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The Station Kitchen – 3-in-1 Restaurant

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By Veron Ang

St James Power Station is the clubbing hotspots in town. It has been refurbished from an old power station. And that’s not all. This power station is also Singapore’s first coal-powered power plant and was built in 1927! That’s quite a bit of history isn’t it?

Located at the Sentosa gateway and across from VivoCity, the largest shopping mall in Singapore, this formerly functioning power station is now home to nine different clubs and bars.

St James Power Station

I wonder if party-goers know that there is also a restaurant over here, called “the station kitchen”. It is managed by the BreadTalk folks and houses three kinds of cuisines and concepts. There is the Din Tai Fung noodle bar (Chinese food), What You Do Prata stall (Indian food) and charcoal (Taiwanese grill).

An assortment of Indian curries and gravies

At What You Do Prata, the Indian chef whips up a range of curries and gravies that look really tantalising. I love Indian food, so naturally I was very tempted!

Chicken Masala

Chicken Masala
S$4.50+++
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Instead of having some good ol’ roti prata, I went for the chicken masala. I had really high expectations because the Indian chef looked as though he was really good at what he did! But the chicken turned out looking much better than it tasted. Masala means a mixture of many spices, but the masala sauce certainly didn’t excite.

Briyani Rice

Briyani Rice
S$2+++
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Of course, if you had all that gravy, you would want something else to go along. Ideally I would have naan but they didn’t have any so I had briyani rice instead. Once again, it was blah and tasted monotonous. A good briyani rice ought to be some nicely spiced basmati rice, well-cooked and firm to the bite. Disappointingly, the one here just didn’t make the cut.

Teh Halia

Teh Halia (Ginger Tea)
S$2.90+++
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Still, I loved the teh halia. teh halia is teh tarik (“pulled” tea) with ginger juice added. The first time I ever had teh halia, I found the taste a little odd. But after subsequent times I was hooked! This, and masala tea (spicy tea) too.

Chinese chef making noodles

At the din tai fung noodle bar, Chinese chefs made noodles on the spot. This is done by repeatedly pulling and stretching the dough by hand. Each time someone places an order, the guy would start doing his thing, hence guaranteeing that every bowl of noodles is made fresh!

Noodle with Minced Pork in Bean Sauce

Noodle with Minced Pork in Bean Sauce
S$8+++
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I don’t eat pork but I did get a taste of the hand-made noodle — firm and smooth, springy and cooked to perfection. Very nice! The bean sauce was delightful.

So that’s two out of three. The last part of The Station Kitchen — charcoal — didn’t really appeal to me much. A major part of the charcoal concept means that you get/have to cook your own food, which doesn’t exactly appeal to me.

Even though the food at The Station Kitchen may not be that fantastic, party-goers are sure to throng this place after dark as it’s probably the only eating place in the same area that opens until 5am. Under its management, which has a successful and proven track record in BreadTalk, Din Tai Fung and Food Republic, The Station Kitchen would certainly be around for a long time.

The Station Kitchen
St James Power Station
3 Sentosa Gateway #01-11/15
Singapore 098544
Tel: +65 6376 8085
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Tags: casual, Chinese, curry, dinner, Indian, Japanese, lunch, marketplace dining, restaurant, Sentosa, supper, Telok Blangah, VivoCity

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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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DK
36 comments

You went St James yesterday? I was there too. But I go chiong. :P
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Posted February 10, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Veron
3438 comments

Oh I was there two weeks before. Haha so now you know my blog topics tend to be quite old, which explains why I have yet to blog on the ping.sg gathering.
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Posted February 10, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Fernando
29 comments

wahaha.. you actually went there? i have yet to pluck up the courage to walk in.. the mere thought of it still makes my skin crawl :D but i gotta say your pics do make it look rather tantalizing. Actually been looking around for some reviews, so im glad you went, since i trust your reviews implicitly hehe. good one.. keep em coming and spare us no details :)
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Posted February 10, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Walter
72 comments

Must go and check it out. Its actually very near my place but somehow (as usual) I didn’t have the time to visit it. I hear that there is also a Tiger Beer Museum in there too which would be interesting to see – at least for the beer thereafter! ;)
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Posted February 11, 2007 at 12:20 am
Veron
3438 comments

Hey Fernando,
Wahaha what’s wrong with you going in there? If anything I think you should be a frequent visitor since your firm designed for them.
Oh by the by, I was at Bugis Junction yesterday and saw the poster in which you did the cute Dragon on Moon artwork. I recognised it immediately and even got a few pictures. Good job, dude :)
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Posted February 11, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Veron
3438 comments

Hey Walter,
I know Tiger is the main beer at St James but I never knew there’s a Tiger Beer museum over there! That sounds real cool! I sure as hell would check it out.
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Posted February 11, 2007 at 1:55 pm
andzboi
1 comment

the food is average but what caught my attention is the atmosphere so relaxing and oh my the waiters and waiteresses were so young however they serve as gd as de professional. Well done.
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Posted February 12, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Shawn Knight
1 comment

Excellent work on the first photo, it really caught my eye :)
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Posted February 13, 2007 at 12:20 am
the highness
1 comment

pictures were rather professionally taken… how did u do it? Well done! i was at the station kitchen too… i agree that the serving crew does look a tad young but i must say they’ve got quite good attitude… worth going again for the service and ambience! :)
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Posted February 21, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Wennie
1 comment

HEY!! Frens,
I went Station kitchen on fri nite(11/01/08)..I was so surprise tat the food there was so tantalizing eh..I love the ckn murtabak & wanton with some kind of chilli oil and vinegar..I makes me WHAOO!! fer the 1st bite…Aft tat makes my goes CraZy..hahas..The waiter & waitress there is so helpful..i can sees tat every single 1 work as a team..KEEP IT UP!! I’ll definately recoment to my frens….
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Posted January 14, 2008 at 5:15 pm