Pagi Sore Indonesian Restaurant, Far East Square
Many apologies for the hiatus, there was a death in the family so it's been a crazy week. Ah well, life goes on.
This was a lunch with CC, Mr Harvest-The-Crops and the new trainee that joined our team. We brought her to Pagi Sore, an Indonesian restaurant that's hugely popular with the CBD lunch crowd. I love the food here, it's value-for-money and very yummy. Service is generally efficient but slower during the lunch time rush than during the dinner period lull.
We started off with the house-specialty, the Ikan Otah Kukus ($23.50) steamed leather jacket fish in otah marinade. The fish was mild and smooth, almost creamy in texture, with a rich thick otah spice paste slathered over the fish. The banana leaves wrapped around the fish lent a distinct fragrance and ensured the fish stayed moist through the steaming process.
The Tumis Kangkong Belachan ($7.80) water morning glory stir-fried with spicy shrimp paste, was done perfectly al dente, soft but not limp. An aromatic, dried shrimp-based, chili paste seasoned the slightly crunchy vegetable.
A periennal favourite, the Tahu Telor ($9.20), a towering fried concoction of eggs and beancurd was heady, robust and spicy, with a liberal drizzling of thick sweet black sauce, or kecap manis. This was quite fresh and didn't taste re-fried, the beancurd was still soft and smooth.
The Ayam Bali ($6.80) of a whole boneless chicken thigh charcoal grilled to smoky goodness, was brushed on with sweet and spicy kecap manis. This should have been taken off the grill a couple of minutes earlier, the chicken was a wee bit tough and dry.
The Crackers and Sambal ($1.30) were a wonderful appetizer, the clean taste of the crackers complemented the incredibly heady spiciness of the sambal.
Pagi Sore Indonesian Restaurant
88 Telok Ayer Street
#01-01
Far East Square
Tel: 6225 6002
Open daily from 11.30am to 2.30pm; 6pm to 9pm
This was a lunch with CC, Mr Harvest-The-Crops and the new trainee that joined our team. We brought her to Pagi Sore, an Indonesian restaurant that's hugely popular with the CBD lunch crowd. I love the food here, it's value-for-money and very yummy. Service is generally efficient but slower during the lunch time rush than during the dinner period lull.
We started off with the house-specialty, the Ikan Otah Kukus ($23.50) steamed leather jacket fish in otah marinade. The fish was mild and smooth, almost creamy in texture, with a rich thick otah spice paste slathered over the fish. The banana leaves wrapped around the fish lent a distinct fragrance and ensured the fish stayed moist through the steaming process.
The Tumis Kangkong Belachan ($7.80) water morning glory stir-fried with spicy shrimp paste, was done perfectly al dente, soft but not limp. An aromatic, dried shrimp-based, chili paste seasoned the slightly crunchy vegetable.
A periennal favourite, the Tahu Telor ($9.20), a towering fried concoction of eggs and beancurd was heady, robust and spicy, with a liberal drizzling of thick sweet black sauce, or kecap manis. This was quite fresh and didn't taste re-fried, the beancurd was still soft and smooth.
The Ayam Bali ($6.80) of a whole boneless chicken thigh charcoal grilled to smoky goodness, was brushed on with sweet and spicy kecap manis. This should have been taken off the grill a couple of minutes earlier, the chicken was a wee bit tough and dry.
The Crackers and Sambal ($1.30) were a wonderful appetizer, the clean taste of the crackers complemented the incredibly heady spiciness of the sambal.
Pagi Sore Indonesian Restaurant
88 Telok Ayer Street
#01-01
Far East Square
Tel: 6225 6002
Open daily from 11.30am to 2.30pm; 6pm to 9pm
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