Alex is such a
common name that i shouldn't be surprised to hear of a coffee shop named after
it. However, my elder sister thought i would have heard about it since Alex's
Eating house is pretty famous for its roast delights and she is very well aware
of my love for them!
My food
intelligence network might have highlighted this store but i would be confused
as the English name doesn't correspondence with the Chinese name; in Chinese,
the place is known as 文记鸭饭 which should rightfully be Boon Kee duck rice or Wen
Ji duck rice.
Anyway, it
doesn't matter so long i can correctly indicate the location at the end of this
post. What's most important would be our order earlier this afternoon; the roast
combination for two persons that consisted of roast duck, roast pork, char siew
and barbecued pork ribs.
Okay, it was
lunch and i decided to have a serving of noodle too! Do note that the roast
combination would cost at least S$25 without any noodle / rice and although i
found it to be on the high side; my sister foot the bill and i am not
complaining.
It was one of the
better Cantonese-style noodle that was light without being overly generous with
the soya sauce and boasted a QQ texture that's so good; i think i could stomach
another serving!
Since duck rice
was indicated on its Chinese name, i shall talk about it first - frankly, the
roast duck skin was a disappointment and the meat was average tasting with the
signature toughness that's quite the norm for duck. The sauce that was poured
onto the duck was a game-changer though and i depended heavily on it to clean up
both the meat and skin.
Roast pork (or
sio bak as some of us would prefer to call it) was good for the following
reasons; the fat-meat ratio was just right, the marination wasn't too salty and
the roasted skin remained crunchy with the very-much needed cackling as my teeth
cut through it.
Char siew was
definitely above average and only the ones with fattier parts won my heart with
their juicier bite that's enveloped with a tasty char-ness. The best in the
roast combination was definitely the barbecued pork ribs; the sweet charred
flavour can be tasted even within the tender meat and i kid you not, i should
have ordered an entire slab so that i can slowly pick off the meat and lick
clean the bones!
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In
all, a satisfactory meal although as far as char siew is concerned, it couldn't
take over the top positions currently held by Kay Lee in
Singapore and You Kee in Malaysia.
Location
87
Beach Road,
#01-01,
Chye Sing Building,
Singapore
189695
Map
As
above.
Pricing
Roast
Combination for 2 - S$25.00
Noodle
- i think it's S$2.00
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