Botak Jones + Katong HK Cafe

Went to Botak Jones Clementi last nite to try it out, first impression is that its probably the main draw of the coffee shop. Staff are all youngsters, bringing a breath of fresh air into the coffeeshop culture here. They set up a nice counter at the entrance, probably to prevent long queue from forming inside which may disrupt the biz of other stalls. The counter has a sample of some of their dishes, probably the more famous ones and also provide with numerous copies of the menu for waiting customers to read. Service wise is considered superb if you're comparing within the coffeeshop culture, polite and prompt. Price wise I find it to be rather reasonable considering the serving. Taste wise I've only tried the Botak Burger with Cheese. Initial bite was rather delicious with succulent and juicy patty but after a while the thick patty starts to get on your nerves a little as it gets more and more messy as u eat. Coleslaw was bad, rather tasteless, one of the worst I've eaten so far. Fries were normal though they said it was topped with their own mix of spices but its probably just the common cajun spice.

Overall I would say its value for money in terms of service, taste and serving though they compare their taste to those of restaurants, which I feel based on the burger set is so-so only but I would go try its other dishes for a more well-rounded opinion.

Botak Burger set at $7, plus $1 for cheese

Tried the HK cafe at Katong, located just behind ROXY Sq which in turn is opp Parkway Parade. Ambience wise is not bad with lotsa old HK singers posters like Jacky Cheung and god knows who. Service was prompt and staff was rather polite. Price wise was reasonable as well and the menu has pictures for many of the items which is good for people who have no idea wad they're ordering. Food was rather tasty and most importantly all are served piping hot.

Sorry no pics for that, too hungry to remember to take them. But ordered a dry noodles in X.O sauce, curry noodles, guo tie(pan-fried dumpling) and siew mai. The dim sum were really good, esp the siew mai, its like eating prawns la, pretty fresh as well, guo tie was alright. They serve steamboat alfresco style and the traditional HK CNY dish, Peng Cai(literally vegetables in a basin) but its more than just vegetables, there's meat like cured meat and roast meat in there as well. I saw a nice looking roasted duck drumbstick.