JPot Chilli Crab Steamboat: Food Review

I eat at JPOT a lot and 90% of the time I'll order their special JPOT broth as my soup base which is basically the plain old chicken broth. When I heard about the new Chilli Crab soup I was a bit tempted to try it but decided not to, until we came across their new set menu.

I was still a little skeptical but the meal looked pretty worth it so why not.

OK so here's the thing. My first thoughts about it before ordering was 'is it the sticky sticky kind of gravy that Jumbo uses for their chili crab or is it the legit watery kind of normal soup' and to my delight it was BOTH.

You start off with the normal kind of soup which tastes pretty damn good. And how they recommend eating it is to place the crab in the soup and cook it all the way till the end (trust me the soup will taste so much better and the crab was so so sweet at the end). When you're done steamboating, the staff will turn the soup into the thick chili crab sauce by adding corn starch and a raw egg. Actually now that I'm typing this out it sounds kinda sketchy and gross but trust me it tastes a lot better than it sounds!!

I thought that the crab tasted really sweet and honestly preferred it to the ones sold at Jumbo Seafood although the one there would obviously be fresher. Maybe it's because it was due to its sweetness from being brutally boiled for over an hour. It was also really easy to eat because the shell softened so much that it was possible to bite through it easily.

And here comes the best part of the set, the fried mantous!! It's been so long since I've had FRESH HOT STEAMING fried mantous and I've never been more satisfied after that meal! I know a lot of people like to dip their mantous into the sauce but that's the boring way of eating it. How I do it is that I dig a hole into the bun with my chopsticks and fill up with the chili crab so that all the savory goodness explodes in your mouth once I take a bite. You should try it too, all the cool kids are doing it (-;

Looks really trash but it is the BOMB

I highly recommend trying this out if you're going to eat at JPOT and remember to jio your friends because the more people try it, the higher the chances of this being part of their main menu so go go go!!


Ratings:
Food: 9/10
Ambiance: 8/10
Service: 10/10

https://www.jpot.com.sg/en/home

Su Food (Vegetarian Food): Food Review

Vegetarian food- just hearing the phrase is bound to send shivers down a meat-lover's spine. All greens and no ACTUAL food?? Before you close the tab or click on another post, scroll down and you will soon find yourself looking at vegetarian food in another light.

$29.90 for an 8 course meal? It does sound too good to be true.

Starting off the meal with their cute little three-piece-appetizer...

The SUFOOD Appetiser $5.00

From left to right- tomato in jelly, lady's finger bathed in salad dressing and blackcurrant covered Japanese yam. For the best eating experience, remember to eat from right to left, and wash it down with a glass of apple cider!

Rosemary Breadsticks $3.00

Ok so I was really excited for this because I think the bread was freshly baked!! on the spot!! because it was warm but it was soft and fluffy at the same time so I don't think it was microwaved. 

And on to the next course which is the salad

Classic Garden Salad $6.00

This really gave me a shock because i'm not the kind of people that enjoy shoving pure vegetables in my mouth. It was delicious as the vegetables were fresh and sweet and complimented well with the salad dressing.

French Onion and Cheese Soup $6.00

This is probably the best choice out of the four on the menu- Misto Mushroom, Root Soup and Cream of Pumpkin. The onion cheese soup has a relatively richer taste compared to the mushroom and pumpkin soup which was why i liked it. But if you prefer a lighter flavour you should order the misto mushroom soup which tastes similar to japanese miso soup. The pumpkin soup was pretty disappointing because it looks like it was made in heaven but it tastes like satan peed in it. Ok no but it tasted pretty average especially because it wasn't hot.

And finally on to the main course

Curry Cheese Pizza $13.00

Chunks of potatoes and parmesan cheese drizzled with moderately-spicy thick curry, wrapped in a layer of crispy dough and finishing with a piece of vegetable as a reminder that it's vegetarian. This dish was honestly the bomb of the entire meal. I probably had a food orgasm as the spices teased my taste-buds. 

If you're having difficulties eating the middle portion, you can try wrapping it like this so that the fillings don't spill easily.

White Ferula Pasta $14.00

Honestly this beats a lot of pasta restaurants in Singapore and it's pretty cheap for something that tastes this good too! Every bite of the pasta was rich in flavour and taste and it was neither too salty nor bland. Topped with juicy Ferula mushrooms which really complimented the taste of the pasta. This is really dumb but I thought the mushrooms were slices of fake chicken haha.

Rainbow Baked Pasta $14.00

Ok I don't recommend ordering this because it tasted pretty normal. Like it's something that you'll go 'meh' instead of 'wow omg this is so awesome I want another bite'. 

And onto the last meal of the course- Deserts.

Mango Frollino $4.80

Another dish that you should refrain from ordering. The mango thing piece at the top is frozen solid and does not stick to the crumbs in the middle. Not only does the texture sucks, it tasted like someone poured mango smoothie in a mould and shoved it in a freezer.

Rosso e Giallo $4.80

The fanciful name stands for red bean cake and beancurd pudding. My mom claims that the cake was bland and didn't really like it. After trying it myself, I think that it's ok; it's not as bad as the Mango Frollino but it wasn't exactly good either. But the beancurd pudding on the other hand oh my god. It feels like eating clouds because I literally felt the jelly disintegrate in my mouth. It was so satisfactory and I'm definitely going to order this the next time!

Vanilla Ice-Cream with Hot Chocolate $4.80

Who knew that the simplest thing on the desserts menu can taste the nicest. I think the chef must've slipped in a teaspoon of cocaine because after stealing a bite from my dad, I couldn't help but want another bite, and another, and another. Oh god, I'm already aching for it while writing this. 

My Ratings

Service: 10/10

Food: 8/10

Ambience: 8/10

Total: 8.5/10

http://sufood.com.sg/

Raffles City

252 North Bridge Road #02-19

Singapore 179103

+65 6333 5338

Wheelock Place

501 Orchard Road, #B2-01 

Singapore 238880

+65 62388308