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“A different experience to most other reviews”

Sin Hoi Sai Seafood Restaurant
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Ranked #1,939 of 14,937 Restaurants in Singapore
Price range: S$20 - S$27
Cuisines: Chinese, Seafood
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Good for: Local cuisine
Dining options: Outdoor Seating
Neighbourhood: Bukit Merah
Reviewed 25 January 2017 via mobile

I do not know if it is because we eat so late (11pm) but where other reviews say the food is great but the service is average, we had the reverse. The service was attentive and not forceful. We only wanted a light meal so went for sharing dishes, whilst the food was enjoyable enough I dare say I could have gone to the market and enjoyed equal or better quality for cheaper than we paid. All in all you will not leave hungry or disappointed, you might just wonder though if you should have treated yourself a bit more or saved your money.

Date of visit: January 2017
Thank simong565
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Reviewed 27 December 2016 via mobile

Very delicious Singaporean 'tze char' food.

The coffee ribs and the salted fish fried rice were both very tasty. The rice was very grainy and the crunchy salted fish bits rice added more flavor to the rice.

The prawn paste fried chicken was tasty, especially the thigh part. Unfortunately, they used a lot of breast meat too and they were very dry and hard.

Date of visit: December 2016
Thank 588phis
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Reviewed 6 December 2016

I ordered the cereal prawns and the coffee pork ribs, as the other seafood was rather expensive. I wasn't a great fan of either. The prawns were tasty but it would have been difficult to remove their shells, so I ate those as well, which detracted a bit from the experience. I found the coffee didn't work with the ribs - I far prefer the champagne ribs at the nearby Por Kee Eating House.

Date of visit: November 2016
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Reviewed 25 November 2016

Best black pepper crab, white pepper, cooked perfectly. All the seafood here is excellent. A must if you enjoy seafood. The fried mee ( noodles) is also very good. The waitress that looked after us was very efficient. Liked the napkins packets provided to clean up after the crab feast. The fried fish ( soi hon ?) was excellent.
Looking forward to going back there again. Outdoor seating as well as air conditioned dining area. All the seafood is in live tanks. Does not get fresher than that!!

Date of visit: November 2016
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Thank Terry2626
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Reviewed 18 November 2016

The food is absolutely lip-smacking, finger-licking delicious.
There was just 2 of us so we didn't have the opportunity of ordering numerous dishes; but we were once again thrilled with our dinner of Chilli Crab served with Fried Mantou and a dish Fried Kueh Teow.

The service is lacklustre - the staff do their job and that is all. No chatting, no smiling, no pro-activeness. We have no complaints about that, since all our needs were met. Food was ordered, food arrived. Drinks were ordered and arrived. We needed bibs and were given bibs. There was no issue with anything.

The inside room is air-conditioned but it is also very noisy due to the tiled floors. The restaurant is a favourite with locals and expats and is always busy.

Price-wise it isn't cheap but for the quality of the food, we didn't mind at all paying $100.00 for 2 people including drinks (and the sneaky nuts and hand towels).

I was fully aware beforehand of the "secret charges" but it's not excessive...and the nuts are yummy - and you really do need those hand towels if you're eating the chilli crab.

But forewarned is forearmed. Just say no the nuts and handtowels as soon as you are seated, to avoid being charged.

Enjoy!

Date of visit: October 2016
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Thank dumpling_18
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