The visit to Brussels sparked off the search for yummy mussels and The Mussel Guys popped to mind. To be honest, I once thought of them as the eatery with the "cheezy name". It was just one of those weekend dinners that I wasted no time picking and choosing a place to eat at the expense of snaking queues.
As expected, packed. The place smelt of hotplates made it smell like a foodcourt.
Spicy Mussels 350gsm $17.50
I wanted a fair comparison of the spicy mussels from Brussels Sprouts and The Mussel Guys. There was a promotion, buy 350gsm mussels and get 170gsm free!
The spicy mussles is a signature. Gravy is on the sweet side but retaining the slight spiciness. It is not over the top spicy like Brussels but mussels used in TMG are the green shelled ones and had a slight fishy taste. Mussel wise, juicy and plump shellfish which I found tantalizing.
Complimentary Baked Cheese Mussels
This fared better than the spicy mussels, the baked cheese had a chewy creamy texture.
Set Meal Pan Grilled Chicken & Chipolata Sausages ($15.90++)
Mushroom soup that was a thick salty soup, no mushrooms in sight, not even shaved ones. The garlic bread was neither crispy nor chewy.
For the longest time I feel Chipolata sausages are not the best sausages to eat and once again, I was proven right. Tasteless mash of meat of which you cannot taste nor discern. The grilled chicken was just alright, overall the only worthwhile portion of the dish lies in the buttery mashed potato with root vegetables.
Cookie and cream ice-cream that was o-r-d-i-n-a-r-y.
So here is the showdown,
Brussels' mussels are slightly better in quality, nary the fishyness though the mussels are slightly smaller than the greenlipped ones used in TMG.
Brussels' mussels come with delish freeflow fries.
Of the two, Brussels' is definitely a better bargain!
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