Sin Heng Kee Porridge

I've been here many times. And apparently, prices have gone up. I always order sliced ​​liver—Meat adds $1 for pig liver. And $1 gets me 3 thin slices of pig liver. I also specifically told them I wanted it half-cooked. And it was fully cooked. If you know how to eat pig liver, you know that fully cooked liver tastes like tree trunk!! I've told them countless times, don't want the liver fully cooked. I even added $1 for pig liver. And in the end, only 3 slices of liver! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Pig liver prices have gone up!! And it was fully cooked again—this chef is no good. He needs to be replaced!!!

To an average singaporean, the words ‘porridge’ and ‘$7.50’ might be a little shocking. But here, the porridge was packed full of ingredients. My mom and i got a porridge, a side and a youtiao each, you might think, ezpz right? No! 😂 we were such deep food coma after our meal if you placed a bed we could be snoring in seconds. The porridge was really comforting and so so hot, which meant that it was still warm even after some time under the cold air conditioning. The claypot liver was enjoyable, no weird tastes or smells and the fried intestine was lowkey giving taiwanese fried chicken in taste. The youtiao was warm and crispy. The ingredients all seemed really fresh and the whole meal was satisfying. The food came really quickly as well. There were 11 orders ahead of us when we ordered but we got our food in like ten minutes. I usually get anxious whenever i visit these kind of fast paced, busy ahh shops, worried that the staff member might rush me for my order, but everyone here was really patient and nice. This was a really pleasant experience! No wonder they’re so famous, well deserved!

Delicious bowl of fish porridge that I had. There were plentiful of fish slices. The fish was flavourful - clearly cooked in lightly salted broth prior. The porridge is more towards the Cantonese style. Quite 烂 and you can only see some grains. I find it not consistent though. Some days it is saltier and some days more bland. I would prefer it even more 烂 like Chai Chee pork porridge. It doesn’t come with you tiao by default unlike other porridge places. You’ll have to add with additional cost. Red chili wasn’t available when I was there. The waiting time isn’t very long. During weekend peak lunch hour, I waited for 10-15min even though there were 20 numbers ahead of me. There’s indoor and outdoor seating. It was full indoors so I had to sit outside but it wasn’t too warm because there were large fans, which also helped to cool down my porridge quickly for consumption. I love that you can customise your own porridge.

Sin Heng Kee porridge is famous, serving to what I feel was a Hainanese Cantonese hybrid porridge. It was not as thick or creamy as Cantonese porridge, but still thicker and less grainy than Hainanese porridge. I ordered the sliced pork porridge. Sadly, this is not a compliment. The porridge stock was flavourful, but the porridge lacks the creaminess of Cantonese porridge and the drinkable-ness of Hainanese porridge. It became watery halfway through the bowl. The porridge flavour felt one dimensional. It was nice at first, served extremely hot, but in this particular sliced pork bowl, there wasn't anything else to offer change to the flavour profile of the bowl. Yes, the pork provided added sweetness and savouriness to the otherwise boring bowl, but I felt it was sliced too big and the porridge too hot to be able to eat them together in one mouth. I personally did not like the marination of the pork, as it was marinated with flour. It tasted soft, a little slimy. Some slices clumped and sticked together. Basically, it was a basic bowl which is tasty at the start, but finishing the bowl becomes a chore towards the end. I felt the bowl needed some variations in the ingredients or pockets of surprise inside, like 东菜. Nobody will complain a food serving temperature being hot, but to me, the overly hot porridge was a detriment. Raw egg solidifies too quickly and it hampers my eating speed.

Ordered signature porridge which contains all their common ingredients for $7 plus youtiao for $1.20 TL'DR Porridge : good Cuttlefish : great Pork slice : great Mince pork : good Pork intestine : okay Liver : average Century egg : too much You tiao : great Cuttlefish was fresh and able to get taste it. Pork slice was tender but slight too big of a cut. Mince pork was flavorful but a bit on the saltier side. Intestine can't really taste much of it. Liver was just average. I feel it has too much century egg, which covered the taste of some. You tian is crispy and crunchy for most part. Porridge itself was quite okay. Nothing to write home about with taste getting over shadowed by century egg.

Let dinner eat but at the same time clearing empty chairs and mopping floor like can't wait to chase us out. Clear chair still acceptable but mopping with strong detergents...😬 Bussiness too good I guess . No competition. Anyway taste , customer service change from opening and now getting not as good as before. Hopefully they improved.

Update: note the closing hrs for 2026 CNY (16 - 21 Feb) Came to try porridge here. Ordered chicken porridge. It is very nice. So far, it is the best porridge that I have tried in Singapore. Nice to eat hot porridge in an air-conditioned place. Would not try this in a hot weather setting. Need to get yr own seats and seating is limited. 23 Sep 2024 Update: tried fish porridge. This is nice as well.

This porridge shop tucked away downstairs in a HDB block is truly a hidden gem! A steaming bowl of porridge arrives, the rice cooked until soft and smooth, every bite bursting with rich, savory flavor. The toppings are generous, with salted egg, preserved egg, and lean pork perfectly balanced, creating a complex and delicious taste. Although it's a small shop, the taste is anything but sloppy. After eating there, all I can say is – the people who live here are so lucky!