Used to be one of my favourites, but quality has been dropping/inconsistent in the last few years - the basmati rice is no longer as fragrant or well cooked as before, kinda overcooked as the rice grains broke apart fairly easily. Prices have been steadily increasing as well. Sigh.
Rating: 3 / 5
Can't find quality indian rojak anywhere else! Prices are quite affordable still, variety of ingredients is quite wide, everything freshly prepared and the sauce is awesome.
Rating: 4.5 / 5
One of my go to places for beef hor fun (both wet & dry)! Portions are huge, prices are really affordable. Great quality!
Rating: 4 / 5
One of my go to places for beef hor fun (both wet & dry)! Portions are huge, prices are really affordable. Great quality!
Rating: 4 / 5
Great selection of craft beer! Will return another time to try the bar bites - the chicken & waffles looks really enticing! 😋
Decent local coffee. Will return to try their charcoal toasted bread! 🙂
Service was surprisingly good. Lady boss was offering us more complimentary fries, even though the steak already came with alot of fries. Steak was decent and cooked to medium-rare as per our preference. With that said, the cut isn't a good steak cut, so it was alot more chewy than we would have preferred. Would definitely go back again with Burpple Beyond 1-for-1 🙂
Rating: 3.5 / 5
Well roasted char siew & shao rou, with nice char & crispy skin respectively. But the meats are just way too fatty to the point it gets kinda too gelat after a few pieces each. Prices are also a tad bit on the higher side compared to other good roast meats places, but its definitely not expensive. Would eat it if I'm in the area and if the queue is not too long.
Rating: 3.75 / 5
As mentioned in my other post, I still prefer the dry BCMs, but its definitely customary to get the soup version @ Bedok 85. And if I'm there, I'll go for Seng Hiang over Xing Ji.
The broth, meatballs, bachor, they're all just more flavourful than its neighbour (not that Xing Ji is not good). I just personally prefer stronger flavours. Perhaps the Xing Ji one would bode better when I'm sick and need a comfort bowl of soup noodles? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Rating: 3.75 / 5
If I wanted BCM, I'd go for the dry version. But at Bedok 85, I guess its customary to have the soup version instead.
Comparing this to Seng Hiang, this is more mild in taste. Meatballs and bachor was nicely cooked. But overall, nothing awesome, just good.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
This is clearly in a different league, and I think it can be quite polarising. I believe they are using a very old wok, coupled with the charcoal to fry the hokkien mee, there's a super distinct smokiness that's unparalleled. Its not even wok hei anymore, its really very special in my opinion, like wok hei plus charcoal steamboat aroma. However, I believe this may be the polarising aspect, the extreme smokiness might favoured by some but not so by others.
Regardless, I'm super mind blown by this. This hokkien mee is simply on its pedestal, even the brother stall Lor 29 Geylang Hokkien Mee can't compare with Swee Guan.
Rating: 6 / 5 (Yes, I'm giving this a six out of five 😂)
One of the best hokkien mee so far! Broth used was really good - nice balance of prawn & pork stock. Ingredients are also relatively fresh and nicely cooked/integrated with the entire dish. Would definitely come back for more albeit the relatively more expensive price tag of $6 (for the smallest serving).
Rating: 4.5 / 5
Side notes: Would be very interested in comparing this with the "sister" stall, Swee Guan. I believe both owners are brothers that learnt how to cook hokkien mee from their father, the OG hokkien mee hawker (supposedly).