Scissor Cut Curry Rice

Long queue during meal times usually. Coupled with huge delivery orders which I faced, wait can be quite a while. But the guys are fast so at least things are moving. The food is nice. The dishes and both the lor and curry gravies are rich and flavourful. The only downside is that only the rice is warm but not the dishes. Prices for the dishes are very reasonable. Service at the counter is acceptable. But there is a lack in cleaning up the tables. They do ask customers to put away the plates and cutleries after eating. But some customers do not do that and even if they do, no one comes to wipe the tables. Or at least while I was there throughout my meal.

Visited the place on a Saturday evening and there was already a snaking queue outside of the shop. The place was clean and organized, you proceed to where the food are being displayed and choose what you want 菜饭 (cai fun) style. After that you bring your plate to this other counter to pay. Free seating, but there was a uncle who would direct you to empty tables. I ordered the minced pork patty ($1.80) and cabbage ($0.80), while my partner got pork chop ($1.80), fishcake ($1.50) and egg ($0.60). All the dishes were cut using the iconic metal scissors that produces a clanging sound. It looks messy and not at all photogenic but it was a tasty meal. There was a choice of opting out on the thick curry and gravy, but who would say no to that? I'm not usually a fan of the gooey thick gravy, but this dark gravy was flavorful and added nice moistness to the rice. All the components we ordered were well prepared and delicious in their own way. Overall, I would say its good. But I would not travel down specially for this plate of curry rice.

A rather unique old Chinese style curry sauce eatery, starchy is its signature, more of a yesteryears styles. Plate of two rice, two veg and twin meat dishes cost a total $13.00’below. It’s an experience of eating cusine of yesteryears, prepared in the highest possible way. Every dish is well made and taste good, although cold due to the cooler raining season, it is still very enjoyable. Don’t expect the modern perked up taste enhancement here, it’s all the natural taste from natural ingredients here. The food taste simply “clean” from modern taste enhancement. Recommended

An over-rated curry rice. We had always wanted to give it a try, since many reviews listed it as one of the best. But it did not live up to the hype. I wouldn’t said it’s so bad that you can’t try, but after going once, we are unlikely to return. We didn’t finish the food. Price: reasonable Portion: huge/heavy Taste: so-so, there is nothing really special except the curry was done with good consistency and the cabbage was really cooked till soft but not mushy. Everything else were covered by the curry taste. Queue: acceptable if you come early, crowd started forming as it was getting closer to noon. Serving speed: organized and fast Service: below average, the lady was being rude when some customers were just deciding and slower in ordering. Self service and self return of tray. Hygiene: below average, smelly environment (like sewage smell) sit outside if you can. Parking: inconvenience, parked at back lane, no carpark. Return: unlikely Though it might be a coffeeshop, I hope the overall dining experience could be improved. Words for the Management, some people actually queue and may even travel far just to support you. Do not spoil a dining mood just to get your business done faster. I felt sorry for the customer before me who was scolded.

Very unpleasant environment. Very messy food presentation. Very unforgettably delicious. This probably your first impression when you visit this unique eatery place. They have been in this corner location at old street Jalan Besar for uncountable few decades. It seem very similar to usual mix rice stall, but in fact, it was very different cuisine type. It was actually type of Hainanese cuisine, lots of curry, very savory, very one dimension foods although you seem choosing dishes from variety of different ingredients dishes. The main dishes was braised pork, savory dark soya sauce taste, very yummy, must eat dishes. Secondly was the pork chop, crispy outside tender inside. And not to forgot the sweet braised cabbages. By choosing this must have 3 items, topping with curry and braised dark gravy and some spicy curry. It present to you a very messy plate of heavy-curry-gravy yummy cuisine. Of course, you are presented with lots of different dishes from vegetables long bean, cabbages, beanspout with tofu, to meaty dishes like pork chop chicken chop, curry chicken, meat ball, prawn, squid, luncheon meat, fried eggs anchovy and many other attractive dishes. Just pick whatever dish you like to have, anyway, it will end up topping with lots of gravy. Of course, you are allow not to add the gravy too, but I recommend you at least to try some so to have the authentic old Hainanese flavor. It might be quite expensive if you chose more than 3 dishes, for mine, Braised pork + pork chop + beanspout and cabbages = $6.50 Try to avoid lunch and dinner hours, queue can be quite long, and don't mind take away to consume, it still taste good.

If you have been partying the last 2 decades before Covid, this curry rice would definitely had been one of your must go for after clubbing supper. Still touted as one of Singapore's best Hainanese Curry Rice, though these days we can't party, it doesn't stop us coming for the delicious curry. Today, for a Monday afternoon late lunch at 2pm, I was pleasantly surprised there were no queue and ample free seating. Passed by a few days ago and there was a long queue and weren't any seat thus we went somewhere else. Like everywhere else, in anticipation of the GST or increased costs in logistics and electricity, there's a sign warning the foodie of price increases. I order 2 mains, braised pork belly and pork chop, mandatory for Hainanese Curry Rice in my view, chup chye and a fried egg. Then paid $6.30 and faithfully Tucked in at a nice, clean outdoor table. For a start the braised sauce and curry mix on the rice. Rice is nicely cooked, not too mushy but not as fluffy. Clumpy in some parts. The braised sauce is not as flavourful as I would have liked, but the curry sauce is definitely very tasty and savoury. The sauces here are more gooey others but you are left wanting when you ran out of sauce near the bottom of the plate. The Hainanese pork chop is thicker than Loo's crispy rendition, though lack the Nanyu marinated flavours and unfortunately not crispy at all. The braised pork belly, while is perfectly cooked and has a great fat to lean meat ratio, is chewy and tasty, but lacks the strong anistar and cinnamon herbal flavourings unique with Hainanese braised pork belly. It does possess good dark soy sauce fragrance and pork umami. The chup chye is crunchy, tasty but could be stronger with anchovy flavours. Lastly the fried egg is a fail, no longer fluffy and its yolk overcooked till powdery perhaps to last longer on the shelf so as to avoid food poisoning. Overall it is still a good plate of Hainanese Curry Rice just that I am nickpicking as I am comparing to the Best at Loo's. So if you do come by, this day this date $6.30 is probably reasonable to pay for a famed plate of Hainanese curry rice with 2 mains, but in my view go for the Curry Chicken since the curry sauce is tasty and savoury. Maybe the braised pork belly, but skip the pork chop and fried egg.