正新记 Famous Chicken Rice was founded in 1971. With the ever changing demands, the restaurant not only serves chicken rice but many other side dishes, dim sum and steamboat too.
The branch at WestMall is latest shop opened located on the 2nd level beside Swenson. Prices are nett with just service charge applicable. The restaurant was bright, spacious and clean. Looking through the menu, we went for the following dishes:
1. Poached white chicken rice ($4.80) - was rather disappointing as rice was plain and no flavor. Fortunately the chicken still tasted ok. Rating: 2.5/5
2. Soy sauce chicken noodle ($4.80) - the oil used to mix the noodle might have gone bad as there was very strong rancid oil smell and taste. The chicken was tough as well. Rating: 2/5
3. Fried springroll ($4.50) - one of the better dishes. The oil taste was rather strong but at least it was crunchy and fresh inside. Rating: 3/5
4. Siew Mai ($4.50) - the best dish of all. Crunchy fresh siew mai topped with prawn on the top. Rating: 3.5/5
5. Braised chicken feet ($4.50) - it was overly peppery in taste, probably to cover the strong taste. Rating: 3/5
6. Traditional grandma chap chye in claypot ($9.80) - a dish really not acceptable. It was slightly burnt and tasteless. Vegetables are hard as well. Very lacking in taste. Rating: 1.5/5
7. Peanut chicken feet soup ($5) - the soup was plain and peanut very hard. Guess those double boiled soup sold outside tasted better. Rating: 2/5
Overall 正新记 Famous Chicken Rice is rather disappointing. Improvements should be made to the dishes to attract more customers to return.
A summary of items Ordered
Poached white chicken rice
Soy sauce chicken noodle
Fried springroll
Siew Mai
Braised chicken feet
Traditional grandma chap chye in claypot
Peanut chicken feet soup
My Overall Ratings:
Food: 2/5
Price: 3.5/5
Ambience: 3.5/5
Service: 3/5
You can locate them here:
SinKee Chicken Rice (West Mall)
1 Bukit Batok Central Link, #02-04, Singapore 658713
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