The Manhattan Fish Market (Junction 8)

Dined at Manhattan's Plaza Singapura joint for the first time a few months back and thought the King Salmon Cajun wasn't too bad so when friends suggested dining at J8's branch today, there was not much of a retaliation as im waiting to give the place a second chance to prove its worth in relative to its fierce competitor- fish n co.

For a group of five, the place we were given to where the round sofa was were a tad squeezy and uncomfortable for us, so we kindly asked for a change of seats where some waiters n waitresses gave a rather blur look for a few seconds before helping us to a more spacious place. No problem with that..there was also this non-chinese friendly looking waiter who keeps smiling and being courteous. because of him = thumbs up for service.

Ordered the Alaskan Pollock fish and chips ($11.90) while friend 1 ordered the Red Snapper version ($12.90), friend 3 ordered the Herb fish of the day with rice and 2 other shared the Medium Lobster ($49) we also each had soup of the day - Cream of Mushroom and Ice peach tea.

To my dismay, my alaskan polluck fish and chips was really a disappoint. Apart of the slight saltiness of the crisp skin, the meat and everything else was bland and literally tasteless. The tartar sauce was really a lifesaver and desperate attempt to bring some taste to my tastebud. also being a chilli lover, i didn't like the watery chilli at all. :( sadded. to add to the displeasure, fish turned soggy really fast and i felt like i was eating porridge (something i do not fancy at all).

Oh did i mention the cream of mushroom soup was vapid as well? it was really depressing to know that it was so diluted as i love cream of mushroom much. sigh.

friend 1 commented her red snapper fish was tasteless as well, i tried it and thought it was at least better than my alaskan pollock. the meat was more chewy and slighly tastier as well. think taste of fish is really linearly correlated with its selling price -.-

friend 2 who had fish of day with herb + rice said it tastes like homecooked fish, lol.

the other two who had their lobsters seemed rather pleased with their meal kudos to the 'flaming sauce'.

overall, this meal was the most displeasing one i had for weeks. lost my appetite after one piece of fish so did not bother to finish it. i hope more improvements could be made to their food or they'll never outrace the harsh competition out there!

Walked past a few times and decided to dine there one night. Was not disappointed as the food was good esp the butter lobster.
The service was good too, my boy accidently spilled the drink and he was served with new cup of drink.
All the waiters/waitresses are very polite.

It was the second time I had lunch at this outlet. The standard of the food here has dropped slightly as compared to the first time. The Dory fish they gave me was near to the belly part hence the stronger fishy smell. The meat was also too soft.

Ambienece was the same, noisy as there were many kids there. Service was great, the staff did not complain and gave us all the additional plates of chilli we requested.

However, my final verdict on the Fish & Chips that I have tried from different restaurants is: Fish & Co > Swensen's > Manhattan Fish Market > Xin Wang