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Bakalaki
Greek Cuisine (recommended by others)
800m walk from Tiong Bahru MRT Station

 *Just before opening at 6pm dinner service. A pretty nice interior which gives the Mediterranean feel to it. There's option of Alfresco dining too. The by the bar seating at really cramped and I wouldn't recommend it. Reservations are recommended and the place did get packed about an hour into service (pictured below).*

 *Winning some awards in Hobart Tasmania?*

Located at prominently at the corner of Seng Poh Road, Bakalaki stands prominently at the corner of the intersection. There isn't much a view out of the place as its the road intersection and the interior was to me a little on the warm side. (Best to come in shorts and a T-Shirt. The air curtains weren't strong enough to keep the humidity and heat of Singapore on the outside. 

Click here for ABBA location of BAKALAKI Greek Taverna, 3 Seng Poh Rd Singapore 168891 Seng Poh Rd, Singapore 168891

Ordered On:
01May2018
Complementary House Bread served with their house olive oil which can be purchased at their little shop display by the side.

*Bread was dusted with some spice, lightly toasted and went wonderful with their full bodied, fruity and slightly spicy Olive oil. Sad to say, this was the highlight of the meal for the night. The Olive oil was good and can be purchased. However, for about a 750ml bottle pictured above goes at a whopping 30++SGD. Good but very expensive.*
Feta Saganaki SGD16.90 

Pan Fried Feta Cheese dressed with honey and sesame

 *Interesting. Very simple. As described and a great appetizer. Simple and easy to replicate at home. I'd work with some arugula salad at the bottom. The flavor profile is very similar to Spanish Fried Camebert Cheese.*
Kreatika Sharas SGD25.90
(Medium rare requested)
Grilled Skewers, served with tomato, onion, tzaiziki (Greek Yogurt mixed with cucumber, garlic and olive oil) and pita bread (Beef)

 

 *Where do I begin. The protein was pretty okay, under seasoned and a little tough. Upon asking the staff on the cut, they informed it was strip-loin. The grilling was okay but the rest of the dish was a complete waste of time. Fries, unseasoned (Probably the way they do it here), soft and soggy. The pita bread had a strong wheat flavor to it. Having it placed at the bottom, just left a wet, soggy and soaked piece of bread. Yogurt and pseudo salad condiments were average at best. Portions were small and didn't do much for the dish. The yellow, apparently lemon mustard sauce was a little heavy but seemed to be used at least on two other dishes (The grilled octopus and their 3 piece signature lamb ribs). One lemon sauce for everything it would seem!*
Hitapodi SGD32.90
Grilled Octopus with Lemon, oregano and Bakalaki Extra Virgin Olive Oil

*Octopus by nature is quite expensive in this here parts. Relatively soft and tender and the char bits were the best. That similarly same yellow lemon sauce was a little rich that it over powered the Octopus. It really needed the squeeze of fresh lemon over in order to cut through the richness. A good dish and fairly priced. The sauce probably hurt the dish a little if not for the saving grace of the fresh lemon squeeze.*
Total Fed 2 at SGD89.10

Ambience 3.5/5
Value 3/5
*Maybe for their mains is fairly reasonably priced, but the some of the appetizers options like the yogurt, a small dipping sample can be had with other main dishes. Dishes and portion sizes are on the slightly pricier side.*
Food 2.5/5
*Some were okay at best, but the rest of the ordered stuff weren't wowing at all.*
Service 3/5
*When asked for a serving of bread and queries on the sauce, it took a repeated request to get the information. They weren't under handed but weren't attentive either. Most were only responding to patrons requests upon prompting, or acknowledge requests only to not come back to it.* 

Greek cuisine. Small portions, under seasoned and the same yellow sauce used for most. Their home olive oil and table bread were sadly one of the main highlights of the entire meal. The octopus was well prepared, but that also stems from good starting product. Perhaps wrong food orders at this Greek restaurant.

Click here for ABBA location of BAKALAKI Greek Taverna, 3 Seng Poh Rd Singapore 168891 Seng Poh Rd, Singapore 168891