Savoury waffles from 20F Specialty Coffeehouse – buttermilk waffles, scrambled eggs, bacon, rocket, maple syrup. Whilst the soft eggs were bountiful in supply and the bacon strips as crisp as an SG50 limited edition dollar bill, the waffles had the dour disposition of a disillusioned and resigned roadside cobbler. 3.1/5…
White snapper milanese with salmon roe gribiche, brussels sprouts with tamarind and bacon from Kilo. The breaded fish and egg mayo seemed content to be fluffy cushions for the smoky brussels sprouts and the bacon, so scene-stealingly soft, salty and pork-juicy that it probably committed an offence under Section 378…
Assam Fish Head Curry from 5 Little Monkeys Cafe. The formidably-sized fish head tastes like it was abducted while on its way to school just hours ago, whilst elsewhere the tangy, boisterous curry tangoes with your tongue with the unbridled sensuality of a The Cathay basement dance studio burlesque class…
Fish & Chips from TICM Gelato Cocktail Bar + Dining. Whilst the titular fish had the gargantuan stature of a Paragon Fitness First upper-body sculpting enthusiast with self-professed #hotpits (it took up more than half the plate), it delivered the goods with the fairly elementary competency of a ABRSM Grade…
Warm Octopus Salad from Kilo – grilled octopus, nam jim, peanut brittle. The nicely charred octopus had a good spring in its step and the shrimpy nam jim had a most sassy and alluring tartness. Elsewhere, the buttery mash served as a marvellous binding agent for bringing together the octopus,…
Naughty Pork & Beans from Kilo – tom yum stewed beans, pork jowl, sour kale chips & chorizo. Whilst the mutant tom yum stewed beans and the kale chips pairing did its Bangkok reenactment with the gusto of the best Chinese Opera pupils from Poi Ching School, the piggies may…
Cheesy chilli crab pizza from Classified Cafe. Whilst the chilli crab sauce was reasonably persuasive and thick, the soft-shell crab chunks simply lepak and relak one corner with their guitars and the pizza crust came across moody and rather detached. 3.4/5 Classified Cafe 101 Jalan Sultan #01-02 The Sultan Hotel…
Fishball noodles from Fishball Story. The titular balls had the dense, playful spring of a chihuahua’s hindlegs whilst the fishcakes, surprisingly the balls’ sexier and underrated siblings, had a grungy chewiness that happily satiated one’s primal urge to bite. 3.8/5 Fishball Story 505 Beach Road #01-85 Golden Mile Food Centre…
Lemon meringue sundae from Bao Makers – lemon sponge, lemon curd, meringue, almond slices with vanilla ice cream. The awkward tension in the room of disparate mismatches could be sliced with a knife, with the Gobi-dry lemon sponge better off with a good dose of Cetaphil. 3.2/5 Bao Makers 78…