The Burning Oak

Came to The Bedok Marketplacr for the 2nd time and decided to try out a new store - The Burning Oak.

Ordered the combination bowl at $16 with wagyu beef and pork cheeks. Frankly speaking, apart from the pork cheeks, the rest is like uhhh. The pork cheeks were really good. When you first taste it, there's this strong taste of BBQ. It's juicy, and simply tender. It's just mouth-wateringly good. The Wagyu was not wow-worthy, but it was not bad. It wasn't as well-marinated and juicy and I'd expect it to be.

The hawker has really good ambience of this hipster-hidden drinking place and we are able to just sit around and enjoy our evening talking. Would probably not go for the combination bowl next time. Would give them another try soon!

Overall, I'd say its better to just give their pork cheeks don a try and not spend extra to include the Wagyu. So for this combination bowl, I'd probably say its not that value for money but it'll definitely be VFM if it's solely just the pork cheeks don.

We'd give it a rating (based on the combi bowl) a rating of 6/10!

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Rice is meh. Wagyu is pretty good. Pork cheeks are STUNNING. Gawd they instantly burst into umami-ness and melt in my mouth.

I’ll be back for more if there’s improvement on their rice.

𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙛 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙨 (~$6): tender and meaty, you definitely have to order this: though the sauce threw me off— it looked sweet but tasted bitter/sour: kinda strange imo 😶

Ig @goodfomood

𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣 (~$12) was truly deserving of the “melt in your mouth description”, being juicy, and fatty enough to disintegrate without biting. 🍚
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Ig @goodfomood

Travelled to the East for the 𝙒𝙖𝙜𝙮𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 (~$16), topped with a flowy onsen egg 🍳 Surprisingly, the truffle scent and taste was strong, and I found myself liking the mince. The Wagyu beef was generous in portion though slightly too dry for my liking — nonetheless this was a steal at the price.

Ig @goodfomood

A "value for money, best of both worlds" bowl of goodness 😍 Super good and super delicious!