Monster Mash
February 1, 2008
Last week, Wayne and I were at Holland Village for some dinner. Spoilt for choice, we had no idea where to go. Then we came across a little restaurant on Lorong Mambong called “Monster Mash“.
Decor wasn’t fancy, frankly it was quite plain, but we didn’t really care, I was there for the food. It was positioned as a traditional English food restaurant. After seeing the good ol HP sauce on the table, thought to myself it can’t be too bad, at least they got the staples right. Restaurants on the left and right were filled with diners, and this little place was completely empty?!
We decided to give this place a chance!
Verdict? Not too bad. Wayne had the Macaroni and cheese and I opted for the house special Monster Sausage and Mash. It wasn’t fantastic, but it wasn’t awful either.
But it DID taste like England. I felt like I was back at my Grandma’s cottage, and she just brought out a piping hot casserole dish of mash and gravy.
Mains
Monster Sausage
Classic herby pork, medium cut, smooth sausage
Monster Mash
Plain and simple with milk, butter and seasoning
Monster Gravy
Classic brown gravy
Macaroni Cheese
Just like sweaters for goal posts and oranges at half time this is a true Brit Classic – creamy smooth and topped off with a tomato twist
Décor: 2/5
Chairs were uncomfortable, and table a tiny bit wobbly. Black and white retro posters line the walls, simple modern décor.
Ambience: 2.5/5
It’s Holland Village, so there’s always a buzz on this stretch or road. Great place to people watch, only downside is the sewage manhole at one side of the al fresco area. We were initially sitting directly above it, so after 3 mins, we moved to another table.
Food: 3/5
Comfort food for Brits.
Service: 3/5
The waitress (who possibly could have been the owner) was standing by the bar, watching british comedy while me and Wayne stood outside and waited for ages to be seated. I’m quite tolerant with service, but I have a beef with inattentive waitstaff, but that’s just me
Overall I’d give a 3/5.
Edinburgh
4a Forrest Road,
Edinburgh, EH1 2QN
0131 225 7069
Singapore
26 Lorong Mambong,
Holland Village, Singapore, 277685
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hmm i live in edinburgh, been there a few times and reckon it’s quite good actually.
maybe the branch in singapore has lots of things that are lost in translation.
if you are at the edinburgh store, i recommend having mcsweens haggis. best haggis in the world ever ever ever!!
Comment by Pris — February 1, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
I agree with Pris. the decor and food look different too. the edinburgh monster mash has a 50/60s theme going on with booths and they also sell really old school style sweets and chocolate. might i add, the mash looks very yellowish from the photo, as if came from a pack.
Comment by andrea — February 1, 2008 @ 6:57 pm
pris: haggis!! urrrr not a fan.. BleaAH! you like haggis? hmmmmmmmmmmm…… maybe one day when i feel like being daring, i’ll try it.
andrea: Oh really? the one in singapore isn’t exactly retro. They have a few b/w posters but that’s about it.
Yar it could have been from a packet, we’ll never know. But then again, they did say they pride themselves of cooking fresh food.
Maybe it’s been out all afternoon?!
Comment by Angela — February 4, 2008 @ 9:59 am
haggis is the best! if you’re queasy about the ingredients, try vegetarian haggis from mcsweens. love haggis neeps and tatties.
but honestly, i reckon the ingredients in haggis are much better for you than any maccas hamburger patties, even muesli bars and “low fat” yoghurt. might as well eat a small packet of crisps instead of a muesli bar, it’s got less sugar and lower GI. fibre content about the smame too.
Comment by Pris — February 4, 2008 @ 5:28 pm
hey angela, the s’pore monster mash might just be a franchise and they do whatever they want with it there. as for haggis, i tried it for the 1st time ever (this is my 4th year living in edinburgh, mind) at Burns night and it was soooooo good!! just don’t think about what it is actually made up of and you’ll be fine!
Comment by andrea — February 4, 2008 @ 7:49 pm
I was there a couple of days ago as well. we weren’t spoilt for choice over the CNY hols so like u, we decided to give it a go. Cant say i can agree with you on the food being anything great! we were almost dying to leave the restaurant….and we did, as soon as we tried to finish the quite tasteless meal we ordered. Dont think we’ll be going back there in a hurry….
Comment by Trish — February 8, 2008 @ 11:19 pm
I was there a couple of days ago as well. we weren’t spoilt for choice over the CNY hols so like u, we decided to give it a go. Cant say i can agree with you on the food being anything great! we were almost dying to leave the restaurant….and we did, as soon as we tried to finish the quite tasteless meal we ordered. Dont think we’ll be going back there in a hurry….
Comment by Trish — February 8, 2008 @ 11:19 pm