The friendly service is a call for making a return trip for their Bak Kut Teh.
Overall, IVINS is still a good Nyonya food place in Bukit Timah. The dishes may not use expensive ingredients or win Michelin stars, but it is nice to have a predictable and affordable Peranakan restaurant to go in the midst of many changes in the Singapore dining scene.
I thought this was a very nice bak kut teh, with fresh and flavourful meat that had a pork fragrance without the unpleasant porkiness. The soup had a good meaty flavour, with a balanced taste profile featuring heat from the pepper, and fragrance from the garlic etc. Nice.
Not quite a hidden gem, but Beng’s Bak Kut Teh is too good to stay away from. I also loved the friendly service and would definitely make my way back here again!
IVINS Peranakan restaurant has been at Binjai Park for a long time. They have another outlet in the Heartland Mall in Kovan.