Foodcourt in the Gardens

While searching for our weekend dinner with the family, we came across the new basement foodcourt in the garden (actually the newly renovated place had been completed 2-3 years ago but I did not know there was a foodcourt). It was named Taman Serasi Food Court. Now the Gardens has 3 levels of F&B - from fine dining to mid-level dining to a food garden catering to the masses.

We tried some dishes like the Bak Chor Kway Teow Soup and the Fish Bee Hoon Soup, which came in big portions. The BBQ StingRay was ok but a tad too small for $10. We also tried the BBQ Ayam Rice set (similar to the famous one in Plaza Singapura) but unfortunately this one did not go down well. The Ayam was not tender enough. The Fried Oyster was ok, not too oily but no "oomph". The only dish worth mentioning was perhaps the Roti Prata - which came in assortment - cheese, banana, the normal ones with and without egg. They were not too oily and tasted crispy and good. The banana roti prata was something different, but more for dessert as it was sweet. It was a chewy version of Goreng Pisang.

It was already late by the time we finished when we went up the Gardens to look around. Saw this huge tree constructed with tons of beautiful paper cranes in red and white. The branches have been extended with willow stalks to create a sprawling canopy of 9999 paper cranes contributed by students from Nanyang Primary School. This display symbolises longevity, hope and wisdom. I really liked the huge display of the big paper cranes which was a fantastic symbolic theme. Too bad it was too dark for me to snap some nice pictures.

The Botanic Gardens hope this tree will bring happiness, health and prosperity to all its visitors.