Dinner@Astons

Situated somewhere along East Coast Road (near Katong Village/Katong Mall) is a little restaurant that serves great western food. Starting off as a simple stall in a coffee shop (the one just beside the current restaurant), Astons has grown from a one-unit eatery to a two-unit-plus-one-branch restaurant.

Reviews speak well of their steak and burgers, but due to my 'unfortunate accident', I decided to settle for chicken instead. They serve their chicken fillets in a few flavous, costing about $5.80 each, but you could do a double-up, ie. have two flavous, for just $9.90 and it comes with two side dishes. You could choose from all the potato stuff (mashed, baked, salad, fries), coleslaw, corn, pasta salad, etc. A rather decent variety to choose from, along with a rather wide range of prices. Yes, steak-lovers, they do serve Grade 9 Wagyu Ribeye, but at a rather hefty but reasonable price of $89.90 (250g).

The decor was quite decent, nothing shabby at all, and the place was rather clean. But they do seem over-staffed at times, with 3 or 4 waiters moving up and down the slightly squeezy area. At least the service was decent, and I liked the idea of having your order taken before you get your seat - no more waiting for hours for the food. The prices are definitely reasonable too, like my chicken that costs onlt $9.90. And good news, they do not impose any service charge, just the usual 7% GST.

Just a little precaution here. If you think of heading down to Astons for a meal, please go down early. The lunch-time and dinner-time crowds are a real killer. Be prepared to wait for your seats while standing on the pavement along Katong area.

Thinking of last night's dinner already makes me hungry. If you want to find out more, check out their website at "http://astonsspecialties.blogspot.com".