1. Crispy Duck Pow! Pockets | 2. Yam Truffle Ball | 3. Prawn Toasties
4. Chop Chop Crispy Seafood Noodle | 5. Chopsuey | 6. Sticky Crunchy Baby Squid
Nestled in an old house with a colonial charm, and with a nice outdoor area overlooking the trees outside. The weather was a little chilly from the slight drizzle and was just the perfect temperature to enjoy our meal outdoors.
Food wise, it was pretty interesting. The Duck Pow! Pockets comes with finely shredded duck meat wrapped in a soft white bun. Be sure to drizzle the sweet duck sauce over to enjoy this dish! The Yam Balls with Truffle, a remake of the Wu Kok - a popular dim sum dish. Grandpa Tan's complaint is that the yam taste is too weak. Prawn Toasties were cutely presented like a sweet sesame snack pasty. The description mentioned prawn paste and I was expecting something with a richer taste, but the dish alone was a little bland.
As a staple, we had the Crispy Seafood Noodles, which while was ok, had a SGD$36 price tag that clearly didn't sit to well with grandpa and grandma Tan. The fried Baby Squids had a sweetness to it and would have been great paired with rice.
The food here is, as stated on their website, the anglicized form of a chinese dish (i.e overpriced Chinese food). Nonetheless, the overall experience and ambiance, plus the pretty good food, definitely makes this place worth a try. The chic decor and the tranquility of the place will surely see us heading back there pretty often just to get away from other over-crowded brunch places, and to enjoy some comfort food.
Chopsuey Cafe. # 01 - 23. Block 10. Dempsey Rd. Singapore.
Reservations +65 9224 6611
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