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2013-07-01
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After the success of Cookyn Inc, private chef Mervyn Phan set out to set up a warm, cosy environment where people could meet and share awesome good food. The result: GRUB.Located at Bishan Park, GRUB doesn't look like much from afar, especially when the blinds are down in an attempt to ward off the heat. Outwardly, it was just this grey block sitting amidst the surrounding greenery. One of the few things that really stuck out a mile during my visit to GRUB was the wait - nearly 1 hour long, wit
Located at Bishan Park, GRUB doesn't look like much from afar, especially when the blinds are down in an attempt to ward off the heat. Outwardly, it was just this grey block sitting amidst the surrounding greenery. One of the few things that really stuck out a mile during my visit to GRUB was the wait - nearly 1 hour long, with no shelter available whatsoever once the sun went directly overhead.
Dispensing my first piece of foodie advice: If you are looking at a late weekend brunch, don't. Not unless you have a sure-fire way to get into the restaurant without much waiting.
And maybe it's because of the throngs of customers, service standards at GRUB was in no way adequate either. It took nearly 5 mins starting the moment we were ushered to our seats for a waiter to pass us the menu. The table was still littered with the remains of the previous diners if I may add.
Grumbling aside, the air-conditioned interior of the restaurant was a welcome reprieve from the sweltering heat from the outside. I liked the brick feature wall adorned with an assortment of posters lit up by a single bulb.
Crispy Fish Burger - $11The fish burger would probably be the burger you see most people ordering. A gleaming burger top sandwiching a delectable looking fillet long enough to stretch miles outside the burger is rare indeed. The usual complaint of not finding the fish in between your bread is simply non-existent here. Couple that with the fake that they use Hake instead of Dory at GRUB, I was pretty happy with the burger.
Belgian Waffle with dark chocolate ice cream - $8 Simple, plain, unpretentious. It's a good ol' waffle toasted to perfection with a delightful scoop of dark chocolate ice cream. A tad expensive at $8, but I'll give them that.
Churros with dark chocolate or creme anglais dip - $8Waaaay overkill with the sugar. Entire sticks of churros look as if they had every square mm of surface area plastered solid with sugar. It was to the extent that I could not really detect the original flavour of the snack through all that sugar crystals.
Quick Fix: Get your hands dirty yourself and start swabbing each churro of sugar before proceeding with the dips. That's quite nice enough.
Chef Phan's celebrity status locally has indeed drawn the crowds. But whether or not GRUB deserves the gourmet bistro status still remains to be seen, with a fair amount of hits and misses alike. Personally, while I don't mind visiting again to try other dishes on the menu, I really wouldn't want to go through that amount of waiting again.
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