Merlion

I don't like writing openly bad reviews but in this case I feel compelled to. Service was friendly but inattentive. Food was confused, I should have realized when the picture of popiah looked like Vietnamese spring roll. Spinach in popiah.. With rice wrap. I ordered Mee Siam. Picture attached. Each mouthful made me more and more pissed. This is not Mee Siam. If it was called fried bee hoon, it might still pass but Mee Siam..no way. Sauce tasted sweet.. Almost ketchupy. Eggs stone cold. Prawns were well cooked. Actually calling it fried bee hoon is a stretch. I also ordered chicken satay. The satay itself was good, nicely cooked, good seasoning. Peanut sauce was overly sweet and completely lacking in spice. If you want to cook and serve Singaporean food.. Than do that, don't take shortcuts and substitute ingredients until the dish doesn't resemble anything like the original.

Very friendly service. Food tasted fine, but the flavors seemed to be watered down. If they don't dilute the sauce as much, don't make the beef satay as dry, don't use too much baking soda on the beef, use a touch less sugar, that would be so much better. I'm not Singaporean so I can't tell if the sauces and from a can or they actually cook it from raw ingredients but I suspect the sauces are from a can......

Excellent and authentic Singapore food! The food is extremely fresh and delicious and served family style. When our family goes out to eat it normally costs over $200 by the time we're done. When we eat at Merlion it's almost always barely $100 and we have food to take home! We love the muscles (also a Happy Hour item) with a fabulously delicious broth that can also be poured over the rice (we don't waste a drop) and the addicting lettuce fish dish that had the delicious crispy oats topping (can't remember what it's called) but it's perfect every time. I don't know if people realize what a great bar they have. Drink prices are great during happy hour, as well as the happy hour menu that is very filling. We try to go early when it's quiet - and love that the chef cooking station is open for the public to watch them work their magic. We've also had large gatherings there and they are extremely accommodating as well as unbelievably well priced for such events. I wholeheartedly recommend them.

I miss Chicken rice so much that I came to this place without reviewing the posts. Well... I must say it is never close to the real Singapore chicken rice but better than Americanized Asian food. Prada was good. I wouldn't come back for the food but the ambiance is quite good. Never crowded and most importantly, the waitress is super nice! I give 5star for the service and 2 star for the food. Take the 3 as an average.