• It took me quite a while, but recently I finally stumbled upon one of the many Astons Express outlets. The concept reminds me of the wildly popular Botak Jones, with the plethora of meat and grill offerings in a modest coffee shop setting.
Yes, all the Astons Express outlets across the island are situated at coffee shops. That means you pay cheap, cheap coffee shop prices! Not bad at all, considering the fact that they have also passed our taste test with flying colours.
The main courses include a large variety of chicken cutlets, steaks and burgers. For each main course you get to select two sides, including coleslaw, French fries, onion rings, baked potato, mashed potato, etc. I love to be given the freedom of choice!
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Ever a chicken fan, I go for the teriyaki chicken with the sides of French fries and onion rings. Maybe I’m just really easy to please, but everything about it is good! The chicken is a thick and juicy slab of meat. The fries are yummy with red pepper powder sprinkled all over. Unlike the soggy fries I have had at many places, these remain extra crispy even after I’m done with the chicken!
Also worth mentioning are the onion rings. They help me realise that all my life I’ve been eating way too few of them!
Of course, the teriyaki sauce is irresistible too. In fact, my only gripe is that there is too little of it. I know some sellers like to nag at you when you ask for more sauce. But next time I’m gonna ask anyway. Yes, I will be back.
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The crispy chicken is your usual deep-fried chicken cutlet from western food stalls. It’s nothing special, except that boy, do you get a huge cutlet! It’s about fifty percent bigger than my teriyaki chicken! Can it be that ladies get a smaller cut of meat than guys? I hear some sellers do have such a practice, although I’m not sure whether it holds true in this case.
Oh by the way, the side of mashed potato is yum-yum. See? I’m easy to please!
May 5, 2009
7
Now you are making me hungry.
Which branch did you go to?
May 5, 2009
3472
Bedok Central. We went there on a public holiday and there was no queue at all, surprisingly.
May 5, 2009
3
I passed by it while looking for a runaway dog, the place was desolate.
May 5, 2009
3472
Hope you found your dog!
May 5, 2009
6
u must try the ieatsuperburger! but i recommend that you share with someone…
May 6, 2009
72
hmmm…. its interesting to read about Western food from Australia and still feel hungry! Thanks for continuing to highlight such savoury delights from all corners of Singapore.
May 8, 2009
3472
I’m sure that what you get in Australia is awesome! In bigger portions too!
May 10, 2009
3
Not necessarily, I brought my Aussie friend for steak in Malaysia’s famous Coliseum Steakhouse and he was amazed that it is the best steak he had ever eaten in his entire life. True story.
May 11, 2009
3472
Cool! I’m going to KL for work soon and if there’s spare time I might pay this place a visit :)
May 19, 2009
3
Haha… I agree that the teriyaki sauce is amazing… i tried it at the jurong east outlet and the sauce complements the chickena and makes the whole dish great… summore, in neighbourhood areas, having such food for these prices is really very attractive… except really NOT ENOUGH SAUCEEEE… xD
May 23, 2009
10
Do try their Char Grilled Chicken next time. Its pretty good =)
May 23, 2009
3472
Okay I will take your recommendation :)
Dec 8, 2010
1
Dear Sir, my daughter and I had our lunch in 89 Short street Golden Wall Centre on 7 December 2010. Both of us order black pepper chicken with garden veggie and mashed potato and potato salad. The very disappointing thing was that the broccoli was yellow in colour and not fresh. I would like you to comment on this. Yours sincerely. Irene.