Singapore Restaurant

I live nearby and often drive by Singapore which is NEVER busy. That in itself makes this place highly suspect as even a restaurant with «decent» food in South Minneapolis packs in a crowd. Here nor there I was craving Malaysian food and stopped in and yup the place was empty… literally. Couldn’t even find an employee. I literally walked back into the kitchen and said «Hello, anyone home?» No one home. Strange. Needless to say this review is based on service only. Perhaps everyone was out back smoking cigarettes??? Too bad Singapore occupies this space as it is indeed a waste of space.

This is a wonderful restaurant in a terrific neighborhood. The food is terrific, I highly recommend the chicken curry, as well as the fried dumplings. The service is as friendly as it gets and our food arrived quickly too. The guests seem to be regulars who have found something they love and keep coming back, I know I will!
The restaurant is very charming and theres plenty of free off street parking too. I definitely will be going back again soon!

This place is terrible. We were the only people in the restaurant the night we visited. The food did not taste fresh. I will not ever go back.

Terrible and unauthentic food, which was very likely reheated. My family and I are Malaysians, and whatever we had here was far from anything Singapore would offer.
Meat had a reheated flavor and texture.
Vegetables were undercooked and bitter.
The char kuey teow had black flecks from an unclean wok.
Rice tasted and looked like it came out of a microwave.
All the dishes were not recognizable; not at all like what the true dishes would taste like from home. We ordered what was supposed to be char kuey teow, curry laksa, chicken rendang, and asam lemak. We paid $ 56 with tips.

I picked up takeout and had the captain’s curry and the Singapore rice noodles. Both were great with no extra spice. Both had great flavor, spiciness, and fresh, perfectly cooked veggies IMO. I’m so glad we tried it out, and the people were very kind. We’ll be back to try the rest of the menu.
PS: the orange menus pictured are out of date. I know they also have pad thai and wontons.

The unbelievable food is only eclipsed by the fantastic service. The kind of neighborhood restaurant that you want so badly to succeed.

I would highly recommend this restaurant! Great food. Singapore authentic. World class service. My experience was with the curry «medium spice» chicken! Amazing. It’s a hidden gem in MPLS!

My family and I had a terrific meal at Singapore restaurant. The menu had interesting curry and noodle options. And everything we ordered was fresh and delicious – a taste sensation! We had two curry dishes and a noodle dish. Everything was so fantastic that I couldn’t pick a favorite. This is most definitely a neighborhood gem. I can’t wait to go back!

The Captain’s Curry was one of the best dishes we have had in the Twin Cities. Great service, too! We will be back and hope others will support this small, local business.

Awesome food! Hard to find this kind of food in this area. The service was amazing and I will definitely be back.

Great food and cool atmosphere. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone. It also has excellent vegan options and the curry is sublime!

A terrible restaurant. My wife and I stopped in one Friday night around 9PM. The lights were on and the «Open» sign was illuminated, but inside there was only one other party and it was clear by the cook’s exclamation from the kitchen after receiving our order from the waiter that we really weren’t wanted. The food was mediocre and overpriced ($ 40 for the two of us) and the menu is small. I live only a block from the restaurant, so I drive past it all the time, but it’s clear that the restaurant doesn’t keep regular hours. I get the sense this restaurant is someone’s hobby, rather than a serious business endeavor, which is unfortunate. I want this restaurant to be better, but I just can’t think of a good thing to say about it.

I’ve ordered take out twice since the restaurant reopened a month or two ago. Out of the four dishes I’ve tried, each one has been great! This isn’t your typical run-​of-​the-​mill Asian restaurant that serves the exact same Americanized Chinese food as the next. I’m not a judge of authentic Asian food, but my guess is that this place is close to the real thing. Singapore is definitely my new take-​out spot in the neighborhood.

This was a very interesting experience. I’ve lived a few blocks away from Singapore for over 10 years, but for some reason I’ve never felt compelled to try it out. Tonight was the night! The open sign was on. I walked in at around 6pm to find a completely empty restaurant. Not a soul. The only signs of life were some clattering coming from the kitchen area. It sounded like someone doing dishes. I waited for a few moments and when no one came out I opened the kitchen door and said, «Hello!?» Must not have heard me. It was more amusing than frustrating. I thought I would try calling with my mobile phone. The phone rang and was picked up. I said I was out front and that I’d like to place a to-​go order. She started taking my order and finally walked through the door and realized I was standing there. She had a big smile on her face and seemed a little embarrassed.
I continued with my order. I had read on another Unilocal review that the Captain’s Chicken was good so I ordered that. My wife usually orders Veggie Fried Rice, which I didn’t see on the menu. When I mentioned it, she said she could make it for me. Which I thought was really accommodating of her!
She said it would be about 15 minutes, offered me some water, showed me some local reading material, and disappeared into the kitchen. I heard chopping!
The food was bagged up and brought out on time. The proprietor was so friendly and warm. I felt like I walked into someone’s house and they made me dinner.
Great flavor. I was pleased with the medium heat on my Captain’s Chicken. Everything tasted fresh. Filling but not too heavy. I’ll be back!

We’d driven past Singapore a million times but never stopped in, partially because a sign seems to indicate they’re only open in the evenings, and partially because we thought it was a more upscale, stuffy type of joint. In actuality, I think it is only open from like 5−10pm, but it could hardly be less pretentious. Plus, the food is good.
We were greeted by the host/​server, a young man (presumably the owner’s son) as well as his little brother, who was just hanging around the restaurant on a lazy weekend day. The server was very welcoming and talkative, and made us feel at home.
I had some kind of chicken stir fry dish with a soy-​sauce-​based sauce that had a little bit of heat to it but next time I’ll have them crank it up a notch. It tasted fresh and there was a lot of it. My girlfriend had a curry tofu dish and liked it immensely. We also split an order of the dumplings, which were pan fried and good, but nothing shocking.
Overall, I really liked this place. Singapore has a totally friendly, family vibe to it that reveals itself as soon as you walk in and I could not have been more wrong in how I judged the place from the outside. I can definitely see coming back here in the future, and hopefully someday they’ll hire a delivery guy again, because this would really hit the spot delivered to my doorstep.

So I saw this place one time when I was driving through the area and thought – how odd, a little bright red restaurant in the middle of a neighborhood! I have a fondness for random little locally owned places, so I convinced my husband to take me there and it was definitely worth it.
I had the Singapore Noodles and my husband had the King’s Curry. The Singapore Noodles were delicious! Wonderfully flavored, not too greasy, the perfect amount of chicken and vegetables. In general, I’m not a huge fan of curry, but the King’s Curry was not bad at all, in fact it was pretty good too. We wanted to try a couple of the appetizers, but we were in rush to get home for the kids, so unfortunately were not able to order any.
The one thing that was disappointing was that I’m pretty sure they got the spice levels my husband and I ordered mixed up. I asked for a 2 for my noodles and my husband asked for a 4 for his curry. When the food came out, my noodles were SPICY and his curry was mild. Dont get me wrong, both dishes were still delicious, and I would for sure recommend this place to anyone looking for something a little different.
Overall, I’m so glad I found this place and we will definitely be back!

Great food – not strict Singaporean, but a bit of a fusion blend, though the roots come through. The Captain’s Curry is my wife’s standard, i go for the Singapore Noodle with extra spice. It has been very consistent over the past two years, never too salty as another reviewer commented.
The atmosphere lacks but the owner is a sweetheart, always friendly. Definitely worth a stop sometime.

Did I come here to this place for exceptional ambiance? Or super service? Or even polished dining? No. I came here because it’s in my neighborhood and I love to support local restaurants.
Was I pleasantly surprised? Absolutely! The food was really tasty and flavorful. Both of us got curry, I got the Captain’s Curry after hearing that it was made of up so many different spices and flavors. The rice was done right (which is a major pet peeve of mine) and I left with enough food for the both of us for lunch.
One small suggestion, although I understand why it’s not done, a wine/​beer license would do wonders. I would have loved to have a glass of wine with my meal.
My neighborhood tastes so good!

I really really wish that this place had good food but the fact of the matter is that it is not.
I was very disappointed by not only the items on the menu but with the quality of food i was served. a redeeming point could be that the quantities were large but the food wasn’t tasty enough to think about eating left overs.

I love Singaporean food and my boyfriend used to live there so when he got a craving for it, we thought we’d try this place. It was in a pretty shady neighborhood and the décor left much to be desired. It was a mix of modern style track lighting with European impressionist paintings, very strange!
Some people on Unilocal quick tips said it was closed but as of Sept 2010 it was open. It was kind of strange that they had American food on the front of the menu, my guess is they are trying to appeal to the neighborhood but flip that bad boy over and you’ll find all the Malaysian specialties! What it lacked in ambiance was made up for by the service and food. It’s a family run place and the son is the waiter. He was very friendly and attentive.
We had the roti paratha which is a flat bread served with curry sauce, the version here has a more Thai style curry than the Indian style curry. My boyfriend used to get this dish at the little roadside food stalls in Singapore and he said the authentic one wold have the roti bread from the Singapore café with the Indian style curry from peninsula! Now if we could only find a place that had them both together!
I had the captain curry which also had a more Thai style influence and was very good. It came with a ton of rice and could have easily been stretched to a few meals but I skipped the rice and finished it all up! We also tried the Char Kway Teow which was also tasty and we had leftovers to take home.
Overall the food was good and I’m eager to try more dishes that are unique to Singapore next time. It wasn’t amazing like I can’t wait to come back but I will definitely be back to explore their menu more. The price is right, so give them a try and explore new foods.