Boston Seafood Shack is in No.1 Vista Exchange Green, #01-16, Singapore, inside this newly built building called the The Star Vista . The restaurant is very inviting with its paraphernalia of decorations of life savers and lobsters and other sea creatures plus nettings with a red and white colour theme. This place has seatings outside as well as inside the unit.
A waiter greeted me with the menu outside the restaurant, probably stationed there to invite shoppers in. I was rather disappointed that it only had 2 pages and not a very long menu. When I entered, I was more surprised to see a counter on one side where you are supposed to place your order. It gave me the impression of a fast food joint masquerading as a restaurant with semi-restaurant prices. Perhaps the rental for this space is high??
Nevertheless I braved on not wanting to disappoint my companions who gamely expected the best. We ordered the Grilled Salmon Burger, Chicken Teriyaki Burger and Atlantic Cod Pasta.
The Teriyaki Chicken Burger was large enough by Asian standards with its generous letttuce and tomato slices. Bountiful sesame seeds on top the burger which is not too thick. The chicken tasted somewhat bland and slightly dry. The sauce just managed to seep thru the skin of the chicken to remind you that it is teriyaki sauce.
The Grilled Salmon Burger was nothing a fifteen year old boy could not fit in his tummy in 13 mins. Salmon was a tad dry but had good taste of teriyaki sauce and sufficiently moist for its entirety. The burger itself was smaller in size than the one that came with the Teriyaki Chicken. We had to order a basket of fries as a side and it came in a tiny basket which I felt is not worth its price.
Next was the Atlantic Cod Pasta. There was nothing Atlantic about it. It came with a light creamy sauce that was not too overpowering in its richness so those who are slightly lactose intolerant might be able to take it. I wish the cod came without the skin because it left black little pieces in the pasta that did not look too appetising. But this is my personal preference. My other peeve was it came served in a waxed paper base in a plate but because the pasta had sauce, we ended up eating bits of paper. Not good.
Overall, I will not go back again unless I am feeling rich, lack of time and need a quick bite and not fussy over eating bits of paper.
This trip was also not sponsored by the restaurant's staff nor the Company representing Boston Seafood Shack. Meals were fully paid by me.
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