Good bowl of Mala Aburi Chashu Kombu Ramen - but it’s not really Mala Chashu, just mild flavour which is good for me, I don’t take spicy. Ramen was springy, and scallion oil goes well with the noodle. Ajitsuke egg was well flavoured. Kurobuta Tonkatsu was lovely and the meat was tender, goes well with the dipping sauce. This was my favourite. Sichuan pepper chicken was alright, nothing too special and nor too spicy but I thought it was a little too oily. Soup was flavourful and aromatic. And lastly, mapo tofu, was nice, also a favourite, not too spicy - yet sauce was fragrant and satisfying. Comes with a bottled Calamansi Total Damage was $38.73

We had two plant-based mapo tofu, one with onsen egg and one with plant-based cutlet. Portion sizes are good. The mapo sauce was very tasty and there was a very good sauce to rice ratio. The egg was nice but be warned that some may consider it under-done (the whites is very runny). The plant-based cutlet was crispy but the centre was much softer than expected so not much "bite". Spiciness is quite subjective. We had a 1 heat which was tasty and a 2 heat which was borderline too spicy for me (and I can usually take decent spiciness) so I would skip the cutlet and get extra rice next time to tone the 2 down a little bit while still being sauce enough. The real star was the soy puffs which were spicy, savoury and crunchy without being oily. Superb! Add a couple of calamansi juices (okay, a bit like a bland orange juice) and the total came to sgd60. Not crazy expensive but not cheap eats either. Atmosphere is fine without being special - a step up from a food court but not fine dining. You order and pay via your phone (QR code) so there's not really much service interaction.

Jun 2026 review: Food generally is ok, but staff need to improve on communication with customer. I wanted to order the 1/2 mien 1/2 rice set but the staff said like that I cannot use the Grab voucher. I thought for awhile and said never mind, I will still order the set cause I wanted the vegetables side dish. (So I know I cannot use Grab voucher). Then the staff ask want to top up $5 add-on, so I got puzzled. I thought cannot top up since I am already ordering a set but since the staff asked, means can add-on, so I added. End up the staff took my order as ala-carte (without the vegetables side dish) and add-on $5 set. I did not get to eat my vegetables and my payment mode got screwed up cause of miscommunication by your staff. Confusing and disappointed. Noodles taste is ok. Rice with mapo tofu is also nice. Overall, food is ok.

Found this spot after a bit of searching. I ordered the signature set meal, and the mapo tofu was genuinely the star of the show – really tasty and well-made. The noodles and sides were decent as well. While the food was good, I felt it was a bit overpriced for the portion size and simplicity of the dishes. It was an okay meal overall, but the price makes me hesitate to come back.

Great Service at Chen’s today. Food delicious with great punch of spiciness and numbness. Lime juice was a great match for the meal