Seasonal vegetables ($5.20) - if you like the taste of lard and garlic, this is for you. Vegetables were blanched well and not over cooked, well coated in lard and garlic too. Small portions though.
Self-service eatery: order at counter, food will be served to you. Overall service was ok but seems to be understaffed. The space is quite limited so not recommended for big groups. The variety available here is more suitable to order individual bowls of mains (noodles or rice) with some side dishes to share.
Food also taste a little too salty for my liking. Relatively pricier, which is because of premium ingredients as explained by the staff. (Note: plain rice is $2 per small bowl)
Iberico Pork Collar Char Siew ($16) - tasty and tender with a hint of smokiness. Must try. No porky taste at all.
Self-service eatery: order at counter, food will be served to you. Overall service was ok but seems to be understaffed. The space is quite limited so not recommended for big groups. The variety available here is more suitable to order individual bowls of mains (noodles or rice) with some side dishes to share.
Food also taste a little too salty for my liking. Relatively pricier, which is because of premium ingredients as explained by the staff. (Note: plain rice is $2 per small bowl)
Ordered the double cheese sausage waffle ($3) and it was freshly prepared, likely because it is not a mainstream item.
Although the look is not there, the taste was rather good. The waffle extras at the side were crispy and although it looks like a mess, it was a nice addition to just purely a sausage wrapped in waffle. I expected there to be more cheese / flowing cheese but sadly all of it has leaked out, forming a crispy cheese layer which I nevertheless enjoyed. But for the price paid, cheese content is considered little. Staff was friendly.
Always quite crowded around here and rather difficult to find seats. But prices are very affordable for an air conditioned space and food is rather recent. Here I have Steamed kaya butter bun ($2.40), also ordered some kopi / teh / barley which were around $1.40-$1.80.
It is unlikely to stay and chat for a long time once you finish your food though, due to the high turnover of tables. Service is so-so as the staff are fast-paced and place is quite busy but staff is still helpful. Overall nice space to chill for a bit after a walk at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
Avocado Momo Drink ($7.80) - A blend of avocado, milk, ice and topped with coconut milk, mangoes, sago and grapefruit pulp. Sweetness was mild and just nice, didn’t felt like there was much added sugar. Drink was also sealed into a can on the spot, so if you’re doing a takeaway no worries on spillage.
Their Ceylon Milk Tea ($5.20) was amazing! Consist of Ceylon tea, milk and lotus biscuit topped with whipped cream. No photos but the aroma of the tea was strong and fragrant with the right balance of milk and tea. Tasted so good and smooth! I’ve forgotten to ask for less sweet so it was 100% but it was not overwhelming.
Strawberry Momo Drink ($8.50) - fresh strawberries, milk, ice topped with coconut milk, mangoes, sago and grapefruit was delicious as well. Best consumed within the hour as the coconut milk can get a little jelak when it is no longer cold.
Overall good experience, but prices are on the higher side. Staff were also friendly and drinks were freshly prepared.
Curry pork with rice ($4.80 lunch promotion) from Zi Char store, Ching Seafood.
Freshly stir fried Chinese-style curry pork filled with pork slices, onions and tomatoes. Fragrant and flavorful, curry tastes good with wokhay and goes with rice well! Didn’t feel too oily or feel like it has coconut milk, hence the gravy had a good consistency, not too thin nor too thick. Would have like a bit more browning / stir fry on the pork itself. Nevertheless, would recommend this!
Quarter fried chicken lunch set ($9.90) served with choice of drink and appetizers.
Crispy and flavorful Korean fried chicken. Order the half-half flavor to taste both the spicy and soy fried chicken. My preference would have been soy, but too much of it may become unappetizing, hence a mix of flavors was satisfying for the palate. As my spice tolerance is average, I do find the sauce a little spicy but bearable. The fried chicken was juicy, tender, well coated, and served hot. Do complement it with the side dishes - coleslaw, radish, and kimchi that’s refreshing and packed with flavor!
Chicken curry weekday lunch set ($9.90) with choice of rice or bread, drink, side, and daily soup.
Very huge portion and filling meal. Chicken and potato in the curry seemed fresh and were very soft, and the taste of the curry was slightly above average in my opinion - more savory than sweet, mildly spicy, rich and earthy.
The bread loaf did not taste fragrant / compliment well, hence I recommend rice instead. The rest of the meal, ngo hiang, soup and grass jelly drink were nice, but nothing to shout about.
Service is ok, would have preferred dishes to be served in actual bowls and plates rather than disposable boxes.
Tip: curry sauce is free. You can order other dishes and ask for some curry sauce on the side.
If you’re looking for a good tasting coffee bun, stay away from here.
Attracted by the aroma, we bought 6 buns at $10 (U.P. $2 each) - coffee, salted egg, chocolate.
Coffee bun was horrible. Very bland and dry, crust wasn’t crispy and was just thick and crumbly, butter was pathetically little. Worst part was the coffee tasted a little off. All of us who initially wanted to buy home a few more, all decided not to in the end. Chocolate bun had that unpleasant chocolately taste and again the crust was not crispy nor was the inside buttery. Best out of all was salted egg, which had a nice crispy crust and best overall taste compared to the rest although it kinda still lacked the salted egg taste.
Went to Mei Heong Yuen and ordered their tangyuan ($3.50) ahead of the Winter Solstice Festival.
Pleasantly surprised by how the ginger soup was full of flavor; sweet and spicy with a strong ginger taste. The glutinous rice balls / tangyuan on the other hand were alright, was rather over cooked but the peanut filling ones matched the ginger soup better than the sesame ones.
Ordered the Christmas special, Jumbo Chicken Drumstick Omelette Curry ($15.80).
Food wasn’t too great, felt that the curry tasted that bit sweeter and had this odd taste compared to the usual / other branches. The lettuce that came with the curry had also wilted, making it bitter. The drumstick wasn’t actually thoroughly cooked but the outer parts were also rather dry. Oddly the omelette looks moist but was actually not, would have preferred it to be more creamy.
Went at an off peak hour, only one staff around and a bit hard to get hold but staff was friendly and helpful.
Ordered the Nasi Lemak set with Pandan Chicken ($5.50), and with Chicken Wing ($5.50).
The rice was soft and fluffy, well-infused with coconut milk. Sambal gave a good spicy kick to the dish, wouldn’t say it’s the best I had but it was good. The meat for both sets were however very dry. Perhaps other choices with gravy would have been better. Anchovies and peanuts were crispy too, but tcould do better without flaky anchovies. Overall I enjoyed my meal and it’s worth a try for the rice!
