Claypot chicken rice @ Compass Point
The two of us made another trip to The Rivervale to work out some matters with the condominium manager, after which we headed for an early dinner again. I’ve been eager to try out the claypot rice at other places in the hopes that I’d find something that’s even tastier than what I’ve had at Thomson Plaza. I found one such stall at the Compass Point foodcourt on level 4, and here’s the report card.
There are some similar aspects compared to the Thomson Plaza version. The cooking style is similar, there’s chicken, veg, salted fish and the like still. It also cost $4 too. The taste however was noticeably different. Specifically, while this evening’s version was heavily drenched in sauce, the sauce itself didn’t improve the flavour of the rice at all. In fact, the sauce was tasteless and I almost thought it was more colouring than anything else. So, while the chicken pieces were comparable, the all important accompanying rice was not – and it fared poorly. On the upside, the supplied chilli was magnificent. It was pleasantly sour with a taste of lime, and left an exciting tingle on the tip of the tongue whenever I dipped the chicken in.
- Food: 3 / 5
- Service: 3 / 5
- Value: 3.5 / 5
- Overall: 3.2 / 5. It’s serviceable, but the Thomson Plaza claypot rice still rules.
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