Five Izakaya Bar (Raffles Place)

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Lunch today was at Five Izakaya Bar @ Collyer Quay (formerly known as Hitachi Towers); had thought the colleagues were joking when they suggested having beer over lunch at first. Anyway, by day, this area is a Rice Bar, with a variety of burgers and rice sets (don) to serve the lunch crowds properly. One has to place their orders at the counter.Most of us ended up with ½ pint of Beer (SGD$5.00) each, Asahi, I think, a rather smooth soother on a hot day.One of us tried the Ebi Curry Don (SGD$10.5

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Most of us ended up with ½ pint of Beer (SGD$5.00) each, Asahi, I think, a rather smooth soother on a hot day.

One of us tried the Ebi Curry Don (SGD$10.55), with crispy fried battered prawns and nice Japanese potato curry, thick and rich in texture.

*V had Teriyaki Don (SGD$10.00) – same as the previous time when she was here because she recalled it as being good. The chicken thigh was still kind of crispy on the outside despite being doused with teriyaki sauce, adding some notes of sweetness to the savoury dish.

I chose the Mapo Don (SGD$12.95) – spicy tofu with minced meat, simply because usually I like mapo dishes. I was expecting the tender cubes of tofu, reddish gravy and a delicious spicy flavor draped nicely over the (supposed) pearl rice. Instead, I was disappointed to see the brown mess on top of my rice. The gravy had congealed into a thick, sticky goo and was not spicy at all. The only things I managed to pick through and eat were the tofu cubes and a bit of rice (the portion that wasn’t covered up in the gooey concoction).

For full review and more detailed information, please refer here, thanks:
http://thearcticstar.blogspot.sg/2015/06/lunch-at-five-izakaya-rice-bar.html

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

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Think $5 will get you merely a glass of beer if you actually make it to happy hour?

Perfect for the perpertual late comers - FIVE Izakaya is where you can find your tipple served at only $5 throughout the night and where you do not have to rush your socks off to make it to Happy Hour.

Although they were open since May 2010, my mates and I only stumbled upon this watering hole sometime last week. We were pleasantly surprised when our half pints of Asahi cost us only $6 (yup gst) at 1030pm. We asked the waitress at the bar and found out they open till midnight daily, with the exceptions on Sat where they open till 6pm and sundays where they are closed.The bottled beers too were cheap and marketed in buckets or 4 or 5 bottles for $40.

Appreciate music? Well, a life band performs several sets from Mondays to Fridays and when the band isn't on . The good music is a draw too, think Radiohead and some soft rock.

Check out fivebar.sg for more. It's a great place to unwind over music and drinks with a bunch of friends. Better still if you work just nearby.

Conveniently located at 16 Collyer Quay, #01-05B Singapore 049318 (formerly Hitachi Towers) Directly opposite Fullerton Bay Hotel (Clifford Pier) and One on the Bund Carparking at Hitachi Towers is $3.21 per entry after 5pm Raffles Place MRT station is a short 3 minute walk away and the taxi stand is right outside the bar!