It is my belief that common decency and mutual respect are crucial for the workings of any business. That being said, hall 14's drink stall, the only stall I can eat at due to halal concerns and price, remains a sore point in my visits. During the day, the auntie running the stall, whose primary language is Mandarin, replies to me and my room mate in English with sarcasm every time we order something. Unfortunately, both of us do not speak Mandarin. If we dare enquire further, she raises her voice at us. The same cannot be said for patrons who communicate with her in Mandarin, who are treated more decently, being called affectionate names and the like. During the night, the couple running the store can only speak in mandarin, forcing my room mate and I to play a game of charades or use the calculator as a means of getting numbers across. I understand for a fact that Foodgle is unconcerned with the running of their stalls overall. Stall owners are merely rotated around different halls when complaints arise from my observations of NTU's different food courts. I'm not writing this to get Foodgle to do anything knowing full well they won't. I am writing this to let others know that I understand their pain. Not being able to speak the same language seems to bar us all from the enjoyment of luxuries such as coffee and tea without bearing some insults. The hall 2 drinks stall owner used to shout at non-mandarin speakers too. Several other horror stories are commonplace in Foodgle foodcourts. Until such a time comes when we are liberated from the tedium of living, studying and striving to better ourselves in university, this will...
Read moreI rarely review food court stalls due to their generic food that can be found elsewhere.
BUT why I am reviewing this is due to the fact there is an amazing store here that I feel I need to share with everyone and the fact this place is pretty isolated.
The Dry Ban Mian Store is just simply put AMAZING. I tried their Dry Ramen and there no words describing how good it is. It is simply restaurant standards and the tanginess of the noodles and flavouring in their sauce just made me wordless at first bite. I also added abit of chilli on my first trying and for my second trying I added more to make my ramen spicy. But you can perfectly eat it without chilli as well.
The soup version is just ok as well but not as nice as the dry.
Considering the affordable price (refer to picture), this stall is a must vist.
There is also a Japanese store. (Refer to image) The food is pretty ex for a food court. $6 and above minimally but it's not bad. No wow factor but decent.
Western food is halal. Decent cream spaghetti but abit tough chicken chop.
The food court opened at 11am daily and closes at 8pm.
There's parking nearby. Or you can always just take public transport.
Food court is...
Read moreRamen here is good! I prefer this over the one in Canteen 16. At a friendly cost from less than $5 for the most affordable ones, this is if not the best ramen u can without venturing out of school grounds.
Other decent food here includes the famous dry ban-mian (pocket-friendly but not for big stomach) and probably western food. Cai-fan (aka chinese mixed rice) is okay, but will need one to pick the right dishes that don't burn through ur wallet.😂
Korean stall still okay lah (but the Spicy Tofu Soup's probably out of league compared to the Crespion canteen one, the autentic Korean stall at Tamarind Canteen is out with a drop of...
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