A-One Bak Kut Teh's Review - Singaporean Bak Kut Teh Restaurant in Buona Vista The Star Vista Singapore | OpenRice Singapore

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More Reviews at http://www.umakemehungry.com/2015/10/a-one-bak-kut-teh.htmlOpening its branch business since late August 2015, A-One group has taken over the lease space of Boston Seafood Shack in Star Vista replacing the Western cuisine into one of the top local delights, Bak Kut Teh.And of course in this Singapore's first naturally cooled malls, patrons have the choice of dining under the fans or inside the restaurant with air conditioned environment.Interior is spacious and bright with ample

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Opening its branch business since late August 2015, A-One group has taken over the lease space of Boston Seafood Shack in Star Vista replacing the Western cuisine into one of the top local delights, Bak Kut Teh.

And of course in this Singapore's first naturally cooled malls, patrons have the choice of dining under the fans or inside the restaurant with air conditioned environment.

Interior is spacious and bright with ample of walkways. If you are someone who sweat alot while beating the hot claypot soup, dining here will be the best choice as you get to enjoy both fan and air conditioned environment.

A good flip through the menu and you will get to see a number of Singapore's Iconic dishes in claypot.

Menu was playfully illustrated with piggy coming out of the claypot, containing Singlish.

Served in earthen claypot cradled with porridge that was cooked for at least 45 minutes under high pressure cooker, every grain of rice has disintegrated properly yet still retaining some of the rice grain texture instead of just being pure watery.

Minced Meat with Meat Ball Porridge

This process of porridge cooking was separated from the cooking of Bak Kut Teh soup which includes the use of premium white pepper. Minced Meat with Meat Ball porridge was naturally flavoured and spiced then. With the used of anchovies, the porridge was sweetened. Meat Ball was bouncy and friendly to the jaws. Since I'm a minced meat lover, it would be great to have an increased portion on that.

If you have the chance, do try out their fruit tea and rest assure that you will keep calm and keep drinking tea

. Enjoy the process of looking at the transparent glass teapot while the tea undergo a heating process.

Assorted Fruit and Flower Tea

The color of the tea was eye catching as time passed, from the faint orange red into beautiful pink. Diffusion took place under the constant heat from the candle which gave the Tea more powerful flavour from the assorted fruit and flower. It stimulates the appetite and till the point we asked if they are for sale. Unfortunately, not.

Assorted Fruit and Flower Tea

Preparation method for porridge is similar to minced meat with meat ball porridge, just that the ingredients was pork ribs instead. Porridge had more water content as compared to the earlier pot. A good point to note was that the meat was thoroughly cooked and fell off from the bone easily.

Pork Rib Porridge

The Pork Ribs Soup, though belongs to the same genre but was different from the porridge we had. They were cooked to simmer for at least 3 hours to obtain its flavour. Soup was generally refillable with attentive service from the staff.

Pig Organ Soup has its soup base similar to pork ribs soup and served under the burning fire, The peppery concoction includes, lean meat, liver, intestines and you can even get to taste the garlicky flavour in the soup! One good point to take note is that, if you want to enjoy the tenderness of liver, don't have it over the flame for a long time.

Pig's Organ Soup

So they say Soya Milk and You Tiao has never been apart but I guess I can't have Bak Kut Teh without You Tiao too as I will feel incomplete. Just dipped these non greasy cut Fried Dough aka "You Tiao" into the bowl of Bak Kut Teh soup.

Since the Ampang Yong Tau Foo comes in 3 sizes, we had the medium portion which is good enough for a table of 6 pax. Though it may be a common dish, every item was deep fried into crispiness and drenched using their homemade sauce.

Ampang Yong Tau Foo

Items include, chilli, Tau Gua, Tau Ki, Gor Hiong, bittergourd, dumplings and kang gong.

Ampang Yong Tau Foo

Braised Platter's portion was pleasing with braised processes done in house by themselves from scratch. Braised sauce was inviting yet not overpowering with good use of herbs and spices.

Braised Platter

Perhaps the only miss here was the varieties of the items on the plate. For instance, it will be good to see braised intestines and preserved vegetables on it.

Braised Platter

Having too much of pork, it was good that we have Dry Bak Kut Teh with Chicken Cubes. The selling point was not only its chicken cubes but also its shredded cuttlefish that gave a strong aromatic hit once it landed onto our table. Sauces used in the dish includes dark and black sauce. If you dont know, this dish also consist of Bak Kut Teh Soup Base. Dry Bak Kut Teh is also available with Pork Ribs too.

Dry Bak Kut Teh Chicken Cubes

Some called it the 4 heavenly king! The original creation of this assorted vegetables in Sambal sauce is from Malaysia and mixed vegetables like long beans, brinja, ladies fingers and sweet peas were stirred fried together with minced meat, dried fish and right amount of sambal sauce without being too overpowering.

Assorted Vegetables in Sambal Sauce

Overall, A-One Bak Kut Teh is a good place where you can enjoy Singapore iconic dishes. In such a strategic location where business parks and hotels are in the surroundings, it gives foreigner a feel of how our local dishes taste like.

Having been to most their claypot houses in Singapore, I would say their meals are fulfilling and close to a heart of Singaporean.

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A-One, famous for their claypot scallop porridge, has started their first A-One Bak Kut Teh at The Star Vista. Combining the essence of bak kut teh into their smooth textured porridge, its no surprise they brand themselves as the first in Singapore to offer Claypot Bak Kut Teh porridge.On top of this, they offer various selection of bak kut teh soup and a number of other items like braised and stir fried dishes. As for this food tasting, we were served 1 or 2 items from different category in the

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A-One, famous for their claypot scallop porridge, has started their first A-One Bak Kut Teh at The Star Vista. Combining the essence of bak kut teh into their smooth textured porridge, its no surprise they brand themselves as the first in Singapore to offer Claypot Bak Kut Teh porridge.

On top of this, they offer various selection of bak kut teh soup and a number of other items like braised and stir fried dishes. As for this food tasting, we were served 1 or 2 items from different category in the menu.

First on the table, of course is non other than their bak kut teh porridge.

Minced Meat with Meat Ball Porridge (S$9.90)
To achieve the taste of bak kut teh, they uses premium white pepper to derive the stock before combining with pearl rice and simmered in high pressure cooker for 45mins. This is the reason why the peppery flavour is so prominent.

Minced Meat with Meat Ball Porridge

Pork Ribs Porridge (S$10.90)
The same method was used for all their bak kut teh porridge. This taste more like bak kut teh maybe because of the pork ribs.

Pork Ribs Porridge

Assorted Fruit and Flower Tea (S$7.90)
This sweet tea taste like chinese hawthorn which aids in digestion. Good companion for a heavy meal.

Assorted Fruit and Flower Tea

Take a look at the ingredients.

Assorted Fruit and Flower Tea

Pork Ribs Soup (S$10.90)
A total different soup base from the one used in preparing the porridge but the one similarity got to be the fiery peppery flavour. Nonetheless, the pork ribs were rather tender and to my surprise the soup taste less pepperish when cooled down.

Well, how can bak kut teh be without condiments to go along.

And of course! Not forgetting bak kut teh's best friend - you tiao.

Pig's Organ Soup (S$9.90)
This, in my opinion, is just like normal pig's organ soup with overpowering pepper flavour.

Pig's Organ Soup

Braised Platter (S$14.90)
Includes items like pork, beancurd skin, beancurd puffs, eggs and peanuts. This dish definitely reminds me of kway chap. Slight disappointment as the pork are not tender enough and other than the peanuts, the rest seems to have not been braised long enough with the gravy making it a little lacking the braised feel.

Braised Platter

Ampang Yong Tau Foo (Medium - S$14.90)
Comes in small (S$9.90) and large (S$18.90) options too. Not too sure how close this is to the authentic version. Nevertheless, the taste was not too bad just that the items were not really immersed in the gravy.

Ampang Yong Tau Foo

Dry Bak Kut Teh Chicken Cubes (S$12.90)
A little spicy with tender chicken cubes, goes perfectly well with a bowl of rice. I personally find that it taste more like Kung Bao chicken.

Dry Bak Kut Teh Chicken Cubes

Assorted Vegetables in Sambal Sauce (S$10.90)
Also known as Four Heavenly King with four different vegetables in it. Lady fingers, sweet peas, long beans and brinjals stir fried in sambal sauce are soft and not spicy.

Assorted Vegetables in Sambal Sauce

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A-One is a chain of casual restaurants which is well known for its claypot porridge. Recently it has opened a new outlet in The Star Vista, taking over the space formerly occupied by Boston Seafood Shack (by Creative Eateries). Similar to its former occupier, there is both air-con and non air-con dining in area. I personally prefer in the air-con area, as the non air-con area is hot and humid, as well as, a bit too dark to take photos of the food. This outlet is different from other outlets unde

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A-One is a chain of casual restaurants which is well known for its claypot porridge. Recently it has opened a new outlet in The Star Vista, taking over the space formerly occupied by Boston Seafood Shack (by Creative Eateries). Similar to its former occupier, there is both air-con and non air-con dining in area. I personally prefer in the air-con area, as the non air-con area is hot and humid, as well as, a bit too dark to take photos of the food.

This outlet is different from other outlets under the chain, as it specialises in Bak Kut Teh.

Bak Kut Teh Claypot Pork Ribs Soup 砂煲肉骨茶

Bak Kut Teh Claypot Pork Ribs Soup 砂煲肉骨茶 ($10.90++)
The soup is served over a hot stove to keep warm. The soup is refillable. The soup is quite peppery, which I feel it kind of takes away the sweetness of the soup and becomes quite one dimensional. The meat from the rib is tender although I prefer it to be more tender like the falling off the bone type.

Bak Kut Teh Claypot Pig's Organ Soup 砂煲猪杂汤

Bak Kut Teh Claypot Pig's Organ Soup 砂煲猪杂汤 ($9.90++)
The soup base is same as the above soup, but instead of pork ribs, it is served with tender pork slices, slices of pig's stomach, slices of pig's liver and meat balls. I wish that the pig's liver has been sliced thinner, as it not tender enough and a bit too thick. The meat ball tastes like the supermarket type with no bite to it.

Dough Fritters 油条

Dough Fritters 油条 ($1.50++)
Don't forget to order this to go with the soup. Although the dough fritter is not crispy, but it does a good job of soaking up the soup.

In this outlet it also offers Bak Kut Teh Porridge which marry 2 dishes together : Bak Kut Teh and its well known claypot porridge. The porridge uses stock made from high graded white pepper, which has been brewing for more than 3 hours since morning. The white pearled rice is cooked with the stock using a pressure cooker for 45 minutes, until the rice is almost broken.

Bak Kut Teh Pork Ribs Porridge 肉骨茶排骨粥

Bak Kut Teh Pork Ribs Porridge 肉骨茶排骨粥 ($10.90++)
A good combination of pepper, garlic, spices and fresh pork ribs. It improves blood circulation and strengthens the lungs.
The porridge tastes quite peppery. Although the meat from the rib is tender, I would prefer it to be more tender like the falling off the bone type.

Bak Kut Teh Minced Meat and Meat Ball Porridge 肉骨茶肉碎肉丸粥

Bak Kut Teh Minced Meat and Meat Ball Porridge 肉骨茶肉碎肉丸粥 ($9.90++)
The porridge tastes similar to the above porridge, peppery.

Chicken Cubes Stir-Fried Claypot 干炒肉骨茶鸡丁

Chicken Cubes Stir-Fried Claypot 干炒肉骨茶鸡丁 ($12.90++)
Using the stock of the soup base of Bak Kut Teh, the chicken cubes are braised with lady's fingers and dried chillies until the sauce thickens. When served, it is topped with crispy fried cuttlefish. Tender and flavourful, with a flavour similar to Kung Pao chicken 宫保鸡丁.

Braised Platter 卤味拼盘

Braised Platter 卤味拼盘 ($14.90++)
Pork 卤肉, Bean Curd Skin 腐竹, Bean Curd Puffs 豆卜, Eggs 卤蛋, and Peanuts 花生
The dish is served with a garlic chilli sauce, which kind of reminds me of the McDonald's type. Different from the usual kind of chilli paste. I am a bit disppointed that there is no braised pig's intestines and braised duck in serving. It would be better if there the items have braised longer. The peanuts are not soft enough, while the pork belly do not have a melt in the mouth texture. Threfore a bit hard to eat with its rich layers of fats.

Assorted Ampang Yong Tau Foo 安邦酿豆腐

Assorted Ampang Yong Tau Foo 安邦酿豆腐 ($9.90++ S, $14.90++ M, $18.90++ L)
Although it is modeled against the well known KL version of yong tau foo, I personally feel that the taste is far cry from the actual stuff. The sauce is a bit too heavy, lacking of the hint of sweetness that assoicated with the ampang yong tau foo's sauce. The stuffed yong tau foo such as fried bean stick, beancurd skin, fried wanton, brinjal, tau pok, lady’s finger, bitter ground, and chilli is served on a bed of kang kong with the sauce poured over. The dish is served with a sambal chilli paste which I feel is a bit too salty.

Assorted Vegetables in Sambal Sauce 四大天王

Assorted Vegetables in Sambal Sauce 四大天王 ($10.90++)
I was told that this dish is well known in Malaysia and consisted of 4 vegetables : sweet peas, eggplant, lady's finger and long beans. Tastes not bad as there is no sticky feel with the lady's finger. There is also crispy fried smelt fish 美人魚 in it, which gives it an extra crunch.

Assorted Fruit and Flower Tea 花果茶

Assorted Fruit and Flower Tea 花果茶 ($7.90++)
The tea is served over a hot stove. Refreshing and fruity with a hint of natural sweetness on its own.

Overall the food still needs a bit of work without making one feeling that it is run-of-the-mill kind of food.

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First we had the Minced meat and meatball porridge. The fragrance and peppery taste of the porridge hit my taste buds. The white peppercorns from Sarawak has been fried before being made into a soup which is used for the porridge. It is then cooked in a high-pressure pot .Great tasty porridge coupled with chewy meatballs. However due to the fiery taste, the porridge is not for children. The Pork ribs porridge is less peppery ,the ribs are well marinated adn delicious.The Ampang Yong Tau Foo cons

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First we had the Minced meat and meatball porridge. The fragrance and peppery taste of the porridge hit my taste buds. The white peppercorns from Sarawak has been fried before being made into a soup which is used for the porridge. It is then cooked in a high-pressure pot .Great tasty porridge coupled with chewy meatballs. However due to the fiery taste, the porridge is not for children. The Pork ribs porridge is less peppery ,the ribs are well marinated adn delicious.

The Ampang Yong Tau Foo consists of kangkong,bittergourd,redchilli ,bringal and fried wanton.It comes with a sambal chilli dip which they make themselves. The ingredients are fresh and tasty. The Braised Platter comes with juicy peanuts, braised pork ,tau pok, beancurd skins and beancurd puff. The Dry Bak Kut Teh chicken cubes comes with dried cuttlefish shreds.It is fried with Bak Kut Teh spices.The tender chicken pieces comes with small pieces of ladies finger.

The Pork Ribs Soup in a pot has 3 pieces of pork ribs kept warm.Not enough soup? Ask for more.the soup is tasty but the ribs could be cooked longer for it to be softer.The Pig's organ soup is flavourful and spicy.It has pieces of pig stomach and liver.Get a bowl of rice ,you will enjoy the dish better.

The pot of Flower and fruit tea comes with a warmer.It comes with a little glass cup for you to sip if things get too peppery.The longer the flowers and fruits stay in the pot ,the tastier it is. finish everything,don't waste the tea.

braised platter

special fruit and flower tea

sry bak kut teh chicken cubes

pork ribs porridge

minced meat with meatball poridge

ampang yong tau foo

assorted veg in sambal sauce

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Food tasting nite on 21 Oct organized by OpenRice at Aone BKT . They took over the place which used to house Boston Seafood Shack at Star Vista. As for the dishes, there were some hits and misses. This marks their maiden venture into the BKT biz, trying to marry and blend in with their expertise in porridge making. Porridge dishes such as Pork ribs porridge and Minced meat with meatball porridge were generally alright but other dishes such as Ampang Yong Tau Foo, Assorted Vegetables in Sambal sa

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Food tasting nite on 21 Oct organized by OpenRice at Aone BKT . They took over the place which used to house Boston Seafood Shack at Star Vista. As for the dishes, there were some hits and misses. This marks their maiden venture into the BKT biz, trying to marry and blend in with their expertise in porridge making. Porridge dishes such as Pork ribs porridge and Minced meat with meatball porridge were generally alright but other dishes such as Ampang Yong Tau Foo, Assorted Vegetables in Sambal sauce and Dry BKT chicken cubes could be further improved, in my opinion as there are better BKT outlets out there. Soups such as Pork Ribs soup and Pig Organ's soup were aright, but nothing to shout about.

Assorted Vegetables in Sambal Sauce

Dry Bak Kut Teh Chicken Cubes

Pig's Organ Soup

Ampang Yong Tau Foo

Braised Platter

Assorted Fruit and Flower Tea

Pork Ribs Porridge

Minced meat with meatball porridge

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This is the first dish i tried, the Bak Kut Teh (BKT) is the pepper type and full of OMMMNice and hotThe 2nd dish is also another porridge. It is make from the same stock so also hot, if the meat is slightly softer it would be perfectThe flower tea is nice and refreshing, the longer you let it simmer the nicer it taste, Have to be taken hotThe next dish to be is the nicest, the pork ribs soup, you can ask for the soup to be top up, it is not as hot as the porridge, i find the hottness just right

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Minced Meat with Meat ball porridge

This is the first dish i tried, the Bak Kut Teh (BKT) is the pepper type and full of OMMM

Nice and hot

Prk Ribs Porridge

The 2nd dish is also another porridge. It is make from the same stock so also hot, if the meat is slightly softer it would be perfect

The flower tea is nice and refreshing, the longer you let it simmer the nicer it taste, Have to be taken hot

The next dish to be is the nicest, the pork ribs soup, you can ask for the soup to be top up, it is not as hot as the porridge, i find the hottness just right

The braised platter is not bad, but it is also pretty standard

Ampang Yong Tau Foo

The Yong Tau Foo, is a nice side dish if you have a group of people eatting together

Pig organ soup is sweeter then the pork ribs becuase of the organs, nice dish for people who love organ

Dry BKT Chicken Cubes

The BKT chicken cube is quite special but it taste more like Kong Bau then BKT

Assosrted Veg in Sambal Sauce

The last dish the veg, it has a very nice Chinese name (the 4 Heavenly King), the English name needs to be changed.

Note: If you can select the hotness it would be nice and because you are eating soup based item, outdoor sitting can become very sweaty

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Bringing back to the familiar traditional taste, A-One Bak Kut Teh has recently opened their new outlet at Star Vista. The comfort ambience and family dining style experience of its local restaurant proud to claim themselvem as Singapore's First Claypot Bak Kut Teh Porridge. The menu is designed by the main concept of Pork design ! which related to their Signature of pork related dishes. Don't be SHIOK with A-ONE Pork menu, as on top of the typical local Bak Kut Teh, they also serve local delica

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Bringing back to the familiar traditional taste, A-One Bak Kut Teh has recently opened their new outlet at Star Vista. The comfort ambience and family dining style experience of its local restaurant proud to claim themselvem as Singapore's First Claypot Bak Kut Teh Porridge.

The menu is designed by the main concept of Pork design ! which related to their Signature of pork related dishes. Don't be SHIOK with A-ONE Pork menu, as on top of the typical local Bak Kut Teh, they also serve local delicacy such as Yong Tau Foo, Braised Platter and Assorted Vegetables.

Let's start with the Claypot Porridge, followed by the soup, braised dishes, and so on..

Minced Meat with Meat Ball Porride ($9.90 )
Teochew people knowns for their dishes of Teochew Porridge. It is the same as what the porridge being served at A-One : Well Known Teochew Porridge. The poridge was really great and peppery ! Literally melts in my mouth.
It is a watery porridge which is a bit of dry concept. The main delightful of its porridge is because they are using a Bak Kut Teh stock to prepare its delicacy. Cooking time takes about 45 mins thru a high pressure cooker with a mix of white pepper.

Pork Ribs Porridge ( $10.90)
Cooking concept is the same as Minced Meat Porridge. It is using white pearl rice and bak kut teh stock with a good combination of pepper, garlic, and spices. So, what makes its porridge different from the above is : it is more watery based porridge beside the pork ribs ingredients. Though the ribs was quite tender and fresh but i still prefer a dry based porridge so that i could taste the delicacy of porridge.

A-One Claypot Porridge was really SHIOK when the soup is still hot and the peperry stock is definitely melts your delight.

Pork Ribs Soup ($10.90)
After the porridge, now it is time for Bak Kut Teh ! Well the soup is same as porridge, it is peppery ! But don't be mixed up with Bak Kut Teh stock that served in porridge, This dishes is cooked in complex broth of herbal and spices, with a pleasant thick dark brown broth color as this is what tradition delicay Bak Kut Teh was introduced. The meat is supposed to be tender, but it is not. It would be a good complement dishes, if the pork ribs tender. Well ! The best time to eat Bak Kut Teh is always to have You Tiao (fried dough ) there !

Pig's Organ Soup ($9.90)
Using a Bak Kut Teh Peppery soup, same as pork ribs soup it needs 3 hours to done the broth. In the early morning like 6 am / 7 am they already prepare to cook the broth to its A-One standard. The fire was lighted on spot on the table. Doesn't it looks like steamboat feast ?? LOL. It is a good serving concept quality to preserve the food hot. The porky broth comes with liver, pig intestines, and pork slices. I don't eat liver so i am sorry to exclude out liver. Pig intestines are the most liked ! It is tender and meaty to eat.

Not forgetting about drink ! Assorted Fruit & Flower Tea ($7.90 )
Thank You A-One Bak Kut Teh to give a surprise drink ! A wonderful floral fragrance of non sugar tea. The dried fruits and flowers are brewed into the pot, giving a sweet taste of tea though it is sugarless. Recommended to its special drink it. The tea has Chinese Hawthorn tea, which has slight sourich touch that very good for digestion.

Braised Platter ( $ 14.90 )
Perfect braised platter of a tender bite. These dishes consist of pork, beancurd skin, beancurd puff, egg, and peanuts which have been simmered in a dark light soya sauce throughout a herbs ingredients.

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Ampang Yong Tau Foo
It comes with 3 size : Small ( $9.90 ) ; Medium ($14.90 ) ; Big ($18.90)
Do you know what is Ampang ? You have visited Malaysia, KL guess you know Ampang is one of the LRT station. I have never tried any of the Ampang taste before.

But so far, Its Homemade Ampang sauce is well served with the dishes yong tau foo dishes - beancurd skin, fried wanton, crispy tau foo, brinjal, tau pok, lady’s finger, bitter ground and tonnes of kangkong at the bottom drenched in Ampang gravy. Other than, Porridge and Bat Kut Teh, it is one of the dishes that people say "Should try the Ampang Yong Tau Foo.

Dry Bak Kut Teh Chicken Cubes ($12.90)
As far as the concern of Bak Ku Teh all are from Pork, now let's change to Chicken. A-One offered a Tender Chicken Bak Kut Teh Cubes which is still maintained the consistency of using Bak Kut Teh stock. Premium stock that being cooked together with dark soya sauce, dry chili and slices of cuttlefish makes the sweet, mild spicy gravy simmered into the dishes. They could improve on its gravy to make it more characteristics as i found that it is a bit too watery. As usually if the gravy is creamer would taste nicer

Assorted Vegetables in Sambal Sauce ( $10.90)
The assortment of greens - lady's fnger, long bean, egg plant, sweet pea, big ikan bilis are stirred with fried mince meat and sambal sauce. Saying that it is cooked with a sambal sauce which supposed to be oh well the fragrant ! but i didn't really taste the sambal sauce. It is too light and not spicy.

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Opened on 20 August, the multi-branch A-One Claypot House is now officially venturing into Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶, abbrev. BKT). This new concept of theirs is known as A-One Bak Kut Teh, and the branch at Star Vista is their first BKT themed eatery, which has taken over the now defunct Boston Seafood shack.DETAILSAccessibility: Approx. 3 mins walk from Buona Vista MRT Station (Exit C) LET'S EAT!All cooked with their signature Bak Kut Teh (BKT) stock recipe, which uses high grade white pepper for boili

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Opened on 20 August, the multi-branch A-One Claypot House is now officially venturing into Bak Kut Teh (肉骨茶, abbrev. BKT).

This new concept of theirs is known as A-One Bak Kut Teh, and the branch at Star Vista is their first BKT themed eatery, which has taken over the now defunct Boston Seafood shack.

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Approx. 3 mins walk from Buona Vista MRT Station (Exit C)

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All cooked with their signature Bak Kut Teh (BKT) stock recipe, which uses high grade white pepper for boiling and simmering for hours, they have churned out many BKT themed dishes, some of which we tried when we visited. Some were less peppery, some were more fiery.

Under the dishes cooked with their bak kut teh recipe, I liked the good ol' Pork Ribs Soup ($10.90) which was peppery. I also liked that the tender meat which was easy to remove from the bone.

Take the meat and dip it into their dipping sauce mixture: Sweet black sauce, chopped garlic and chilli padi. The taste is awesome.

I am a lover of Pig's Organs Soup. Surprisingly, if you order their Pig's Organs Soup ($9.90), they also cooked it with a less peppery version of their BKT stock. However, I can't say this is my favourite, because the peppery taste takes away the essence of the soup, somewhat.

If you want something more filling, try their BKT Pork Ribs Porridge ($10.90) and Minced Meat with Meat Ball Porridge ($9.90).

Like usual popular A-One porridge in other branches, the porridge here is cooked with pearl rice, which makes the porridge smooth, with softer grains. Both porridge is cooked with BKT stock for 45 minutes, using high pressure cookers.

Meat lovers, you can try the dry BKT Chicken Cubes ($12.90) and the Braised Platter ($14.90).

The Dry BKT Chicken cubes are interestingly similar to the Kung Pao chicken dish. But for their rendition, they used their BKT soup base to cook it. It's fragrant, with addition of thinly sliced dried cuttlefish.

The Braised Platter, on another hand, is similar to the assorted braised items that you would go with your kway chap. While the gravy is flavourful, I was a little bummed out that they didn't include pig intestines in this dish. Both dishes are great with rice.

For non-meat lovers, you can have a go at the Ampang Yong Tau Foo and Assorted Vegetables in Sambal sauce ($10.90).

For the Ampang Yong Tau Foo, it comes in 3 sizes: small ($9.90, medium ($14.90) and large ($18.90). Ours was the medium sized one, good for 2 - 3 pax.

The assorted vegetables feature, what A-One likes to call, the 4 'heavenly kings' of vegetables, namely: Sweet peas, eggplant, ladyfinger and long beans.

Overall, it is interesting that they have come up with this concept where most things can be cooked with a signature bak kut teh stock, but the control of the BKT flavour - more fiery, spicy, peppery or BKT prominent - are just a thin line from being different.

Hopefully, they have mastered controlling the flavours for various Bak Kut Teh dishes, because there must be an edge to the various dishes even if it is BKT themed. Importantly, flavours need to be kept consistent for its returning BKT loving customers.

This is an invited media tasting session.

(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)

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Date of Visit

2015-10-21

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