At the basement of the newly renovated Singpost Centre at Paya Lebar, there are a good mix of established restaurants, and here we are to try out the Hawkerman restaurant that is opened by actor-host Ben Yeo.
Hawkerman is a restaurant that incorporate 3 famous hawker brands into 1, so that their customers can enjoy the best from each stall. It is definitely a new concept introduced in Singapore. I’m sure you are interested to know these hawker stalls are:
- Warong Kim's Hokkien Mee 金記福建麵
- Tenderfresh Fried Chicken 可愛雞
- Ah Boy's Good Chance Popiah 好彩薄餅
I would define Hawkerman as a trendy food court more than a restaurant itself as you do not need to pay for any service charges, which that means All the price listed on the menu are all nett prices.
After flipping through the menu, we were really spoilt for choices! As we didn’t know what to choose, we’ve decided to try their “Bao Ka Liao 包到完.” Just as what the name stated, Bao Ka Liao has everything in it: hokkien mee, fried half spring chicken, popiah, kimslaw (kimchi coleslaw) with fried muah chee, chicken karaage with salted egg mayo, fried XO carrot cake, and watermelon with citrus plum juice. Portion was big and it was enough to serve 2 hungry adults.
When you are ready to place your order you go up to the cashier to order and pay.
At Hawkerman, everything was pretty much self service; you order and pay at the counter, wait for the pager to buzz and subsequently to collect your food at the kitchen counter when it is ready. The condiments and utensils provided were also placed at a corner for you to take.
The Bao Ka Liao presented was served in a large tray. Each item was very neatly placed.
The first item we tried was their homemade citrus plum juice with watermelon. Both the citrus plum juice and watermelon were refreshing but I would prefer both items to not mix together. I guess it would be better if they were presented seperately.
The next item we tried was the Hokkien Mee. I like how the noodles was moist and tasteful but it still lacks a bit of wok hei taste. Overall, I will still return for this dish with other variety in future, maybe with chicken chop.
This fried half spring chicken brought my childhood memories back where I had this - the exact same taste and texture of chicken bought at the coffeeshop nearby my house. It has crispy skin and the meat was tender.
Karaage with salted egg mayo was not as crispy as the fried half spring chicken, and for tastewise was very normal. Nothing to shout about.
Popiah was very filling, the mang guang wrapped inside the popiah skin was very generous. It was one of my favorite dishes here.
Their homemade carrot cake - a tray of delicous radish cake with stir-fried egg and preserved radish was not served hot and we were a little dissappointed because of that. It would be a fabulous dish if it can be served hot.
Overall, Hawkerman provides a trendy concept to their customers, which at the same time, bringing in the best dishes originated from the 3 hawker stalls. We will be returning to Hawkerman to try other items on their menu, especially their Popiah and hokkien mee.
I would define Hawkerman as a trendy food court more than a restaurant itself as you do not need to pay for any service charges, which that means All the price listed on the menu are all nett prices.
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