I know that I've had a lot of hot pot lately, but I needed lunch today, and this place happened to be nearby (6 Eu Tong Sen Street #03-87, 6221-5550). It seems to be a chain started by some Haidilao alumni, right across the river from the latter's original Clarke Quay location.
I liked the food, including a broth that was filled with a nice assortment of mushrooms, as well as a decently well-stocked seasoning bar.
Don Don Donki The Central Clarke Quay is the sixth Singapore outlet of the supermarket that refers to itself as the “Japan Discount King”.
I went for their original toro steak rice bowl above, the ingredients of which were fine. But it was also drowning in a very sweet sauce. It was so sweet that it was almost candy-like, which was just unnecessary in my opinion.
I am still of the opinion that the original restaurant at Keong Saik grills better eels.
I am back here again to check out their seasonal offerings.
This was as good as I had imagined it to be. Peach was ripe and each bite was a deluge of sweet peach juices on cream. Damn, it was so good.
A must-try is the expensive but drool-worthy Kaisen x Histumabushi by Teppei and Man Man ($32.50++).
The fried dough pastry is made from scratch in house and freshly fried in 100% olive oil upon order.
I would say service here was decent, though not as over-the-top as HDL.