Old school style kopitiam with THE best pau daging ever especially if you ask certain people who comes by to drop in annually. The charms are there all around... Triggering memories of yesteryear where things were definitely less complicated. The pau is the star and centre of attraction. Trying to describe how it is does it disservice. You simply have to come a d taste it yourself. The chicken chop is the traditional Hainan style. Again, taste would be according to individuals. However I can say I really enjoyed the chicken and the sauce. All in all, this place is almost like the Cheers pub from the series. "Where everybody knows your name" somehow rings true. Give it a go. Come and taste the fares here yourself and tell me it's...
Read moreGood Hailam style dishes. Lunch is only served after 1 pm. Everything is prepared from scratch and only if you have time for some 30 minutes wait. Pau is available daily but limited in quantity. You have to preorder to avoid disappointment. If you are willing to wait the chicken chop and Hailam mee is worth the wait. Roti bakar however is quite available readily.
So come early, take a table and place your order. Use the time waiting to observe the leisurely pace of times gone by or catch up with your group with conversation about the almost unchanged 50-60 years of decor and...
Read moreAncient but so clean. Fried Beehoon is so simple yet yummy delicious. Although my husband preferred d crunchy batter of a chicken chop, i thought it ws superbly well done for a Hainese chicky chop. I can still savour a bite of it. Next time must order d beehoon as a starter & chicken chop as mains. Portions wr quite smakk for my tummy. My sister ordered 20 Paus to take away. Tt ws aft a bit of hagling, she managed to get 2 mor paus. Kaya pau. It ws gd but we all agreed tt d late old man's pau is slightly more puffy soft & hd a tad...
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