Wok and Barrel Revisited @ Duxton Hill

The sole purpose was to eat local food (since the hongkong based friend was back!) and continue trying out the rest of the menu. For Sundays, Wok and Barrel hardly qualifies as a brunch place judging from the turnout. Nonetheless, that was great for catching up.



Clever use of wall space.



Refillable jug of water.

Beef Rendang Pizza ($18.90)

While the beef rendang is outstanding with the spices and meaty portions, put onto a pizza bread this just fell apart. Somewhat middle eastern and local with the pita bread base and cheese, it was lacking some complementary touch. More cheese? Or perhaps, this marriage was too forced.

Banana Crack Parfait ($7.90)

Looks like a tiramisu with the layers but essentially cookie crumbs, cream and caramelized bananas.

Pulut Hitam Pudding with Gula Melaka Sauce and Coconut Icecream ($9.90)

Their take on sticky date pudding and caramel sauce. I love the ingenuity and how this pulled off so well. Dense pulut hitam kueh which brought out the flavours of black glutinous rice well but the coconut icecream was a dampener, it could do with grated coconut churned in.

The others not attempted but made it to the dining table



Latte.



Big Breakfast



Chicken wings



Crispy Pork

Wok and Barrel's Bak Chor Mee Pasta ($19.90)

Healthy Chick ($15.90)

Somehow the second visit was less stellar than the first, a tad disappointing I must say. Now, I am getting the naysayers who discredit this place as hardly worth the hype. I will not deem it so harshly but true enough, mediocre it is.

Wok and Barrel

13 Duxton Hill