Verandah @ Rael's (111 Somerset)

This restaurant serves Nyonya and Indonesian cuisine, offering set lunch specials that you get to customise for your choices of dishes.

You can choose from either white rice or buttered rice, then your choice of vegetable. I went for their Nonya Chap Chai.

Lastly you select the main dish to complete your meal. There’s 6 options to choose from and I got their curry chicken.

The portion may not big but sufficient for one person, as every set lunch comes with chicken satay and calamansi juice.

The curry chicken is rich in flavour but not too spicy.

3.75⭐ One of the newer restaurant added to Amex Love Dining. Had to order at least 3 mains to enjoy the 50% discount. Ordered 2 seafood dish and a meat dish. The grilled sotong is executed perfectly and texture is extremely chewy. The assam fish is very appetizing while the beef is cooked in a similar style as rendang, beef is not tough too.
Overall, the dishes are above average only.
#VerandahRael #GrilledSotongWithSambal #AssamFish #SignatureIndoChilliBeef #AmexLoveDining

3.75⭐ One of the newer restaurant added to Amex Love Dining. Had to order at least 3 mains to enjoy the 50% discount. Ordered 2 seafood dish and a meat dish. The grilled sotong is executed perfectly and texture is extremely chewy. The assam fish is very appetizing while the beef is cooked in a similar style as rendang, beef is not tough too.
Overall, the dishes are above average only.
#VerandahRael #GrilledSotongWithSambal #AssamFish #SignatureIndoChilliBeef #AmexLoveDining

3.75⭐ One of the newer restaurant added to Amex Love Dining. Had to order at least 3 mains to enjoy the 50% discount. Ordered 2 seafood dish and a meat dish. The grilled sotong is executed perfectly and texture is extremely chewy. The assam fish is very appetizing while the beef is cooked in a similar style as rendang, beef is not tough too.
Overall, the dishes are above average only.
#VerandahRael #GrilledSotongWithSambal #AssamFish #SignatureIndoChilliBeef #AmexLoveDining

It was a very underwhelming meal with subpar standard compared to it’s classy ambience. The $2.90 buttery rice was stale (hard rice grains and chunky) and the sambal brinjal was very bland (no taste other than spicy) and horrifyingly drenched in oil. Only the Nonya chap chai was decent but it also left us thirsty and we suspect it might be MSG-filled. We had Peranakan food at different places and this place really do not make the cut. Overall a disappointing experience.

Inspired by verandas in traditional Peranakan houses as a safe place for families to commune, @Verandah is the ideal space to gather with your loved ones over a good meal of Peranakan and Indonesian comfort dishes.

Here’s what we tried:
🍢Chicken Satay
Well-marinated tender and succulent chicken satay grilled to perfection accompanied by traditional peanut sauce
🍲Pong Tauhu Soup
Juicy meatballs served in a delightful pork and prawn broth
🍖Honey Pork
Crispy stir-fried pork drizzled with fragrant honey black sauce
🍗Chicken Buah Keluak
Braised chicken in a tangy tamarind gravy, decadent mix of spices and pork-stuffed buah keluak
🥩Signature Indonesian Chilli Beef
Succulent beef stewed in a rich gravy made from chill, candlenuts, coconut milk
and aromatic spices
🌱Nonya Chap Chye
Shiitake mushrooms and cabbage cooked in a delectable savoury broth and tossed with beancurd strips and broth-soaked tang hoon
🐷Babi Pongteh
A sweet, savoury stew of pork belly and turnips, slow-cooked in a thick fermented
soybean sauce with a peppery hint
🦑Grilled Sotong with Kicap Manis
Grilled squid with a sweet and piquant soy sauce, mixed spices marinate
🍮Panna Cotta with Pulut Hitam
Silky, creamy Panna Cotta topped with black glutinous rice served with rich coconut milk
🍵Freshly Brewed Lemongrass Tea