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Makansutra Gluttons Bay Buffet. All You Can Eat A La Carte Zi Char for $19 Every Weds

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Makansutra Gluttons Bay has a simple plan to make happy gluttons of everyone on Wednesdays at the famous bay side Singapore street food haven.

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For $19 per person, we can have unlimited servings of a selection of ten Singapore zi char favourites from the Hong Kong Street Old Chun Kee stall at the famous Gluttons Bay. $19 nett, no hidden charges, no gimmicks. 


Gluttons Bay have upped the game with a $29 buffet that includes chili crab, pepper crab, pipa chicken, prawns and more. I think it's an even better deal 👈 click


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Look for the stall nearest to the Bay, with the signboard BBKIA STINGRAY. It is operated by Hong Kong Street Old Chun Kee which is a well established name in Singapore zi char.

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"Zi char" literally means "cook and fry" which is all about wok hei - that toasty roasty taste and aroma of caramelisation imparted by food crazy-dancing on a superheated wok. You get plenty of wok hei by Hong Kong Street Old Chun Kee's seasoned chef at no extra charge.

Here's what you get for just $19. Each dish is fried on order and served sizzling hot in true zi char style - no cost cutting, mass pre-cooking nonsense.

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Har Cheong Gai Chop - here it is boneless chicken thigh marinated with savoury fermented prawn paste and deep fried to a golden brown crisp outside. Oh... that crisp, tasty skin. 

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Indonesian Lemongrass Chicken. Double deep fried chunks of chicken coated with sweet, gently spicy, aromatic kicap manis and lemongrass sauce. 

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Sweet and Sour Pork. You want the proverbial classic sweet and sour pork? Here it is - good ol' deep fried pork wrapped in batter and coated with sweet, perky zesty flavours.

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Mongolian Pork Ribs. Not sure if the Great Khan ever had this but I am confident that he will order more than once with his hordes😝

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Fried Seafood Tofu.

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Onion Omelette.

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Baby Kailan. Nice expertly stir fried crunchy leafy greens smothered in a mild savoury sauce.

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Sambal Kang Kong. This humble stir fried vegetable dish is one of my favourites at home and anywhere that serves it. Crunchy greens in a mild umami savoury fermented prawn sauce with gentle heat.

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Cereal Fried Rice with bits of prawn etc., and topped with light toasted cereal. Full flavour, almost no grease at all. 

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Hong Kong Noodle with squid rings, prawn, bean sprout, cabbage, carrot etc., stir fried in savoury soy sauce. 

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Attacking this buffet needs strategy. First round order all the ten dishes (except those dishes you are allergic to). Taste them all, then re-order more rounds of your favourite dishes. It is easy to win at this a la carte buffet 😄

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Come with your troops and set aside the whole evening - your cycling gang, football team, hiking mates, photo club, makan kakis, etc. Get your buckets of beers, then you will be well lubricated to assault the menu - "own time, own target" as we say in Singapore.

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Gluttons Bay is a really chill, breezy and cool place to hang out.

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In case I made it sound like this is only for beer guzzling glutton hordes, my bad. Actually, this $19 a la carte zi char buffet is equally great as a budget friendly, happy family friendly feast.

How many children around the world got initiated to Chinese cuisine on sweet and sour pork and still haven't tire of it? 🙋‍♂️ Raise your hand or kee chwee as we say in Singapore. 

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It was a clear, breezy evening for beers and zi char to our hearts' content. Taking a walk by the Bay after a sumptuous meal surely lifts spirits and reminds us what a wonderful world we live in.

Disclaimer: Please note that this was an invited tasting. 

Gluttons Bay have upped the game with a $29 buffet that includes chili crab, pepper crab, pipa chicken, prawns and more. I think it's an even better deal 👈 click


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Restaurant name: Makansutra Gluttons Bay

Address: #01-15, 8 Raffles Avenue (next to Esplanade), Singapore 039802

Hours: 3:00pm - 10:30pm every Weds

Date visited: 25 Sep 2020 Updated: 10 Feb 2021

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