I first got to know about 1925 Brewing Company was via its beer, "Liang Teh". Haha, yeah. So curiosity was piqued when I found out about Blue Smoke, an Asian Smokehouse by 1925 Brewing Co., which incidentally, is within the vicinity of my staycay at Katong.
Kris, Tracy, Hence and Ivan are agreeable to have dinner at this place, so Ivan made a same day reservation since it was risky to do a walk-in on a weekend evening. There's a $15 per pax deposit for reservations of 4-pax and above.
Walking to Blue Smoke from Hotel Indigo, took us about 10 minutes or so. Ivan, Hence and Tracy were already seated by the time Kris and myself got there.
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| signage |
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| interior |
The early birds had ordered appetizers of chicken skin and belinjo. So we reached at the right time!
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| Crispy Chicken Skins @$14 |
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| Emping Belinjo @$6 |
Chicken skin was not as crispy as we had imagined it to be, but for me, it was strangely addictive. One piece after the other. The emping belinjo was as expected and the homemade chili balado became a star on our table. It has the right spicy kick and loveable taste! We refused to let go of it, even when the belinjo crackers were long gone. This later was proven to be the right choice, as the chili balado goes well with the dirty rice too!
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| Vienna Lager @$7 |
I got myself a Vienna Lager, which is a limited edition brew. Limited till when? No idea also, but am a sucker for this type of wordings on the menu. Hahaa! Flavours of malt with a touch of bitterness as the aftertaste.
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| Lychee Lager @$7.50 |
I like the Lychee Lager more, as it was sweeter and more refreshing as that night was hot and humid!
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| Miso Shitake Buns @$8 |
Read plenty of reviews about the umami miso shitake buns. It was just alright for me. Good flavours of mushrooms earthiness but was somewhat expecting a stronger flavour punch. Loved the soft brioche, but everything on it was soft too.
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| Smoked Crispy Pork Belly @$22 |
Our first plate of meat was the pork belly! Lovely vibes from this dish. Not too porky taste, meat was tender with a good bite, and lovely to eat with the wasabi sour cream.
But, of course we need our vegetables too! Thus, I insisted on the cabbage.
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| Charred Napa Cabbage @$14 |
We could probably get alot of Napa Cabbage from the market with that price but oh boy, this plate was delicious! Cabbage was softened, the fried shallots on top gave it a hint of crunchiness, and swipe a piece with the garlic aioli, and oh yes, this one was umami! One of my favourite plate of that night.
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| served with roasted garlic aioli (that blob there, the one that looked like a prune..) |
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| Chargrilled Wagyu @$28 |
200 gms of wagyu, was finished in no time. Flavours were on-point, but pistachio crumble were really scarce. Didn't taste much of it. Enjoyable mouthfeel for each piece of the wagyu slice.
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| Smoked and Grilled Pineapple @$10 |
I didn't remember much of the pineapple but the sunflower seed cream, was causing me to lose my mind. It has a peculiar taste and that was the most intriguing part of this dish. We even asked the service staff to enquire if there's anything special in the sauce. I found it interesting!
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| "Dirty" Rice Basmati @$8 |
Initially, I thought ordering rice will not be a good choice as usually, I'd avoid carbs when eating out with the group. But this, was worth ordering especially for sharing. It paired real well with our main course of Wood Smoked Beef Brisket.
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| Wood Smoke Beef Brisket (left to right: Naval End, Point End) @$48 |
If my memory is correct, I think we got 100gms of Naval End and 200 gms of Point End with Point End being the fattier cut.
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| Naval End Smoked Beef Brisket |
Loved the pickles served with the brisket. The rendang sauce, basmati rice and the bits of the brisket goes very well together. And, add a dash of that homemade sambal balado for extra oomph!
Having had brisket from other smokehouse before, I like the version at Blue Smoke more as the seasoning is not too strong.
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| Wood Fired Basque Cheesecake @$18 |
Ended our meal with the cheesecake and birthday wishes from the group. Thank you Tracy, Hence, Ivan and Kris for the meal!
Special thanks to the two friendly service staff who attended to our table and answered all our queries during dinner.
Blue Smoke
Address: 261 Joo Chiat Rd, Singapore 427515
Website: http://www.the1925.com.sg/bluesmoke
Contact: 8923 1592
Business Hours:
Closed: Mon
Fri - Sat: 12:30 pm–12:00 am
Sun: 12:30–10:00 pm
Tues-Thu: 4:00–11:00 pm
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