Groupon: Arrirang Korean Restaurant + Group therapy cafe

Hi guys, I am finally backed to blogging! Have been a really hectic week with love ones celebrating birthdays for me! Am definitely going to post about my birthday soon, I have decided to forgo blogging on my KL and GuangZhou trip as there are simply too much to blog about and I couldn’t remember much. Oops. But no worries I will sure make it up to you by posting other interesting stuffs too, especially review on skin care products and deals I have bought from Groupon! 

So on 16/02 I finally met up with my love after 2 months! So sweet of her to give me such a cutie sunflower and handmade card! It is damn pretty! So it was a lazy afternoon spent with my girl to chat up on our lives and of course some gossips! Wahahaha

Thanks to my love who is always there for me, being more supportive she could ever be! Am so lucky to have you in my life: )

So for lunch we went to Arrirang Korean Restaurant in Tangjong pagar then went to the Café Group Therapy because it is nearby.  

Bought the Groupon for Arrirang a while ago, I always have a thing for Korean so when I saw the place is not that far away so I have decided to buy it. Thought it was quite worth it with the value of the voucher and free flow of side dishes and ice tea. 

 Waiters are Koreans so normally we have to repeat in English when we want something from them but they are all very polite and service was quite good. Guess it is a family run business as we saw an ajjuma cooking. LOL they serve Koran bbq too but our voucher won’t allow so we ordered dishes instead.Surprisingly the side dishes are more delicious than the food -.- 

 The ice tea which was really iced, so we have to wait for it to melt and honestly it is a not so smart move.  

 Kimchi Pancake $15, pricey for just handful of 6 pieces, they tasted quite normal but too much flour were used and little Kimchi inside.

 Meat with Chinese cabbage and kimchi $45, from the menu it was or of their signature dish or something. It was another disappointment. The meat, being eaten with the Chinese cabbage and the pile of kimchi there is tastier on its own. The Chinese cabbage is too sweet, I still prefer the traditional Korean bbq pork with their green cabbage, or its just we are not used to this taste.

 That how you are supposed to eat it, it wasn’t just normal, wasn’t that bad but just not flattering, it’s better to just eat the meat, the dish is a little bit on the pricey side but since there’s meat so I guess it’s quite okay.

 Next is this Kimchi cold noodle $13, love and I had very high expectation of this. The soup was quite refreshing at the first mouth but eventually it just tastes like so sour cold soup afterwards, there’s no kimchi inside, the noodle is just normal ramyen. Not yummy.

 Last but not least is this soy bean paste soup $16, none of us tried that but always seen Koreans eating in drama so decided to give a try, thought it would be something different. Turns out it taste just like Japanese miso soup with other ingredients. Okay, at least we tried it. If you asked me whether its tasty I would say normal its exactly like jap. Miso soup.

Overall impression: honestly I will not buy the voucher nor visit the place again because the food does not justify for the price. I understand that most Korean restaurants are of the same level with their pricing but I guess, but I guess this restaurant is on the pricey side. Imagine without the groupon we won’t have to spend over 80 plus dollars there without counting the GST and service charge. Yup, but the environment of the restaurant is quite cozy and comfortable; waiters did serve us quite well. Okay, maybe it wasn't that bad after all, just that we have ordered the wrong things. 

So after our sort of disappointing lunch we walked about 10 min to the café Group Therapy which is at somewhere near!  

 A cute small little bucket to indicate our table number and acts as a container for stuffs!

Ice Latte $6 and Ice Mint Mocha $7.50! A cup of refreshing drink to cool of the horrible heat outside! 

Love’s peach punch $5, super sweet and taste like syrups from canned cocktail :/ lol 

 4 layered carrot cake $8.50, first time trying a carrot cake. It is super yummy, even the plate carrying the cake was cold. The icing on the cake was not too sweet, almost couldn’t stop eating! Hahahaha

 Belgium waffle with vanilla ice cream and fruits $13, another super yummy dessert! Waffle was not too hard to cut; the coldness of the ice cream complements the warmth from the waffle so the sensation when you put the combination in the mouth is sort of perfect! Best for sharing with friends!

 Overall impression: a cozy café to laze the afternoon off, the café is to the small side but it was quite quiet for friends who would like to chat up over a cup of coffee and cake! Didn’t manage to take pictures of the interior as I was lazy, lol. But guess the price for the drinks and dessert are justifiable as the quality is good. Great dessert to make up for the bad lunch! Will visit again : )

So yea, my day was spent like this, I have decided that since I have more free time I will go to more cafes and some restaurants to enjoy life! Haha please wait for my nxt post! Bye!  

Short update

Hey guys, sry for the lack of update as I have spent a month in china for Chinese New Year! And I can’t access blogger there as they blocked it T.T so no choice I have to wait till I am back! Didn’t manage to finish my KL post before I go so guess I am a few post behind! But no worriers will catch up soon!

So since its Chinese new year I shall post something auspicious! I wish everyone a merry and mega prosperity year ahead, money will fall like rain in front of your, success will be your foot steps and may your health boom like the business in the two casinos in Singapore hahaha 

I have a feeling this will be a really special year for me as I feel that I will be going into a phase of a more meaningful and exciting life! So do keep a look out for my nxt post! See yall soon!