• When craving for American fares, Tony Roma’s is one name that always pops up. With consistently good food being served in a family-friendly environment, it’s no wonder that snaking queues of eager customers (or guests, the term that the restaurant prefers) can be seen forming at the entrance during the evening chow hours. In fact, I made two trips there in the past week!
At the Suntec City outlet, one of only two in Singapore, guests can opt for cozy booth seats or window seats, where they get to enjoy a view of the mall’s koi pond. With the colourful neon signboards, black and white photographs of classic America, plus the American flag being displayed proudly, you may be forgiven for forgetting that you’re still in Singapore.
S$36.90++
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Tony roma’s award-winning baby back ribs are world famous and need no further introduction. But even the steaks and other grill will not pale in comparison!
S$29.90++
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It’s a good idea to go for the combo grill. You can have your ribs or steak with something lighter, such as chicken, shrimp or fish. There’s even a combo where you can have both the ribs AND the steak. Each combo comes with two choices of coleslaw, baked potato, mashed potatoes, French fries, ranch style beans, rice or corn on the cob.
The steak is a slab of perfection. ’nuff said. I’m no fan of steak, but even I can’t resist a few chunks of the tender and juicy meat. Ahh…
Chicken lovers can choose from BBQ chicken or chicken breast. I prefer the healthier choice of chicken breast (eating the former is too much trouble)! It even has the same checkered markings as the steak! The chicken is lightly marinated, so you can savour its natural flavours with little hindrance from heavy sauces. Still, I recommend having it with the garlic chilli sauce that you can request for separately.
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The fried calamari rings is another dish of perfection. The calamari is covered in a golden coat of crispy batter and tastes great! It is a staple order for me at each Tony Roma’s meal.
The little bowl of garlic chilli dip simply explodes with flavour. It would make practically anything taste good! It’s probably a good thing that it’s not too spicy so you can have a lot of it without burning your tongue. The waitstaff don’t mind getting it for us from the kitchen. For our meal, we had three bowls of it!
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Maybe it’s something to do with the fact that there’s already so much meat on our table, the crispy chicken tenderloins didn’t fare that well with us. Each piece is a huge chunk of chicken meat that goes well with the honey mustard sauce. It would be a hit with the kids as it’s easy and fun to eat. The portion is rather huge too!
One nice touch is that besides serving guests a warm baguette while waiting for the food to arrive, wet towels are also given. These items are complimentary, a stark contrast to certain Chinese restaurants where you would be paying a dollar for the wet towels and three for the bread.
So tell me, is your mouth watering yet? Because mine is! Already, I’m looking forward to my next Tony Roma’s meal. (Note: if anyone has any spare receipts from the restaurant, please pass them to me! I’d like to become a member.)
Suntec City Mall
3 Temasek Boulevard #B1-007
Singapore 038983
Tel: +65 6337 9055
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www.tonyromas-mms.com
Bus services: 10, 14, 16, 36, 70, 70X, 97, 106, 107X, 111, 133, 162X, 196, 857
Nearest MRT: City Hall
Opening hours:
11:30am – 3pm, 6pm – 10pm (Mon-Thur)
11:30am – 10pm (Fri-Sun)
Aug 26, 2008
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Thanks for the post Veron. I have not eaten at Tony Roma’s before, and having learnt more about it, I could consider checking it out with my friends who like meat sometime this year. I am quite a vegetable-lover so I am a little concerned that I may not finish the meat if I were to visit Tony Roma’s on my own.
Aug 26, 2008
50
Good Morning !!
Welcome Back ! Its been 3 long weeks ! or its 4 weeks….?
Anyway….I ever “experiment” with different sauces for eating meaty dishes, just to share it with you guys…my favourites:
(1) Wasabi with light soy sauces !!
(2) Jap mayonnaise sauce
(somehow I prefer the Jap type to the American type)
(3) Chicken rice type chilli sauce with dark soy sauce
(4) Bbq sauce
(5) Curry sauce
And you can even play it further by mixing up the sauces together…looks eeky but somehow nice…hahahaha
And remember to end the meal with a glass of iced Jap Plum Wine (mixed with green tea)…to rid the oily feel…
Happy Playing !!
Regards
Aug 28, 2008
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py: For someone that’s not too into meat, you may wanna check out the “lighter” stuff like their shrimp or fish dishes :)
X Wings: Wow, thanks for sharing! Sounds like you really love your food, to the extent that you have made the effort to experiment with different sauces! But having chicken with wasabi… isn’t that a tad… weird?
For me, I love the Japanese teriyaki sauce. Yummy yum yum!
Aug 29, 2008
50
Good Morning Veron,
Now that you mentioned….there were quite a few weird stares from other patrons sitting around us……hahahahahahaha…..
I’ve tried teriyaki sauce before….but it just doesnt jel…
“Talk” to you again…
: )
Regards
Nov 19, 2009
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Try the baked potato!! It’s the best i have ever tasted.
I heard that it’s probably Idaho Potatoes, but even when i managed to get a bag from cold storage and bake it myself…..it doesn’t come close!!!
Of course the baby backs are a de facto standard!!!
Tks for the calamari recommendation, i try and wack those next time i ta pau from Tony.
Alwyn
Nov 20, 2009
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Yes, I agree with you. The baked potato is the best among all the sides they let you choose. You must go for the calamari! On the contrary, I don’t really fancy the onion loaf that seems quite popular. I’m a huge onion fan so I thought it’s a sure bet. Quite surprised when I found myself not liking it on that one occasion that I had it.