Came by this place after Guan's abalone noodles was closed. Had to wait up to 30min for the claypot rice so we opted for ala carte dishes and plain rice (50cents each) instead. ordered the usual favourites like the lotus root duck $10, french bean with shrimps $8 and a salted vege toufu soup $6. As usual the duck was fantastic, with the sauce going so well with the rice. The french bean is also crunchy and the fried shrimps complements it. The soup was a little let down though, had expected those that was boiled for long in the porcelain bowl type but turn out its instant cooked ones. Total bill was $25 for 2 pax. I did not opt for the wet tissue as it was chargeable. Roadside parking lot is foc after 5pm, i think they actually hv free parking tie up with one of the "hui guan" at another lorong. if you can't find a lot, do check with them on that.

This joint is supposed to be inspired by indie cafes in japan, perfect for that afternoon quiet meal. With its nice decoration within its interior, it actually helps one's mind relax. The 2nd floor i heard is also good for hosting small functions. I like their menu design, done like a caricature style IMO.

I ordered the chicken a la cordon bleu $17.90 and an ice latte for lunch. Its a classic fried chicken breast with succulent ham and cheese ham filling, greens on the side. Presentation wise it was above average and the chicken dish was looking nice golden brown. But i felt it actually loses out to charly-t one, the accompanying sauce also does not compliment the chicken. The ice latte drink was average. Like mentioned earlier, i think its the relaxing ambiance that makes the whole experience better. My friend had the all day breakfast and mint tea. total bill adds up to be $49.10. If i were to gripe on something, its that the waitress make me walk to the counter to pay and not sending the bill to the customer. I know its just 2 steps away but that will go a long mile for good customer service.

I think nowadays you can only find such cow shape metal hotplate at neighborhood coffee shop, at least Char Grill Bar seems to be growing strong and sure hopes it stays. My order of Prime Black Pepper Steak came simple, just with onions as base to prevent overcooking and tasteful sauce on the meat. It comes with 2 sides which is usually served separately, mashed potato and onion rings my choice. Its only 4 pieces though . At $10.80 only, I would say its really a no frills meal, the meat is nice and juicy, yes I know its frozen meat but hey it fulfills the craving!

It is food outing like this that make me feel reviews platforms are important as it allows everyone including the restaurant owners to know about how well things are running at the shop. Pop by after lunch for a milk tea and kaya toast (heehee had a craving despite finishing lunch). The place is slightly dim abut is nicely decorated with cubicle seats and normal rectangular tables as well. The shock came when i was pulling out the green arm chair and saw strains of hair and paper bits on it. On closer look, i realized all the chairs were in similar condition, oldish and slightly stained but to have rubbish on it is quite a turn off. But i did not make a big fuss out of it, hesitated for 2 secs then decided to just sweep the hair and paper bits onto the floor. It took a while for my kaya toast to arrive as it was left at the counter and i had to signal one of the staff to send it to me, it was left there for more than 2 minutes actually. From far the toast bread already look weird and was further confirmed when served to me. Not the usual xin wang standard i was telling myself. Anyway proceeded to cut the toast up with fork and knife, that's where the disappointment happened, the bread apparently had a charred section, so bad that when i cut it up, the charred portion was also seen on the inner sides. it was obvious that kaya was spread over it to cover it. i wouldn't mind that its well done but at least scrap away the charred portion before adding the kaya etc. I immediately alerted the restaurant manager about it and told him to just charge me for the drink. I must applaud him for remaining calm and waiving off my milk tea charges. I do hope the kitchen staff work with him to prevent this from happening again. As for the interior and condition of the chairs, i certainly hope the management will do something about it. Having gripe so much, i must still say i love xin wang for its ambiance and food variety but if the quality is to continue to go south, its seriously going to lose more customers. Nevertheless thumbs-up for the nice milk tea.

have always wondered the difference between this stall and the race course road one so decided to pop by for lunch today. coupon parking is just beside lor 34. Guan's noodle is the shop beside tiong bahru bao. The place is like a coffeeshop style but with simple and nicely furnished wooden tables and chairs. both round and rectangle tables are available. Yr orders will be taken at your table. First look at the menu, pretty similar to Ah nan but they do have some very interesting side dishes like eggplant, baby abalones, fried fish skin etc. I proceeded to order the signature abalone noodle which cost around $6.50. drinks i ordered the ready paced chrysanthemum ginseng. When i saw the other table ordered fish skin, i decided to get this $4 side dish as well.

when the noodles were delivered, 1st impression it looks pretty much the same with the stick of 3 pieces of abalone on a satay stick skewer. on closer observation it seems to beat ah nan in its ingredients mixed. The 3 abalone were nicely cut meaty portion. there was one prawn, one yu jiao, bah chor, lean meat, fried pork lard, green lettuce and 1 fried fish ball. i like it that the noodles were not over cook and the sauce mix was not too oily. The ingredients went well with the mee pok as well. it was above average for me. The chilli offered is the soy sauce infused red cut chilli. i like this type that has been infused for long as it will not be too spicy. But the soup was the one that is surprising...it was flavorful and sweet, almost wanted to order another bowl, hopefully they did not use too much msg. The soup is definitely 1 level up most other stalls i've been too. maybe i will try the dumpling soup next time with rice, should be a nice eat. The fried fish skin was also delightful, fried on the spot as i can taste the crunchy and crispiness in it. too bad they do not offer mayonnaise as a dip, but it still taste good eating i standalone or dipping onto the noodle sauce.

i'm happy i had a good lunch.