Waffletown was a buzzing hangout some 40 years in the past, significantly for individuals who lived or studied across the Bukit Timah space. However then old-school American quick meals eatery Waffletown closed its Balmoral Plaza submit for good in Might 2021, citing points with hire. Quick ahead to a 12 months later in 2022: Waffletown reappears out of nowhere, fairly quietly too, and it’s again to serve up big servings of nostalgia.
A model new dwelling in Clementi
Now positioned in Clementi’s combined growth area NEWest, Waffletown’s new dwelling is sort of a methods outdoors central Singapore, however that appears to be the one factor that’s modified in regards to the place. It saved its putting color mixture of yellow, crimson, and blue for its menu and signage, and inside you’ll discover the identical flooring mounted orange chair/brown desk setup (suppose A&W).
Although it reopened discreetly, crowds appear to have came upon about Waffletown’s return and it was full home simply half-hour after its 5pm opening time on a Saturday night.
The meals
On the menu, Belgium waffles, fried rooster, and burgers take centre stage alongside crowd favourites – suppose fish and chips ($9.80) and Asian-inspired choices like Japanese curry rice ($7.50) and chilli fish with rice ($9.80).
There are 11 candy and savoury waffle combos, akin to turkey ham and egg ($5.20) and fruit ($5.20). You too can select to create your individual from $2.80, with add-ons spanning from caramel syrup to marshmallow toppings accessible. And if you must choose, we are saying go for the fried rooster and waffle (which comes with butter and maple flavoured syrup) in your major, and take a look at the waffle a la mode for dessert (served with one scoop of ice cream of your alternative, along with a fruit topping: both strawberry, black cherry, or blueberry).
With regards to ice cream, you gained’t discover any newfangled flavours right here. Rum & raisin, blueberry, cookies & cream, mocha chip, strawberry, vanilla, chocolate chip and good ol’ chocolate nearly sums it up.
We waited round 10 minutes for our waffles to reach, which wasn’t too dangerous, but it surely wouldn’t shock us if you must wait longer if you happen to arrive later within the night. Throughout our go to, there didn’t appear to be a number of workers round, and despite the fact that we knowledgeable them that we wished our waffle a la mode to be served later after our savoury major (as a result of we didn’t wish to queue once more simply to order dessert), it arrived simply as we had began digging into the fried rooster and waffle.
Does the brand new Waffletown measure up?
Some issues by no means change, and typically, that’s an excellent factor. The meals at Waffletown is as comforting because it was earlier than, particularly their crispy, tender, juicy fried rooster. If you get right here, count on nothing fancy, no frills; simply common, old-school bites which have balanced flavours for each sweets and savouries.
NEWest, 1 West Coast Drive, #01-106, Singapore 128020. Opening hours: 5-9pm each day, closed on Mondays. Extra data accessible right here.
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