Small Potatoes Make The Steak Look Bigger

This place (30 Robertson Quay, #01-03 Riverside View, tel: 6238 8962) which I've happened by from time to time, from what I've been told is suppose to be Taiwanese and Japanese. I'm not sure which is suppose to come first, but the restaurant serves bottled beer from both countries and the food leans towards being very much Chinese styled while a large number of the clientele is actually Japanese. I suppose that there is an element of Okinawan influence in the food here since the Okinawa Prefecture extends all the way to Taiwan and the food that hails from that region does appear noticeably, very much like Chinese food.

The menu items at this place ranges from really affordable ($3 braised meat rice) to a brow raising pricey ($35 for fried oysters). I'm not sure I have the logic behind the prices figured out here. The food is pretty enjoyable to the point that I'm quite positive I'll be back again someday.





One of the items which I did not pass up on was the braised pork rice which I had a basis of comparison from the lu rou fan from both Peng Lai Ge and Lai Lai. Besides, I love that stuff. The one served here tasted much like the ones served in the former location, being savory rather than slightly sweetish. The portions of that did turn up a little smaller than I had expected, but it was tasty and I could have downed two of those. There was a pretty good fried rice as well as deep fried pig liver which I've not had done in such a manner before. The pot stickers or guo tie was quite decent, but I think I prefer the ones that are sold at the food centre down at People's Park which is meatier and has more flavorful fillings with crispier skins.

Being a Taiwanese place, I was hoping to see either braised or fried pig intestines on the menu. Unfortunately, those weren't available. And I'll also stick to a tried and proven Asahi compared to Taiwan Beer the next time.