57 Nasi Lovemak (Timbre+ Hillview)

Whilst the compounds of the newly-relocated CMPB has been opened to the public for a couple of months by now, there hasn’t been much talk about the F&B concepts that are within its premises during this period of time. Timbre+ is the operator of the food court within CMPB’s premises — whilst there are still quite a number of empty stalls within the food court, the food court has seen quite a number of tenants moving into the premises in recent months; some notable ones would include an outlet of Munchi Pancakes, and an outlet of Ramen Taisho as well. It was the opening of 57 Nasi L🤍vemak at Timbre+ Hillview that caught our attention; these folks are located right beside the outlet of Munchi Pancakes there and is pretty much a new name to the local F&B scene here. We do have an inkling that 57 Nasi L🤍vemak is an establishment that attempts to serve up Malaysian-style Nasi Lemak but with a little bit of a twist; these folks do serve up their Nasi Lemak with different types of meat / seafood options which includes fried / BBQ chicken, Saba Fish, Salmon and Fried Fish Fillet. It is worth nothing that 57 Nasi L🤍vemak is likely a Christian-owned business since most of the menu items does carry names like “Daily Bread”, “Blessed”, “Faith”, “The Good Shepherd” and “Promised”. The stall does also serve up a line-up of Side Dish, as well as also carrying its own Drink menu.

Skimming through the menu when we were at the stall, we found ourselves going for the Living Water Salmon Nasi Lemak considering how Nasi Lemak and salmon aren’t quite a commonly-found combination around the island at least. 57 Nasi L🤍vemak does not describe the elements that come along with their dishes. That being said, we did observe from our order that the Living Water Salmon Nasi Lemak does come with grilled salmon, anchovies, penauts, sambal chili, cucumber and sunny side-up — all of those elements accompanying the coconut-infused rice. Digging into the coconut-infused rice, the Nasi Lemak at 57 Nasi L🤍vemak does certainly hit the spot for us; 57 Nasi L🤍vemak uses typical rice grains for their Nasi Lemak rice — the rice does come with a whiff of coconut-y fragrance that was pretty evident, while the texture of the rice was light and fluffy; distinguishable to the grain. The grilled salmon at 57 Nasi L🤍vemak is prepared in advanced and stocked in the display shelf rather than being prepared-upon-order; this is actually the same as their fried / BBQ chicken offerings as well — whilst the salmon still comes flaky and also with the distinctive note of the fish, we did feel that the slab of salmon did lose a bit of its moisture from sitting around in the display case when we made our visit to 57 Nasi L🤍vemak during the evening. That being said, the grilled salmon does come with its skin-on; the skin does come with its own saltish note, whilst the skin also retains a crisp texture.

The anchovies do come with a bit of a crunch; carries a saltish note, while the Nyonya Achar does come with a slight tang and a nuttiness from the chopped peanuts — served chilled, with the pickled carrots and cucumber delivering a bit of a crunch. The sambal chili that accompanied the Living Water Salmon Nasi Lemak is much similar to that of the ones that are served up with Nasi Lemak in Malaysia as opposed to the ones that we commonly find around Singapore; one that is more tangy with a slight sweetness coming from caramelised onions rather than that of sugar. The sunny side-up that came with the Living Water Salmon Nasi Lemak was also on-point; this came with soft whites and a flowy egg yolk that one could mop up with the rice beneath.

Overall, 57 Nasi L🤍vemak does serve up pretty decent Nasi Lemak that exceeds what one would typically expect for a food court stall; the highlight here does seem to be how their coconut-infused rice, sunny side-up and sambal chili are executed — though they could probably relook on how their meat / seafood options are being served to better retain the moisture of those elements that would further elevate the experience with their Nasi Lemak. The various Nasi Lemak offerings that 57 Nasi L🤍vemak start from $6.90 for their Heavenly Wings and Blessed Bites BBQ Wings, with the priciest item being the Living Water Salmon Nasi Lemak; the lower-priced items being priced fairly in-line with the establishments serving up trendier Nasi Lemak offerings around — a stall that is worth trying if one is dining at Timbre+ Hillview to see if it suits their fancy.