Moonstone Bar Review: New Hipster Bar With Beef Indomie And Sausage Egg Muffin At Telok Ayer

It used to be occupied by A-rilang Korean Restaurant during the KBBQ wave in the early 2010s, before making way for Goldleaf Taiwan Porridge Restaurant in 2016. Australian seafood restaurant, Claypot Full Circles, took over in 2018 and it has only been recently replaced by Moonstone Bar earlier this year.

It was previously known as 21 Moonstone, and drew in the hipster folk from the film and music sector at Poh Leng Building. The restaurant bar now comes with two menus: a drinks menu that features a variety of cocktails and beers on tap, and a food menu that serves up bar grub inspired by Indonesian street food.

Food at Moonstone Bar The restaurant’s food menu is divided into lunch and dinner. The cosy family-run restaurant serves up a variety of local and Western-inspired dishes, with several of them making its way to Moonstone Bar.

They were dusted with a light sprinkle of paprika for taste, but that was not enough to salvage them. K.F.C Sliders ($14+) comprises two pieces of fried chicken slathered with the same cheese sauce as the Bon Joe, and a tangy house-made slaw.

The burger has the right bun-to-meat ratio, and the crispy chicken packed loads of savour as well. The cauliflower bites were crispy, and boosted with a nice depth of umami taste from the miso glaze. Noodles feature heavily on both the lunch and dinner menu and we got the dinner-exclusive In.ter.net ($12+) .

The corned beef is given an additional boost of spices and aromatics by Anthony and his crew, and it is noticeably darker in colour and more flavourful. The Bakmi Ayam Mason ($10+) is loaded with braised shiitake, tofu crisps, onsen egg, and braised minced chicken.

Braised minced chicken is the protein of choice on the lunch menu, dominating four out of the five mains. Riding on the mala wave is Bakmi ‘Szechuan’($8+) , which switches up regular Indonesian-style minced chicken with a twist of Sichuan-esque flavours.

There’s as well a single rice option, and we rounded out our lunch with a mediocre serving of Nasi Ayam Mason ($8+) . I find it difficult for regular diners to pay $8+ for a rice dish that features minced chicken drenched in simple pantry sauces.

While they tried to keep things simple, the basics were hardly executed right and it showed in their food. The place is more suitable for drinks, where they have an expansive cocktail menu and the popular Pilsner Urquell ($16+) on tap. The verdict Comparing the lunch and dinner menu at Moonstone Bar was like visiting two different restaurants.

Most of the lunch dishes here hover at $10+, and I find it difficult for diners to pay a premium for such noodles when there are other options such as Quan Ji and Q Hor Fun nearby.