Local delivery service honestbee opened its mobile app-driven cashierless grocery and dining hall called habitat at 34 Boon Leat Terrace today (yes, they seem to have a thing for lowercase words). It's kinda like a local version of Eataly: a gigantic warehouse filled with fresh produce and places to eat.
Most of the food stalls in the center of the venue are casual with free seating, including an outlet of Chinese roast meat stall Char. But there are some places on the edges with full table service, like this one called Moss. The food was good: those squid ink discs were topped with not just baby squid but also sea urchin cream, making it disappear in seconds. They also had a starter of chicken chicharron and pork ear fries that we were happy with.
But the portions were tiny and not worth the price. Moreover, the entire mobile app-thing was causing mayhem: the main entrance was blocked with people trying to install the app and sign up (i.e., you have to scan a QR code to enter), and this restaurant didn't get our payments settled for at least 20 minutes, which meant that the kitchen couldn't start our food. I'll wait at least six months before coming back.
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