Probably the priciest food court in Singapore - the
Rasapura Masters, but also the nearest you could get to affordable pricing of food in
Marina bay SANDS.
Yeah, no fast food restaurants nor economic cafes in SANDS luxurious setup, the emphasis would be more on providing fine dining in their several celebrity chef's restaurants and classy cafes in the likes of
Sweetspot,
TWG Tea,
TCC.
And it's certainly entertaining to dine by the 600m2
Skating Rink beside the food court! A place to see and to be seen ;)
Nasi Padang with rendang mutton, ladyfinger, beancurb ($7.10)
A meal here would cost from $6-$8, excluding drinks. You wouldn't say it's really expensive judging the bigger potion some stalls were serving up; could be shared by 2 person of smaller appetites.
Nasi Padang with sweet sour chicken, eggplant, cabbages ($7.10)
We decided on the Malay Nasi Padang stall, as we calculated a saving by sharing our 2 vegetables ($1.30 per Veg) and 1 meat ($4 per meat) between our plates.
Too weary were we, to explore the exhausting large extent of
food selections here that ranges from Italian, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai, Western, Asian, Arabian cuisines!
*****
17 Jan 2011, just read an interview of founder of the
Koufu chain of food courts, including the Rasapura - Pang Lim, on the Life! section in
The Straits Times.
When asked about the high food prices in Rasapura compared to our local food courts, he said, "... diners can still have meals costing $3 or $4 such as from the
economy rice stall." He had also bought food from the
vegetarian stall on a few occasions, paying $3 to $4 each time.
I certainly find his interview misleading and defensive; a decent meal here, with vegetables and just 1 meat dish sets you back at about $6 to $8 here. How can Pang simply quote by his vegetarian standards? The basis of high rental would have been more understandable..
