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Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun – XO May Save It
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Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun – XO May Save It

Rating: By Veron Ang

Ever since the ABC Market closed for revamp some time in 2005, it’s been quite a headache finding dinner in the neighbourhood. Most of the time my Mom and I go to Alexandra Village. Last night, we decided to pay the zi char (home-cooked fare) stall at Redhill Kafetien a visit.

The name of the stall is Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun. I believe it has a flagship stall at Holland Village. No prizes for guessing their house specialty. As usual, we ordered plain white rice with a chicken dish, a fish dish, and a vegetable dish.

Kung Pao Chicken

Spicy Kung Pao Chicken (宫保鸡丁)
S$10
Rating:

The diced chicken wasn’t sweet enough. The sauce tasted a tad too salty and sour, although I liked that there was enough spice from the charred red chillies.

Sweet & Sour Fish

Spicy Sweet & Sour Fish (酸甜鱼)
S$10
Rating:

As for the fish dish, we actually ordered sambal fish. But what was served was in fact sweet and sour fish. Perhaps the chef ran out of sambal? Nonetheless, it was the best dish of the night so we had no major complaints. There were a couple of fish bones here and there though. I always have this fear of having a swallowed fish bone stuck in my throat.

Sambal Kang Kong

Spicy Sambal Kang Kong (Chinese Kale) (三峇空心菜)
S$6
Rating:

This huge serving of vegetables was rather good. This says a lot coming from someone who rarely, if ever, eats vegetables. Vegetable dishes tend to get overcooked a lot. But this one was cooked just the right amount and was tasty enough.

We didn’t wait long for the food and it was a satisfying meal. But would I recommend this place to anyone? No. The food is way too pricey. They charge 50 cents per bowl of rice, and 50 cents per wet paper towel. The total bill for three dishes came up to $28 for two people, which is rather ridiculous. Nonetheless, for those willing to try this out, here are the details.

Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun
Redhill Kafetien
28 Jalan Bukit Merah Singapore 152028
Veron Ang
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Veron Ang

Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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  1. chup
     

    宫保鸡丁 no nuts again =(

    As for the price, i think it pretty standard for zi char stall

    8-10 for meat/fish dish and 6-8 for vegi dish..

    only the wet tissue is overprice ba.

    oh btw, u know what most zi char stall tissue money goes to the worker instead of the boss? some kind of incentive system for those worker..

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    Posted May 24, 2006 at 1:39 pm

  2. VeronTwitter
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    Those are standard prices for 3-4 people. Way too overpriced for 2. ‘Nuff said.

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    Posted May 24, 2006 at 2:00 pm

  3. VoeD
     

    babe… u went there and u missed the best dish they have!! the prawn paste chicken… lol You definitely have to try it next time u go there, maybe the stars might increase a bit hehehe =)

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    Posted May 24, 2006 at 5:11 pm

  4. VeronTwitter
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    well i saw the prawn paste chicken and to be honest, that is one dish i have never liked regardless of what place it is. i don’t think i missed much!

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    Posted May 24, 2006 at 6:04 pm

  5. ry
     

    I see the past few posts have been about food…better watch your weight now girl….heh.

    Reply
    Posted May 24, 2006 at 10:30 pm

  6. py
    183 comments
     

    Hi, nice blog. I hope you won’t mind that I put a link to this blog on my blog? But you are in any way against this, please let me know?

    Reply
    Posted May 24, 2006 at 11:17 pm

  7. VeronTwitter
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    ry, I will! though not for the next couple of days at least.I would be on holiday and I don’t control my appetite when I go travelling.

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    Posted May 24, 2006 at 11:22 pm

  8. VeronTwitter
    3439 comments
     

    py, go ahead please! Let me know once you have it up. Thanks for linking me!

    Reply
    Posted May 24, 2006 at 11:23 pm

  9. py
    183 comments
     

    It’s up. Efficiency..*winks*

    Reply
    Posted May 24, 2006 at 11:42 pm
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