Fortunately, my friend organized a brunch meet up and we met at this place. It was actually quite a big building. A lot of tables and seats indoors and outdoors. The decorations was really old and almost antique-like. The place was clean and there were quite a lot of people already there.
My girlfriend and I were not very hungry, so we just got a Mussels and Clam Soup, Mac and Cheese, a small pot of tea for me and a banana milkshake for her.
The food took some time to come, but I guess it is understandable due to the crowd. When the Mac and Cheese and Soup arrived, I was actually quite disappointed. They were in the "To Share" section of the menu but the portion was actually very small. My soup seemed to be in a big pot but it was only half filled and there were so many clam shells in the soup. I rather not have the shells in it and have more soup instead. First, lets talk about the Mac and Cheese. This Mac and Cheese is $15 and the portion is seriously ridiculously small. They claimed that it was a triple cheese combination but the amount of cheese in it was MISERABLE. There was seriously so little cheese in it. Even Kenny Rogers serves better Mac and Cheese at 1/3 the price and in the same portion size. This was really sad so I was hoping my soup would be better. But before my soup, my friends' appetizers came and I tried a few pieces of Fried Portobello Mushrooms and Fried Calamari. These tasted good. I guess it is fried and if you serve bad fried food, it is time you wrapped up your business. So yup, there were no problems with the appetizers.
Now, my Mussels and Clam soup. This costs $18. The serving was fine. I guess it would be fine for two people. It did taste quite good at the beginning. But as you go on sipping, it gets really salty. It was really really salty. Most at the table had a taste and all said it was very salty. Disappointed again, but I just drank it because it was really hot and I really wanted to have something hot. As I was finishing up with my soup, I bit onto sand. I HATE SAND IN MY FOOD. Why is there sand in my soup?? From the clams and mussels? Don't they wash them before cooking? I guess the sand could be from the insides of the clams and mussels when they open up while cooking but why don't they make the effort to strain out the sand before serving. This was ridiculous but I was in no mood to argue, so I just chilled and had a good time with my friends.
My friends seemed to have enjoyed their food. Some had burgers, pizzas, pasta and so on. But I can't say anything on those since I did not try them.
Oh, one more point. My girlfriend loves Banana and Strawberries Milkshake. They serve both of these here but not mixed. I asked the waitress if we can have one with bananas and strawberries, she said sorry it is not possible. Honestly, I have made milkshakes before and it is not rocket science. If a customer has a simple special request like this, you remove some bananas and add some strawberries into the blender. Is that so difficult?
Overall, this is a great place to chill. Nostalgic feel with a very good ambience. But food is EXTREMELY OVERPRICED, portions are very small and both dishes my girlfriend and I ordered had major problems. In all, I spent about $53 for both of us for pathetic portions of bad food. Will I go back to this place again? NO. Why? I rather have a $40 buffet just down the road at Changi Village Hotel or spend $15 at the coffee shop beside the hotel and eat my fill.
SimpleMakan
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