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From Rocky Master
Crispy, golden pollock fish & chips served in a cool, air-conditioned setting provide a satisfying and delicious dining experience.
Yummy!
Now at $15.80 only.

Nestled in Tai Seng, Harry’s offers the perfect blend of dinner and drinks, showcasing a delightful menu brimming with enticing bar bites and Western favorites! Don’t miss the irresistible Truffle Mushroom Pizza and tempting 1-for-1 deals, making Harry’s the ultimate destination for a fantastic evening!

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From Rocky Master
Satisfying portion of chef recommended burger.
Two juicy beef patties layered with melted cheese, slice of grilled turkey bacon, and sunny side up egg served between toasted sesame bun.
Loved the green salad and generous portion of chunky straight fries.
Yummy!

From Rocky Master
The choice caffe.
Hot brewed cuppa roast coffee
Chilled

The Hainan Colony is located at 18 Tai Seng, its serves British-Hainanese Dishes.

British-Hainanese dishes originated in Singapore when immigrants from Hainan came to Singapore and worked as chefs for Colonial British during when Singapore was under Bristish rulers.

So these dishes are the colonial times fusion dishes.

And other then oxtail stew, the hainanese pork chops are usually one of the other more popular British-Hainanese dishes.

The pork chop here was cooked to crisps and the sweet and sour sauce was certainly tasty.

Spent $26 for 2 mains and 1 sides. The aglio oilo spaghetti was just pure spicy, not sure why they had to add so much chilli to it.

They are generous in their portions. 5 mins walking distance from the MRT and there are other stalls as well.

I didn't enjoy the location as much as there was a lot of houseflies and we're just desperately trying to keep them away while eating.

Signature 2 Pcs Chicken that comes with fries.

Read more: https://www.misstamchiak.com/grab-that-chick/

Cake selections are limited and we managed to bag the last cheesecake of the day. Nice taste; creamy and filling. Would hang out in the area for the ambience.

Chanced upon the new The Hainan Colony, which had take over the former premises of 18 Grill at 18 Tai Seng previously. Being an establishment that attempts to bring back the classics of British-Hainanese cuisine, the casual diner is decked rather generically whilst serving up items from western delights such as Hotpot Braised Beef in Brown Sauce and British Hainanese Toast, as well as Hainan Specialties such as their Signature Hainanese Chicken Rice, Hotpot Herbal Lamb Stew and Hainan Curry Pork Ribs.

Speak about Hainanese-Western fare and the first thing that comes to mind for me would be the Hainan-Style Biscuit Breaded Pork Chop — young me didn’t quite appreciate the composition of the dish last time, but finding an F&B establishment that serves one like this is rather rare these days, full with the tomato-based sauce drenched over a biscuit-breaded pork cutlet. This one pretty much hit all the right spots — the tomato-based sauce comes with a balance of tanginess and savouriness; perhaps so with the addition of HP/Worcester Sauce that is a typical ingredient for such dishes. The result was a sauce that is sufficiently bright and tangy, but also carried a mellow savouriness that provides some volume in terms of flavour to the sauce base; all that whilst the caramelised onions add a slight hint of sweetness — the entire deal matching the pork chop so perfectly. I also liked how the pork chop here comes with a good breading of biscuit crumbs; retains the crunch despite the sauce drenched atop, while the slab of meat within is tender without feeling particularly moist and didn’t carry any unpleasant porky stench.

Patrons can pick their choice of carbs here; we opted for fries instead of rice to be served with our order. The fries were sufficiently crisp on the exterior and revealed fluffy potato within; well-seasoned so they were really easy to finish, while the salad is pretty standard — dressed with a slight drizzle of lemon vinaigrette(?), it provides the dish with a more wholesome feel.

Being still a relatively new establishment, do expect some teething issues with their service as they sort out their operations. That being said, the Hainan-Style Biscuit Breaded Pork Chop here does carry that old-school flavour which I regrettably only come to appreciate as I got older, but also at a period where Hainanese-British fare is also a harder find.

Went there around lunch timing and just nice it had a lunch promo going on so we ordered mains with it! I really really liked the carbonara, the cream is flavourful and makes me want to have second serving haha. The fish was ok only, slightly dry but the seasoning on the fries is good.

For the pizza, i think the truffles pizza really stands out. Truffles is quite strong and the crust is crispy. Pepporoni pizza was quite nice as well as there was a thick layer of cheese and sauce. Only downside is there's jalapenos on it :(

Good experience, pizza was served fast but mains took very long to come.