{"id":26442,"date":"2014-05-02T08:19:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T00:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=26442"},"modified":"2015-12-27T01:56:15","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T17:56:15","slug":"ujong-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2014\/05\/02\/ujong-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"CLOSED: Ujong, Raffles Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ujong
\nEver since\u00a0Wok & Barrel<\/a><\/strong> closed down, chef-owner\u00a0Madam Shen Tan<\/strong>, famed for her\u00a0mod Sin<\/strong><\/a> cuisine,\u00a0has been a food consultant for\u00a0Revolution Coffee<\/strong> and Little Prince Cafe<\/strong><\/a>. Finally, \u00a0the roving chef found a home where Empire Cafe<\/strong> (beside Ah Teng’s Bakery<\/strong>) used to be.<\/p>\n

\"Ujong
\nUjong, in Malay, means “island at the end of the peninsula,” and was\u00a0Singapore’s name in the 3rd century. Similar to\u00a0Empire Cafe that served expensive hawker fare, Ujong serves local hawker food with a twist<\/strong>. Befitting for the historical Raffles Hotel.\u00a0I ate at Empire Cafe a few years ago, and if I remember correctly, Ujong only refurnishes\u00a0the colonial decor,\u00a0<\/strong>not a major overhaul–a shrewd\u00a0decision, suitable to the theme of the food. There is no need to incur further cost.
\n<\/p>\n

\"Ujong
\nMany of Wok & Barrel’s signatures, such as bak chor mee pasta<\/strong> ($25.90), remain on the menu. The\u00a0nasi lemak<\/strong>\u00a0with beef rendang<\/strong> ($19.90) was still\u00a0delicious, tender and flavorful, but good beef rendang can be found elsewhere at a-third of the price.<\/p>\n

\"Ujong
\nI didn’t quite enjoy the new creations:\u00a0hae bee hiam mentaiko capellini<\/strong> ($25.90, above) was cooked past al-dente, too nuah<\/em>,\u00a0and didn’t have the fragrance or taste of fried dried prawns. The\u00a0prawn-flavoured noodle (har zi meen<\/strong>, $17.90, below), inspired by Indomie, had a smelly oil stench. \u00a0The 6 chicken wings<\/strong> ($16.90) was tender and well-marinated, but had the smelly oil stench too and was overly\u00a0oleaginous, like all the dishes. The dishes had so much oil US Army wanted to invade them.<\/p>\n

\"Ujong<\/p>\n

For desserts, we stuck to Wok & Barrel’s classics,\u00a0puloh hitam pudding\u00a0<\/strong>with gula melaka butterscotch and coconut ice cream\u00a0<\/strong>($15.90), a sticky date pudding that tasted like\u00a0hawker dessert, puloh hitam<\/em> (black glutinous rice soup); and\u00a0shendol delights\u00a0<\/strong>($15.90, below), a panna cotta that tasted like\u00a0chendol<\/em>. While fun, they tasted so-so and were overpriced for such small portions.
\n\"Ujong<\/p>\n

In recent years, there are many outstanding mod sin restaurants, such as Labyrinth<\/a> and Petite Menu<\/a> (whose, unfortunately, chef has left), and if Ujong doesn’t up its game, I’m afraid it will be a relic sooner or later. Ujong seems to me another Wok & Barrel without any innovation.\u00a0We four spent about $33 each<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ujong Raffles Hotel<\/a><\/h1>\n

328 North Bridge Road, Raffles Hotel Arcade #01-10, Singapore 188719
\nT:\u00a09107 3028
\n8am-10pm daily
\nRating: 2.831\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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