Finally dropped by Great Nanyang Heritage Cafe (5 Craig Road). We were on our way elsewhere in the vicinity and decided to swing by to see if there was an insane queue and they didn't. A decision was made quickly. Anyways, they're a local Hainanese food eatery with that "traditional" theme which extends from what they cook to the decor in the eatery; kinda like The Hainan Story.
Even though there wasn't a mad queue at that time, it was still packed to the brim. Tried a few items that looked like they might be good.
Nice kaya butter toast - think texture of thin crispy bread on chilled salty butter and sweet kaya texture that's uniquely that. Did not realize it's the coconut kaya and not the pandan one that I prefer. Not a deal breaker though. It's still enjoyable and I'm attributing the main reason to be the adequately thick slice of butter in there.
Their signature Hainanese chicken cutlet....I don't think it's traditional with that sauce but that sauce was delicious. I tasted mostly onion and butter. Piping hot fried chicken thigh was competently crispy on the outside and moist on the inside.
Didn't think much of their dry mee siam or the chicken berempah that came with it. The spice and salt for the latter didn't pack the requisite punch. Guys like Spicy Wife Nasi Lemak and Uptown Nasi Lemak have chicken berempah that would blow this out of the water.
Their hor ka sai kicks butt though with thick Milo flavour infusion into their coffee. Sweet, flavourful and nicely chilled. This was at least a couple of leagues up from that shitty 3 in 1 powdered stuff from Peck Hoon Teng Eating House.
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