rice. @ RASA Space / @ricekitchen.co

unique cozy concept featuring dim table lighting and interesting food & drink choices. laksa paofan was a 7/10 - they were generous with the seafood but doesnt taste like anything special or mindblowing. Beef noodles were a 8/10 - broth was too salty in our opinion but texture of the beef & noodles were good. Our favourite turned out to be the pork collar surprisingly, 10/10 would recommend trying if you happen to be here during happy hour! We both ordered sake from the happy hour menu, but preferred the Ozeki one for its sweetness. Total bill was about $42/pax.

Have been following @themeatmenchannel for at least 10 years, hence I knew I had to check out their restaurant asap when I found out they opened one. Verdict? Food was overall good. Excited to come back to try the other items on the menu! 🤗 Pictured: - Braised Beef Brisket with Thai Rice Noodles: slow-cooked beef brisket with radish and carrot served over fresh khanom jeen noodles 👌🏻 - Dashi Laksa Seafood Pao Fun: laksa infused dashi broth with prawns, squid and mussels served over steamed & crispy rice 👍🏻 - Beef Rendang Crunch: slow-cooked beef rendang piled onto Thai crispy rice cakes; 3pcs 👍🏻 - Black Rice Panna Cotta: panna coua layered with pulut hitam. gula melaka crumble and crispy rice 👍🏻 - [Takeaway, hence pardon the plating/aesthetics] Roasted Rice Mousse with Pandan roasted rice tea and pandan infused mascarpone, layered with savoiardi biscuits 👌🏻 - [Takeaway, hence pardon the plating/aesthetics] Seared White Sugar Cake: pan-seared fermented sponge cake with sea salt gula melaka and calamansi 👌🏻

From the crew of the Meatmen, the concept certainly lives up to its reputation as an expert in local-southeast Asian recipes. We ordered the Dashi Laksa Seafood Pao Fan, Smokey Fish Soup and the Beef Rendang Crunch. All of which either met or exceeded our expectations in terms of the complexity of flavour, good use of Asian spices and cooking methods and contrasts in textures through clever use of cooking techniques e.g. popped rice. The location, while not as straightforward to find is in itself a hidden gem under the backdrop of the Singapore CBD, with good atmosphere and environment conducive for conversations with your loved ones and friends. The operations and service however could be improved as we noticed several instances of broken telephone situation where our order was only conveyed to the kitchen in part (only our laksa Pao fan was ordered) and we had to prompt before the others came later. The laksa Pao fan also initially did not come with the popped rice as advertised. When we asked the staff, he did not seem to be aware of the condiments that came along with the dish. We noted that the staff seemed to be busy with the bar most of the time, but knowledge of the food items is important as well if they were to help out with the restaurant side of the house. Overall it’s a positive experience still and I look forward to returning to try more of their menu and the it’s changing menu concepts!

Having followed meatmen recipes for years, I have no doubt that the food will be decent. This was for a visit on Thursday night. Ordered the Beef Rendang Crunch and Dashi Laksa Seafood Pao Fun. Beef was tender and well paired with the rice crackers. Seafood used in Pao Fun was very fresh. Had some teething issues with service crew who forgot about the condiments that came along with Pao Fun. But crew was apologetic upon checking with the kitchen and came back with it. Service is definitely slower. There were miscommunication between service crew and kitchen resulting in one main not being served until service crew asked what did we order. But upon checking, it was served in about 10 minutes. I’m sure as this is a fairly new establishment they have teething issues. But for food wise, it was top notch. Will return to try more dishes!

Tried the lunch menu @ rice! I’ve always wanted to visit - got the harjeong pork belly rice, was hoping they still had the fish soup noodles. Overall, nice ambience but the food was on the saltier side

I can’t complain. Very tasty food, my dish at least( the beef brisket noodles. So full, it’s flavour. My sis in law’s Pao fan, she would have liked my umami in it. Still they were generous with their fresh ingredients (the seafood in her case). I’m posting pics of the space and artworks, so those stood out. Go there for the ambience and atmosphere. I’d go again just for that, and it’s very worth booking a table in advance especially during lunchtimes.

I went to rice. hoping to get gluten free laksa, as their online menu had it listed, but unfortunately they had a menu change and almost nothing is gluten free. Unexpected changes can happen but that was the minor issue. What I didn’t anticipate was that despite the majority of the menu missing the gluten sign (implying it was gluten free) I discovered after checking with the waiter that only 2 items on the menu could actually be made GF - the salad starters. It wasn’t even like they were missing gluten but contaminated. These items contain ingredients with gluten like soy or marmite. It’s incredibly irresponsible to list items as gluten free incorrectly so I hope that they update their menus asap. As it was late and I was starving I had a bowl of plain rice while my partner has the pork rice bowl, which was fine but nothing special. An extra star for the waiter who was kindly apologetic and attempted to help. Atmosphere is a little different in the evening with the DJ and party vibes. Overall a disappointing trip out to eat.

Traditional Asian with a tasteful twist! Each dish a quality, artful creation of thick broths and hearty serve. A rice element is featured in almost every dish, so gluten friendly. Had the har cheong chicken wrap for starters, a play on the vietnamese wrap - chicken portion was generous. Mains were Braised beef brisket with Thai rice noodle and Laksa pao fun with seafood. The beef stock was a thick gravy that was rich and not salty. The laksa pao fun goes with the side of chilli belachan that was not oily, not salty. Dessert was pulut hitam panna cotta - what fun! Ambience was relaxing, cosy with full glass window to chill or chat over lunch or dinner. Music is specially curated to suit the theme of the cuisine. Will be back to try every dish! Oh, in love with green and pink plates and bowls, jazzes up the joy of having rice!