The Mad Sailors

Whenever I am meeting up with my poly friends, we would always be troubled because we don't know where to go. As this clique is a 'halal' clique, we always ended up at the same places and we are bored. So one day, I came across this on facebook and we decided to try and check this list, one by one.

As usual, we were a bunch of people who couldn't decide what to eat. So when we finally started calling restaurants for reservations on Christmas week, most places are filled - with the exception of the #10 on the list, i.e. The Mad Sailors (aka the title of today's post).

The restaurant is located at Haji lane with interesting decor.

Just round the corner of the Mad Sailors

Decor on the second floor. 

  

Yes. The theme is mostly doors! All sorts of old school doors.

While the store's decor was interesting, we weren't too impressed with the food. Yahoo mentioned that "This, my friends, is comfort food at its finest." but I really didn't think so.

Partial Photo of what we ordered.
Fish & Chips (Cod & Dory), Marmite Wings, Truffle Chips

This photo above was only a partial photo of what we actually ordered. There were 2 more dishes that came later which weren't in the photo. One by one... I'l give you my 2 cents.

One, Fish & chips. We ordered Dory and Cod. Both of which started off quite well. Until the fish cools, you start to have trouble cutting. What do I mean? Well, the batter was thick and the fish separated from the batter. So, essentially you are eating either the batter on its own, or the fish itself. Not good - 1.5/5?

Two, Marmite wings! What you see in the middle of the picture. I think this is quite alright since I am a fan of marmite myself. But for my friends, they didn't quite like it. Personally, it's a 3/5.Try it for yourself.

Three, Truffle Chips. I gotta say, this is a major fail. There was hardly any taste of truffle, and the chips were just oily. We were better off with the regular chips that came with our fish. Haha. 1/5.

Four, Hunky Dory. When we first ordered this, we would have expected some Dory but apparently 'Hunky Dory' is just a slang and this pasta has no dory(s). It's an aglio olio pasta with supposedly large prawns. But what came was small shrimps. Again, disappointing. The taste was also not impressive. I would rather have my aglio olio at Wicked Garlic with my 5 large tiger prawns that is also cheaper than this. (P.s. Hunky Dory was about 18bucks, but Wicked Garlic Tiger Prawns Aglio Olio was about 14bucks). Conclusion, 2/5.

Five, Dory & Mash. The portion is just small and the taste doesn't appeal to us again. Sadly. The only thing we liked about this dish, the mash! HAHAHA! So, I will give it a 2/5 as well.

Yeah. Total damage for that night was slightly more than 100. If I didn't remember wrongly, it was about 120. Sorry but it really wasn't worth it. Final Verdict... 1.9/5.

Frankly, I did see quite a few good reviews about this place. So we were really excited to try it out. And because of the expectations, we were really disappointed. I thought it might be a good idea to share our thoughts. Oh well! It could be just us not knowing how to appreciate the food but if you're game for it, try it for yourself. Sorry this post came so late! Been too busy with CNY and work lately. Till next time~