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It had been quite awhile since I last visited the place. The menu had changed alot from what I last had. Besides the bar bites, the place also offers brunch menu during the weekend. It was recommended that reservation had to be made as the place get crowded during weekends. The place was easy to find as it was just a street away from the MRT station.The place was decorated in dark industrial look way. Although there was no service charge on the bill, there was GST on the bill. Remember to help y
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It had been quite awhile since I last visited the place. The menu had changed alot from what I last had. Besides the bar bites, the place also offers brunch menu during the weekend. It was recommended that reservation had to be made as the place get crowded during weekends. The place was easy to find as it was just a street away from the MRT station.
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The place was decorated in dark industrial look way. Although there was no service charge on the bill, there was GST on the bill. Remember to help yourself to the ice water on the shelf.
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COFFEE BALLER ($8.50+)
Macadamia Flavoured Espresso Ice Ball served with warm milk
Beware of the hot milk when pouring into the glass. It was a refreshing drink to have and one could adjust the richness of the drink to own's taste.
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Katsuo Butter Sprouts ($12+)
Brussel Sprouts, Katsuo Butter, Roasted Almonds
It looks simple, but it was filled with sweet, juicy, and nutty texture.
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Mac & Cheese Refined ($10+)
Emmental, Cheddar, Mozzarella Cheese, Crispy Breadcrumbs
Best had it while it was still hot and moist, else it became quite hard and dry. It was a cheese lover's favourite.
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The Refinery Zhng Burger EVM ($18+)
Crispy Double Chicken Cutlets, Slow-Grilled Brioche Burger Buns, Overdose of Signature Refinery Salted Egg Sauce, Served with Truffle Fries.
This item was available only for 3 July. I got to know about it when I saw the picture of it on instagram the day before. The dish took quite awhile to arrive. The truffle fries smelt great with the truffle oil smell, and was dry and crispy. The chicken cutlet was big in size, but would be better if it was a bit more juicy and overflowed with more sauce. I like my burger juicy and dripping with sauce.The salted egg sauce that served with it, was thick and rich, more like a paste.

Overall the food was not bad. The place was crowded but not too noisy.

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Date of Visit
2016-07-03
Dining Method
Dine In
Spending Per Head
$51.90 (Lunch)
Level4
The Refinery Singapore is a cafe / restaurant by day and bar by night, situated in an industrial area at the front of Jalan Besar / Lavender area, an unlikely spot for a lovely dining spot to be expected, but here it is - prettily monochromatic in its neat, clean-cut design complete with high ceilings and organised rows of seating arrangement. It double as a "workspace" in which one could rent a workspace for white-collared professionals to co-work together. How neat is that.... a co-working spa
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The Refinery Singapore is a cafe / restaurant by day and bar by night, situated in an industrial area at the front of Jalan Besar / Lavender area, an unlikely spot for a lovely dining spot to be expected, but here it is - prettily monochromatic in its neat, clean-cut design complete with high ceilings and organised rows of seating arrangement. It double as a "workspace" in which one could rent a workspace for white-collared professionals to co-work together. How neat is that.... a co-working space mooonlighting as a cafe/ bar / restaurant.
Salted Egg Onion Rings
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For food, we shared an appetiser of Salted Egg Onion Rings (SGD$12.00) - the idea was interesting and refreshing, since everyone is wild about salted-egg items these days. The battered onion rings were crispy and one could easily spot the generous strips of onion within the rings; however the salted egg flavour was light to non-existent. Maybe it wasn't dipped with the salted egg before being deep-fried, since the Salted Egg Custard was served on a separate side saucer? We doused it over the onion rings and could thereafter taste the creamy salted egg coating.
Spicy Mee
$12
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The Spicy Mee (SGD$12.00) with pulled pork, pork balls, homemade sambal chilli, sesame seeds, pork lard and signature 72 degree onsen tamago egg. The menu description reminded me of Kin Kin Dry Chilli Pan Mee (review here), and to be frank, it did not differe much in appearance and taste - as déclassé as this may sound. Don't get me wrong, I love the Kin Kin Pan Mee a great lot, so this was utterly delicious to me - the curly noodles were springy in texture (aka "QQ"), the chilli was substantial so flavours exploded deliciously in the mouth; the pulled pork strips were tender and saccharine in flavour. The onsen egg was tossed evenly into the noodle adding a velvet touch as well as sweetness to the dish - even for a carbo-avoider like me, I kid you not when I tell you I finished every single bite of this dish.

For full review and more detailed information, please feel free to visit:
http://thearcticstar.blogspot.sg/2016/02/brunch-at-refinery-restaurant-bar-jalan.html

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Spending Per Head
$20 (Lunch)
Recommended Dishes
Spicy Mee
$ 12
  • Mocha
  • Iced Chocolate
  • Salted Egg Onion Rings
  • Teriyaki Chicken Don
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Full Review on http://www.nahmj.com/2015/12/28/the-refinery-singapore-jalan-besar-singapore/At The Refinery Singapore, three menu were offerred; Dinner for Monday to Saturday, Lunch for Weekdays and Brunch for weekends. I visited on a Sunday for Brunch.Teriyaki Chicken Don was a bowl consisting of Seasoned Japanese Rice on the bottom (which tasted more like plain white rice), topped with 48 Hours Marinated & Sous Vide Chicken Thigh (like the Chinese Braised Chicken), Creamy Corn Salad, Signature
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Full Review on http://www.nahmj.com/2015/12/28/the-refinery-singapore-jalan-besar-singapore/

At The Refinery Singapore, three menu were offerred; Dinner for Monday to Saturday, Lunch for Weekdays and Brunch for weekends. I visited on a Sunday for Brunch.

Teriyaki Chicken Don was a bowl consisting of Seasoned Japanese Rice on the bottom (which tasted more like plain white rice), topped with 48 Hours Marinated & Sous Vide Chicken Thigh (like the Chinese Braised Chicken), Creamy Corn Salad, Signature 72 Degree Onsen Tamago, Roasted Sesames. It is a after all a comfort bowl of rice.

Chendol Mando Milkshake was with gula melaka, red bean, green jelly, coconut cream, vanilla gelato topped with ondeh ondeh, whipped cream, mini chocolate covered coconut candy. A pity it doesn’t really taste like Chendol as I was expecting.

I ended my meal with a Cappuccino. A full body with medium acidity.
Teriyaki Chicken Don
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Cappuccino
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Chendol Mando
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Date of Visit
2015-11-29
Dining Method
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Recommended Dishes
Teriyaki Chicken Don
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 It is so contemporary and when I just went there I thought it serves western cuisines, not until I saw the sake in the store.The mixed style of Japanese food gives traces of modern taste to The Refinery.  The high ceiling made the whole place very comfortable.Although it's yakitori supposedly the main role of the restaurant, it's salted egg onion rings are unforgettable.  If the yakitori is a smaller bite sizes it would be almost perfect.  The small untraditional ramen is also very delicious. T
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 It is so contemporary and when I just went there I thought it serves western cuisines, not until I saw the sake in the store.

The mixed style of Japanese food gives traces of modern taste to The Refinery.  The high ceiling made the whole place very comfortable.

Although it's yakitori supposedly the main role of the restaurant, it's salted egg onion rings are unforgettable.  If the yakitori is a smaller bite sizes it would be almost perfect.  The small untraditional ramen is also very delicious. 

The waiters are also very smart and fast.  Great.
Ramen with quail eggs
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Yakitori
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Onion rings with salted egg sauce
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Quail eggs - very good surprise
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Twisted animation characters
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Ramen with quail eggs
Onion rings with salted egg sauce
Quail eggs - very good surprise
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2014-12-27 82 views
I am invited to a preview of this new place. It is a 3-in-1 concept by The General Company (the same folks behind Tyrwhitt General Company) and Architology which consists ofa kitchen serving yakitori on the first floor,a bespoke cocktail bar on the second floor, manned by head bartender Eugene Chua (formerly from Ah Sam Cold Drink Stall ),A workspace area for craftsman or designer on the third floor.The workspace area is quite interesting as it is used to conduct workshops with trainers sometime
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I am invited to a preview of this new place. It is a 3-in-1 concept by The General Company (the same folks behind Tyrwhitt General Company) and Architology which consists of
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a kitchen serving yakitori on the first floor,
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a bespoke cocktail bar on the second floor, manned by head bartender Eugene Chua (formerly from Ah Sam Cold Drink Stall ),
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A workspace area for craftsman or designer on the third floor.
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The workspace area is quite interesting as it is used to conduct workshops with trainers sometimes fly in from overseas. There is living room, workstation area, craft area where silk screen artwork is done and a glass room for heavy noisy stuffs such as hammering.
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When we reach the first floor, the beauiful mural painting captured everyone's attention.
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The stools by the wall are very unique too, with wheel like structure under them.
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The dining in area has a simple and clean look, surrounded by unqiue stools around.
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Menu is a stack of papers held by a wooden clip board.
SouthSide
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Signature Cocktail Drink : SouthSide ($20)
Hendrick's Gin, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup, Fresh Mint
It tastes light and refreshing.
Chicken High
$6
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Chicken High ($6 for 2 skewers)
Classic chicken thigh on a skewer, marinated and grilled, juicy and tender, glazed with home-made tare sauce.
Tastes a bit too salty for me, although it is tender.
Shiok Bak
$6
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Shiok Bak ($6 for 2 skewers)
Dry cured then traditionally roasted pork belly slab, moist and tender meat, crispy crackling skin, served with house-made fermented bean curd sauce & roasted sesame seeds.
Prefer the skin to be more crispy crackling. The fat is lacking of the melt in the mouth texture.
Skirt Steak
$8
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Skirt Steak ($8 for 2 skewers)
24 hour marinated beef skirt steak, rich & fragrant yellow pear & soy marinade with aromatics, grilled till tender, served with roasted garlic puree or honey whole grain mustard.
The steak is served middle rare and some may feel it is a bit raw. It is quite tender and flavourful.
Refinery Rice Bowl
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Refinery Rice Bowl ($6)
Flavourful Japanese Rice, slow-cooked and shredded pork collar with a brown sugar glaze, signature 1 minute "Onsen" egg, soy & sherry prickled shiitakes, pickled ginger, topped with tare sauce
Although each of the items tastes quite salty on their own, when mixed together, it actually tastes quite nice.
shiitakes
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shiitakes
The mushroom is lightly seasoned and tastes quite juicy.
Chicken Mid Joint
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Chicken Mid Joint

Overall the food is average and the menu is limited. But it is just the preview and there is more to come. Quite an interesting concept place. I can imagine that it will be super popular when it opens for business
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Date of Visit
2014-12-06
Dining Method
Dine In
Type of Meal
Dinner
Dining Offer
Tasting Event
Recommended Dishes
SouthSide
$ 20
Refinery Rice Bowl
$ 6