This place got a Bib Gourmand a couple of years ago, and yet I had hardly heard anything about it. So we came here today for lunch to give it a try (6 Upper Dickson Road, 6296-1215). The floor mat seating upstairs was a bit of a gimmick, and the place clearly had a bit of a tourist inclination.
Ultimately though, the food was pretty good, including not just the kebabs above (a lamb one that we had was done with papaya to make it super tender), but also the curries, which came with a choice of spiciness from 1 to 6. The staff was a bit cagey about what was included in level 6, but the implication was that ghost pepper was involved. So we went for level 4, which was spicy enough to make your tummy warm (indeed, I started sweating a bit), but more importantly, it also had a lot of depth underneath to carry it through, rather than being sheer heat.
I can see why the Michelin inspectors liked the place as a result. Besides, the service was good and the place has some character too, including a rather witty menu. But the portions were frustratingly small...at least, compared to a place like Bar-B-Q Tonight where we could just pig out. In that sense, our go-to spot for such lunches is likely to be elsewhere.
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