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| Burp Kitchen & Bar |
Burp Kitchen & Bar ('Burp'), a little cosy gastropub located at corner of Block 740 Bedok Reservoir Road. When you are seated inside Burp, you can enjoy the scenic view of Bedok Reservoir Park. Opened up by three buddies, Sarah and Ronald are the culinary team in charge to serve you the American with Asian fusion inspired meal at Burp.
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| The Bar |
Following
the recent salted egg craze in Singapore F&B scene, Burp offer 3
version of its own salted egg dishes. Salted Egg Tofu Fries ($8);
Salted Egg Wings ($14) and Crabby Patty Burger ($18).
Rather
than using the commonly available French Fries, Burp created their
healthy version of fries using tofu. A quick glance it can be
mistaken for luncheon meat. After a quick bite tasted like the pipa
tofu served in Chinese restaurants. For the chicken wings, it was
well fried with crispy skin and succulent meat.
The two
bases that I mention above is actually pretty good and can be eaten
without the salted egg sauce. However as soon as thick salted egg
sauce (loaded with chopped curry leaves and chilli padi) are added on
top of the tofu fries / wings, it just go haywire. They just do not
mixed, like oil and water. The salted egg did not absorb into the
wings / tofu, feels like you are eating two different dishes. I feel
it will be better, if Burp made the sauce thinner, tossed the salted
egg sauce together with wings / tofu when they just come out from the
deep fryer. Just like how the Korean do their KFC. It might not look
pretty, but it gives consistency to the dishes.
Crabby
Patty Burger, an unique creation by Burp. Squid ink bun, lettuce,
battered soft shell crab, salted egg sauce, curry leaves, chilli
padi. Unlike the two dishes above, this crab burger is actually
pretty decent. Soft and crisp bun, juicy soft shell crab patties with
salted egg sauce. The pores in the batter and crab, allow the sauce
to sip into the patties and you get all the ingredients in each bite.
Instead of fries, you actually get their homemade potato salad, which
was very comforting.
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| Crabby Patty Burger |
Cheese
lovers will like the Chicken Quesadilla ($9). The chicken and duo
cheese fillings (cheddar and mozzarella) in the tortilla. Tasted like
crispy pocket pizza. The tanginess from the tomato salsa verde on the
side helps to balance the richness from the combo of duo cheese here.
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| Chicken Quesadilla |
Burp's
Beef Burger ($16). A solid beef burger with thick, juicy and meaty
beef patties. The crisp brioche bun and spicy mayo really holds the
ingredients well together. I personally like their touch of using pea
sprouts (aka Dou Miao). A burp signature unique twist that provide
the crunchy and healthy taste to the burger. It can do with more
caramelized onions and fries (not the potato salad) but overall it
was a darn good burger for me.
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| Burp's Beef Burger |
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| Burp's Beef Burger - the patty |
Burp
Kitchen Wings ($10), fried wings with special Adobo sauce. Specially
created by Sarah, who has Philippines and Chinese blood as a taste
that really resonate with her. The sweet and garlic combo in the
sauce reminds me of garlic and soy sauce version in Korean FC. I will
pick this anytime over the salted egg version.
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| Burp Kitchen Wings |
For a
truly taste of Taco Tex-Mex, we sampled their Pork Carnitas Taco
($12) and Baja Fish Taco ($12). Two servings of 6” tacos with corn
chips in each. The Pork Carnitas uses slow cooked BBQ pulled pork,
where you can see each strand of the meat well coated in the BBQ
sauce. A squeeze of lime add freshness and tanginess to the delicious
dish.
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| Pork Carnitas Taco |
Baja Fish
Taco is my favourite. I actually went back to try this dish for the
second time after the tasting session. Nicely fried crunchy battered
fish fillet, wrapped with spicy mayo and salsa fresca. When you bite
into it, you will experience multiple texture (crispy, moist, juicy)
and flavour (spicy, creamy, fresh, tangy) dancing in your mouth.
Definitely a dish that worth to get your finger dirty.
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| Baja Fish Taco |
On the
second visit, I also tried their Blueberry Pancakes ($8). A medium
size pancakes, served with blueberry compote and maple syrup.
Pancakes was fluffy, airy however there is a bit of stickiness to it
making it hard to swallow after the second piece. The serving of
blueberry compote is generous. A touch whipped cream or a mini cubes
of butter will make the pancake so much better.
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| Blueberry Pancakes |
I have to
admit, when I saw Lemon Lime Bitters ($4) on the menu, Burp directly
got extra marks from me. My favourite drink from my Uni days down
under but not so common in Singapore. The other mocktail, Frozen
Willy ($5.50) which has blended mango juice, orange juice and
Grenadine is pretty awesome as well.
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| Lemon Lime Bitters |
The
settings of Burp is simple, rustic, cosy with an industrial touch.
Burp is surrounded by glass windows which allow patrons to see the
natural view of Bedok Reservoir Park and also attract passer-by to
peek into Burp.
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| Bedok Reservoir Park |
Overall,
I find Burp is a terrific cosy Gastropub located in the heartland and
best it's open till midnight. There are little fine tunings that can
be made on the food item, but you can see the potential of this
place. Good Food, Good Drinks, Reasonable Price, and friendly
atmosphere are the ingredients of a successful place. So if you are
around Bedok or east of Singapore, give Burp a try. Cheers!!
Thank you
very much for to OpenRice Singapore and Burp Kitchen & Bar team
for the tasting invitation. Chubby Botak Koala paid for the food and drink consumed during the second visit.
Food
& Drink: 7.25/10
Value:
7.5/10
Service:
n/a (Tasting Invitation)
Ambiance:
7.5/10
Budget
per Person: $11 - $25
Burp
Kitchen & Bar
740 Bedok
Reservoir Road
#01- 3165
Singapore
470740
T: +65
9711 9030
IG:
@Burpkithcenbar
OH:
Tue –
Fri: 12..00 – Midnight
Sat, Sun
& PH: 11.00 – Midnight
Menu
available here: https://www.facebook.com/burpkitchen/menu/
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