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Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol

Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol

In our constant search for new prawn fishing locations, we occasionally stumble across amazing restaurants. And today was a day like that. I researched a new prawn fishing place at Punggol, which we’ll get to later. When we arrived it was absolutely pouring down and we needed food anyways. The guy at the counter didn’t instruct us to dine in but pointed at some restaurants around the corner. Off we trotted and actually saw two likely choices Fat Po and Whisk & Paddle. We found out later that they are owned by the very same company and shared staff. I think because of the name Jude Jude chose;

Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol

He is my Sous Chef after all.

I say; “What is fat?”

Jude Jude responds; “Flavour, Dad”

Let’s hear from them – probably the most under-written personal explanation of a bloody brilliant restaurant;

“Your Favourites with a Fusion Twist.”
They really do not do themselves justice with this short statement. It is a jewel in the middle of Punggol. Some of the very best and unique styles of Asia fusion I have had in my 13 years on this little island of Red Dot. The food is absolutely fantastic and well worth the crazy-long drive to get here, and the horrible weather. It is a die die must try restaurant if you fancy something a little different one day for you and the family. We’ll be back. So many more things to try off that menu and we have to walk next door and try our Whisk & Paddle too. Just brilliant!!!
Here we go…
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
Here we all are perusing the rather spectacular menu. This is really quite exciting. What a find!!! I cocked up and didn’t take a photo, but if you come here please try the Avocado Shake. OMG, OMG, OMG. Wifey had one. It is a cracker…
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
We ordered this twice it was just so very good. I am absolutely stealing this for ChillaxBBQ too. I ate this and even mentioned the V-work, yes I said vegetarian. This had my mind spinning back to Philippines Fiesta time in Bohol and the rope bridge where I ate street-food sweetcorn. This, this little dish is INSANE. It is just so so good. Savoury, salty, sweet, textural and packs a superb aroma. It is incredible and so very unique. Who’d have thought of these ingredients as bed-fellows? Well here is it, my absolute favourite today at Fat Po, Miso Butter Corn; fresh sweetcorn, edamame, cashew nuts, garlic & miso butter. Holy shit, abso-fucking-lutely deliciousness.
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
#1 gets stuck into their Thai Basil Pork Pasta; He loved it. He said it was very authentic to Thai-style we have had in-country. Super juicy and moist pork, punches of basil, nit super-spicy and it all came together so well in the not so traditional spaghetti & Tangxin egg additions…Looks bloody good too right?
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
Jude Jude and Strawberry Blonde get stuck into the Pulled Pork Quesadillas. I had a little bit of this and it was awesome. A wicked hickory BBQ sauce. Maybe a little spicy though for Strawberry Blonde, and yep I was right as 2 minutes later she could not eat any more and started to steal my bloody sweetcorn, hence ordering a 2nd helping of that.
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
Wifey was super-happy with her choice too. Again a crazy mixed-up kid recipe, and I so so love that. These guys are really doing some crazy concoctions, but all work so very well together. This is the Grilled Sambal Fresh Squid; BBQ’d in a banana leaf (or similar) is these little squids, covered in a unique sambal sauce that Wifey loved and crazily stuffed with Mozzarella. Yep, you heard me right. CRAZY, but actually the very best bed-fellows. Wifey really did love this, again the sambal was dragging her back to memories far from Singapore. You have to love t when food has that impact on you.
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
A cracking little bistro bar is Fat Po. Absolutely loved it, just wish it was a tad closer as we cold go every week…
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
And here is its sister across the way, Whisk & Paddle. Cracking courtyard style with a massive decking area overlooking the Serangoon River just around the corner from Coney Island.
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
And there’s all these to explore too one day. I love these container-park places. Almost like pop-ups. We’ll surely be back here soon, just hope when it is not lashing it down like it was today. Horrible weather running the al fresco abilities…

And then we went fishing. Prawn fishing to be exact. This please is MASSIVE. Something like 4 ponds with seawater, fresh-water and even longkang too. There are a beer garden and small restaurant and even some Uncles with little BBQ stalls banging out their local delicacies. It was MOBBED and this place is 24×7. It’ a cracker and I think my new favourite prawning place on RedDot. If you like prawn fishing you have to visit. This is;

Hai Bin Prawn Fishing Complex, 6 Tebing Lane, #01-04, Punggol.

Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
Wifey and I trying the fresh-water pond, also where they have yabbies. So funny I think we caught one prawn between us and I had created a $10 competition, winner takes all for the number of prawns caught. I won it with three yabbies and 1 prawn. What is funny is that a guy who was leaving gave me the yabbies and prawns as he couldn’t take them with him. Wifey went off to try fishing in another pond so I pretended I had caught them when she came back. Shhhh, it’s a secret hahaha.
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
It’s beautiful here – again sat right by the Serangoon River where the trees are on the right of the photo. Also so very beautiful because my Wifey is here with me. The kids were doing electronics to start as we could only rent 2 rods due to tit being packed here.
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
And the rain continues to fall, and fall it does directly into the prawn ponds from the open-skylight. We reckon it rained solidly for 24-hours today. Nasty!
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
Dabbing or describing the size of the prawn that got away… Answers on a postcard to…
Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol
One of the beautiful little fresh-water yabbies that I caught (cough cough), the reason we’re all here…

What a shitty rainy day in Singapore. But, what an incredible two new finds for family Kennett today. A huge and superb new prawning joint, and an absolutely amazing series of new dining gems in Punggol and we only got to try one. We have so many more to be trying here, so we will absolutely be back very soon – keep your eyes open for a blog or ten on the new places. Fat Po @ Tebing Lane, Punggol is up there with our favourites. We are so very fortunate today to have stumbled on this because one guy at the entrance to prawning did not have good English and did not advise of their restaurant inside. So we ended up at Fat Po by chance and Jude Jude’s love of the name. Also, Hai Bin Prawning Complex is probably the best we have ever been to in regards to the facilities on offer. It is HUGE. We had such a laugh and giggle today despite the weather. Be seeing you soon Punggol, you are seriously a rocking suburb – ENJOY!!!

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Brian Kennett

Father of 3. All my kids are mixed, with English-Japanese, and English-Filipino - a recipe in the making there. I have been cooking since a small lad, as guided by my Nan and my Mum - gradually that morphed through exposure to Thai cooking from a lovely lady called Da in Margate. I used to hang out in her restaurant and watch the techniques. So the 1+1= greater than 2 occurred - Mum/Nan/Da - off I went in to the world of Asian cuisine. Moving to Asia in early 2000's clearly has brought that on somewhat - we travel continually, and eat locally and therefore have exposure to more and more new things. I have lived my dream and written a cook book whilst here, an amazing experience and all for a good cause too as I raised a lot of money for charity. My blog is now hopefully turning in to book number 2. Watch this space. I hope you enjoy my passion.

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