Friday, July 25, 2008

Astons Prime

Our unexpected dinner at Astons Prime as the restaurant we wanted to go to was closed, turned out to be a delicious one. After hearing all the rave comments by our friends about Astons Specialists, we decided that we should try the higher end of Astons.

Here at Astons Prime, the queue was not as bad as the Specialists. Probably because of the steeper price, but this doesn't stop the crowd from coming. We were lucky to get a seat early as the crowd started to come in around 6 plus -7pm.

Marky started off with a decent cup of coffee.

















We shared a bowl of mushroom soup which is very normal & it was served with a warm bread roll & tasty garlic spread.








Actually the highlights of the meal seem to be the side dishes which came at a separate cost ($3 for 1 side dish)

The potato jackets were sinfully covered in what seems like cheese (but being someone who don't really eat alot of cheese, the cheese was really subtle) & bacon bits. I like the sauce so much that I kept dredging my potato in the sauce. The potato jackets were baked to the point that it was really crisp. Totally love this!!!!

The sauteed french beans with garlic & tomato was a hit with me too. Very tasty indeed!










We ordered the sirloin & some herb crusted baked chicken. My chicken was rather tender & even my least favorite part, the breast meat, was tender too. But taste wise, it's nothing to rave about.

Marky's sirloin was a tad overdone but the char-grilled taste was perfect!










We spent around $60+ for 2 & since our experience was pretty good, I would say it was quite worth the money.

We had the chance to try the Astons Express at Bedok the other day & although it was coffee shop style (similar to Botak Jones & e-blackboard), the food maintained a pretty decent standard. Their steak had the familiar char-grilled taste & my dory fish was delicious.

We were most impressed by their service as a guy even came over to ask if the food was okay (Remember that we're in a coffee shop).. So we told him that they mixed up the doneness & gave us well-done instead of med-done & he told us politely that we could have asked for an exchange as they will definitely do an exchange with no questions asked.

This is exactly how customers should be treated!
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Astons Prime
467 Joo Chiat RoadS(427678)
Tel: 63442447
Opening hours: Wed - Mon 11.30am - 11pm, Closed on Tuesday
http://www.astonsspecialties.blogspot.com/


Astons Express (Bedok)
Bedok North St 1 Blk 205 #01-357 Stall 2
(Kopitiam Coffeeshop)
Tel: 6443 8058
Opening hours: 1100-2200hrs



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