Restaurant Food Hawker Price
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Hawker food will never be the same again, not with what we've discovered at hawker centers recently. It wasn't easy but we scoured the whole of Singapore and managed to find quality food and service in our very own heartlands. While we may have been chowing down at hawker centers that were poorly ventilated with cheap tables, the food we had was every bit as good, or even better, than regular cafe and restaurant food-at a fraction of the cost. Once you've checked these stalls out, you'll find yourself going back for more, like we are.
Happy Chef Western Food
Blk 466 Crawford Lane, 9274-9591, 9682-7000, 6398-0773. Open daily 11am-10pm.
Why here: The menu, which offers over 25 Australian dishes, and the stall's country-styled crockery, is a far cry from the usual fish and chips or chicken chop served on white plastic plates.
The grub: They serve Western dishes, like the chicken Kiev ($6) and fish schnitzel ($5). The owner, Mr. Teo, insists on naming the dishes the Australian way and cooks authentically too. The homemade sauces are simmered for over five hour, for instance. The chicken Kiev is a delightful mouthful of melted cheese and ham all wrapped in a chicken roll, served with hot sauce, fresh blanched vegetables, crinkle cut fries and a piece of their signature garlic bread thoughtfully toasted with homemade garlic spread and spice seasoning.
Especially-good-value-for-money: The BBQ Cajun chicken ($5) is flavorfully marinated with Cajun spices that are grounded and prepared by Mr. Teo himself.
e.Blackboard
#01- 81 Blk 25 New Upper Changi Rd. Open Tue-Sun noon-9pm.
Why here: This is yet another place that serves premium fares at very, very reasonable prices. Chef Rickson Chng serves a smorgasbord of Western delights-from pork bratwurst to grilled white fish fillet-well below the $10 mark, and the menu changes monthly so that regulars like us will come back for more.
The grub: The spaghetti de pepper ($6), tossed in olive oil and topped with chicken franks and Chinese mushrooms, is a fresh take on Western food, as it uses local ingredients. The pepper pork snail sausage ($8.80), made in the central kitchen (yes, they stuff their own sausages!) has a crisp, crunchy skin that gives way to perfectly textured meat on the inside. If you are feeling particularly carnivorous, the New Zealand prime rib-eye ($14.50) is a real bang for your buck.
Especially-good-value-for-money: Fast-food lovers (especially fans of a certain Colonel) will love the crispy chicken cutlet. Deep-fried, yet not drenched in oil, the chunky portion of chicken thigh is served with Tuscan fries at an extremely reasonable $7.
Modern Italian Food
#01-35 Old Airport Road Food Centre, Blk 51 Old Airport Rd., 9693-0524. Open daily 10am-10pm.
Why here: You know you've stumbled on a gem when you come across an Italian hawker stall that serves quality, made-from-scratch fare instead of pre-cooked, run-of-the-mill (not to mention over-cooked) pasta. We also love the idea of the chef's special by request, where if you are feeling particularly adventurous or non-conformist, you can get a completely new dish concocted on the spot.
The grub: Italian cuisine with a modern twist, where the chefs create interesting new takes on familiar Italian dishes. The cream of fresh button mushroom soup ($3.80) for example, made with painstakingly ground button and shitake mushrooms, is served with their very own cheese stick and sprinkled with a line of parsley. The calzone pizza ($10) is like a regular pizza folded in half, resembling a humongous puff. The mushroom aglio olio spaghetti with beef bacon and chili ($5) comes with a nice touch-a sprinkling of coriander to balance the beef taste. The tiramisu ($5) is definitely one of the highlights. It's doused with three different types of liquor, brandy, Kahlua and Marsala wine-and is deliciously potent.
Especially-good-value-for-money: The set meal ($5.50) consists of a cream of fresh button mushroom soup (cooked on the spot), a cheese stick and any pasta dish. -
Wild Wild West @ ABC market bigger portion compare to Happy Chef Western Food
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Thanks for sharing!
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cool. would wanna try some
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Really good deal! Thanks for the information!
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Originally posted by Stage:
cool. would wanna try some
Same for me...
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over price
opposite hawker has better cheaper food
e.Blackboard
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me had oways wanted to go to happy chef bt so far can.
dat time, me frd brog me to wild wild west but closed leh.
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Originally posted by Hello Kitty:
me had oways wanted to go to happy chef bt so far can.
dat time, me frd brog me to wild wild west but closed leh.
is it? can bring me there? so late not sleeping eh kitty -
me duno hw to go.
oways is ppl drive me go de.
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Originally posted by Hello Kitty:
me duno hw to go.
oways is ppl drive me go de.
oic. kitty care to come out and have dinner ma? make friends ok :) -
u like to flw me ard hor.
not my imagination rite.
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Thanks for the info.
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Happy Chef where got nice?? I tried it very long ago nothing fantastic so never go back anymore but maybe now they changed their menu and style of cooking.. Should go down and try again someday since so near to my place.
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happy chef dat time on tv, u knw mah?
dat time the menu alrdy changed owat?
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Originally posted by Hello Kitty:
u like to flw me ard hor.
not my imagination rite.
no lar why u say me until so bad de :) I want to be ur friend lar, can? -
Originally posted by Hello Kitty:
happy chef dat time on tv, u knw mah?
dat time the menu alrdy changed owat?
oh I dunno, sorry hor, pardon me for my ignorance kitty :) -
Originally posted by Hello Kitty:
happy chef dat time on tv, u knw mah?
dat time the menu alrdy changed owat?
I went there was donkey years ago although i stayed near there but only dine there once. I dun think the time when i visited there the menu had already changed. -
Originally posted by marcteng:
oh I dunno, sorry hor, pardon me for my ignorance kitty :)
hw cm is u again. -
Originally posted by Hello Kitty:
hw cm is u again.
what you mean its me again? i online everyday what lol :) -
Hi yeah I like food specially in summer. It's the best time to get some foods. If I see some good deals it's the best, I will be back to gym after summer, yeah definitely.
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wth u tokin.
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Originally posted by zaxis:
Wild Wild West @ ABC market bigger portion compare to Happy Chef Western Food
yeah wild wild west is really gd by the way -
Originally posted by rlsh07:
yeah wild wild west is really gd by the way
lealli???wat r the gd piks?
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The happy chef sucks.