collection at the hotel lobby or via delivery. Do note the delivery fee of S$20 is applicable. Free delivery for orders above S$300.

The meal collection is available daily from 10am to 9pm.

Grand Hyatt S$10 Bento Box
Where: Grand Hyatt Singapore Website
What: S$10/ bento (S$20 delivery for orders below S$300)

Images from Grand Hyatt Singapore. Menu picture from Victor Lin.