Was actually intending to dine at Hawkers’ Street @ ION but found ourselves looking for an alternative because it was just too difficult to find an empty seat there (also didn’t really feel like queueing given we were pretty hungry). Found the new Sally’s that is located just right beside Hawkers’ Street — being a new concept by the folks behind the Neo Group (which includes iconic brands such as Neo Garden Catering), Sally’s is described as a Singaporean diner that serves both local and western delights. The menu is segregated into several sections here — this includes sections dedicated to Traditional Toast & Eggs, Local Western, All-Day Breakfast, Sharing Snacks, Asian Delights, All-Day Sides and Pasta. Beverages available on the menu at Sally’s include local Nanyang-style Kopi and Tea, as well as gourmet coffee (i.e. “westernised” variations of coffee), as well as other beverages that includes Milo, Homemade Barley, Calamansi with Sour Plum etc.

We initially wanted to go for the Sally’s Curry Chicken but found ourselves going for the Sally’s Curry Chicken Chop since the French Bread option for the Sally’s Curry Chicken was unavailable. Being an item off the “Local Western” section of the menu here, this can be easily said as a fusion dish that sees the combination of a typical chicken chop served at coffeeshop stalls serving western cuisine — all that whilst being drizzled with the same curry from their Sally’s Curry Chicken. The dish also comes accompanied with curry potatoes, as well as mesclun salad that is drizzled with mustard sauce and coleslaw. Overall, a pretty decent eat though slightly pricey — this is considering how the Sally’s Curry Chicken costs $9.90 be it coming with White Rice or French Bread, while the Sally’s Curry Chicken Chop is priced at $17.90. There wasn’t much to comment about the entire dish — the elements were fairly decently executed though nothing much to shout about; the slab of chicken is sufficiently juicy and tender without requiring much effort to slice through, while the curry was sufficiently flavourful though rather pedestrian since it seems to be not as thick and Lemak as what I would have expected it from the price tag. Thankfully, the curry potatoes were cooked till soft; the coleslaw itself being one that is more towards the dry variant when compared against that of what we are usually more familiar with — perhaps an attempt to keep the extra creaminess away from the curry gravy that is drenched all over the chicken. Honestly thought that the choice of mustard sauce for the mesclun salad was an odd choice; personally would have preferred to have the usual vinaigrette for a lighter touch of flavours to cleanse the palate with.

Having given some of the items from Sally’s a go , Sally’s does seem to be an establishment that seemingly gives off some Han’s-like vibes — that white porcelain plate that features a red-coloured logo of the establishment; that emphasis on local and local western cuisine, as well as how they seem to serve up a decent variety of bakes and cakes apt for a mid-day treat. Food quality is decent at Sally’s, though there isn’t much else to shout about their offerings in general — probably an establishment that would fit those that aren’t too picky with their food and looking for some sort of variety without having to settle for something too “foreign”. Considering the demographics at Orchard as well as the F&B scene within the mall, it remains interesting to see what the future would bring to Sally’s as time passes …