{"id":15777,"date":"2013-07-02T07:55:54","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T23:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=15777"},"modified":"2014-03-10T15:54:19","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T07:54:19","slug":"bomba-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2013\/07\/02\/bomba-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"CLOSED: Bomba, Martin Rd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2013\/07\/02\/bomba-singapore\/img_0515\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0515.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 450D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353186038&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.3&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bomba Singapore\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0515.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20344\" alt=\"Bomba Singapore\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0515.jpg?resize=388%2C258\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><br \/>\nOwned by Yenn Wong of Jia Hotel, Bomba&#8217;s kitchen is helmed by a Spanish-Italian chef from award-winning Barrafina Spanish Tapas Restaurant in London. &#8220;Bomba&#8221; is a Spanish short-grained rice used to make paella.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2013\/07\/02\/bomba-singapore\/img_0507\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0507.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 450D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353182179&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bomba &amp;#8211; croquettas\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0507.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20345\" alt=\"Bomba - croquettas\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0507.jpg?resize=388%2C258\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><br \/>\nDecor<\/strong>: We have been to almost all <a href=\"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/category\/1-cuisine\/western\/spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\">tapas bars<\/a> in Singapore and Bomba is the biggest, most comfortable one&#8211;we even saw a (male) starlet there&#8211;but unfortunately, it is also the most colorless, utterly devoid of character.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20346\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2013\/07\/02\/bomba-singapore\/img_0493\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0493.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 450D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353180808&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;39&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bomba &amp;#8211; hen egg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0493.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20346\" alt=\"Bomba - hen egg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0493.jpg?resize=388%2C258\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2013\/07\/02\/bomba-singapore\/img_0511\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0511.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 450D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353184384&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.16666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bomba &amp;#8211; king scallops\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0511.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20347\" alt=\"Bomba - king scallops\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0511.jpg?resize=388%2C258\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2013\/07\/02\/bomba-singapore\/img_0498\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0498.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 450D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353181520&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bomba &amp;#8211; arroz negro\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0498.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20348\" alt=\"Bomba - arroz negro\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0498.jpg?resize=388%2C258\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><br \/>\nBoth Ms Atas and I had cocktails, <strong>Sangria de cava<\/strong> ($16 x 2), which was okay. And so was everything else: <strong>Iberico ham croquettas<\/strong> (3pcs for $12), <strong>hen egg<\/strong> (slow-cooked on a puree of morcilla, piquillo peppers and large garlic croutons, $12), <strong>roasted king scallops<\/strong> ($22), and <strong>piquillo peppers stuffed with salt cod brandade<\/strong> ($14). Their specialty paella, <strong>arroz negro<\/strong> ($40), tasted like our <em>mui-fan<\/em> but at ten times the price. The only thing I enjoyed&#8211;Ms Atas didn&#8217;t&#8211;was the <strong>bitter chocolate<\/strong> ($14) that had salt which brought out the sweetness in the bitterness. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2013\/07\/02\/bomba-singapore\/img_0512\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0512.jpg?fit=4272%2C2848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4272,2848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 450D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1353185178&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bomba &amp;#8211; Bitter Chocolate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0512.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20349\" alt=\"Bomba - Bitter Chocolate\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/img_0512.jpg?resize=388%2C258\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" \/><br \/>\nWe spent a total of <strong>$157 for two. <\/strong>The food was ok, but with so many tapas bars, ok just isn&#8217;t good enough. A good word to sum up Bomba is &#8220;vapid.&#8221; We don&#8217;t think we will be back any time soon until we hear the food gets better.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/bomba.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bomba<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>38 Martin Rd<br \/>\nSingapore 239059<br \/>\nT: 6509 1680<\/p>\n<p>F-Sun, &amp; PH: Noon-3pm<br \/>\nSun- Thur: 6-11pm<br \/>\nF-Sat: 6pm to midnight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating: 3.000\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/1\/108878679194863181230?rel=author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"author\">A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Owned by Yenn Wong of Jia Hotel, Bomba&#8217;s kitchen is helmed by a Spanish-Italian chef from award-winning Barrafina Spanish Tapas Restaurant in London. &#8220;Bomba&#8221; is a Spanish short-grained rice used to make paella. Decor: We have been to almost all tapas bars in Singapore and Bomba is the biggest, most comfortable one&#8211;we even saw a 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