Cafe on the Ridge @ NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House

The food I ate on the very last day of work last year. We were so so busy, yet we wanted to have something different.

We took a ride to Cafe on the Ridge. There was a buffet going on, but we did not really want to end our year by eating ourselves silly. (Though the buffet cost like only $2 more than our meals!)


One colleague decided he wanted to have Char Kuey Teow.





The rest of us, that was like the other 5 of us, had exactly the same thing.
Oh, no, we have been colleagues for like 10 years, has our taste become so similar now???

We like this because it is special. Istimewa means special in Malay/Indonesian.
We like to taste everything. Beef Rendang, Sambal Prawns, Spicy Chicken, Acar, Fried Egg, Fried Rice and of course Keropok!



But the chicken was errrr, not the chicken we were used to today. But everything else was nice.


Cafe on the Ridge
NUSS- Kent Ridge Guild House
9 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119241

Chicken Rice Buffet @ Cafe on the Ridge, NUSS

Last week, our colleague 'pirate' spotted this advert on the NUSS website. It's a Chicken Rice buffet!

There are all kinds of buffet nowadays eh? Chicken Rice buffet is something new! This is one of the more economical buffet at only $10.90 on a weekday. So, we thought we would try it out.

If you think it's only chicken, then you are wrong. There are many other things!

Here's what on their website, their highlights includes: Hainanese Steamed Chicken, Crispy Roasted Chicken, Sliced Beef Congee, Shredded Chicken Congee, Steamed Fish Head in Homemade Special Sauce, Pan Fried Curried Prawn, Sambal Sotong, Braised Beancurd with Leek in Hot Bean Sauce, Stir Fried Hong Kong Kailan in Minced Garlic Sauce, Stewed Mui Choy Kong Bak

Wait! That's not all! It seems, they have other sides as well.

As usual, we folks are getting 'older' and know eating too much is no good. LOL! So we only ate 'some' of it, and here's what we had.

The Crispy Roasted Chicken.
Not bad not bad!



Char Siu.
Ok lah...



Hainanese Steamed Chicken
This is quite nice too. You can tell them which part you want and they will chop it for you!



Some of the sides we took. Jiu Hu Eng Cai and some Achar.



They have chicken feet salad too! And tofu skin salad.



Good boys and girls eat their vegetables. :-p



Stewed Mui Choy Kong Bak.
This is a bit too salty for most of us!



Now, the porridge counter is interesting!
You pick what you want on a metal bowl, and pass it to the chef who will cook it for you immediately. I had beef slices and fish (what a weird combi!) porridge.

Other colleagues had pork liver which they adore....



Of all the desserts, we like the Konnyaku the most!
We started with 3 pieces to try it out....



We found that it's nice! We got more! (And even more after. haha)



The buffet's only in the month of August. Last month it was the Bak Kut Teh buffet. I wonder what's next month's!
Am sure our colleague 'pirate' will inform us. hehe...

If you are coming, grab someone with the NUSS Membership, or if you are an Alumnus of NUS, get yourself a NUSS subscription.


Cafe on the Ridge
NUSS- Kent Ridge Guild House
9 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119241

Bak Kut Teh & Kueh Chap Buffet @ Cafe at the Ridge

This was dinner a few nights ago at the Kent Ridge Guild House. I was feeling very hungry and exhausted around 6 pm. Was trying to finish up some work and get home. Along came an IM message from pirate: "Bak Kut Teh buffet, interested?"

The flesh was weak and wanted to go home. However the growling stomach sent signals to the brain which sent signals to the finger to type: "Yes" on the IM message.

It's a very economical buffet. Around $10.90 before GST and it has 20 over dishes. Click here to view the promo.

Here's what we (pirate, old cat and I) ate. Though we are hungry, we did not eat too much. In fact, I had half the portion of Kueh Chap. It was quite good. It was very smooth and the soup has this tiny bit of sweetish taste to it.



Some Stewed Pork and Eggs that we had.



There was like 20 over things, but we only took like 4 or 5 of it.



We were more interested in the Bak Kut Teh. It's the peppery soup kind.

It was huge chunks of pork ribs. Below the ribs are pork liver, small intestines, tao pok. This was the earlier bowls. Subsequent bowls, they only had 2 pieces of the meat and the pork liver etc all on top to make it look nicer.

(We think the main chef came out and did spot check on presentation. LOL)



We did not want to have the stuffed, "over eaten" kind of feeling, so we only had 4 pieces of meat each, a few of the side dishes and a bowl of kueh chap.

We though it's already worth around 10 bucks if we have eaten the same thing outside. We are very disciplined eh?

It's only for dinner in the month of July at Cafe on the Ridge, NUSS Guild House. (so grab a friend who is a member to bring you in.)


Cafe on the Ridge
NUSS- Kent Ridge Guild House
9 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119241

Cafe on the Ridge @ NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House

This is today's lunch that I had with my colleagues. The only lunch this week that's not eaten in 10 mins, and rushed back to work.

We went to Cafe on the Ridge at the NUSS (NUS Society) Kent Ridge Guildhouse.



Before we came in, most of us had Nasi Goreng in our mind. It seems most of us just come here for Nasi Goreng. Why? Because we think it's the most value for money and they serve it almost instantly.

But when we got the nice green menu (above photo), everyone changed their mind and decide they would eat something else and said, they can give me more photo opp. LOL....

DP had the Curry Chicken Set. The curry looks good ya! $8




'Old Cat' decided to stick to what he came here for. The Nasi Goreng. $8.50
I still think it looks and smells and taste good.



Look at the fried chicken and the rendang closeup. It's so tempting ya?



ZS had the Aglio Olio. It looks good ya, the prawns and scallops that comes with it. $15



JSFR had Graduate Club Sandwich. Triple layer sandwich with quite a lot of meat, salad and crisps on the side. $8.50



I had the Chicken Rice. $8
OK lah. But I think I should stick to Nasi Goreng next time to be even more satisfied. LOL...



I was asked if I wanted chicken thigh or the breast meat. I opted for the thigh.
They removed the bones.



The rice... for today I felt that I need to be a 'fan tong'. hehe..
(I am sure for many of you, on some days, you just feel like having a bowl of fragrant rice right?)



ZS paid for our lunch. Thanks!
Visit his blog if you are a techie. ;-)



To get in this place, you got to be a NUSS member or ask someone who works in NUS to bring you in. ;-)



Cafe on the Ridge
NUSS- Kent Ridge Guild House
9 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119241

Cafe on the Ridge @ NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House

This was dinner two nights ago at Cafe on the Ridge. Sis was around NUS and I was there too, so we decided to have dinner at Cafe on the Ridge.

Sis had the Laksa with a big "you tiao" in it. It has a very thick gravy and sis seems to enjoy it. I had a sip of the gravy, it's quite ok. ;-)



I had the Nasi Goreng Kampung which I posted just last month. Just click on the link to see the photos taken then.

I did not take photo that night because I was sitting at the 'darker side' of the table. They use fancy spot lights and only part of the table is bright. LOL



Cafe on the Ridge
NUSS- Kent Ridge Guild House
9 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119241

Cafe on the Ridge @ NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House

Today, a colleague was very 'gian' (extreme urge) to go try the food at Cafe on the Ridge again. He is so 'gian' that he said he will treat all of us. And.... the glutton side of us yielded to his request. LOL...

Cafe on the Ridge is located at the new NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House.



It has a nice, modern contemporary look too. The colours they have chosen are bold too! Green and orange all over!



I had the Nasi Goreng Kampung. Previously at the old cafe, they had satay. It has now been replaced with beef rendang. It's still a huge portion with Fried Rice, Keropok, Sambal Prawns, Sunny Side up, Beef Rendang and Chicken Drumstick and achar.



Just turning the plate around to see the other side. Think it's around $9 if you round it up.



The daily set meal for the day was Nasi Lemak. Dpuk had this.
It looks really delicious too. A fried fish, otak-otak, Sambal, Salad, Ikan bilis with peanuts, Fried Eggs, Chicken Wings, Achar and of course the Nasi. Looks delicious eh? The fish is not



Turning around this huge plate too to let you salivate ;-)



Almond Jelly had the black CKT. It had too much 'crispies stuff' (fried lard) for her liking. We know another colleague would have loved the crispies. :-)



EK had the white version of Char Kuey Teow. He said the portion's small. (We told he should have ordered the rice dishes ;-) )



"Old Cat" had to suffer a bit. His cod fish took a long time to come out. All of us had our food served rather quickly, but his was only served when we had finish our lunch!

Well, he had to choose something that had to be steamed from scratch. But he said his cod fish was good.



It has mash potato, salad and stir fried vegetables too.



We were quite happy with it.
If you are coming here, get someone with a NUSS membership or a NUS Staff to visit this place with you. It's members only. ;-)


Cafe on the Ridge
NUSS- Kent Ridge Guild House
9 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119241