Barks Cafe

Friend recommended this place for dinner last night. Tuck in a secluded corner of eastern part of Singapore where the Changi prison is, this restaurant seems like a hidden gem.

As my friend works nearby last time, so she knows what's good there and I left the orders to her. We ordered a 6pc chicken wings ($10.90), beef stew ($14.90), duck pizza ($15.90) and escargot ($8). We also ordered the red plum soda too ($4). Total bill came up to $66.66 (nice number).

For a start, the chicken wings are the bomb there! I see nearly every table order 1 big plate of chicken wings. The chicken wings are served piping hot, with the skin really crispy while the meat is juicy inside, the kind of fried chicken wings I love! The next favourite dish there is the escargot. The escargot here do not come with shells, and instead of the usual herbs, the ones here are baked with cheese, which is really yummy when eaten with the bread. For the pizza, you get a big juicy slice of duck on each slice of pizza. The duck is nice, not tough, but the pizza crust is normal though. Finally, the beef stew i find was just average. Find the beef is slightly dry and tough. In fact given the price, I probably would go for another round of chicken wings instead and still have some spare change. :) And yes, the chicken wings is that good!

Ambience wise, this restaurant is very cosy. No aircon though, but the place is quite cooling and a great place to for drinking or catching up with friends or going there when I crave for their chicken wings. :) When we were there around 6+ yesterday, the place was still quite empty. By the time we left, the place was full on one wing where the pool table is while the other wing is also close to being full as well.

Overall, this place is quite a nice chill out place and with pretty decent food to go along with and price wise, is pretty reasonable as well. So if you have not tried this place, you might want to check it out.