Sunday, April 22, 2007
Going Botak over Botak jones
Wow.... didn't realize that it has been 2 months since I last wrote anything. Life hasn't been that busy, but just didn't have the urge to write becos i didn't have the mood. Until my frens were like, bugging me to write something! Ha ha.. ok ok... I'm writing I'm writing!!!
The Sat was spent trying out a new eatery. Perhaps some of you may have tried it before: it's called Botak Jones. They have 4 outlets in SG: Tuas, Clementi, Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh. We tried the Toa Payoh one since it was the most accessible of the 4, easier for some of us non-driving folks to get there.
They weren't kidding when they said that they were in a canteen. Nestled in Toa Payoh Industrial estate, there were only 4 stalls open: Botak Jones, some teochew noodles, fruit juice and Botak Jones drinks (I think it's called brewski). My guy friends compared it to a cookhouse! The Brewski reminded me of a Cabana, only thing missing was the sand and beach. There was even a pool table and LCD screens showing soccer matches as well. The best part? They had Stella Artois & Hoegaarden on TAP!!!! YES, ON TAP!!!! To sweeten the deal, a jug of Stella was only S$20! A pint only S$8.50. Hoe was going for S$10.50 a pint! And it's a magnum, mind u! My goodness... happy hour prices every hour! It just made me want to bring out the inner ah pek in me, sit there, drink beer and watch soccer. And call referee KAYU!
We went early at about 6.30pm. There wasn't a lot of people there.... YET. People started streaming in at about 7pm and soon, the whole placed was packed. Everyone was there just for Botak Jones (i think the noodles stall wasn't too happy). Thankfully, we ordered early. Although the lady said a waiting time of 20 mins, food came very quickly. We got our appetizers within 10 mins. We ordered quite a spread:
Appetizers:
Caesar Salad - a bit on the dry side. Not enough dressing
Chicken Gumbo X 3 - portion quite small: think the miso soup bowls they have at food courts. But quite a lot of stuff in it: rice, big chuncks of chicken, tomatoes, potatoes etc etc etc
Stuffed Jalepeno peppers - my Fav! Can just return there to eat this with beer! Not over stuffed with mozzerella, seeds taken out and tangy tartare sauce to cool ze taste buds. Yummy!
Chile Con Carne - portion a bit small for 6 ppl to share. Same sized bowl as chicken gumbo. But extremely satisfying.
Main courses
Fish & Chips X 3 - sampled my frens. Felt that it wasn't too bad. Fish was tender, didn't break up easily and didn't have the fishy smell.
Rib eye Steak X 2, Disappointing. The sauce was not watery and the meat a tad pale for my liking. But the portion is big, even at the minumum of 200 gm.
lamb chops - tried a fren's portion. Felt it wasn't too bad. But be warned that they are very generous with the rosemary herb.
All of these were regular size, which, thankfully, was a good call. If we had ordered large, the food would probably be piled up like a mountain (judging from what other tables were having)!!! All the main courses came with extremely generous servings of cajun fries and coleslaw, which were tasty too! The total damage for all that plus drinks? S$119. Extremely affordable, considering the portions.
I wouldn't mind going there again. But... not so soon though...
The Sat was spent trying out a new eatery. Perhaps some of you may have tried it before: it's called Botak Jones. They have 4 outlets in SG: Tuas, Clementi, Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh. We tried the Toa Payoh one since it was the most accessible of the 4, easier for some of us non-driving folks to get there.
They weren't kidding when they said that they were in a canteen. Nestled in Toa Payoh Industrial estate, there were only 4 stalls open: Botak Jones, some teochew noodles, fruit juice and Botak Jones drinks (I think it's called brewski). My guy friends compared it to a cookhouse! The Brewski reminded me of a Cabana, only thing missing was the sand and beach. There was even a pool table and LCD screens showing soccer matches as well. The best part? They had Stella Artois & Hoegaarden on TAP!!!! YES, ON TAP!!!! To sweeten the deal, a jug of Stella was only S$20! A pint only S$8.50. Hoe was going for S$10.50 a pint! And it's a magnum, mind u! My goodness... happy hour prices every hour! It just made me want to bring out the inner ah pek in me, sit there, drink beer and watch soccer. And call referee KAYU!
We went early at about 6.30pm. There wasn't a lot of people there.... YET. People started streaming in at about 7pm and soon, the whole placed was packed. Everyone was there just for Botak Jones (i think the noodles stall wasn't too happy). Thankfully, we ordered early. Although the lady said a waiting time of 20 mins, food came very quickly. We got our appetizers within 10 mins. We ordered quite a spread:
Appetizers:
Caesar Salad - a bit on the dry side. Not enough dressing
Chicken Gumbo X 3 - portion quite small: think the miso soup bowls they have at food courts. But quite a lot of stuff in it: rice, big chuncks of chicken, tomatoes, potatoes etc etc etc
Stuffed Jalepeno peppers - my Fav! Can just return there to eat this with beer! Not over stuffed with mozzerella, seeds taken out and tangy tartare sauce to cool ze taste buds. Yummy!
Chile Con Carne - portion a bit small for 6 ppl to share. Same sized bowl as chicken gumbo. But extremely satisfying.
Main courses
Fish & Chips X 3 - sampled my frens. Felt that it wasn't too bad. Fish was tender, didn't break up easily and didn't have the fishy smell.
Rib eye Steak X 2, Disappointing. The sauce was not watery and the meat a tad pale for my liking. But the portion is big, even at the minumum of 200 gm.
lamb chops - tried a fren's portion. Felt it wasn't too bad. But be warned that they are very generous with the rosemary herb.
All of these were regular size, which, thankfully, was a good call. If we had ordered large, the food would probably be piled up like a mountain (judging from what other tables were having)!!! All the main courses came with extremely generous servings of cajun fries and coleslaw, which were tasty too! The total damage for all that plus drinks? S$119. Extremely affordable, considering the portions.
I wouldn't mind going there again. But... not so soon though...
# posted by Xallista @ 2:03 PM 
