Halal Food Singapore : Fish and Co Restaurant @ Bugis (BHG)

Halal Restaurant Singapore: Fish and Co @ Bugis

Fish & Co's interior at Bugis

Fish and Co! Somehow or rather even though Fish and Co is available in both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, we love the Singapore outlets more! Seafood seems bigger and fresher here, so when we were stuck at BHG Bugis for one hour and the tummy starts grumbling, we thought what are our options for halal food at BHG Bugis?

KFC

McDonald's

Pastamania

Nando's

Fish and Co

and maybe a halal stall at Food Junction Level 3

So, Fish and Co it is then.. went down to level 1, headed towards the other side of BHG where TCC is but couldn't see any signs for Fish and Co, I remember vaguely that it was on the side of the building where you can easily see it by the roadside so we walked past Nandos (long queue there btw) and walked by the side near the road. Fish and Co is after TCC and a japanese restaurant, phew.. the long walk was not for nothing :) 

Tummies rumbling.. we ordered like hungry savages who have not eaten for months haha.. a seafood platter for one for him and a danish fish and chips for yours truly but I really liked their Tiger Prawns (Add on at SGD5.95 per piece - cheap isn't it?) so I ordered two of those and hubby wanted to try the prawn fritters (its also for our 4 year old son who loves prawns) the red velvet cake is for our 6 year old :) Drinks? A giant jungle freeze. Oh My!

Halal Food Singapore : Fish & Co @ Bugis

The above is Hubby's seafood platter for 1. The serving is generous though with 2 tiger prawns, mussels and fish. I didn't order this cos I don't like this fish, I find the fish bland. And fries and rice just makes you very full.

Halal Food Singapore; Fish and Co @ Bugis

Prawn fritters - the batter was crispy but on the thin side, the prawn is quite big and juicy. Goes well with the crispy iceberg salad and sweet chili sauce.

Halal Food Singapore : Fish and Co @ Bugis

I ordered Danish Fish and Chips and my goodness the fish was so big, I couldn't finish it up (cos I ate the tiger prawns first and also half of hubby's prawn fritter :o ) I really like the fish, the batter was crispy but the fish meat was super tender and oozing with mozzarella cheese.. waaah .. every bite was like a dream ( a fish and chips dream that is haha) Fries was also lightly salted. Very nice :)

Halal Food Singapore : Tiger Prawns at Fish & Co Bugis

The tiger prawns.. were juicy, thick, fresh and oozing with garlic lemon butter sauce (I'm guessing this) for SGD 5.95 per piece, it's almost too good to be true :) Eat it while its still warm!

Halal Food Singapore : Fish and Co @ Bugis

The red velvet cake was for my 6 year old since he love cakes very much. It's a pretty decent red velvet cake, the cake was soft and the cheese was light.

Halal Food Singapore : Fish and Co @ Bugis

This humongous drink is called Jungle Freeze, it's mostly ice and the ice won't melt very fast making the process of drinking this quite difficult. It's not fizzy and it's really nice and not too sweet with lychee and rambutan among other fruits in this brrr concoction .

We walked out of the restaurant very full and satisfied indeed that day.. aaaahh.. Singapore, you always make me gain weight whenever I come back!

Halal Food Singapore : Abu Mubarak Nasi Mandi Review - I am the only one differing?

Halal Fod Singapore: Abu Mubarak Nasi Mandi @ Bedok Rd Hawker

Ok, so I saw a few friends posted pictures of Abu Mubarak Mandi Rice on fb and commenting yum yum and such that I felt really compelled to try it. Especially since the stall is at Bedok Road Hawker Ctr which is where hubby and I love to head to whenever we crave for Nasi Rawan. I have to say that my expectation was quite high  since it's so famous and I finally had the chance to try it yesterday on our super short one night return to Singapore.

The stall's signboard shows pictures of falafel, hummus, foul and khabsah rice, I was getting pretty excited but one thing bothers me.. the lack of queue.. I mean if its so famous why is there no queue? *typical Singaporean mentality* and when I came near the stall and enquired about other dishes, they said only Mandi Rice is available *bummer* I really would like some falafel as well. 

I was contemplating whether to order chicken or lamb but I saw 2 person eating lamb mandi near the stall and the lamb looked like it's drenched in bryani gravy (which is not how mandi lamb is usually cooked as per what I am accustomed to, but I could be wrong) so I decided to go with the chicken. 

Unfortunately, it's the same thing with the chicken:( I am used to chicken mandi that is grilled, tender white meat with slightly crispy top, a simple chicken that complements the mild taste of the rice and not overpower it instead. The tomato salsa was also a tad on the spicy side (I think I detect birds eyes chilies) with too little tomatoes, I am used to a salsa that has more tomatoes and just a hint of chili. I also like my mandi rice to come with a clear soup, which in this case is not available. The cucumber yoghurt salad was runny since we all know that cucumber tends to get watery after a bit, it kind of make the yoghurt very diluted and bland, maybe a thicker yoghurt and some black pepper and salt would help a bit. 

I do find the mandi rice taste very spot on and delicious, so if the chicken is grilled properly instead and the salsa and salad improved, I would have really enjoyed the dish. If you have never eaten mandi rice before, Abu Mubarak Nasi Mandi will really please you but if you eat Mandi Rice frequently (like me who is spoilt for choice in KL and who also have very vivid and fond memories of Mandi Rice in Egypt and Karama Dubai) you might want to lower your expectations a notch or two.