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Value 5 |
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Definitely over-rated. Big disappointment on Hai-Nan chicken rice. Food court in Chinatown does it better.
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maximumutility -
See my reviews 2 , 06 August 2010
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Food 8 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 7 |
Value 8 |
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Nice restaurant, with plenty of quality Singaporean options on the menu. Lots of spice too!
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waratahs -
See my reviews 6, 12 July 2010
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Food 10 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 7 |
Value 10 |
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Best Singaporean/Malaysian style food I've eaten in Sydney. Simply delicious food, very reasonably priced. I'd eat here every night if I could.
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Antonthagreat -
See my reviews 19, 07 July 2010
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Food 9 |
Ambience 6 |
Service 8 |
Value 9 |
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Best Singaporean food north of the bridge! It's not fancy but the food is amazing and authentic. We go every few weeks for a fix if the steamed chicken, greens and squid. It's always busy so make sure you book. Every time we eat there we see plenty of people walk in hoping to get a spot getting knocked back.
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markpod -
See my reviews 24, 22 June 2010
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Food 9 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 8 |
Value 8 |
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I love Singaporean food and living on the North always found it hard to drive all the way to Parramatta, Temasek, which is great but just a bit far. The food was great and reminded me of dishes I ate in my time in Singapore. The service comes with a smile too which also makes a difference. But the food was great. Will have to go back for the chilli crab as I missed out on it!
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deelight -
See my reviews 2, 16 May 2010
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Food 8 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 7 |
Value 5 |
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Having lived in Singapore for a long time, I admit that I miss Singaporean food sometimes. Especially the Hokkien mee and Hainanese chicken rice, my 2 favourites when I was living there. So when my friend went nuts after eating the hokkien mee, I told myself that I must try to eat there and so I did!
I've been there a few times ever since then, and the food has been consistently good. The hokkien mee is indeed worth the trip. It's very rich and fragrant with the prawn and pork stock. The fried shallots sprinkled on top is a bit 'wrong', but it's forgivable as the dish is so good! It's even better than what I had back in Singapore!
We also ordered the hainanese chicken rice. The steam chicken is, perhaps, one of the nicest I've had in Sydney so far. It's comparable to what one might have back in Singapore. The rice, though fragrant, can do with more tangible flavour. But again I must say, it's one of the better ones I've tried in Sydney. The only major letdown is the chili sauce that comes with it.
To me, the Hainanese chicken rice chili sauce is the key factor in the dish. So much that it deserves its own paragraph. The chili sauce found here is sweet and sour-vinegar, and not spicy-garlicky like what it's supposed to be! This garlic, chili sauce is the one that defines a plate of chicken rice. People choose their favourite chicken rice stall in Singapore based on the chili sauce served.
So, to find the inappropriate chili served with the chicken rice, it's totally disappointing for me. Why won't they go all the way? It's such a pity, especially when they have such good chicken!
Other dishes I'd recommend is the Squid Kechap Manis, Rendang (cos it's really tender!) and Char Kway Teow. I will avoid the hor fun, as I think it's grossly overpriced for what we're getting. The Spring Rolls is also nothing to rave about. I've been wanting to try to Oluak, but at $26.80, I have to re-think many times before finally ordering it, if ever.
I'll definitely go back there again to try other dishes and also to get my dose of hokkien mee and chicken rice. But I may bring my own chili from home for a more authentic experience.
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trufoodie -
See my reviews 13, 15 May 2010
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Food 8 |
Ambience 7 |
Service 7 |
Value 7 |
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Fantastic food, definitely a favourite in terms of the food itself. The caramelised calamari is ridiculously good, laksa, hainan also very good. Biggest negative is that they are expensive. And in terms of the restaurant itself, its not really a fine dining venue, just a pleasant place for good food.
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cjmoose -
See my reviews 10, 06 May 2010
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Food 8 |
Ambience 6 |
Service 7 |
Value 7 |
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I can see why the food in this restaurant may not suit everyone. It is pure Singaporean/Malaysian without compromise for 'western' customers. If you prefer to have the flavour of this cuisine to be toned down somewhat, to please your pallet, don't bother.
But if you enjoy the full-on experience of this food, this is the palce to go. Sure, they have subtle flovours as well, such as the singapore noodles, or the hainan chicken which is served at room temperature, but hey, how good does that taste, cooked to perfection.
I loved the special tamarind fish curry, sour and spicy, served with eggplant and fresh okra in the sauce, fantastic. It is not the cheapest place in town, but a lot cheaper than flying to Singapore, which is the next best option!
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peterk -
See my reviews 2, 27 April 2010
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Below Average |
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Food 3 |
Ambience 3 |
Service 7 |
Value 3 |
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Reading the below reviews tempted me to go and try out Ginger and Spice. Unfortunately, I could not at all relate my experience to what is said in other reviews and even if some people do like the food there is no way this place can get more than 3 for ambience. Anyway, we had the curry puff for entree, overcooked, hard and tasteless, ordered 2 noodle mains, one was above average the other a soy based dish was unedible. Jasmine tea was nice though.
When the waitress asked if everything was ok, I mentioned one of the noodles wasn't very nice but being polite I mentioned it might not be my type of dish, she replied by saying its a favourite. Well frankly if this is a favourite I'm speechless. Bill came to $57 for what I would compare to foodcourt quality food.
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jz_110 -
See my reviews 4, 13 April 2010
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Average |
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Food 7 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 6 |
Value 7 |
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Not bad at all. We went here with 3 other couples for the first time a few weeks ago. The speciality chicken which tetsuya swears by (apparently) was a little disappointing as it was just poached chicken with a typical oriental soy type sauce on the side. In saying that I had drunk about 8 tiger beers so I may have been partly to blame for the underwhelming effect it had on my pallet.
One improvement would be BYO beer also (see earlier tiger beer comment). Overall I found it to be above average in terms of a typical high street asian place and the prices were above average also, which is a bit cheeky considering they only accept cash.
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Markld -
See my reviews 5, 13 April 2010
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