Food Review: Manhatten Fish Market

At the Bishan outlet. This is only my second time in a few years. I thought it wouldn't be so good since the food was rather cheap with all the special offers but way no! I was wrong! It was far better than i expected. *thumbs up*

Well, its not THE BEST but its worth what you pay. I feel thats the best part when you eat out. The food fit the description on the menu word for word and its not like some other places where the food comes out the total opposite.

My mum and i ordered 2 set meals which came with the soup of the day and a drink. First up, Cream of Mushroom.

I'm not sure if its canned but either way its darn good! It isn't too thick, a light creamy taste with small cubes of mushrooms. The mushrooms weren't too overpowering until it made you want to puke so i feel that both elements were well balanced out. It had a full taste to it which made you savour it for a while before swallowing that spoonful. I guess you could say it really makes you excited for the next dish!




Next up: Poached Cherry Snapper in White Basil Sauce

*thumbs up*
haha. This one is seriously good! Usually when you have cream sauces with fish, it may turn out too creamy, making you feel sick. This White Basil sauce wasn't too creamy, very light and bursting with goodness. The fish was nicely done, not too soft or chewy. It wasn't powdery either.

I decided to try the Garlic Butter Rice. With a hypocritical mind, i expected just some yellowish rice that tasted like butter. But no! The rice was so nicely flavoured with garlic (not too strong mind you) and moist! The fish and the rice complemented each other well too!

Best of all, the portions were small so you didn't feel too full after finishing your meal. However, i found out that they cheated with the fish which was quite disappointing. The fish wasn't baked together with the sauce.

The ambience was pretty good, 2 plasma televisions showing you videos of divers and fishes. Brick walls, comfy chairs. However a weeny bit too noisy for my liking. If you're wondering how much the set meal costs, mine was $10.90. it was really worth it!

Rating: 8.5/10
though its good, its not THAT good. The waiters and waitresses are very kind and knowledgeable too!

FYI: its not a US chain, its from Malaysia actually :O

xxHJ