The chicken thigh costs an additional $2, but from other reviews on the (cheaper) chicken pieces, I think I could’ve lived without the top up.

As most reviewers agree, the rice is very light and flavourful – a testament to the 11-spice and double-steam process. The sambal was also very good. However, the rest of the plate left much to be desired – chicken was too oily and the almost biscuit-hard skin easily detached from the meat, the egg yolk was rock-solid (forgivable when the meal costs $3-5 but for $10?…) and there were only a few pieces of cucumber to balance the heaviness of the dish. I feedbacked to celebrity Chef Shen that perhaps an achar or some other vegetables could be added, so we’ll see if that feedback would be taken in!

Overall, I think it’s all right but a bit too pricey for the enjoyment derived from it.

This is also the medium portion and while I preferred the sliced fish hor fun, this was really good too. Less wok hey but it is compensated by a deliciously sweet and eggy sauce and tender beef strips.

Medium portion was big enough to feed 3 hungry adults (with other side dishes of course). This is probably the best hot fun I’ve tasted, FULL of wok hey and so generous with fish slices.

However, I dabaoed a small portion of this same dish on a separate occasion and found it unbearably oily. I don’t think anything was materially different, just that it means this dish is probably best eaten (i) in the restaurant itself; and (ii) shared among a couple of other people with other dishes.

For some reason, they only served this to us after having the sandwich sitting on the counter under a heat lamp for 4-5 min? I didn’t ask why, though I probably should have.

In any event, the sandwich was delicious even when lukewarm. The thick pork meat, fat and well-seasoned crispy skin came together to create a lovely bite. The sauerkraut added the perfect acidity to counter all the pork, and honestly that’s all I needed from the sandwich. I thought the ciabatta was boring but my friend really liked it. All things considered, I would definitely order this again, but perhaps to share. Otherwise, all the fatty meat might be too indulgent!

This humongous platter consisted of 2x ricotta hotcakes, scrambled eggs, 3-4 strips of bacon, 3 chicken (I think) sausages, scrambled eggs and a whole lot of tater tots. The first couple of bites are impressive, especially the crispy-yet-fluffy-inside tater tots, but after a while the law of diminishing marginal returns kicks in and it felt too greasy to finish. I was also not a fan of the ricotta hotcakes but it is a personal preference as I don’t like soufflé pancakes in general. We finished it, though. But it will probably be my last time ordering this – it taught me the important lesson of portion control and I will stick to their sandwiches next time!

I felt the ube was too vibrant for the colouring to be natural…and it did taste more sweet than creamy. But bacio was nice and leant more towards the hazelnut flavour than chocolate. Service was really nice though so I would come back again for their coffee / tea.

Each set allows each diner to have:
120g pork loin tonkatsu
1x ebi fry
1x chicken karage
1x fried oyster
free flow of miso soup, pickled daikon / ginger, side salad, egg mayo and furikake white / brown rice (any a la carte order would entitle you to these as well)

So the main difference with ordering through Burpple is really having the chicken karage, oyster and ebi – for a premium of $3.95, I suppose it’s a decent deal but nothing to shout about la. Prices aside, this was a very satisfying meal and everyone enjoyed the crisp panko crumb which was oily enough to be tasty yet remained light enough to further dunk in the delicious egg mayo (sounds weird but it works!) I also loved the fried oyster (very plump) and pickled daikon / ginger.

There is service charge, but the service was attentive and overall very good – it is on instances like these when I wish Singapore had a tipping culture instead of a mandatory service charge so the money goes straight to the service staff.

Smokey chicken thigh is delicious but the rice is dry, there is no sauce, lava egg has no flowy yolk and the edamame / corn is paltry.

Burger buns are very thick and the meat patty is delicious. My sole gripe is that there are no vegetables save for one small (read: 5-cent coin-sized) pickle to cut through the richness…. Fries come in a massive portion but are too crisp / dry for my liking.

My favourite toppings were all available as I went the minute they opened. Carrots, curried chickpeas, mala broccoli were all fantastic and I highly recommend. Portion is just right as well, I feel sated and didn’t feel wanting for any dessert etc. What more can you ask for in a salad?

This cake was a really interesting proposition that has intrigued me for weeks, and I only recently got around to trying it. I liked the watermelon and rose flavours, but the separation of fat (from the cream) and water (from the watermelon ring) was too jarring for me to enjoy it properly.

The longest I've waited for har cheong kai (~40 min) but also by far the TASTIEST har cheong kai I've eaten. The batter is extremely umami yet retains a certain lightness!