227. The Queen & Mangosteen

It has been a while since I have last visited Vivocity. I was there on the eve of V-day. My friend did some research and he recommended this place, The Queen & Mangosteen. I didn't know that there is this new restaurant opened in Vivocity other than the Japanese corner. To my surprise, there are a few other new restaurants too, for eg. Brozeit, The serenity corner and etc. The name of this restaurant is pretty interesting. Mangosteen aka queen of the fruits but why The Queen & Mangosteen?

The front of the restaurant occupies a waiting area furnished like those of European's living room. I thought it was quite a waste of space. An old-style tuckshop-like setting welcomed us in the centre of the restaurant from the waiting area. We were ushered to the outdoor tables of al fresco setting as there weren't sufficient tables. There were at most 5 tables on the both sides in the centre of the restaurant. The common walkway leaded us to a open bar counter. A big chandelier hung on the above. 6 of us squeezed at a table and the tall bar stools which was supposed to have catered to maybe 3-4 persons and with the food we have ordered, the table was too small and I thought the whole lot of us looked pretty pathetic. It was more of a table for people who were there to chill out.

We ordered a jug of Pimm's and Lemonade @$35, a sort of fruit punch with a kick of very low alcholic content. It had shreds of strawberry fruit, cucumber and lemon skin. Pretty refreshing. We didn't go for the handicrafted Archipelago beers. But someone next table ordered them. Each was contained in a 3 mouthfuls glass. 5-6 varieties.

Mini Hamburgers @$16

Coupled with a bucket of fries. The mini hamburgers were delicious! The beef patty was juicy and tender soft. Addition of mayonnaise, tomato sauce and tomato slice. Simple but nice.

Mash and Mangers

German sausages and potato mash, toppled with a few calamari rings and drizzed with brown onion sauce. It wasn't exceptionally great nor was it a flop. Just a mediocre dish.

Mussels with bread stix

The mussels were big and the meat was firm. The only flaw for this dish was there was a strong fishy seafood smell. The chef could have mishandled the mussels a little. Maybe add a little more brandy or lemon to remove the smell. Tomato base wasn't too sour.

Chicken Wings with Hoisin Sauce

The wings were good. Crispy fried. Tasted a little sweet and sour. A dish to go with beer.

It was a disappointment that the pictures didn't turn out well as they were taken with my camera phone. The nokia E-series didn't have great camera features. Added the area we were seated were with very dim lightings and thus the poorly taken pictures.

Our bill worked out to be $122+ for 6 pax. Though we weren't very comfy in our bar top stools and limited space, the food was at least a consolation. It wasn't too pricey too.

The Queen & Mangosteen

VivoCity

1 HarbourFront Walk

#01-106/107

Tel: 6376 9380