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Sambal Shiok

4.0 (2 reviews)
Closed 12:00 pm - 2:30 PM, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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C & R Cafe & Restaurant - Hainanese Chicken Rice

C & R Cafe & Restaurant

3.6(101 reviews)
0.2 miChinatown
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Stopped by for a solo Saturday lunch recently around 1pm -- the ground floor was really busy then,…read morebut there were still a handful of tables available on the relatively-peaceful upper level. My friend had recommended trying the singapore laksa, and I'm grateful that I did -- it was fantastic! The portion size was sooo big, with a huge helping of yummy rice noodles. (I didn't know laksa came with rice noodles sometimes -- think I've only had it with egg noodles before.) The variety of ingredients -- shrimp, fish cakes, tofu puffs, chicken, and more -- were all delicious, and the healthy level of spice added more of a kick than i expected. I also ordered a teh tarik, which was nice. Nothing too remarkable; it tasted very authentic. Overall price point was very reasonable, and the service was prompt and friendly. I really like the feeling of this restaurant being somewhat tucked-away in a side alley -- makes it feel like a small escape from the relative bustle of the central Chinatown neighbourhood. I will definitely be back to try some of their other dishes.

So, I've been coming here for many years, but frankly with a large gap of years in between. Was…read morereally hankering for some Malay Cuisine, and this was feeling like a nostalgia trip. The restaurant has been around since the late 80's and somewhat hidden down an alleyway off Chinatown/Leicester Sq. I ordered the Hainanese Chicken Rice, that I had there many times before, in what now feels like a former lifetime. Unfortunately on this occasion it was a little bit disappointing. Perhaps because I'm not of the origin of food that they serve, they palmed me off with 2 pieces of chicken breast meat, with a fork and spoon of course in order to add to the debacle. For those who know this dish swill understand that the best part is the leg meat, on the bone, that becomes somewhat gelatinous, and somewhat undercooked when it is immersed in ice quickly after cooking. Unfortunately I didn't get any of this, and the breast meat a little overdone. Service was a bit dull and rather unenthusiastic.

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