Wolf Burger at Funan Mall

Wolf Burger is located on the ground floor of the newly re-opened Funan Mall.  The concept is a bit like MacDonald, you place your order at the machine.  There are many different choices and you can  choose how you like to customize your burger.  Everything is done on the machine, including payment.  No human interaction is required. Once you pay for your order, you will get a payment slip like the one below.

On the payment slip, there is an order number and a QR code.  You can sit down and wait for your number to be called. 

Once your number is called, your food will appear at the collection box with your number clearly displayed.  Now, bring your payment slip to the collection point, scan the QR code at the scanner on the left of the collection box, then the box will open, and voila, your food is all yours.  Everything is  automatic.  Theoretically,  there is no need for any human in the shop front at all.  However, as this is still new to many customers, there are still 2-3 staff available at the shop front to provide help, which is very much appreciated. 

Impossible Truffle, $17.90

I ordered the Impossible Truffle burger.  If nobody tells me, I wouldn't know the meat is actually fake meat, made from vegetables such as potatoes, etc.   The taste is just like any other burger patty, with almost the same type of flavor and taste, but the texture is much more smooth.  This is my very first encounter with fake meat, and the impression is way better than I had thought.  My attitude towards fake meat has changed from total rejection to an open-mind, at least it is worth trying.  My concerned for fake meat, just like any other heavily processed food, is the long-term effect on humans. 

I like the burger here and the price is quite reasonable.  Most likely I will come back here if I have a sudden craving for burgers, or fake meat :-)

The Butcher's Kitchen at Suntec

The Butcher's Kitchen is located on the second floor of Suntec City Mall.  The place was previously occupied by an Italian restaurant, but it had since closed down.  The Butcher's Kitchen is part retail, part restaurant.  There is a small retail section where customers can buy their meat products.  Well, as the name implies, they are proud of their meat offers.

We decided to share a vegetarian pizza, and then each of us would get a burger each.  We also ordered our drinks.  My choice was a cappuccino, but a waitress informed me later that the coffee machine was out of order so there would be no coffee!

Vegetarian Pizza, $18.00++

The vegetarian pizza was not bad.  Thin, crispy crust, topped with tomatoes, capsicum, mushrooms, and other stuff.  And of course, cheese was absolutely a must.  The portion was kind of big, actually enough for two guys to share for a meal.

Burger Dog with Pork, $10,00++

My burger dog with pork was less satisfactory.  Does anyone know why it is called burger dog?  Anyway, the portion was big, but the patty was way way too salty.  It felt like one big teaspoon of salt had been added to the patty.

Service-wise, it was quite ok in general.  I must sing my praise for one of the waiters there.  He was in his late teens to early twenties.  He brought us the burgers, and then asked us whether we would like to have chili sauce and ketchup.  Soon he brought us the chili sauce and ketchup on my request.  I left the two bottles on the table as I was still eating my pizza.  By the time I wanted to pour some ketchup onto my plate, I found the sauce just refused to come out.  After a few tries, I decided to just settle with chili sauce, and left the ketchup aside.  Surprisingly, that waiter came to our table, and helped me get the ketchup out onto my plate.  I didn't know how he managed to notice this while he was busy all the time.

Overall, the dining experience was decent.  Probably ordering some meat dishes will give us more fulfilling experience.