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2013-04-12
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After reading an online review testifying that this restaurant offers mammoth servings, I made a reservation instantly to celebrate my colleagues' promotions. And what a HUGE disappointment it turned out to be! With "hindsight" that they served "mammoth servings", we decided to do away with group servings, and ordered individual servings instead. My goodness! How pathetic they looked when the food arrived! First off, it was the Mohamed Sultan Meter Dog dish that was highly raved about. My col
After reading an online review testifying that this restaurant offers mammoth servings, I made a reservation instantly to celebrate my colleagues' promotions. And what a HUGE disappointment it turned out to be! With "hindsight" that they served "mammoth servings", we decided to do away with group servings, and ordered individual servings instead. My goodness! How pathetic they looked when the food arrived!
First off, it was the Mohamed Sultan Meter Dog dish that was highly raved about. My colleague ordered an individual serving and when it arrived, I can't tell the difference between that and those served at a hot dog stand (you can purchase a few more buns for the latter at the same price you pay for the former! ). It's just a normal hot dog bun, that came with salad! Imagine paying heftily for a group portion - it'll simply be normal food x 4 or 5! Waste of money!
The Australian Angus Burger (only saving grace) was served next, and thankfully it was served in a decent portion. This was quickly followed by Chicken & The Sea (paella), which my colleague saw and ordered a "Hot Dog Bun" instantly as she knew she wouldn't be full from it. The Confit Duck Puff was ordinary (no comments from my colleague), while the Potato Gnnochi looked like a spaghetti mishap!
I ordered the 12 Hour Slow-Cooked Pork Belly and if this was meant to be exquisite, it wasn't! Would pit our normal Pork Belly Bun from coffeeshop steamers against it, and our "Kou Rou Pau" would beat it flat in terms of flavour! No comments about the poached egg on top of the meat but I certainly want to flag out the mashed potato (you didn't see it, did you? Yes, that slick of paste is IT!". Appalling!
If individual servings do not satisfy, what more in "mammoth servings"?? Not to mention if we had ordered "mammoth servings", we'd probably still leave "un-full"!!
We finished our meal, and left dissatisfied. It was so disappointing that we wondered if we had ordered an additional main course each, would it fill us? Probably not!
Total Cost: ~ $160-$170 for 6 pax (overpriced!)
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