Revisiting Holy Crab

A dinner at Holy Crab. To get the cost to quality thoughts out of the way, I didn't think their food was worth what they were charging and my opinion of them dips further from the last time. I accept that it's not cheap in a location like theirs, but pairing that with mediocrity irks me.

This dish was cornily called CapriCorn - corn kernels with salted yolk and curry leaves. I kinda enjoyed this but it's one with those dishes where the enjoyment is subjected pretty quick diminishing returns. At least for me.

Crabtree & Evelyn, I don't know how Evelyn came into the picture. Menu described the broccoli as torched and it was supposed to have chai poh. I didn't even know there was chai poh in it and nothing about the actual broccoli indicated that it had been torched.

Picture on the menu could lead one to believe that there's loads of chunky crab meat in the sauce. Said picture was obviously for illustration only. Not so much crab in there and those chunks didn't taste like freshly steamed crab meat. Sauce was starchy. Couldn't tell what the flavour of it was.

Nemo in Hot Soup. It's a soup with oddly, barramundi belly hanging on a skewer. I thought it would be served in the stone bowl depicted in the menu. This tasted pretty good though. I attribute that partially to the Bistrol Cream Sherry. Honestly, I don't know what else went into the broth because it sure as hell tasted like there was more than fish in it.

Asian Angel Hair. Kinda like xing zhou mi fen (星洲米粉) with bits of chicken. Okay-ish.

Their claypot chicken rice called Smoking Pot has foie gras. The foie gras was dried out and not nice. Otherwise, it's just a $58 claypot chicken rice.

Their sweet and sour pork is stir fried with balsamic vinegar. Meat had a crusty surface from the deep frying and wasn't so tender. Menu mentioned rambutans and pineapple. It's true - it's pineapple stuffed in rambutans like those canned Hosen branded ones that can be found supermarkets.

Their Lamb-orghini was disappointing. Not to mince words, it's a poor showcase of lamb ribs preparation. Meat doneness ranged from almost getting to medium rare to well done. It's obvious they don't have the skills to manage a rack this size. Dry rub flavouring had a sweetness that irritated me. I don't know what's their cooking process here but the fat had already hardened by the time it was served. At $160, it was criminal.