Kota88 Review: Late-night Resto Serving Pork Nasi Campur, Pork Satay And A Cheap Liquid Buffet

With neon lights and pretty tiles that scream ‘hipster’, this restaurant is doing it right. And Kota88’s Nasi Campur Babi ($12.88++) -a Chinese-Indonesian version of a pork platter with rice – is a dish I would gladly head down for.

It features roast pork, char siew, siew mai, ngoh hiang, pig ears, braised egg, and a sweet pork satay, plated beautifully with steamed white rice. It gave each mouthful an extra oomph of taste and paired well with the roast pork slices and char siew.

Everything on the plate had their flavours on point, but my favourite out of the bunch was the char siew. It was sweet on the outside and well marinated..

The ngoh hiang and siew mai though packed full with minced meat, took a back seat because of their more flavourful counterparts. If the succulent satay in the Nasi Campur Babi left you hankering for more, order a Sate Babi ($15.88++) . You’ll get a medley of pork liver satay, pork intestine satay, pork skin satay, sweet marinated pork satay, and savoury marinated pork satay.

It comes with 200 grams of char siew and 200 grams of roast pork. All you need is a bowl of fragrant chicken rice or jasmine rice at $1.88++ . The dish is a hodgepodge of meaty flavours that divides opinion, but is definitely one I see my parents enjoying.

The Es Teler ($6.88++) got a resounding vote from everyone at the table. If you’re down for a good time, Kota88 has a liquid buffet at $31.88++ from 9pm to 12am every night.

For two hours you get free-flow drinks from an extensive menu which includes their Kota88 draft beer, apricot brandy, Bailey’s milk and more. Ambience at Kota88 Entering Kota88 is like reliving my trip to Bali. The ambience here is idyllic with an air of 1960’s decadence.

The area indoors is spacious enough to hold big groups, while the area outdoors makes ideal alfresco spots for when the sun sets. The East isn’t somewhere I would usually venture, but for a special occasion like a birthday dinner or office gathering, it will be one of my options.

If you’re looking for more supper places, check out these late night supper spots that are not dim sum or prata, or these Bedok food places for ma la buffet, salted egg ayam goreng and more.