Mr. Ong: The Flavours Of Singapore By Park Hyatt, Guindy, Chennai

Restaurant Name: Mr. Ong: The Flavours Of Singapore By Park Hyatt, Guindy, Chennai
Phone: +918939871128
Address: 39, Velachery Rd, near Raj Bhavan, Little Mount, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600032 India
Time: 07:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Meals for two: Rs. 1,400
Cuisines: Singaporean, Asian, Malaysian, Indonesian
Facilities: Takeaway Available, LGBTQIA Friendly, Family Friendly, Valet Parking Available, Table booking for Groups, Indoor Seating

Mr. Ong: The Flavours Of Singapore By Park Hyatt, Guindy, Chennai: Decor

Mr. Ong is strategically positioned as a restaurant offering the flavours of Singapore. My table, chosen with care, gave me glimpses of the live kitchen, a look at the bar activity and a proper view of the lotus pond with the well-lit, happy Ganesha.

Food is brought in wooden trays instead of the plastic ones used in Singapore, and placed at your table. Elegant, the heavy, thick crockery is made locally, in Pondicherry.

Mr. Ong: The Flavours Of Singapore By Park Hyatt, Guindy, Chennai: Food

The pre-starter tray arrives with crisps, peanut sauce, chilli sauce and Singaporean chilli sauce.

Tempting though the crisps are, I decide to move on to the Rojak Salad. On the spicy side, it has an amazing blend of flavours and textures coming together in one bowl. Fruits, radish, sprouts, peanut hoisin sauce, toasted sesame, soy chilli sauce, crumbled peanuts and tamarind dressing — this salad is everything a salad should aspire to be.

Small bowls hold the condiments that a Malacca Laksa needs, along with a large bowl of noodles in coconut milk. You mix in the condiments according to your taste. There are fresh red chilli pieces, fried garlic, a lemon wedge and dehydrated, browned onions. The Laksa is flavoursome and wholesome by itself, but the condiments help enhance the whole dish.

From the Make Your Own Wok section on the menu, you get to choose your meat, veggies and sauces. Your choice gets served with fried and steamed mantau or jasmine rice. I liked eating the fried and steamed mantau by themselves.

I ordered the Pisang Goreng for dessert. It arrives in all its splendour, with crispy fried banana fritters and homemade coconut pan-dan ice cream. So, you get one flavour from the ice cream cart and hot, crisp coated, deep fried banana fritters to melt the ice cream and soak it right in.

Plus & Minus:

The ambience is a genius stroke. The food, however, could’ve been perfect with a tad more work.