montana singapore, pomo.

i'm a firm believer of not fixing unbroken things. montana, however, believes in the opposite. when i was there the previous time (probably more than a year ago), they were in the midst of revamping their menu, despite being open for a very short time. as such, the items that my friend wanted weren't available, because they'd taken it off the menu but hadn't gotten around to changing the physical menu yet. i remember liking the mac and cheese waffle, though! despite resembling a waffle, it was packed chock full of mac and cheese. it was delicious- full of gooey cheese, but with a crisp exterior. we also had the matcha waffle, which was equally delicious.

they'd recently changed locations, expanding from a small shop downstairs to a bigger location upstairs. also rebranded from montana brew bar to montana singapore, adding different concepts like a burger joint and donut place to their brand. reviews i read online remained positive, though, so i kept them in mind.

so last night, after a particularly gruelling training, my friend wanted waffles, and i thought of montana. we swung by, arriving at eight plus on a sunday night. it was surprisingly quiet, though! without much of the waffling about that i usually do when it comes to menus, we decided to share the bulgogi beef rice waffle ($16.80) and the jalapeños mac and cheese waffle ($13.80).



our food came fairly quickly (i remember a long wait the previous time i was there)- a good thing because i was starving. the bulgogi beef rice waffle came with a poached egg perched atop, along with beef and a kimchi sauce. certainly impressive looking, but i found it underwhelming. since it was marketed as a "rice" waffle, i was expecting it to be... well... more rice-y, for lack of a better word. probably envisioned something mochi-like, at least. in this one, though, couldn't really discern the difference between it and a regular waffle. the sauce was a bit overwhelming, too- made the top waffle soggy and we left the soggy bits uneaten. for $16.80... they probably could've been more generous with the beef, too.



i couldn't help comparing the previous version of the mac and cheese waffle. to say they were different would be a gross understatement. in the previous one, i could really see the mac and cheese that made up the waffle. this version, however, was more like a mac and cheese flavoured waffle. meh. also, too light and airy for my liking.



why fix something that's not broken? i doubt i'll be back. like the concept and new ideas, but execution, sadly, failed to measure up. (i'm currently wondering about the glowing reviews online...) service was excellent, with our water topped up whenever they were half empty, but i didn't expect to be charged $4 service AND gst on top of that. is that a new policy...? i would've assumed that it was 10% service charge.

montana singapore
pomo
#02-25
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