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| Georges By The Bay |
Georges
is a Balinese theme inspired beach bar which started as a beverage
kiosk at a small sea sport centre in Pasir Ris Park. Over time it
evolves and started serving western grill. The first official
gastropub opened its door in Siglap in 2004 and recently, it just
opened its outlet in The Punggol Settlement.
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| The View |
In the
80's and early 90's, this Punggol area was one of the hottest spot
for dining destination, especially for seafood lovers. However, all
of the restaurants has to relocate or close down in 1994 due to land
acquisition by the government. It seems that government project did
not work out as planned, and with the rapid development of public and
private housing in Punggol area, a public tender was called in 2012.
Fragrance Group developed a new two story building to bring back the
life in the area.
Keen to
see what the buzz is all about, we decided to stop by for dinner.
Georges got our pick because we were looking for something different
other than Chinese. The Punggol Settlement has ample parking space to
cater for the crowds. Georges are located at most corner right side
of the building from the car park. You can get there by climbing the
staircase for pre-dinner exercise or use the lift in the middle.
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| Fresh Garden Salad |
We
started our order with Fresh Garden Salad ($11.90), Golden Buffalo
Wings ($12.90 – 6pcs) and Jumbo Fries in Basket ($5.90). For the
price, the portion of garden salad is more of a side serving.
Personally I don't think they use the freshest ingredients as we can
see some rotten vegetables in the bowl, and for the pedantic serving
size, they should only charge about $5 and they have made a healthy
profit out of it. Jumbo fries were fried to the right texture. Crispy
on the outside and moist internally.
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| Jumbo Fries in Basket |
Golden
Buffalo Wings were seasoned similar to our prawn paste wings. It was
crispy and succulent. The size of the wings is more towards regular
size, not really buffalo.
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| Golden Buffalo Wings |
For mains
we had Hog Combo ($22.90) and Lamb Shank with Mash Potatoes. The Hog
Combo consist of Pork Chop and Cheese Bratwurst. Pork Chop size was
generous, a little overcooked so the meat was dry. Bratwurst was
quite huge, about 8” cheesy and succulent. While the mash potatoes
are solid, and the balsamic dressing on the salad nicely balanced the
dish.
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| Hog Combo |
The lamb
shank was nicely presented. On the base was mash potatoes, topped
with lamb shank gravy and the shank standing on top. It was tender
due to the long cooking process, tasty and flavourful. They manage to
reduce the gamey smell from the shank. Good job on this and the gravy
with mash, a good comfort food.
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| Lamb Shank with Mash Potatoes |
Service
were friendly but slow. At first we asked for the indoor seating, but
due to limited space, we were given outdoor seating. As the
establishment are more of an open concept, it was not of much
difference except that you can see what you are eating if you are
indoor.
Overall,
we find the food here need a lot of improvements. Based on the price
point, the quality of the food are not there. If you are here, manage
your expectations to drinks and bar snacks. It is still more of a
beach bar, and has not reach the level of Gastropub yet. I don't
think we'll be back for the second time though. Cheers!!
Food
& Drink: 6/10
Value:
5.5/10
Service:
6/10
Ambiance:7/10
Budget
per Person: $26 - $50
Georges By The Bay
3 Punggol Point Road
#02-12, The Punggol
Settlement
Singapore 828694
T: +65 6702 6186
OH:
Sun – Fri: 16.00 –
01.00
Sat: 16.00 – 02.00
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