1-for-1 Main Dish (save ~ $28) It’s the perfect weather to gather your hotpot crew and head to Xiao Long Kan at Bugis Junction! Take advantage of our #BurppleBeyond 1-for-1 Main Dish deal that’ll warm your heart and tastebuds. Choose the American Prime Beef Slice, and for the free dish, pick from Supreme Beef Tripe, Kurobuta Pork Belly, Fresh Sliced Grass Carp Fish, or Minced Hand Made Prawn. Ideal for rainy days and late-night suppers—this outlet is open 24 hours! Photo by Burppler Wei Ping Ang

Hotpot isn't just HDL or BITP! Wanted to try a hotpot joint other than HDL and BITP for a change and saw that Xiao Long Kan was on Burpple so why not! Booking a spot for 5 pax was a breeze with Quandoo, and we were immediately shown our way in on a Friday evening. The Burpple deal entitled us to 1-for-1 for a selection of either the American Prime Beef Slice, Kurobuta Pork Belly, Supreme Beef Tripe, or the File Fish (all full portions). We went with the pork belly and the beef slices, and if you can't tell from my picture the portion was HUGE, and they were fresh too! And with Burrple the two plates each of pork belly ($22) and beef ($28) only came up to $50 wow?? For the soup base we went with the recommended Triple Flavour Pot ($23) which we chose Tomato, Pork Bone, and Sour & Spicy. They were all pretty light tasting, but the Sour & Spicy packed quite a bit of punch. To accompany the meats, we also ordered the Vegetables Platter ($19 for full), Mushroom Platter ($9.50 for half), Dried Noodles ($3.50 for a sizeable portion enough for 2), and some other items. A carafe of iced/warm water costs $0.80 but was enough to fill three glasses, and the sauce bar was $4 each which had two sichuan appetisers and rockmelon. Kinda lacking if compared to HDL's sauce bar for the same price but a wider variety of condiments, sides, and even desserts. Ambience was dark and moody with decent ventilation, though the seats for our large table was just hard benches and no backrest. A wet tissue packet and apron is provided for each guest. Service was also pretty good and the staff were attentive and helpful. Overall, the total came up to S170 for 5 pax which I would say is not bad.

Crispy Meat ($10) Indeed crispy, and not bad as a side but nothing amazing. The food overall surpassed expectations, but the experience was quite no-go for us. Ventilation was extremely bad and the mala spices were triggering all of our noses - couldn't stop sneezing/ sniffing throughout the entire meal, which kinda ruined a would-have-been-perfect meal. There's 10% off @chopesg voucher you can purchase to make it more worth it! Overall Rating: 8.5/10 (solely for food and service, and if not for the extremely bad ventilation)

Whimsical IG-worth place We used the Entertainer 1-for-1 deal and the bill was approx $18 per pax, so I would say it's rather worth it with the promo. Would probably come back again if there are future deals, or when I feel like treating myself 🤣 Loved the mala soft shell crab pasta, and I consider the dish a steal at the promo price! The Chug Chug pasta was a seafood and roasted pork belly combi with salted egg sauce. Tasted pretty interesting , but gets gelat after a while. Scallop mentaiko pasta was not bad, although I prefer other similar dishes at other restaurants. Satay meat chunks were bigger than expected but meat was quite hard, took a while to chew and eat. Photo opportunities are abundant on level 2 with its Retro whimsical design that reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. Have fun dining and camwhoring! (:

TGIF Dinner Plans Using the entertainer app, we got 1 for 1 mains for the Buttermilk Chicken Burger and the Black Angus Ribeye with Truffle Mash. Steak was really good including the sauce and mashed potato! Surprisingly the burger was really filling and the chicken meat was insanely big, I was already full halfway through the burger. If you're not a fan of sitting outside and having to deal with the throng of passer-by streaming in and out of the walkway and inhaling smoke every 5 minutes, I'd suggest you to come a tad bit earlier than the dinner crowd or reserve a spot rather than walking in! Total damage: - Butter Milk Chicken Burger ($18) - Black Angus Ribeye with Truffle Mash ($29.90) - Draught Beers ($9) + ($10) $27/pax, ☆☆☆☆

A Flavourful Burger Chug's prime beef burger ($18.90+) was smaller than I expected, but is packed with good ingredients. The beef patty was juicy, & I especially enjoyed the cheese pairing the slightly creamy monterey jack with the sharpness of the aged cheddar. The layer of onion jam in between punctuated the burger with delightful sweetness, as did the arugula with it's herbal crunch. Shoestring fries were really good, too. Crispy, & the Taste of Potato really came through - just how I like my fries. But would I come here again? Nope. I'm not a huge fan of waiting for almost forever. I'm sure there are lots who'd beg to differ - e.g. the boisterous young'uns I was surrounded with tonight. 💳 Accepts credit cards 🖥 Accepts reservations - I used Chope