In the four and a half years I worked in the Outram campus, my colleagues were always talking about neighbourhoorhood cze char place Por Kee in satisfied, approving tones. Time and again they would find reasons to eat there, CNY, Secretary's Day, farewells, welcomes, anything really. Time and again something would come up that prevented me from joining them; I was away, too busy, the place was undergoing renovation, bad hair day, whatever. I even recce the place with husband once but could not find a parking lot so we gave up.
Only after I quit my job did I finally get an opportunity to find out what the big deal was. During the April gathering of the makan gang. Yes, the food at Por Kee is a few notches better than your average cze char operations, serving homely dishes with no frills. Very reasonable prices of course, an endless feast was had for $25 per person.
Standout dishes included a Seafood Yam Ring that did not taste like it came from a factory, a wok-fragrant beef hor-fun and an insanely potent Three Pepper Prawn Soup. My friend slurp took some beautiful dishes which he posted here.
But the rousing start did fizzle out towards the end. Careless afterthoughts like the mis-named Champagne Rib (?rice champagne), and spongy venison marred the overall good impression somewhat. To be fair the restaurant prides itself on its seafood dishes which were quite excellent throughout, so it may be a good idea to avoid ordering red meat next time.
Por Kee Eating House
Por Kee Eating House
Blk 69 Seng Poh Lane #01-02 S(160069)
Tel : 6221 0582
