FZ Botakz Sate

FZ Botakz Sate was more of a chance discovery; located at Anna’s Cafe situated along 218 Changi Road, the Muslim-owned coffeeshop is a prominent spot that we do pass by en-route to other locations, but is one that we would not usually consider dining at. Perhaps it was just fate that brought us to the coffeeshop, considering how we were seeking for dinner after dessert and we decided to cut our journey short for dinner whilst walking in a light drizzle around the neighbourhood after smelling that alluring smokiness of grilled meat as we passed by the coffeeshop. FZ Botakz Sate primarily focuses on its satay offerings — serving up four different variations of satay, the minimum order for the satay at FZ Botakz Sate is set at ten (10) pieces. Apart from satay, FZ Botakz Sate also serves up other barbecued dishes such as BBQ Prawn, BBQ Chicken and Otah-Otah; these, including the satay, would all be available between 4pm to 9:30pm, while a menu of various noodle items (think Mee Rebus, Mee Soto), Nasi Lemak and other sides like Gado-Gado are available from 9am to 3pm.

Considering how we were attracted to the stall by the smell of barbecued meat, it was without a doubt that the items we would be going for at FZ Botakz Sate would be an assortment of their satays. Going for twenty sticks of their satay, we went for five pieces of the four different types of satay that they have to offer — these would be the Chicken, Mutton, Beef and Tripe; we had opted out of the Ketupat for our order. All four types of satay are priced at 90 cents per stick; would consider that the satay is priced at a rather average price point here. All four different types of satay are actually pretty well-made; the marination of turmeric was evident across all four types — they also came with a distinct hint of smokiness as well that we found to be satisfying. That being said, the highlight for us would have been the Tripe; a variety of satay which is not an easy find as compared to the usual Chicken, Mutton and Beef satay. Whilst we had initially thought that it could have been pretty rubbery, we were surprised by how this was pretty jelly-like; seemingly slit at certain points, split across three segments so one could easily chew off a segment. Between the Chicken, Mutton and Beef satay, our preference would be the former two; there was no distinct gaminess when it came to the mutton satay, while the meat was flavourful and well-marinated whilst being tender and juicy. This would be opposed against the Beef satay that carried a more distinct gaminess that would still hit those who prefer it that way. The peanut dip here does come pretty chunky and gloopy to the right degree; coated the sticks of skewered meat well and carrying quite a full-on, nutty kick — pretty decent. Overall, something which we found to be worth considering for those needing to scratch some cravings for satay whilst in the area in the evenings!