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Located on level 6 of Orchard Central, “The Hungry Caveman” is an auto-grill concept restaurant that makes dining both easy and fun. A franchised business from China (they have over a hundred branches there), it has undergone rebranding to better suit the Singapore market.
The menu here has a pretty wide selection of skewered items plus a number of appetisers and cooked dishes. We got to barbecue meats of different kinds, mushrooms and vegetables today. “Premium Scallops with Garlic Vermicelli” ($4.80), a small plate of “Century Egg in Marinated Ginger”, a tomato-based noodle soup and “Golden Egg Fried Rice” ($7.80) also found their way to our table. From the grilled items, I liked the “Spicy Mid-joint Chicken Wings” ($2.80 for 2 pieces) and the “Bacon Wrapped with Enoki Mushrooms” ($2.80) the most. In the case of the former, you get to choose from 3 levels of spiciness. Speaking from personal experience, the “Extreme Spice” will test you. But the refreshing sliced “Guava with Dried Orange Peel” ($4.85) can help extinguish flames.
I highly recommend ending your meal with their “Grilled Banana” ($1.50). After peeling the piping hot fruit, cut it up and pop it in your mouth. It tastes just like “goreng pisang” minus the crispy batter, and practically “melts” in the mouth as it‘s fantastically soft.