Inspirit House at Punggol Settlement

We were invited to Inspirit House (Google link) last weekend. This is a new F&B establishment at Punggol Settlement.

Before we go to the food, we love the decorations indoor and outdoor.  Cosy and relaxing, we can imagine holding our birthday parties or corporate events here. We saw wedding solemnisation photos on their wall too.

As Inspirit House is near our neighbourhood, we were very comfortable in our casual attire and flip flops.

If you love more greens and buzz or a beautiful sunset, do enjoy your meal at the alfresco area.

We are not good drinkers, so I got the kids to pretend to enjoy a glass of Stella Artois or Hoegaarden at the bar counter.

Craft beer from the tap for couples to romance the evening away, with background soft rock and pop music.

Xcel (one of the partners) was telling us that Inspirit House was the only bar in Punggol offering draught Belgium beer like Hoegaarden White & Hoegaarden Rosee.

And Inspirit House’s Stella Artois has won the Gold Standard Establishment award for adhering to the 9 Step Pouring Ritual (What 9 steps? , this is something new to me)

Too bad our kids can only enjoy their Mocktails :p

Left and right are Dreamland $7.90  Watermelon Lemonade $5.90 respectively. Refreshing for a hot day. There are interesting mixtures like Cucumber Yuzu too (Sounds perfect for detox)

The food is good and reasonably priced, and you will enjoy friendly service.

We loved the Pork dishes which were delicious. Introducing a succulent slab of belly “Char Pork Belly Rice Bowl” , but I guess the generous amount of green compensates for the guilt.

Tantalising, the meat just melt in our mouth.
We would rate it 4.25/5  heavenly ($17.90)

I ordered Pork Loin Steak, which is one of the most popular dish in Inspirit House. This Canadian pork is served medium done, so you can see a bit of pink inside. Rated 4/5 ($22.90), I would definitely order this dish again.

But the condiment refused to be overshadowed. The mashed potato puree is so soft it literally melts inside our mouth. We heard the preparation takes at least 6 hours!

The garlic chili condiment really brings out the juicy pork loin tenderness 🙂
The punchy Garlic Chilli too, needs around 6 hours to fry!

Boon Wee’s favourite is the Nyonya Sea Bass.

We heard the chefs will pan fry the sea bass, add the Nyonya paste on top before heating in the oven.

Wei loves the spicy paste, which goes very well with white rice and sides.
I would rate this dish 3.5/5 ($18.90).

The menu SHOUTS fusion to me. The next dish looks a bit like Hokkien Mee Dry, but it comes with shiitake mushrooms (not truffles).

Slightly spicy but I love the texture and fusion style. Truffle Chow Mien is rated 3.5/5 ( $12.90).

Fish & Chips (rated 3.5, $18.90) , we started with a “kids meal”, then upgraded to a full portion. Kids love the herb battered sea bass, and we re-read the menu again when we saw “chaipoh” tartar 🙂

Fish Fingers for starters, rated 3.25 ($8.90)

Home made Waffles and ice cream. Crispy and delightful, enjoy the warm waffles together with your favourite ice creams 🙂

We love the waffles, rated 4.25/5 ($8.90).

Inspirit House is popular with families over the weekend. We love the intimate setting of the bistro.

Instead of customers, we are treated more like friends and acquaintances. No wonder Xcel prefer to name it Inspirit “House” for a more homely feel.

Kids’ corner for the toddlers to play, while parents eat.

Inspirit House might be a popular stopover for cyclists or pet owners. Or Beer lovers 🙂

We would like to thanks Inspirit House for the kind food and hospitality  extended to us.

Image credit Inspirit House

If you are looking for a cosy place to enjoy some family time, do checkout Inspirit House in Punggol Settlement.

Inspirit House Website and Facebook.

ps.. our meals at Inspirit House was sponsored

Updated 2019Apr – New Menu at Inspirit House 🙂

 

Safra Singapore Bay Run with Dads

A few Dads participated in 2018 Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon this morning. Our section could be bigger, but a few fell sick.

Although the run is also known as Army Half Marathon, we ran the Fun 5 km, not 21km.

Beautiful patchy clouds welcomed the runners, splendid skyline 🙂

Nick says it best when we “busy” parents must find opportunities to keep ourselves fit. If we are strong, we can definitely better support our family.

So to fellow Dads, let us plan for more sports 🙂

Clockwise L-Nick, me, Wai Keong, Randy and Patrick (Image credit Nick’s IG)

Slightly warm, but not hot. We started the race with superb weather. When we were walking towards the start line on Esplanade Bridge, 21km and 10km runners were making their way to Finish line.

21km and 10km runners had started at 0430 and 0630 respectively. Kudos!

5km Race was well organised. there was only one wave, but there are plenty of space for us to run in CBD. Our route brought us one round anti-clockwise along Marina Bay.

Maybe I spoke too soon. We soon encounter families and runners who were blocking the lanes.

Slower runners please keep left, and soldiers please curse less, the younger kids around us need not hear all the F and swear words.

Merlion, MBS, Helix and Esplanade, we passed by Singapore’s icons.

 

Many heartwarming scenes of families running together. Parents encouraging the kids, and sometimes holding their hands. It reminded me of 2014 when I brought 3 boys along for our first “family run” (read post here)

We had to support the enthusiastic kids with “thumbs up” and shouting “well-done”.

We Dads #DaddyMatters paced each other and enjoyed the run. It was another opportunity for us to hang out and do something for ourselves.

We merged with the 21km and 10km runners, #TogetherWeRun is the theme for 2018 Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon.

As we ran pass the Esplanade the second time round, families (and super heroes) are lining up for their 800.

 

Some were wearing masks too 🙂

Safra Singapore Bay Run and Army half Marathon

Meanwhile, David and buddy showed their support by visiting a Doctor in their running attire. Get well soon, little Buddy!

Image credit Doting Dad IG

Route map for Safra Bay Run and Army Half Marathon 2018.

Back to our run, 900m to end point.
5km took us 35 minutes, we picked up our pace and finish strong.

 

Army Ready (ex) Soldiers strong :p
Happy smiles and cheers say it all, another Fun outing for the Dads.

Thank you Safra for the engagement. More details about Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon can be found on their Website and Facebook.

You may read about Daddy Matters‘ previous run in 2017 (Mizuno Ekiden) or follow SengkangBabies running experiences here.