There has been a been of talk going around social media of what is seemingly a newly revamped stall serving up western cuisine named Last Bite Western that is situated within the coffeeshop located at the foot of Blk 5 Dover Crescent — this would be the same coffeeshop that houses Dover Village XO Fish Head Bee Hoon as well. Whilst we do not frequent the location enough to know the details as a fact, there is some mention by specific people online that the establishment is run by the very same folks whom used to operate the western stall that was situated there before Last Bite Western’s time. Regardless, there seems to be some work done to refreshed the look of the stall with a more modern looking signage and brighter menu board with the use of yellow background that aims to attract attention of potential diners. The menu at Last Bite Western differs from most food stalls serving up western fare in hawker centres, coffeeshops and hawker centres in the way that it features sections dedicated to Smash Burgers, All Time Favourite Mains, Savoury Sides, Signature Tenders Set, and Dirty Loaded Tenders.
The menu at Last Bite Western features a Dirty Loaded Tenders section that lists three (3) variants of the dish — the Dirty OG Loaded, Dirty Fire Crust Loaded and the Hot Chix Loaded; we found ourselves going for the Dirty OG Loaded. Whilst Last Bite Western does not describe the elements that comes with the dish, it can be observed from our order that it does come with 4-piece Chicken Tenders and with charred onions (much similar to that in the style of the viral Indonesia Ayam Gepuk), a tub of honey and spring onions by default — patrons do get a choice to opt between Fragrance Turmeric Rice, Fries and Mac & Cheese (add on $2) for their choice of Base, while one can pick between the Secret Sauce, BBQ Sauce, Honey Chipotle and Sour Cream for their choice of sauce. For our order, we went with the Fries for the Base, whilst we were being recommended to have the Secret Sauce by the staff for our choice of sauce to go with our order. The best way to enjoy the Dirty OG Loaded Tenders would be to drench both the Fries and the Chicken Tenders with the sauces — the Secret Sauce does carry a runny consistency; all that whilst carrying a lightly creamy, tangy and a lightly peppery consistency that should be manageable even for those whom are tolerable to low levels of spiciness. The addition of honey adds a hint of floral sweetness that gives further dimension of flavours to the dish. The chicken tenders do come with a crisp buttermilk batter that is deep-fried to a beautiful shade of golden brown; the meat within still tender and sufficiently moist especially so after the drenching of the sauces — the fried onions adding a slight hint of smokiness and sweetness at the same time. The shoestring fries also came crisp without being overly salty especially considering how it is to be enjoy with the sauces loaded on top of everything in the box — all that whilst not being overly greasy as well.