Sunday, May 11, 2025

Jeonpo Meat Shop 전포식육 - KBBQ Lunch @ 21 McCallum Street (The Clift)

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It was a Saturday lunch meat up, and Tracy suggested "Jeonpo Meat Shop". Located at The Clift, just opposite of Amoy Street Food Center. Reservation was made two days prior.


just round the corner

lunch menu

looks familiar

let's eat meat

Arrived earlier than reserved time, and was greeted promptly by staff upon entering the restaurant. However, we had some minor miscommunication and staff thought I was a walk-in customer although had informed them that we have a reservation. No worries, as that was sorted out within minutes.

I felt that the floor was a tad slippery on the day of visit (probably due to my shoe soles) and had to walk in slow-mo or step on those mat squares. Now that I am entering old age, need to be careful.

interior

love the signage and posters

As usual, all the necessary utensils such as drinking cups, cutleries, water bottle are all located on your own table.

having sixth sense that the group will be ordering this



There is a QR code at the corner to the table to scan for menu. However, we discovered that some of the items in the hardcopy menu seemed to be missing from the app. Hence, we ended up placing the orders with the staff. Ordered Pork and Beef Set (@$140++) which comprises of pork jowl, pork belly and king-cut beef shortribs. Added additional portion (150gms) of pork jowl (@$31++). We'll also be having seafood pancake and japchae.

After which, tray of side dishes were served to the table. For a group of 5 pax, we got 2 trays.

side dishes and BBQ accompaniment

mixture of small cubes onions, garlic, radish and squid


pickled variety

blanched beansprouts

juicy kimchi

My favourites were the kimchi and the soy-pickled radish. The pickled green chili was spicy but shioks!

shredded cabbage with black sesame dressing

Staff will help to grill the meats, so one can just sit back and enjoy the end results.

screen setup to prevent oil splatter

ready for well grilled jowls

BBQ pork jowl

let's eat~

Meat was firm with a good bite. Enjoy it with lettuce and there's coarse sea salt, ssamjang or garlic sauce. 

lettuce

salad


Keke, we were having a debate on whether the garlic sauce had some kind of fruit in it (we were guessing like pear, mango or pineapple) only to have the staff coming back to inform, nope no fruit in there. Hahaha!

garlic sauce

I had "Jeonpo Highball" to go along with the meal. It turned out to be a ginger-ale based highball.

Jeonpo Highball @$10++

cute glass with somaek ratio


Pork belly was quickly grilled up and it was gone as soon as it was served.

pork belly


Personally, I felt that the japchae and seafood pancake portion were smaller than expected. Nevertheless, the japchae was loaded with meat and we enjoyed the well-fried flavours.

japchae @$22++

Seafood pancake had plenty of chives/spring onions and some small shrimps with bits of squid. The batter was soft in the insides.

seafood pancake @$21++

Finale of the grilled meats was the King-cut Beef Shortribs.

King-cut Beef Shortribs

patience

ready

served chunky

It is hard to go wrong with beef shortribs. Loved that it was served chunky and that one bite was a good one. Flavourful on its own.

Thank you Ivan, Elle, Tracy and Hence for the meat up~


Jeonpo Meat Shop 전포식육

Address: 21 McCallum St, #01-03, 04, 05, 06, Singapore 069047

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jeonpo_meatshop_sg/

Business Hours:

Daily: 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–12 AM




Saturday, April 12, 2025

[Semi-Buffet Lunch] Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie @ Momentus Hotel Alexandra

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Was staying at the hotel and since I hadn't set foot to this hotel restaurant at Level 7, suggested Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie as our lunch venue. Wendy was agreeable, hence a reservation was made for 2 pax for lunch. 

Interestingly, the hotel website's restaurant reservation link indicated no tables available. Then, used Chope and voila, there's table available! Hmm, does this mean there are certain numbers indicated to each reservation platform? 

The restaurant is accessible immediately after one step off the lift at Level 7. Go through the restaurant door, and that'll be the pool area as well as the Verandah Poolside Grill space.


bar area by the pool


It was a Saturday, and we were going for their daily Semi-Buffet Lunch from 12 noon – 2:30pm. The staff led us to our table and suggested that we could order up the main course first before helping ourselves to the buffet tables. Drinks is not included in the semi-buffet lunch and we were informed by the staff that there's an option for unlimited drinks; juices, coffee/tea option for a top-up of $8++. Otherwise, tap water was served as well.

menu


Wendy decided for the fish option while I opted for their signature rotisserie chicken (half). Staff was funny and helpful as she informed us that there's no need to order pizza since pizza is available via the buffet table. True to that statement but then, why not suggest to the chef/management for the pizza option (mains) for semi-buffet lunch to be switched out to something else.

Then, we went round the buffet section to have a look.

mussels/clams in curry-ish broth, chicken meatballs with spinach, potatoes

margherita

gochujang chicken

juices machine (available under the top-up option)

coffee machine (available under the top-up option)

chocolate fondue

dessert station

salad station


I didn't realise it then, but the selection of food and desserts on that day do differ quite vastly from the semi-buffet lunch menu. The main course options are as stated in the menu.

must-try - kombu truffle butter


country bread - cranberry



After spending like less than 10 minutes walking around the buffet table, our main course had arrived.


Main Course


Fish of the Day - Seabass with mildly spicy sauce

Signature Rotisserie Spring Chicken


The staff who took our order warned us that the sauce for the fish was spicy. I had a bite of Wendy's fish with some of the sauce and the sauce was more tomato-ish and spice level was just 0.1? Hahaa! I liked that the fish was served hot as the chicken was lukewarm.

I think I had expected more for the 48 hours citrus brined, 12 spice marinade chicken as it tasted pretty mild. It wasn't exceptionally tender/moist and it was healthy tasting.


Buffet

let's start with kombu butter and toasted bread



salad with beef strips, parmesan and croutons - plated by Wendy


orzo pasta with chicken meatballs

mussels and clams


seafood chowder


In general, majority of the buffet items tasted mild and healthy. Flavours were subtle. Perhaps that was why I enjoyed the kombu butter the most. Even had it with the rotisserie chicken! Also enjoyed the chicken meatballs and the pasta.

waffle with chocolate (from the choco fountain)

mini cakes and chendol pudding


The cakes and pudding are the same as the ones I had at Level 19 at the Club Lounge. Take the ones not so close to the top of the coolant as those tend to be a bit dry.

There was an event at the hotel on that day, and the participants lunch were at the buffet hence, the pizza seemed to be popular amongst that group that day. Not to worry as the items were replenished fairly quickly.

Overall, I liked the concept of the semi-buffet as the price was reasonable and there's always something in the buffet that may catch your fancy.

One thing to note is that if you're swimming or is at the alfresco area, you might not want to put your food at the table unattended as the birds might be the ones enjoying their buffet on your plate... 


Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie

Address: Momentus Hotel, Alexandra Rd, Level 7 Alexandra 323, Singapore 159972



 
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