If you’re old like me, don’t go to Straits (lol). Nah nah, they have a restaurant side that opens early for dinner. Don’t go too late or you’ll be there when it turns into like a club. I have no idea, I eat dinner at like 5. Straits serves up a Singaporean dining experience, definitely a trending restaurant with very young and attractive wait staff. I’m just going to keep throwing the word trendy out there when I explain this restaurant.
Pandan House Specialty Soda | $7.00
Non-alcoholic! You know me! I don’t want to drink alcohol but want to be part of the party. I love pandan flavor. This drink had pandan flavor but I would have liked a stronger pandan taste. I miss Bambu desserts…do you folks remember that place??
Straits Frites | $15.00
crisp fried potato, cilantro & garlic, kaffir lime aioli, galangal cocktail sauce
I guess all fancy restaurants calls their fries frites huh? This was probably my favorite dish of the night. Ha! The aioli is wonderful, the cocktail sauce is good too! I loved the different flavors…and the fries were fried to a perfect crisp!
Yu Sheng Salad (Lo Hei) | $24.00
salmon sashimi, ma’o farms sassy mix, carrots, cucumber, daikon, pickled onions, orange surpremes, cabbage, ginger plum dressing
Good salad! Great dressing. Nice and refreshing.
Garlic Noodle | $19.00
wok fired egg noodles, thai basil, black pepper, boy choy, shiitake, oyster sauce, scallion, shallot, bean sprouts
Just an okay dish. I wouldn’t get this next time and for $19 – this doesn’t even have a protein.
Hainan Chicken | $28.00
poached chicken, aromatic chicken rice & broth with sweet soy sauce, ginger garlic sauce tangy hainan chili sauce
Oh what a bummer this dish ended up being. I usually love Hainan Chicken but this was not good. The side sauces weren’t great, I don’t know if you can tell but the chicken breast was pretty dry. Supposed to be poached nice and tender. High price for a mediocre dish.
Straits BBQ Ribeye | $72.00
bali style five spice barbequed beef ribeye, celeriac puree
Holy crap I didn’t see the price until just now lol. Was it good? The steak was good, the mash was super salty. Was it worth $72? No. End of post. Okay well, not end of post. Would I return? That’s a hard maybe. I do want to try some of the other dishes because I love Singaporean food and I don’t know where else to find it. Man…
i must thank you for introducing or remining me of so many restaurants to try. I really go to the same old ones over and over so just love your pictures and take of the dishes.
I try my best to get pics and details down to share! Glad you enjoy! This also helps me to remember cause I have a bad memory lol
I hardly go out to eat anymore, but I love to learn about new places from you.
You no need go out to eat! You go so much good eats with Wendell and Lan! And you cook well too! If you ever want to check out a restaurant, let me know and we can try together!
Noy for me – thank you for the review.
You’re welcome Aunty!
bummer on some of the dishes, glad you tried though
Yeah! Always nice to have another cuisine!