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This was a quick dinner we grabbed before our night photography workshop at the Singapore Flyer. Rick and I got two combo meals to “share share”.

“Maxi Meal” (S$8.40) includes:

• 1 piece chicken (they gave breast)
• 2 chicken tenders
• 2 drumlets
• 1 biscuit
• 1 mashed potato
• 1 soft drink

“2-piece Chicken Meal” (S$7.40) includes:

• 2 pieces chicken (they gave breast + wing)
• 1 biscuit
• 1 side (we picked coleslaw)
• 1 soft drink

Our first impression: It’s very similar to KFC’s Hot & Crispy version, minus the spiciness. The coating is very crispy and relatively grease-free. Lightly seasoned with chilli powder, the breast meat wasn’t juicy, but at least it was tender and not dried-out.

If you want to pick more “premium” parts like thigh or wing, you have to pay an additional S$0.50!

The chicken tenders were non-spicy, boneless strips of fillet. The drumlets weren’t coated with batter; they were just seasoned and deep-fried.

Rick wasn’t impressed at all, saying there’s not much distinctive flavor, and that he much preferred KFC’s Original Recipe. Me too! I thought the quality of the chicken meat was better than KFC’s, but other than being salty and mildly spicy, there’s not much taste.

We also prefer KFC’s whipped potato. Popeyes’s spicy, heavy gravy didn’t go down well with us, and Rick didn’t like the gritty bits in the mashed potato. But the coleslaw was good. However, the biscuits (tastes like savoury, crumbly muffins) were much too salty!

Maybe my expectations were raised by glowing comments I read before coming, but we felt that Popeyes is rather over-rated.

30 Raffles Avenue
#01-13 Singapore Flyer
Singapore 039830
Tel: (65) 6338 8300

Sun – Thurs: 9am – 11pm
Fri, Sat: 9am – 12am

Half fried spring chicken (S$4.50).

This was a quick dinner we had. Located at a coffee shop next to Clementi Book Store, Golden Rooster is one of the stalls in an HDB coffee shop named VariNice (not a typo). Since there was a respectable queue, we thought, “Hey, why not?”

According to Ricky who used to regularly hangout at Clementi Book Store, Golden Rooster had long queues whenever he passed by. Well, I just don’t see why.

The chicken meat wasn’t very juicy, neither was it dry. The skin wasn’t crispy, but neither was it limp. To be fair, it was not sickeningly thick with batter nor too greasy. I wouldn’t say the meat was flavorful, but neither was it totally tasteless. In short, it was just average.

Half BBQ chicken with rice (S$4.50).

Same goes for the BBQ chicken. The grilled bird looked so yummy and succulent in the glass warmer, but it turned out to be forgettable. To summarize, both items weren’t very good nor were they very bad.

The next time I’m there, I’m gonna check out the famous Brothers Rojak. That stall has even longer queues. Hopefully, the queues there are justified!

Golden Rooster Clementi
Blk 450 Clement Avenue 3
#01-305
Singapore 120450