i-Corel Bistro

I had the best reunion dinner with my brothers tonight! It was cheap and good and we had the floor upper level of the place to ourselves! Yes, we were at the Coral Bistro again after much consideration between Huat Kee Teochew Restaurant and this. We did not regret our decision!

We reserved a table for 13. The table was huge, just that the chairs were too majestic! Thus, having 13 huge chairs to 1 huge table was rather cramp! Thank goodness 2 of my bros backed out! So 11 of us sat comfortably!

The first dish was Salmon Yusheng ($28), we ordered a medium size one as we just wanted to ‘Lo’ for fun! To our surprise, it was a rather huge potion! XM commented that this could easily cost $48 outside! The Yusheng was tossed and it was all messy! But we enjoyed it very much!

Next dish was Indonesian Curry Fish head ($16) and a Grouper Steam Boat ($25). It went down well with everyone, but some commented the Curry Fish Head was too spicy for them! The Steam Boat was tasty, there were quite a lot of fish meat inside that pot! I felt that more pepper for the soup will be better!

Next was their Coral Special Tofu ($15). According to the waitress, they made the tofu themselves, smashed it, add in meat, fried it till golden brown and serve with Mayo. It tasted very excellent! Lip-smacking in fact! I personally do not like Tofu, but this dish went down well for me!
The Fried Prawns with Oats ($30) was next! We calculated, each prawns $2 each! We were debating how this dish should be eaten, with or without the shell! Well, as usual, the dish was gone in a few mins! Up next was the Pork with Orange Sauce ($20). It was Yummy! But I found the portion abit too small for our table of big eaters! Fried Fritters with Squid Paste ($15) was next. They enhance the taste by adding pork floss to it! It brought a unique taste to the whole dish! Something new! But the mayo made the dish slightly too soggy! Chicken with Thai sauce ($20) was next! It was covered with Basil, mint, onion and all the thai ingredients which I personally did not fancy! We were quite full by then and did not finish this dish!

Mushroom with Broccoli ($20). The last dish before dessert! The mushrooms were braised and we did not finish this too as were were exploding! Dessert was Orh Nee with Pumpkin ($25), Very thick paste and I felt very jalat!

The whole dinner cost about $280 (with rice, drinks & GST). There was no service charge or CESS. A good place for a good hearty meal!

CORAL BISTRO 269 Beach Road (Opposite Plaza Hotel) Tel: 6396 8451. They have a website too! http://www.coralbistro.com/coralmain_content.html