Lunch at Casa Bom Vento Express

I rarely lunch with the man. So it was nice to make a spontaneous date for a casual lunch on a day when we were free because work hadn't set in crazy and the dog was in school. We went to Casa Bom Vento Express. 

We always get food gifted or packed from its old Katong outlet, but we've never stopped by for a meal. Now that it has moved to the newly opened Xin Tekka, adjacent to Tekka Place, it was definitely more accessible. The eatery delivers anyway, so all the better.

The little foodcourt has well-curated stalls. Rong Guang Seafood BBQ, Pang's Hakka Noodles, etc. It's small, but located right next to the train station, so people could get there easily. Parking might be a problem since it's right at Little India, and parking here is nearly impossible unless you know all the secret spots and you're willing to walk a bit to the lunch venue. The foodcourt closes at odd timings and often Mondays for maintenance and cleaning. Do check their hours before you make a trip down. 

Casa Bom Vento Express has got a decent range of food at lunch. Great menu. Food is still good. Our lunch sets came plated! Hahah. Such effort. They gave a little sweet to go along with the meal too. Hahaha. We shared a tian of ayam buah keluak with basmati blue pea rice, and a duck sioh. Ordered an extra chinchalok egg. The sets came with nonya chap chye, a bit of salad (winged beans and pineapples), and a small teaspoon of sambal belachan. They gave very little sambal, and I totally get why. Their sambal is fabulously spicy. Ask for more if you like, and only if you can finish it. This is why they don't want to waste their sambal belachan that they spend loads of effort and time to make. 

The man loved their iteration of all the much loved Peranakan dishes. So did I. I was so tempted to order the Nonya dry laksa with the giant prawn that afternoon. But I resisted. I'll save that shellfish for another day. We would definitely come to try its Debal Curry. It didn't look like a wimpy version. The sambal belachan was good enough for me to ask to buy a bottle to take home.