Changing Appetite @ Marina Square

We didn't really plan to go to this place. We intended to walk around Suntec but all the routes were blocked. We do understand that the security has to be strict because the IMF delegates are taking a tour in the convention. Well, erm, a "tour" is an understatement!
After desperately wandering around the unsecured borders of suntec, we decided to just eat in Marina Square. We looked at the food directory and got interested in a japanese restaurant, but while we were on our way to the place, we passed by this Japanese-Western cook shack: Changing appetite. Of course, the first question we asked with the waiter was, "do you have rice meals?" In singapore slang, it could have been delivered as, "got rice or not?"



For our starter, we ordered a calamari samurai.

Taste: 3.5/5 The plate is alot better than the Cafe Cartel's, but the sauce isn't really that mouthwatering. I am not really sure if it's a tar-tar sauce or just plain mayonaise with vinegar. It has less oil, and it's coated with starch and some parsley leaves. True to its name, it's good as a starter meal.

Presentation: 4/5 Not so complex. It's simple. It's elegant. Yellow rings on a white plate. What more can I ask for?

Price: 4/5 For a whopping $7?? It's worth the price because the rings are really ringS--with a capital S.





Special Baby Back Ribs
Taste: 3/5 The sauce is better when mixed with potato wedges. It's sweet and not so chili. The meat is not as tender and as soft as the pork ribs in Cafe Cartel. I had a hard time finishing the plate--chewing and removing the meat stuck between my widely spaced teeth! Although the salad is better compared to the cafe cartel's. Why am I always comparing this with Cafe Cartel's? :D

Presentation: 4.5/5 Just look at the pictures. Do I need to say more?

Price: 4/5 A bit cheaper compared to Cafe Cartel's, but the size of the serving is slightly smaller. A plate will definitely fill your tummy. I wish I didn't order a separate bowl of rice. I was totally full after the whole meal!

Salmon Belly

Taste: 3.5/5 I'm not sure if the oil came from the fish itself or from the cooking oil used to fry it. According to An, the curry is nice, but not that superb. I didn't even dare take a spoonful of curry sauce! I never imagined that a salmon can be mixed with curry.
An finished the food earlier than me, so it means that the food is great...or he just eats faster. *Peace!

Presentation: 4/5 The curry sauce is poured on a "genie lamp" Isn't that cute?! It will give you that feeling of being in an Arab land with a Japanese chef! ;)

Price: 4/5 I know that Salmon is really expensive, so the price is fair.

I'd say that the food catered to our needs. I have one comment with the sofa chairs though. The back support is very very very far from the front, it's very very inconvenient to lay back. It's teaching you the proper way of slouching--huh, sounds ironic, since when did slouching become "proper"?

By the way, the service of the crews were really great. I am giving my two bows to them. When my glass of water is 3/4 full, they immediately refill it. The "welcomer" is also very accomodating and cheerful. Keep up the good work! :)