Step aside "traditional breakfast" chains, here's the real stuff at real prices. $3 for a set of two eggs (always soft-boiled and unlike the hits and misses at other stores), coffee/tea and two slices of kaya toast with the sinful butter slab in the middle that everyone loves.
Finally tracked down the famous ban mian after the roxy square food court closed for renovation. Its now at marine parade central's hawker centre, and still boasting the same handmade goodness and ever generous with the ingredients. Yum! $3 for a bowl
A novel twist on a local staple, and one worthy of its position as the restaurant's signature dish. This dish was gobbled up in 5 min, and made the 20 min wait completely worth it. Flavoured w lard, spring onion and beansprouts (as pictured), as well as pork slices and prawn hidden in the non-crispy beehoon layer below. Really good and affordable. This medium portion (good for 3-5pax) was $12.
This was a light chocolate cake, so people who love their really rich and milky chocolate cakes won't like this very much. It cost $7, and was meticulously decorated with heart sprinkles and mini marshmallows. Makes for a great foodstagram ;)
The chicken meat resembled popeye's, but the parts with skin melted in the mouth. The honey drizzle was a welcome complement and added to the fragrance of the dish. I didn't like the pickled coleslaw though and felt it didn't fit in with the rest. Comes with two big chicken parts and a side of fries not pictured, and is really filling. Fairly good, but not 'wow' great.
The clams come with the option of a 'drunk' or 'sober' sauce, the first being a white wine sauce and the second being a tomato variant. I had the white wine clams, and this was the star of the night for me! ⭐️ the clams were cooked just right, not too raw nor rubbery. The bacon bits were a delightful addition to the absolutely savoury sauce. I made sure I got a taste of the sauce with every bite, and even used the garlic bread to soak it up and attempted to drink it as soup oops.... Highly highly recommended.
A salad that's very generous with its ingredients (outside of rocket and lettuce). A choke-load of roasted walnuts, perfectly poached pears and dried cranberries. The smoked duck was just right and not cured to the point of over-saltiness and dryness, so that was really great. Overall a very well-balanced salad!!
This is the smaller of two portion sizes that they offer, priced at $9 (or available as an upgrade from the side of fries on their various mains for additional $5). The handcut fries with skin were moist and fragrant, it was evident they were generous with their truffle oil 😋 the fries were adequately salted by the cheese alone and was very rustic. Definitely a staple when you're at little diner, great as a starter. I reckon the small portion could satisfy groups of 2-3 and groups larger than that should get the larger portion.
I tried the chicken skin, chicken mid-joint and chicken soft bone yakitori (the latter two are as pictured). Chicken skin was really crunchy and affordable at $2 per stick, definitely a sinful delight. The mid-joint was reminiscent of hawker charcoal chicken wings but a less charred version. It was however a little tedious to eat with the bones through them. My favourite was hands down the chicken soft bone yakitori. Softbone lovers should definitely look out for this one.
Comfort food that I couldn't stop slurping. Addictive, but its a light soup just egg and spring onions so it won't fill you up. Good as a washdown for the yakitori.
This was pricey at $18, and a little too chewy for my liking.
The first thing that caught my attention was the crunch when I took my first bite, the coarse breadcrumbs created texture in the dish and complemented the meat for me. The pork was juicy and tender without being too oily. The only downside was a short tendon I found in my last piece of pork, but my friend didn't have this so it might be an anomaly. The curry was more of a gravy with some potatoes and carrots. I skipped the pickles, but this was definitely the part that would make me categorise the dish as comfort food. It was mildly spicy and not too thick, allowing the pork to remain the star of the dish. This was paired with a brown miso soup that had thin and soft beancurd skin strips as well as the usual wakame seaweed. The well-flavoured soup was savoury without being too salty, and served as a good washdown for the meal. What's great about this is definitely the price point. I have yet to find tonkatsu at 14.95 elsewhere, and while this isn't the absolute best, its a great bargain. I've already listed it as my "tonkatsu go-to without breaking the bank".
