It was yet another balmy afternoon in Singapore and we decided to try out a slightly different Asian cuisine. We ventured to Bayang, an Indonesian restaurant. The place can seat less than 100 pax, is air-conditioned, has dim lighting and is situated in block 'A' of the Quay.
On that Saturday afternoon we were the only guests at the restaurant. We landed in the restaurant at around 12.45 pm and were immediately told to place the orders by 2pm and that the place would close around 3 pm. Not the most pleasant way to be welcomed, I must say!
The appetizers platter was mixed meat skewers and some fried meat. Some prawns, chicken and beef - since some of the folks who came with me did not eat beef, we had extra servings of chicken. Was not too bad - was fried meat with dabbed in some sweetened sauce.
The Ikan Bakar Bali - a whole fish char fried was quite good - fresh and juicy fish - can not recall which fish it was. The Tum Ayam - steamed chicken in banana leaf - was quite different, quite bland and not very spicy. The Nasi goreng - Indonesian fried rice served with chicken skewers was again nothing extra ordinary although it was good.
The service was quite poor and we literally had to shout out to catch the attention of the waiters. This despite our being the only guests. And we were constantly reminded to place the last orders before the cut off time. Some fried prawn crackers that were served on the house were pretty bad in that they were tasting quite bitter.
The aforementioned items + a soup (Ayam Bambu Matah - lemongrass based chicken soup - quite tasty) + 2 Singapore Slings (cocktail) + a couple of pints of beer cost us in excess of SGD130/-. Quite expensive - in line with other restaurants in the Clarke Quay area - but the appetite of the four of us was not quite satiated!
Reco - not a good experience - can enter if other restaurants around are full - beware of the service, again!
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