Hutong Northern Chinese Cuisine

Great skewers and very good cocktail happy hour deal! Margarita, Maritini and Mojito were nicely made. Food was good in flavour but the service was quite slow on a Sunday evening and I believe it was due to understaffing - I could only see 2 waitresses during my visit. Will visit this place again if I have craving for Chinese skewers.

Crawfish was tasty, especially with the flambé service. Skewers we’re good, but nothing impressed me too much. The meat skewers are definitely more value for money. We used the Amex Love Dining deal which made it slightly more worth it, but they squeeze you on drinks. Service during lunch time was prompt but basic.

Average skewers. Doesn’t feel or taste like authentic Chinese cuisine though I must recommend the bbq oysters as they were fresh and flavourful. Other than that it just feels like pub serving subpar skewers. Would’ve been better if they consulted some Chinese chefs on how to make actual 串串 though. You’re even using those NTUC kind of hotdogs for your skewered sausages 😥 Service was good though.

Decided to patronise this place on a Sunday evening after reading all the reviews and feedback on this place. Prices are reasonable for the serving - even the most expensive ie the crawfish is priced really reasonably given that a huge amount of baijiu (Moutai!!) is used as part of the dish preparation (server will pour in front of you). However I think the taste is lacking though. Perhaps I’m used to the stronger taste for such meal or I expect stronger flavour, but it ain’t enough to pull me back again. Unfortunately ...

So disappointed by this place :( 1. Staff weren't friendly. There was no line and it took them a while to give us the menu 2. We asked for water and they said they don't serve it. We saw a carafe of water on the bar counter and they said it's for their staff only. How hard is it to serve a glass of water, especially since tap is fine here? 3. We ordered different skewers and all of them were dry and too salty without enough flavor. The hot and spicy sour noodles tasted like it came from an instant noodle package. Didn't have the right taste. 4. Food was so overpriced for what it was. We paid like 75$ for some skewers, a pint of beer and a small bowl of noodles. 5. Many of the 5 star reviews on google are fake (?) I noticed after while scrolling through that all the accounts that gave 5 stars had only given 1 review ever on their accounts. Those reviews were also generic and talked about foods that aren't even on their menu. 6. When paying my husband tried to let them know that I'd be nice to serve water to their customers. They were hesitant on accepting feedback. 7. They played kpop and it did not fit with the vibe at all... So disappointed that I wasted a meal in Singapore here. If they were nicer and willing to accept feedback I wouldn't be this harsh.