Cuisine: Chinese

Address: 22 Jln Tampang, Singapore 758966

Nearest MRT: Sembawang or Yishun (North-South line)

Since we were around the Sembawang area, me and my friends decided to pop by Sembawang White Bee Hoon for lunch. It used to be called White Bee Hoon, but probably it is a mouthful to pronounce, so the official name now is White restaurant. We reached there at 11.30am when they just opened for lunch and were one of the first few customers for the day. The staff were standing around and ready to serve us. They helped us to join 3 tables together to accommodate the 10 of us.

White Restaurant, previously known as Sembawang White Bee Hoon, specializes in white bee hoon and zi char dishes. They have five outlets including the original one at Sembawang, the others are scattered at Sunplaza, Punggol Settlement, Toa Payoh and IMM.

We ordered The Original White Beehoon [$15], Crispy Calamari [$12], Signature Meat and Seafood Roll [$11.80], Signature Fried Mid Wings [$8.800, Sweet and Sour Pork [$10.80], Prawn Omelette [$8] and Sambal Kangkong [$9.80]. We had 3 large bowls of the Original White Beehoon, as for the other side dishes, we ordered two times of each small dish so that everyone can share. You can check out the full menu here.

The White Bee Hoon is definitely the signature dish. The pricing is as follows: small [$6], medium [$10], large [$15]. The staff recommended us that the large portion is good for three people to share. The bee hoon was tasty and being hungry, we slurped up the broth and the noodles quickly. The ingredients given were quite generous and it was actually enough for four people. This dish reminded me of eating Hokkien mee, especially since the ingredients used for both dishes are similar.

As for the other side dishes, they were cooked on the spot and served to us quickly. I had no complaints for all the dishes and White Restaurant is indeed a legit zi char place. The calamari was fried to perfection and not too oily. They had a mayo dip to go with the fried squid. The Signature Meat and Seafood Roll is also known as ‘hae zhou’ in Hokkien, a typical dish that my mum also knows how to make. The sweet and sour pork was delicious, without too much of the batter taste and the sauce used was not cloyingly sweet. Lastly, the omelette was quite normal except that they put prawns inside. Since the White Bee Hoon already had prawns, we should not have ordered the prawn omelette.

Overall, we paid $18 each for the food. It was really a lot of food for all of us although we could have cut down on 1-2 dishes. It was a good catch up with my friends, but we would not stay long at this place because it is in a coffee shop, so the seats are not so comfortable. As for the drinks, it is to be paid separately upon ordering because the drinks stall seems to be separate from the restaurant.