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[lee_yl]

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SlmKhoo,
Try orange clove. I feel Neo garden is like economy rice stall....[/quote]

Orange Cloves is under Neo Group. Neo Garden and Orange Cloves are sister companies.

For those who don’t mind paying a bit more for better quality food for your guests, Orange Cloves is the one. The food is nice and more atas. Neo Garden is more economical, I only remember their signature curry chicken is nice.

[sharonkhoo]

Unfortunately, Orange Clove has a minimum order of 15 pax! The group I’m having will be 10 pax at most (since I can only have 8 visitors), and may be a little smaller. Yes, I agree that the Neo Garden menus are fairly standard - like many of the wedding buffet receptions I’ve attended in the past! But we are not chilli eaters, so there’s not a lot of choice (cannot have menus that are mostly spicy like nonya, Indon, Thai, Indian…). I have until beginning of March to decide (event is 6 March), so would welcome more suggestions!


Home-cooked is not an option for me - I can cook for 4-6 unfussy and familiar people, but not for so many. And some of these are people I don’t know (friends of friends), so I cannot subject them to my cooking standard. If not for the COVID period, we would meet outside!

[Estéema]

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Unfortunately, Orange Clove has a minimum order of 15 pax! The group I'm having will be 10 pax at most (since I can only have 8 visitors), and may be a little smaller. Yes, I agree that the Neo Garden menus are fairly standard - like many of the wedding buffet receptions I've attended in the past! But we are not chilli eaters, so there's not a lot of choice (cannot have menus that are mostly spicy like nonya, Indon, Thai, Indian...). I have until beginning of March to decide (event is 6 March), so would welcome more suggestions!

Home-cooked is not an option for me - I can cook for 4-6 unfussy and familiar people, but not for so many. And some of these are people I don't know (friends of friends), so I cannot subject them to my cooking standard. If not for the COVID period, we would meet outside!

slmkhoo,
Good thing 10 pax easier to settle esp in Spore food paradise. Just a suggestion for yr situation to head down to Alexandra Village or ABC which are both near you & get :

1. Thai mango salad
2. Roast Duck
3. Stir fried veggies fr the famous Thai stall
4. Hiananese Chicken (or just IKEA fried chicken wings across the road)
5. Sweet Sour Lychee Fish
6. 3-egg Chinese Spinach
7. Ngor Hiang

Theres lots more choices in one stop shopping & easy to tabao back to your place. SKP is so near your place making it easy for you to clear table & more on to desserts thereafter. 😉

* I didn’t suggest your Peranakan restaurant coz their portion will not justify the price for 10 pax. 😅

Hope you find a solution soon.

[MyPillow]

beside Neo garden, chili api, Orange clove that i tried etc I bought stamford mini buffet for office meeting before

so far i think it is cheapest , n got variety - but taste is average .. ok lar .. though i feel chilliapi is best thus far (more ex lor)
https://shop.stamfordcs.com.sg/Menu/mini-party-sets

foodline also got alot of caterer , just enter your budget
https://www.foodline.sg/catering/Stamford-Catering/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA962BBhCzARIsAIpWEL3nenGTO89RxSlWi4mk7uICua_LqORMQ5FhnZGyutA6zWHN7WBTL44aAjgKEALw_wcB

[zac's mum]

Agreed. Easier to just da bao. Get the phone number of your favorite zi char stall and just place order a few hours in advance, self-collect. U may need to re-plate for better presentation. Suggested items:


Fried bee hoon
Hor fun with or without gravy
Fried prawn paste chicken
Stir fried veggies with garlic (non spicy)
Sweet & sour meat (pick your meat)
Lemon chicken
If u want to be more atas, butter or salted egg crab/prawns
…plenty of choices that can also be reheated with microwave prior to serving if u wish

[.010675zeit]

slmkhoo, if you've eliminated spicy items, then you have to stick to Chinese restaurants like Peach Garden, Soup Restaurant, Paradise Group, Putien, Pin Si, but you need to check the 10 pax menus.


I like Luo Hua Tang (Cantonese stir-fried dishes). I'm always ordering my dinner from LHT via foodpanda.

They gave me their catering pamphlet; that's how I learnt they also venture into catering business now! They provide the stainless steel trays with heating.
https://www.laohuotangcatering.com.sg/menu/mini-buffet

There are a few ''angmoh-ish'' mini buffets meant for corporate cocktail receptions, but they won't fill your stomachs! I got tricked before ordering from Kriston, Purple Sage. Singaporeans can really eat and eat! So Neo Garden, Rasel, Eatz, Elsie's Kitchen are always popular with company buffets and family parties.

For healthier choices, please visit HPB website to select one by one!
https://www.hpb.gov.sg/healthy-living/food-beverage/wog-healthier-catering-policy/list-of-healthier-caterers


6 March is coming. Don't wait anymore, as there are many caterers busy with Covid-19 SHN contracts. I don't think the MW dorms are allowed to use their communal kitchens yet, right?

Those on foodline are mostly fully booked till 28 Feb! You still dilly dallying?

[sharonkhoo]

Guest list is still up in the air, so I don’t even know the final no. yet. Not keen on dabao because it means I have to buy the serving dishes and other stuff and don’t want to be running around on the day. I have a very minimal kitchen with very little stuff. Thanks for all the suggestions and will see what’s available when I know how many I’m catering for.

[lee_yl]

Can go for potluck. Guests will usually get roast duck or roast chicken, haha. Host will usually fry bee hoon or cook curry chicken.


3rd day of CNY, I ordered 2 grilled fishes from Tan Yu for my guests and they enjoyed it very much cos we all love spicy food. One Green Chilli favor and the other Spicy Beancurd (tastes like mala). Don’t want anymore roast duck/chick, have a change.

So glad I managed to pump my empty tank to full tank yesterday evening. Today’s petrol price indeed went up by 15 cents every litre for 98

[zac's mum]

Govt trying to push more people to buy EVs. The new Tesla looks soooo good and fast, not to mention the extra luggage space in front where the traditional engine has been removed. The problem now is charging stations. I saw the blurb for one upcoming condo launch, only ONE miserly charging station for the entire condo??!

[sharonkhoo]

Potluck not suitable for this dinner - semi-official (on behalf of the organisation I work at). But yes, my preference is usually potluck for friends - we’re having one this Saturday.