A Week Of Retractions

In the spirit of Christmas, I have decided to come up with the most forgiving and gracious reviews for the year.

I have in recent times opined about the wonder that is Canele, and how consistent their food has been and Sing Hai chicken rice that has always been a comfort for me. I always try to go to the restaurants more than twice before I write an improper review, so this week, I have decided to retract on 2 positive reviews for this 2 restaurants.

Canele served me burnt bread for my sandwiches and did I also mention that they forgot about my sandwich order after I told my server what I wanted? And in typical Singapore fashion, they ask me if I still want my sandwich because they are in the midst of making it (like 20 mins after I ordered), so I thought the sandwich had to crazy delicious since it took 25 mins to make, but it was not. It was burnt. No apologies were made. No discounts were given. And the minestrone soup tasted like colored water, vegetables and pepper. Lots of pepper.

Sing Hai chicken rice on the other hand was different. Service was better than Canele but the food standard dropped. Ever figure that whenever you order half a chicken, you're actually given less than what you ordered? I don't mind restaurants diversifying in putting other dishes in the menu but the very second you start putting in something really obtuse in your menu arsenal, I think it just shows that they've lost the plot. To serve nasi padang in a chicken rice store. Really?

But since this is Christmas, I want to end the review on a good note.

Eat Chicken Rice, Order a Sandwich, and Drink Minestrone soup.

But not at Sing Hai and Canele.

And since this is the festive period, let me give you one more non food advice for free.

Don't watch the movie AUSTRALIA.