V8 Café

We order fish and chips and salmon, food so so, service is slow, their fish and chips not so fantastic with normal vegs and potato wedges,salmon taste normal, nothing fantastic for the cooking method, very normal western food, soup only tastes normal, for this price, i could get better food elsewhere, the environment is good,just that quality of food can't make it. …Read More

This was my first time dining at V8 and the experience isn't very good. The staffs were unfriendly and very not attentive. Potato wedges with cheese. The dish is alright, nothing fantastic about it. The skin of the potato wedges is not crispy enough in my opinion.My main dish - fish and chips. Ordered this as it is a simple dish, its hard to go wrong. The fish were quite nice, without the "fishy smell". Overall, I find the food here really average and I will not return because of their bad service.…Read More

V8 cafe is located at a corner of Bugis Junction. Unless you have heard of it or happen to walk pass, chances are that you would not have seen it. Pop by for lunch during a weekday on 2 different occasions. Not too crowded. The most 70% occupied.Let's start with the first visit.As it was my first visit, the item that caught my eye was V8 Cafe Signature Dish. After all, the signature dish is the item that will be the differentiating factor.As it was during lunch time, the dish comes as a set along with soup and drink (Ice Lemon Tea).The soup of the day was Cream of Mushroom. Somehow what I notice was that it was half filled. Nothing comes free does it? =) It was a decent mushroom soup.In the V8 Cafe Signature Dish, the main item was the grilled chicken which was accompanied by whipped potato, coleslaw and carrots (boiled). The cheese did not overwhelmed the taste of the chicken. In fact, it complemented the taste. Inside, the chicken is tender and juicy. Outside the skin was crispy at the side. Thought that it was quite an average. But if it is the signature dish for V8 Cafe, then I will disagree as there is nothing special. You can get a similar item at other restaurants or western stalls in coffee shops.Overall, service and ambience was good. If you find the background music too loud, you can request for the volume to be lowered. Food wise it was average.Next will be on the 2nd visit. Again, similarly about 70% occupied.Ordered the Chicken Cutlet $8.80. As it was lunch time, the meal came along with soup of the day and drink (Barley).The soup of the day was Cream of Mushroom again. Was half-filled. This time the soup was not as decent as the previous time. It was quite salty.The Chicken Cutlet was served with salad and onion rings. Just 3 pieces of onion rings which were oily. The chicken cutlet was even more oily. Not a decent dish.Overall, service and ambience was good. But the food this time was way below average - terrible.Detailed review: http://foodiefc.blogspot.sg/2011/09/v8-cafe-bugis-junction_18.html…Read More

Ham and Mushroom Carbonara at less than $15! Rated: 8/10Love the awesome creamy texture of the carbonara. Totally love the creamy spaghetti and the smell of the ham Here's the soup of the day:The waiter told me that this is the 'Screaming Fish Soup', which I have no idea what is it. Think its some creamed fish soup. Haha! Ambiance is okay, quiet and peaceful. Too crowded during lunch hours, though.Service was not that good. Not enough waiters. And I've waited for almost 30 minutes for the food to be served.…Read More

I was at Bugis Junction with my boyfriend and we decided to try this cafe that we had walked past on previous occasions. It is tucked into an innocuous corner and didn't seem to promise much but there was a 20% discount on all items in the menu (only between 3- 5.30pm) so we gave it a try.Each main comes with a mushroom soup that contain salmon chunks and 2 sides (i.e. fries, potato wedges, potato salad, garden salad, onion rings). We ordered a grilled chicken chop with mushroom sauce and fish and chips. And an additional plate of fried calamari rings.LikesThe grilled chicken chop mushroom sauce had a certain oomph that I haven't tasted at other places before. The meat was also succulent and soft.DislikesA charge of 30 cents for a cup of ice water (that's probably from the tap). I feel restaurants should never charge patrons for water, especially when there is a 10% service charge.Spending: About $27 …Read More

V8 is located in quite a secluded corner in Bugis Junction which is quite easy to miss if you did pay heed to your surroundings. I went there because there is relatively less people on the weekday noon and we didn't want to wait since we are catching a movie later. I ordered the chicken cutlet. It comes with fries and some cabbage as well as the sauce for dipping the chicken/fries. The chicken cutlet is quite tasty, but a little too thin in my opinion. It would be better if the cut is larger. The fries are just normal, a little too cold. Overall, I would probably not come here again since there are many other choices in Bugis.…Read More

We are 5 gals having a gathering and gals talk at V8 cafe. Luckily we had made a reservation earlier, otherwise there was very crowded.We have ordered V8 Signature Dish, Sambal salmon with rice, Seafood spaghetti, Fish and Chips, Forest of Mauritius, Pizza and one side dish-calamari.The Signature dish is grilled chicken with their special sauce. All the western foods chosen have come with 2 side dish- we choose Onion Ring and Potato Wedges, The sambal rice was come with a Tom Yam soup. Most of the food standard were overall at average standard. But the Tom Yam soup taste was a bit weird for us. There is not typical taste as compared to other. Their potions of main dish is quite big and we "tried dying" to finish all the food.I'd recommend must have the Forest of Mauritius first once served, otherwise the soft shell crab is a bit fishy if it been cold,Their service is quite nice but I think should increase manpower during peak hour, because we have to wait a while for ordering food. Right now, they have 15% for Safra member and 10% for BOC credit card holder. …Read More

Long time never been here so we decided to dine here again. In the V8 Cafe Signature Dish, The main item was the grilled chicken which was accompanied by whipped potato, coleslaw and carrots (boiled). The cheese did not overwhelmed the taste of the chicken. The chicken was tender and juicy. Outside the skin was crispy at the side. Just 3 pieces of onion rings which were oily. Thought that it was quite an average. Overall, service and ambience was good.…Read More

We actually went there about a year ago after some party and we were very hungry. This is a retrospect review but it's still clear in our minds.Setting - not too hard to find. Seems to be a very packed place for dinner on a weekend. so we thought, so many people, must be good, right? WRONG.Value - not good since the quality and service wasn't particularly good at all!Service - terrible. Took AGES for our food and drinks and even just water to arrive at our table. Even taking our order we had to wait for about 15 minutes before someone took our order! Like almost forever. For food we waited about 30 minutes! And the drinks, 25 minutes! And the water 20 minutes! We almost walked out but we were too tired. The staff keep apologising but we were just getting more annoyed by the minute.Food/Drinks - we had a couple of alcoholic cocktails which we thought were great because we were so thirsty, the drinks were cold, and there must have been loads of sugar syrup in the drinks. We got a bit tipsy before we started on the food. Well, we were slightly tipsy and tired when we got there anyway. Plus the drinks were so colourful...We had their potato wedges which was alright. Pretty standard stuff. And when you're tipsy, fried foods taste really good. Oily and hot from the fryer.Had some Chicken thing which came with pita bread. Did not taste that good and the portion wasn't big at all. The price was pretty big though, for such low quality and quantity. The sides were pretty bad. Fries were rather yuck and the coleslaw was old.Grilled chicken with bacon and cheese wasn't that good either. I don't think we finished our food because it just wasn't very good. Dry and not fresh! A couple pieces of limp vegetables accompany your food but it's so soft it's like fake food!The soups obviously came out of a can. We didn't wait around for desserts and left the place as soon as possible. Not recommended due to the price not remotely reflecting the quality. Too expensive for such low quality food. and service. …Read More

I ordered the Chicken Baked Rice. It is nice, the generous amount of cheese on the rice is heavenly. But one thing for sure, you got to be patient to wait for this dish especially when it’s crowded on weekends. There’s this omelette which is not that bad too. I loved the oreo cheesecake and the aloe vera drink (dunno is it still in the menu)A great place value for money.…Read More

I passed by bugis junction with a friend recently and i thought, why not try V8 cafe?I have walked pass the entrance a few times before but haven't got a chance to try it till recently, when my friend recommended it to me.I ordered their specialty ( cheesy chicken) and they allowed me to change the sides.I was impressed by the rich flavour of the chicken as it was crispy yet chessy.I would recommend this place to anyone who want to try a restaurant anywhere near bugis.…Read More

always walked pass but never got the chance to trytill recently finally stepped in,haha The food are affordableservice was not prompt,still need to improvefood was average ,not bad,but a bit oily overall i rate 6/10…Read More

V8 Cafe is one of the popular youngters' hang out restaurant at Bugis area. @ V8 Cafe offer affordable western and asian food that best suit the students' budget. However I think their food are just alright and as good as what most of my friends have earlier told me. Their green curry is too salty and rice portion is too small. There are still rooms for improvement. My verdict: 6/10…Read More

One of the cheapest restaurant alternative that is available in Bugis Junction. Very worth the money, since their food actually taste decent, with friendly services and entertainment with movies shown on television. Ice water came immediately after ordering. I took the V8 signature dish, and i would say that it has both quality and quantity. Nothing can goes wrong with fried chicken topped with cheese. The baby carrot was boiled for too long though, and it was no longer sweet, which i think is quite wasted. It came with a complimentary soup of the day, which is not really worth the try but no complains there since it is complimentary. I was so full after the meal. …Read More

This is my second visit to V8 Cafe. Both visits left me wanting for more.The portion and prices were absolutely reasonable. Love their mocktails.Shirley Temple & Vanilla Blue are to die for There is entertainment too! Movies are shown on mounted TVs all around the restaurant... I even requested for the previous movie when I was there the second time around as I've missed the beginning of the movie.. LOL They have birthday ice-cream too. When they serve you the ice-cream, apparently they'll play the "Happy Birthday" song... So the entire restaurant knows it's your birthday.. :)Family oriented restaurant with clean baby-chairs and children cutlery. Safra members enjoy 15% disc on total bill. Go try them youself to believe...…Read More