There are quite a few hidden gem; cheap and good food stalls in Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Most of us seldom enter the university unless we are studying or working there. Since it was a rare chance that I was at the university, I had to make full use of the opportunity by having a meal there. The Korean stall called Manna Korean Restaurant at Hall 13 Canteen was strongly recommended by a member in our group.
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Hence, we visited Hong Yun, more commonly known as Hall 13 canteen.
Although it was during the semester break, the canteen was packed when we left. In addition, the Korean stall which was wanted to try was opened.
The Korean Stall; Manna Korean Restaurant is operated by Koreans. As it was lunch time, we had to wait a fair bit as there was several NTU staff / students in front of us.
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| Menu |
The menu with a wide variety of korean food to choose from.
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| BBQ Beef Set $4.50 |
I ordered the BBQ Beef Set $4.50 which consisted of hotplate BBQ Beef served with rice, soup and a very small serving of kimchi. The rice, soup and kimchi were ordinary. Hence, I shall not write about them.
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| BBQ Beef Set $4.50 |
The hotplate BBQ Beef with cabbage and Korean rice vermicelli with sesame seeds sprinkled on top deserved some airtime. They were very generous with the ingredients, particularly the BBQ Beef slices. The beef slices were well marinated. The only issue I had was it was a tad too dry. More sauce could have been added. At $4.50, it was quite value for money as it would have easily cost $7.50 or more at food courts.
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| BBQ Chicken Set $3.90 |
The rest of the items were ordered by others in the group. The BBQ Chicken Set cost $3.90.
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| BBQ Chicken Set $3.90 |
Unlike the BBQ Beef, there was no rice vermicelli in the BBQ Chicken. The BBQ Chicken was well marinated and it was the spicy version. It went very well with the rice. In addition, there were so many pieces of chicken and there were lots of sauce at the bottom of the hotplate.
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| Bulgogi Beef (Korean Traditional BBQ)$4.70 |
The Bulgogi Beef (Korean Traditional BBQ) was quite good. This version is the soup version. The beef meat were marinated and then fried / BBQ with other ingredients (e.g. onion). Then the ingredients were poured into this Korean pot and cooked with golden mushroom and rice vermicelli.
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| Bulgogi Beef (Korean Traditional BBQ)$4.70 |
Again, they were so generous with the ingredients. The amount of beef slices given was just so much. The soup was flavouful, though a tad too sweet.
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| Dolsot Bibimbab (Chicken) $4.50 |
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| Dolsot Bibimbab (Chicken) $4.50 |
The Dolsot Bibimbab (Chicken) cost $4.50. Can't comment on this as I did not try.
Overall, I must say that the prices here are really cheap and the food are not bad. Yes, the main reason for the so reasonable prices was because this is a university and most customers are students. Hence, there's a need to ensure that its affordable. Worth a try if you are within the area.
Overall, I must say that the prices here are really cheap and the food are not bad. Yes, the main reason for the so reasonable prices was because this is a university and most customers are students. Hence, there's a need to ensure that its affordable. Worth a try if you are within the area.
Manna Korean Restaurant (NTU Hall 13 Canteen)
Nanyang Technological University, Hall 13
32 Nanyang Crescent, Pioneer
Singapore 637658
32 Nanyang Crescent, Pioneer
Singapore 637658
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