Who says no Free Lunch?

Bobo had the chance to be invited for food tasting at Village Wok. Initially this bimbo was afraid that she would have problems finding the place, with it being in CBD and all. But it was really easy to locate. It’s quite near the Food Centre just slightly off the main road.
Upon entering the place, Bobo was slightly surprised. The signboard and the decor of the place itself wasn’t like other Chinese restaurants. It’s not like pretentiously posh but very very simple.. like a family business sorts. It was later when the lady boss (a pretty one) explained, that Bobo understood that this place is more of a B2B sort of business, selling its famous sauces to other eateries.
It was empty that day... CBD, on Sundays, is a ghost town as every one knows. So they had all the space to ourselves and the freedom to make noise. Fantastic! haha.



Popiah DIY $20 /set
Honestly Bobo thinks it is a little expensive considering it’s just vegetables and stuff. BUT try preparing all these things at home then you would know what a hassle it is. It’s not only good and healthy to eat, it’s like an activity for family and friends to do. The good thing about DIY is that you can put whatever you want in it and leave whatever you want out. Yummy!

Chilled Crab with Special Vinegrette Sauce @ $30 /crab

Bobo doesn’t really like crab. Simply because it’s troublesome. But the nice thing about this one was that they cut it up properly, so that it’s easy to eat! They didn’t need to use the hammer or weird tools to pry the meat out to eat. That aside, the flesh was sweet and fresh, tasty even without the sauce. They were told that the crabs were from Sri Lanka.

The Phoenix Soars @ $21
Yin-Yang boneless Village Wok Chicken
Bobo loved this one. She liked its tasty flesh and there was plenty of breast meat for her to pick. Yummy.




Black Pepper Ham Leg @ $23
Bobo had a very small bit of this. As above, she’s not a fan of pork so she shouldn’t comment on this, having not tasted enough versions.

Village Wok Celebration Parade @ $22
A combination of VW award dishes, VW Mustard Roast Crispy Pork and Village BBQ Pork
Firstly, Bobo has to admit that she’s not the sort who go for such meat. But she did try the Char Siew which was ok. The presentation of this dish is pretty special in that it looked like the chinese word “fortune”. Cool eh.

Steamed Pating Fish with Preserved Vegetable @ $44

Preserved Vegetable... that’s Chai Por, the thingy you have on chwee kueh? Bobo loves chai por. This particular version is not as salty as what people normally have which makes it seem healthier. But Bobo (being unhealthy) do likes salty chai por. The fish was normal she thinks.

Smiling Fortune Noodle @ $8

The serving given to them was slightly smaller that day as they already had plenty to eat. Each person had a pot to themselves. It was served nice and hot with a little tealight below. Bobo liked the soup base a lot and the noodles were served at the right time, so they weren’t mushy. But she doesn’t remember eating many prawns. One maybe. or was it two?

VW Desserts - Sampler size
Black Glutinous Rice with Coconut Ice-cream @ $4.80
Lemongrass ice-cream
Kaya with bread
Bobo liked the Black Glutinous Rice with Coconut ice cream the best. The other ice cream had a nice tinge of lemongrass in the aftertaste. But otherwise it was normal. Bobo isn’t quite a fan of Kaya but she enjoyed it all the same. It wasn’t the ultra sweet sort you get from the supermarket.


The prices might seem a bit high but it IS a chinese restaurant after all and such prices are pretty common for this kind of food served there.
We had the chance to taste many of their sauces which was really nice. Bobo wanted to buy the salted fish one home but she forgot. SIGGHHH.