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Fish & Chips @ Courts<\/a> Tampines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Many Singaporeans who\u2019re 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\u2019s hard to miss it, especially if one drives by Tampines Expressway on the way to the airport – what with the huge Ikea<\/a> sign that one can see from a mile away.<\/p>\n

\"dining-174.jpg\"We\u2019ve visited the three megastores at the location there now; there\u2019s Ikea<\/a>, Giant, and Courts<\/a>. Of the three stores, Giant by far is the most well-patronized one, since the store deals with daily necessities and groceries. Ikea<\/a> isn\u2019t too far behind, due in no small part to the fabulous meatballs sold at its cafeteria.<\/p>\n

Courts<\/a> on the other hand has looked pretty deserted the several times we\u2019ve gone by, which really is a pity. There\u2019re loads of demonstration products on level 3 for techno-geeks. Then again, its furniture items aren\u2019t the cheapest around for bargain hunters, and techno-geeks always prefer to buy their toys at Sim Lim Square<\/a>. Ling suspects that it won\u2019t be long before this Courts<\/a> megastore has to close down from poor business.<\/p>\n

Still, perhaps to chip in and do our little part to keep Courts<\/a> alive, we\u2019ve been dining on a few occasions at the level 2 cafeteria there. The concept takes a big cue from Ikea<\/a>; 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.<\/p>\n