No matter day or night there had always been diners tucking into plates of Hainanese-style gravy-laden rice. After walking by this coffeeshop a few times we finally popped in to have a try.


The stall offers a wide array of accompaniments, ranging from deep-fried and braised meats, eggs to vegetables. Almost all the dishes came doused in braising sauce or curry sauce, or both. Even the chili sauce wasn’t spared a tiny scoop of curry sauce.


The obligatory pork chop was rather thin to begin with, and it’s further snipped into bite-size pieces (by a pair of scissors of course). The meat was sufficiently tender though the batter had turned soggy and flat. There’s none of the crispness that we were longing for.


On the other hand, the braised pork belly was delish. Not too fatty and the meat was well flavored with hints of aromatic spices.


We also had stewed cabbage. It’s cooked till very soft so the veggie soaked up the sauces really well.


At ten-ish when the food had already been left standing for several hours, it’s probably wise to lay off the deep-fried stuff. This gooey mess of a meal looked slightly off-putting but it would’ve been more delectable if at least the sauces were warm. Our dinner was lacklustre simply because it’s a cold one.


Total damage: $10.80 nett

Alright, let’s go straight to the food. Besides the rice and the curry, you have a variety of side dishes, such as chicken wing, fried egg and ngoh hiang to choose from. But one of the most popular add-ons would be the fried chicken cutlet. So after the side dishes have been furiously cut into pieces by a snappy scissors, 3 different sauces are poured over the plate. So what do you get at the end? A plate of aw-curry-some. The 3 different sauces work so well together to give a slightly curry-spicy, milky and sweet taste to complement the steaming hot rice and side dishes. My friend and I finished the plate in around 5 minutes. We were either super hungry or it was that good. Wait, make that both.

Please visit http://whattoeatah.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/beach-road-scissor-cut-curry-rice-the-rice-with-a-disguise/ for the complete review and uploaded photos.

See the full review at http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.sg/2010/02/beach-road-scissor-cut-curry-rice.html

Everything looks a gooey mess but trust me, it's lip-smackingly delicious. And ridiculously cheap. Our entire meal, including a large bowl of soup, cost only 16 bucks.

Must-Trys: curry chicken, stewed cabbage, braised pork belly and soup of the day.

Also, must eat this piping hot. The gravies become a goopy super starchy mess once it turns tepid.