Sunday, February 20, 2022

Revisiting Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee

Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee, Clarke Quay Central

We're back for more curries and post lunch coma inducing stuff at Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee.

Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee, beef rendang

Tried the beef rendang today. Meat was dry and a little tough and if you asked me, it was largely saved by the gravy. Wouldn't get this again. The mutton rendang was much better.

Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee, kang kong

Kang kong's pretty decent.

Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee, sambal goreng

Their sambal goreng, for a lack of better descriptions, tasted Chinese. Firm crunchy beans and chunks of prawns in there. The latter I have never encountered in the commonly found Malay renditions of sambal goreng.

Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee, chicken livers and gizzards

I like their curried chicken liver/gizzards. Loved that the gizzards were tender and not the crunchy type.

Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee, chicken begedil

Our begedil today didn't come from a freshly fried batch like the last time. These ones were cold and had more muted flavours from the chicken and black pepper compared to the hot ones. That could be the reason why these things are thought of differently. 

Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee, cucumber salad

Cucumber salad.

Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee, sambal fried fish

This was the best dish today - sambal fried fish. The sambal was slightly sweet and not very spicy. What made this dish was how crispy the surface was and how freshly fried it tasted with a delicious seasoning on the flour that coated it. I liked that flavour but how to describe it eludes me. Meat was not dry at all.

Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee,

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