Fish & Chips @ Courts Tampines
Many Singaporeans who’re staying in the North-East and East parts of the island would have, by now, gone by the cluster of megastores at the Tampines North Drive spot. It’s hard to miss it, especially if one drives by Tampines Expressway on the way to the airport – what with the huge Ikea sign that one can see from a mile away.
We’ve visited the three megastores at the location there now; there’s Ikea, Giant, and Courts. Of the three stores, Giant by far is the most well-patronized one, since the store deals with daily necessities and groceries. Ikea isn’t too far behind, due in no small part to the fabulous meatballs sold at its cafeteria.
Courts on the other hand has looked pretty deserted the several times we’ve gone by, which really is a pity. There’re loads of demonstration products on level 3 for techno-geeks. Then again, its furniture items aren’t the cheapest around for bargain hunters, and techno-geeks always prefer to buy their toys at Sim Lim Square. Ling suspects that it won’t be long before this Courts megastore has to close down from poor business.
Still, perhaps to chip in and do our little part to keep Courts alive, we’ve been dining on a few occasions at the level 2 cafeteria there. The concept takes a big cue from Ikea; sell great food at foodcourt prices. For $4.50, I got a fish & chips set, and boy was it a big serving. The fish had been pre-cooked, which I had to minus a point for, but was still reasonably thick and retained its fishy-taste. The chips were huge; nothing like the wafer thin long stripes common in foodcourt stalls offering such fare. Ling had the usual curry chicken, and we shared an interesting mega-satay stick that I must review here next time.
- Food: 6 / 10
- Value: 4.5 / 5
- Overall: 3.5 / 5. OK tasting fish (if you don’t mind it not being freshly cooked) with great fries at a fantastic price. Try it, if only because it’s so cheap.
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