On paper, modern Asian restaurant Hue has got it all. A one-pager of a Thai-inspired menu, a stylish interior, and a prime spot right along the café stretch of Jalan Besar’s Tyrwhitt Road – it’s the complete recipe for success. The complimentary appetiser, lightly salted watermelon squares with fried shallots, was unique but tasty. Not to say that it went downhill from there, but spoiler alert: this was our favourite of the night.
The Not A Tom Yum ($19) comes highly recommended by past diners, made from a charred seafood broth. The origins of this are debatable: it's said to be inspired by the spiciness of Southern Thai cuisine. Instead, it bears a stronger resemblance to a hawker bowl of prawn mee – tasty, in that the broth has evidently been left to steep for hours.
They do a myriad of other dishes, such as a DIY lettuce wrap with minced pork ($19) and a deconstructed pad thai ($21). For something more substantial, the chargrilled Angus ribeye $35) with a side of broccolini isn’t a bad choice. Unfortunately, if we had to sum up our experience in one word: mediocre. Not exactly a flop, but no matter how stunning their presentation was, we left unenthused.
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