Friday, September 22, 2006

Foo House Bar & Cafe

Found another place to have a really nice hamburger! This burger has probably got the juiciest and beefy pattie I have had. Again, I insist that any self respecting burger should be made of chopped beef rather then mince. This one has got 220gm of shoulder beef and because shoulder beef has got a higher amount of fat, that translates to a really beefy tasting burger. The Picardy Burger costs $9.90 and you add $1 for extra toppings such as egg, bacon, mushroom. So my burger with the lot costs $12.90 which is exellent value given the quality of the pattie.

Foo House's food is the responsibility of Ex Executive Sous Chef of the Grand Hyatt, Robert Foo, who until recently used to be responsible for the menus of restaurants such as Mezzanine. Foo's House also serves a delightful roast duck which has been served at the Grand Hyatt for the last 20 years. The taste of the duck was really good, though the meat could be a little more tender.


If you like Hainanese Cuisine, then this is one place where you can get a late night, traditional Hainanese Pork Chops with a beer and ESPN. Probably the only Irish Hainanese Pub/Cafe in Singapore! The Pork Chops are done traditional style with crispy pork chop and a zesty tomato based sauce. Would have liked my chops a little thicker and juicier but this is the traditional way that Hainanese Pork Chops are prepared.



Conclusion
I visited the cafe during lunch so the atmosphere was not that great. I think this place would work well at night. Foo House has been opened for 3 months and has already a loyal following of customers yearning for the fusion of Irish Stew and Hainanese Pork Chops. Certainly worth a visit if you are looking for a Pub with really good food.

3.75/5 Great Burger and Hainanese Food in a Pub/Cafe atmosphere. Would have scored higher if the price of the pork chops was more competitive.

Foo House Pub and Cafe
6 Jln Pari Burong (near Bedok Fire Station)
Closed on Mondays
Lunch 12pm - 3pm, Dinner 6pm - 12 midnight
Closed on Mondays
64453110

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

closes at 10.30pm? wasted... thought can go there watch EPL on weekends =D

Anonymous said...

It is only the kitchen closes at 10pm, I suppose. So you should still be able to have EPL & beer.

ieat said...

Kitchen usually closes by 10.30pm but they will remain open if there is a large crowd. But the Bar is opened till late.

Esther said...

Hi, I have a wishlist of places I want to check out on my blog and I want to use some of your posts as links. All the places you review sound really good! :) Is it ok with you? - Esther

ieat said...

Sure by all means!

Adrian said...

I am a beef lover. I tried this last night and I am with you in terms of this being the yummiest gourmet deli burger around. If you take it with Foo Works, i.e. with the bacon and mushroom fused with burger patty and the cheese lovingly melted onto the meat, it is orgasmic!

Try the goulash and tenderloin as well. The taste of the goulash is outstanding.. choked full of peppers and tender morsels of beef in a tomata stew. The tenderloin is a also very decent cut of meat again lovingly grilled to perfection.

This is a laid-back place to enjoy an affordable gourmet meal. No airs about the place... thanks for the tip. Definitely made a good start to the week for me.

flo said...

can i bring my own egg for the extra toppings??? - like how i can bring my own egg to the char kway (carrot cake) hawker?

sumosumo said...

wow.. not bad, dr tay, u even found this place...

just a little background abt this place,,

the owner is my ex classmate. runs it with his uncle and his younger brother. the chef is the uncle, who was an ex Hyatt chef, so he knows his stuff...

unfortunately they dont screen EPL anymore, as some customers dont really like it...

the Foo works burger is excellent.. one of the juciest, largest badass burgers around. i can hardly finish it, and i hv a good appetite.

can also try their duck confit, and their ribeye. very competently done.

the other thing to try here is their fried MARS bar/Snickers bar dessert. its fried in batter like goreng pisang and served with icecream. a very irish type dessert.... a must try, for being unusual, and sinfully excellent...

ieat said...

Oh, I thought the fried Mars Bar was a Scottish invention! It is very popular in Edinburgh when I was there!

sumosumo said...

i was told by my friend that its irish..... who knows..

Anonymous said...

A new branch has opened at 338 Tanjong Katong Road. Its opposite the Canadian International School. The one at Jalan Pari Burong is open 7 days a week now!

Billy The Fish said...

The fried mars bar thing is Scottish but credit for trying it here. Some customers don't like EPL? Or don't like "the big four"? Whatever, hope he does well, we need more places like this

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