Sweet and Sour Pork is a must-order at zichar stalls for my family and East Bistro just aced it with their rendition of Iced Sweet and Sour Pork ($18[S], $27[M], $36[L]). 🌟🌟🌟
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This is definitely something different from what you get elsewhere as the tomato-based sauce has been cleverly swapped up by hawthorne sauce. 💕 This dish leans towards the sweet side, which I personally felt would be better if it was more tangy for a balance. The deep-fried pork, however, was well-executed - crispy skin and not overly tough. 😋
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What is the purpose of the ice, u may ask. Well, it lent a helping hand in securing the sauce onto the meats & retaining the crisp, while the pork remained warm inside. ✔ What an ingenious idea! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

By far the best popiah in Singapore. And believe me, I've tried many. The skin is faultlessly soft and chewy, and bursting with a flavourful stewed turnip filling. It is further elevated with the addition of crispy rice bits, slices of hard boiled egg, fried shallots, and tied together with a spread of sweet black sauce mixed with fiery chilli. It normally comes with garlic, but I always request to omit it because the potency of raw garlic just doesn't sit well with me. I think it's a steal at $2.50/roll given the number of ingredients and the effort required to make the individual components. Service is brisk and non-nonsense, but the owner is always very nice to regulars

$26++ for this before the 1 for 1 discount on the Entertainer App. Even at the discounted price, I was fairly disappointed with the quality of food. Salad was limp with an overwhelming amount of sesame dressing. Miso soup and rice were both mediocre as well. The unagi, the supposed star of the dish, left much to be desired. It was thin, slightly burnt on the exterior, and coated in this saccharine sauce that I had to scrap off before it became somewhat edible. Give this place a miss. It's not worth the effort travelling all the way into a secluded part of Clementi for such mediocre food

Basically an elevated ham and cheese sandwich for $15++ (before the 1 for 1 discount using the Entertainer App). It's quite a rich dish: the thick and meaty slices of mortadella (italian sausage) had generous speckles of white pork fat, and was complemented with cheese, kale and onion jam. I would have preferred it with slightly more vegetables or onion jam to balance out the heartiness of the meat filling

Well executed dessert. The sticky rice was cooked to a perfect chewy consistency, and was aromatic with coconut milk. Mango was sweet and fragrant as well.

The only problem with this restaurant is the abysmal service - food took 45min to arrive, with the appetizers served after the main courses. The waitress was glum, water was never topped up, and the whole restaurant was littered with dirty plates long after diners had left

These lacy, crepe-like pancakes look way better than they actually taste. It was also grossly overpriced at $7++ for a tasteless dish that could be finished in a few bites

Both the prata and thosai were competently done. But if I had to choose between the two, the prata is definitely the star. It's not overly greasy, and is perfectly crisp on the outside while retaining a fluffy layered interior.

Paid a mere $3.50 for this delicious serving of pitan tofu after the 50% eatigo discount. Generous portion size with a perfect sauce to tofu ratio. A definite must order if you're a fan of century egg

Roasted pork collar with housemade kimchi, pickles and garlic aioli ($14) paired with a plain bagel. Good but not outstanding. Pork was a little too dry.

One of the few kaya toast places that I consider to be worth the hype. Although the homemade kaya looked a rather unappetizing lumpy and grainy shade of pale green, it was rich in coconut fragrance and had a balanced sweetness. Coffee was great as well - fragrant, robust and not cloyingly sweet

Mixed vegetables in a rich prawn bisque ($15++). A tad expensive for a small portion best shared between two, but this was worth every cent. Broth was incredibly rich and flavourful that I couldn't resist slurping down every last drop. Service was excellent as well - server was friendly, familiar with the menu and offered great recommendations. Food arrived piping hot within minutes of ordering. Violet Oon is indeed worth the hype!

$10.80++ for a generous, well-marinated heap of sashimi on top of correctly cooked Japanese rice. Service was friendly and very efficient. No queue on a Sunday night, but the restaurant was still fairly busy. Would return.