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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Pu Tien Restaurant (莆田菜馆) @ Food Republic Vivocity

I was at Vivocity Food Republic for dinner and the place was crowded with diners. To avoid the crowd, I ended up at Pu Tien for dinner. I went for the easy all day set menu for 2 at $48++. The set menu came with Bamboo Herbal Prawn Soup, Deep Fried Tenggiri Fish, Sweet & Sour Pork with Lychees, Stir Fried Kailan with Beancurd Skin, Choice of one main and a complimentary dessert.

For the main, I chose my favourite Pu Tien Lor Mee. I like to call it White Lor Mee as it is different from those Lor Mee we get from food centres which is black in colour. I also like to eat it with some vinegar.

Putien Lor Mee 4.2/5

The Sweet & Sour Pork with Lychees is the other signature dish at Pu Tien. Although Sweet & Sour Pork is a common dish, not many restaurant can do it well. Personally I find Pu Tien is up to the mark for this dish.

Sweet & Sour Pork with Lychees 4.2/5

Since it is a set menu, I can't be expecting more of their signature dishes. The other 2 dishes were simple home cooked dish which were good too.

Stir Fried Kailan with Beancurd Skin 4/5

Deep Fried Tenggiri Fish 3.8/5

Pu Tien Restaurant (莆田菜馆)
Food Republic Vivocity
1 Harbourfront Walk
#03-01B
Nearest MRT: Harbour Front (NE Line and CC Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily 1130am - 930pm

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Wang Lao Wu (王老五) Chicken Rice @ Leisure Park Kallang

Wang Lao Wu Chicken Rice is a new name in the food scene selling chicken rice. Within 3 months, the group has already opened 5 outlets around Singapore. They even give out 150 free packets of chicken rice to the needy senior citizen in Singapore on every 1st and 15th of the month.

I have to admit that the catchy name Wang Lao Wu (王老五) caught my attention and not the food initially. After studying the posters placed around the outlet, it kinda of convinced me to give it a try. The pricing at Wang Lao Wu Chicken Rice is quite reasonable. $4.90 for a chicken set meal and $3.80 for a bowl of soup.

Although the boiled white chicken was moist and tender, I felt that it still came short to more established chicken rice stalls.

Boiled White Chicken 4/5

The Water Cress Pork Ribs Soup was tasty and refreshing.

Water Cress Pork Ribs Soup 4/5

For the curry chicken set, you can choose either bread or rice. The curry gravy was good and the bread was perfect for soaking up the delicious gravy.