Teh Tarik Time

Posted by thefoodgrapher January 19, 2017

Teh Tarik Time - New Bridge Road [Singapore]

24 Hour Indian & Melayu Dish in Clarke Quay

Teh Tarik Time Singapore

Yang pernah ke Song Fa Ba Kut Teh - Clarke Quay dengan MRT biasanya bakal melewati tempat satu ini saat menyeberang dari Central Mall (MRT station di Subway mallnya).

Namanya Teh Tarik Time, kesan pertama saya kira tempat ini seperti Kopitiam yang menunya bakal kebanyakan campuran Melayu dan Chinese, ternyata bukan, tempat ini menyajikan masakan India.

If you've been using MRT to go to Song Fa Ba Kut Teh - Clarke Quay, which is a well known Pork Ribs Soup eatery, you'd be passing this restaurant while en route from Central Mall where the MRT station is located.
It's called Teh Tarik Time, from the famous Malay drink of Milk Tea. At first I thought this place would sell something like a kopitiam dish, turns out they cater Indian food instead.

Teh Tarik Time Singapore

Yang dijual di sini adalah masakan India dan Melayu, tapi saya tidak pernah mencoba hidangan Melayunya, karena pemiliknya adalah keturunan India, displaynya pun kebanyakan masakan India. Kemungkinan adanya masakan Melayu lebih untuk melayani pasar yang lebih besar, berhubung masakan India lebih eksotik dibanding Melayu.

Indian and Melayu dishes are sold here, but I'm much more inclined to try their Indian food, since the proprietors are of Indian descends, and most of the dish on display are Indian food. I guess the Melayu dish part is for those picky eaters who dislike Indian food but would go for Malay dishes.

Teh Tarik Time Singapore - Chicken Briyani (S$ 6.5)

Rasa masakannya lumayan juga, bumbunya tidak sekuat resto India biasanya, tapi tetap enak. Typical taste Singapore yang kadang mempertimbangkan selera barat yang tidak terlalu suka makanan berbumbu kuat.

Taste-wise it's an enjoyable meal here. It lack the strong spicy flavor I usually encounter in other Indian Restaurant, but I guess that's the way some Singaporean food vendor want to present their dish, to cater to wider audience, especially westerners taste-buds that usually don't enjoy food with bold spicy taste.

Chicken Briyani - S$ 6.5

Walau tempatnya berupa resto sendiri, harga yang dipatok tidak terlalu jauh bedanya dengan Hawker Center. Biasanya tempat makan hakwer center yang di tengah kota juga mematok harga yang mirip untuk Nasi Briyani, sekitar S$ 5 - 8.

Despite having their own place, the price they charge doesn't differ much with hawker centers, the expensive ones in downtown areas, which usually costs S$5-8 for the same kind of Briyani dish.