the photos of this post were taken with my sister's new camera.. hmmm.. i'm more used to my camera so i'm not very satisfied with the pictures.. nonetheless.. my sis and i were very satisfied with the steaks at Hippopotamus Restaurant Grill..
of course.. be realistic with your expectations.. don't compare the steaks with those that cost more than 100 bucks in up-scale and high class restaurants..
considering the price range, i'd say Hippopotamus Restaurant Grill offers better steaks than Aston.. however, Aston has a better range in the choices of sides..
but i'll hold my reservations on commenting on how good or bad Hippopotamus Restaurant Grill is.. the restaurant is relatively new and i felt that it is not well-established yet.. the location is rather secluded at basement 1 of Marina Square..
when i was walking towards the restaurant, i thought it was empty.. but i realised the customers were all ushered to the back of the restaurant.. i just thought that they should fill up the seats at the entrance of the restaurant.. it's a psychological cum marketing technique.. by filling up the seats near the entrance create a false impression that the restaurant is popular and considering human's curiosity of "how could i miss this??!" will draw more customers.. rmb how we will queue in a queue even when we dunno what we are queueing for? it's the same logic..
anyway.. the staff were all courteous and knowledgeable.. very approachable.. pls don't hesitate to ask them if u have any questions! i'm not a pro when it comes to steak.. there are so many different parts of the cow where the steaks came from.. and i dunno which are what and what is where.. simply, i dunno what i'm eating.. but i know it's nice.. that's it.. haha~~
i like that they offer potato chips while u slowing decide what u want on the extensive menu of steaks.. but i really dunno how to appreciate the bread they provide after they took ur order.. if the bread hit the glass, the glass will shatter.. LOL..
let's get on with what my sis and i had.. ooops! sorry.. there'll be no explanation of the dishes coz i've forgotten what i had.. i know it's steak.. no worries.. i can assure u that the steaks at Hippopotamus are good and value for money.. XD
enjoy the pictures~~
       
P.S.: they offer course meal but the main course (includes 3 sides) itself is very filling already! so if u go in pair, one course meal (main course with 3 sides plus appetiser and dessert) to share / two main courses would be enough..
Hippopotamus Restaurant Grill (Marina Square)
Address: 6 Raffles Boulevard, #01-204/205 Marina Square, Singapore
Tel: 6338 5352
Opening Hours: 11am – 10pm (DailyLabels: Family, Food, Restaurant |
I was supposed to have a nice dinner at Hippopotamus Restaurant Grill with some long-lost Secondary School friends yesterday when the waiter accidentally toppled the whole plate of food onto me. My shirt and jeans were terribly was soiled as the plate had sauces (barbeque, etc.)
The waiter and restaurant manager quickly apologized and passed me some tissue to wipe the mess off my clothes. Luckily the toilet was nearby and I could walk to the toilet to clean up the rest of the mess without much embarrassment, but since the sauces were all over me my clothes stink and I couldn't wash them off properly without taking off my clothes.
I didn't have extra clothes with me so I called my wife to go buy some clothes from John Little for me. FYI, the new clothes cost me ~$50 (and it was about the cheapest you could get for a polo tee and shorts at Marina Square).
When I got back to the restaurant, the restaurant manager greeted me and I passed the bag of soiled clothes to him and requested that the restaurant send for cleaning and send them back to me. It was a simple gesture that the restaurant could have done, but he said they couldn't do it.
So I went back to my table, sat down and "enjoyed" my dinner which had already turned cold after about 45 minutes at the toilet. The restaurant manager offered to get us drinks on the house but seriously I wasn't in the mood for drinks already so I declined the offer and requested that they give us a discount instead. He agreed.
When we finally asked for the bill (which was $80+ for 4 persons), there was no discount. It was like they didn't care. I told the waiter that the restaurant manager promised a discount, and she went back and got a new bill. This time it says 10% discount.I was seriously upset that there's no sincerity at all. 10% is $8 which can't even buy me a t-shirt at Marina Square.
I didn't bother to argue and paid the bill anyway, but this is the last time me or my friends/family's visiting this restaurant.