I love roasted meats. Especially the char siew, roast pork, roast duck, roast goose and suckling pig. Yum Yum! After reading the article on the Straits Times about this store, I told myself that I had to have a try. And so I did over the weekend.
The line was as expected, long! The place was not as crowded as I thought it was going to be so finding a seat wasn't difficult. I waited for about 15 mins and was immediately disappointed that there was no more goose left! When it was my turn, I ordered a mix combination of duck, roast pork and char siew including 3 plates of rice. To my surprise, it was only $17.50. I was also very surprised by the great service the young man at the counter provided. He was smiling and happily taking orders. He even suggested to me what I should order!
The meats: The duck was above average. It's not better than the one at People's Park but it was above average. Better than the regular duck rice store. The meat had a hint of dryness and it just wasn't as succulent as I thought it was going to be. The char siew was worse. It was slightly over charred. It wasn't the best part of the meat I thought. Yet, there was a still the faintest taste of how good it can be when I bit into a good part of the char siew. The best meat on the plate, in my humble opinion is the roast pork. Excellent! The skin was both crispy, slightly sweet tampered with the saltiness of the pork. It was not too hard or thick. It was just right. The meat was juicy and beautiful. Marvelous. Very seldom have I tasted such good roast pork from a roasted meat store in Singapore. I was satisfied.
Even though my wife didn't exactly like the roasted meats, (she's American, what does she know? .... Sorry honey.) it was more for me and my buddy. I had a fantastically full meal.
Service: 8/10
Value: 8/10
Char Siew and Roast Duck: 6/10
Roast Pork: 9/10
hope this helps!
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