Box Bistro@New Tampines COURTS

Went for lunch at the new Courts which opened yesterday. Expectations wasn't high but then .... not low till this kind of level !!! And I must say again ... the design of how one can reach a certain place in the mega building basically sucks big time !!!

And sure what is the main reason behind it ? to lessen bottleneck ? to force people to walked the whole of Courts ?

Back to Box Bistro, as the name implies, it is a kind informal restaurant selling fast food ... Damn fast I would say at prices between food court and restaurant.

Basically, it was not ready to open and serve. Things just get messed up. Not sure what will happen during their grand opening this coming Saturday !

Self-service is the word. You have queue up to get what you want to eat, most of the food are cooked, just serve and go. Then you get your drinks .... then pay up.

The Auntie

Can't decide what to have ... finally took the Penne with beef meat balls with don't know what sauce ... Have to tell the auntie a few times what I want ! Finally she got it ... but then ... she still points to what kind of pasta I want ... Told her "Penne" ... Quite obviously she do not know what is Penne ... After a few times, I have to point to her.

She scooped some penne and beef into the 2 baskets and dipped into hot water, Penne was up in less than 10 seconds. Then she take the beef up and mumble to herself, "Don't know cooked already or not hor ... should be cooked lah"

*Almost faint*

She put both into a box kind of container, then mumble again "Aiya forgot the beans sprout". 5 seconds ... Scoop ... Basket ... Dip ... Up ... Into container

Then she drenched with the Don't know what sauce ....

Took it ... knew it instantly I will be having a "sucked" lunch. Anyway, my beef meatballs turned up being slices of beef ... Didn't even felt like arguing.

The Cashier
This poor malay guy having problem operating the cash register, of what reason who will know !!! He need to ask me how much was my Penne !!! Win Oredi !!! Got to stroll back and check how much was it .... "Ya it is $5.50 and $2.50 for the wedges".

Gave him $10 ... Sorry ... We run out of change, "I give you $1 first, return you another $1 later"
Hmmmmm ... What can I say ? *Shake Head*

The drinks section is before the cashier, it will be the bottleneck boi. Because the coffee machine takes 45 seconds to 1 min to churn out a cup of coffee. Same place where to take your ice water.

At least, the ang moh manager who double up as another cashier knows it when my friend told him about the coffee machine. He acknowledge and say they are getting it changed.

And he has to small talk to appease the people in the queue :)

Something serious needs to be done to this Box Bistro, if not soon it will boxed up and go.
At least, the coffee offered some reprieve :) Not bad :)