January 02, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2nd day of the new year, had no mood to work so was already thinking of what to eat for dinner. Called up my friday friend (for some reason we always meet only on fridays) and we arranged to meet after work at Mr. Curry (Japanese style curry) in Central at Clarke Quay. They just opened a branch there and there's a 50% discount on certain items on the menu.
1st time I've heard of Mr. Curry, realised that it's part of the Waraku group. Explains why the exterior was done up in pretty much the same style as the other Waraku places with the wall filled with rows and rows of plastic food. But the inside decor of this one was much nicer that I expected.
We ordered a Shrimp Omelette Curry, a Bacon and Asparagus Spaghetti Curry Gratin, and a Kakiage Sandwich. A bit too much for the 2 of us, but all we left behind were the fries. Overall pretty decent food, presentation is very nice - the curry came in a separate claypot and had a cute little wooden ladle for you to spoon the sauce over your rice. There's a small side salad with every dish and they recommend using their mango dressing, which is a specialty I suppose. The food in general is a bit too salty, not sure if that's the standard.
Like all Warakus, it's a bit commercialised, so your crowd is anyone from overly excited teens to smartly dressed office workers to family and kids. There's one thing that always baffles my friday friend and me – no matter which branch of Waraku you go to, the noise level is...incredible. We used to wonder if it's the structure of the interior that traps noise or something but you can hear EVERYTHING. The conversation 2 tables away, the staff shouting "Irashaimase!", the clanging of utensils, voices over voices...it's incredible.
However, when you don't know where to go, Waraku can't get too wrong. There's a wide range of food, decor and food presentation is quite nice, everything else is not fantastic but not too shabby either. Because of the discount, friday friend and I forked out abt SGD10 each.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2nd day of the new year, had no mood to work so was already thinking of what to eat for dinner. Called up my friday friend (for some reason we always meet only on fridays) and we arranged to meet after work at Mr. Curry (Japanese style curry) in Central at Clarke Quay. They just opened a branch there and there's a 50% discount on certain items on the menu.
1st time I've heard of Mr. Curry, realised that it's part of the Waraku group. Explains why the exterior was done up in pretty much the same style as the other Waraku places with the wall filled with rows and rows of plastic food. But the inside decor of this one was much nicer that I expected.
We ordered a Shrimp Omelette Curry, a Bacon and Asparagus Spaghetti Curry Gratin, and a Kakiage Sandwich. A bit too much for the 2 of us, but all we left behind were the fries. Overall pretty decent food, presentation is very nice - the curry came in a separate claypot and had a cute little wooden ladle for you to spoon the sauce over your rice. There's a small side salad with every dish and they recommend using their mango dressing, which is a specialty I suppose. The food in general is a bit too salty, not sure if that's the standard.Like all Warakus, it's a bit commercialised, so your crowd is anyone from overly excited teens to smartly dressed office workers to family and kids. There's one thing that always baffles my friday friend and me – no matter which branch of Waraku you go to, the noise level is...incredible. We used to wonder if it's the structure of the interior that traps noise or something but you can hear EVERYTHING. The conversation 2 tables away, the staff shouting "Irashaimase!", the clanging of utensils, voices over voices...it's incredible.
However, when you don't know where to go, Waraku can't get too wrong. There's a wide range of food, decor and food presentation is quite nice, everything else is not fantastic but not too shabby either. Because of the discount, friday friend and I forked out abt SGD10 each.
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I wanna try the Kakiage sandwich. And that's the nicest looking curry place I've seen. I love the lighting and the look...
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of cos of cos! the sandwich is not bad, there's lots of other types too. will definitely bring u there and lots more other places :)
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