{"id":25286,"date":"2014-03-20T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=25286"},"modified":"2016-05-24T02:05:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T18:05:11","slug":"social-square-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2014\/03\/20\/social-square-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Square, Parkway Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"social<\/p>\n

By the same people of Ministry of Food (MOF), Social Square has over 300 items<\/strong> on its menu: all day breakfast<\/a>, western<\/a>, Japanese<\/a> and desserts<\/a>. <\/strong> Let me confess my prejudice: I prefer small business, they have more heart. But after trying 18 items<\/strong> on Social Square’s menu, the food was surprisingly tasty.<\/p>\n

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\nEssential British Breakfast<\/em><\/p>\n

The all day breakfast<\/strong> is the weakest section because many raw ingredients, like sausage and cheese, come from caterers, and the dishes didn’t look appetizing. Tastewise, they were ok, but I’d prefer going to a cafe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Social
\nThe Japanese head chef ensures the Japanese food<\/strong> is of a certain standard, given the reasonable pricing. A large assorted sashimi<\/strong> for $36, the tempura moriawase<\/strong> (mixed prawn tempura, above) for $11. The unagi hotstone<\/strong> ($19.80) has an interesting origin. After making sushi, the boss wanted to avoid waste and put remaining unagi in a bowl of rice. Of course, now, the unagi is fresh and not leftovers.<\/p>\n

\"Social
\nThe John Dees ribeye<\/strong> ($18\/100g, minimum 300g) tipped the scale for me, making\u00a0Western food<\/strong> the best section. The angus beef ribeye is grain-fed (180 days), and aged for 4-6 weeks, with marbling of at least 3. It comes middle-rare, but you will be provided with a hotstone plate to cook the beef yourself to your liking. Tip: the way to eat beef of this quality is simply to add salt, which brings out the flavors of fat.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Social
\nThe\u00a0Western food<\/strong> selection has also a light and refreshing\u00a0tofu avocado salad\u00a0<\/strong>with homemade wasabi mayo dressing ($4.50 S, $10 L, above) and a great\u00a0buffalo wings<\/strong> ($6 for 4 midjoint), which can rival Old Chang Kee. (Come on, OCK wings are fantastic.) Pizzas, like spicy salami pizza<\/strong> ($14.50 reg, $17.50 L), were not bad.\u00a0But some items needed salt, like the overcooked salmon\u00a0<\/strong>($20);\u00a0and some items tended to be spicy when they should not, like the vegetarian mixed mushroom pasta<\/strong> ($13.90), tasting of wasabi and chili oil.<\/p>\n

\"Social
\nThe\u00a0desserts<\/strong> were supposed to be their strongest suit. After all, MOF is famed for its desserts. But I couldn’t appreciate\u00a0abekawa<\/strong> ($6.80, above), oven-baked Japanese mochi, which was overly sticky. A better recommendation is\u00a0matcha imo<\/b> ($6.80), hot Japanese sweet potato in red bean paste and matcha sauce with cold soft-serve.<\/p>\n

There is bound to have some misses in a plethora of 300 dishes, but the hits outnumber the misses. Besides, where else in this haze and heat can you sit under a tree with a large group<\/strong> of friends and family to dine comfortably?<\/p>\n

Social Square<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n

80 Marine Parade Road, Parkway Parade #03-26 Singapore\u00a0449269
\nT: 6348 7262
\nRating: 3.000\/5 trees
\n\"chope-reservations\"<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks, Daniel Food Diary<\/a>, and Social Square for the hospitality.<\/em><\/p>\n

Written by\u00a0A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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