Lawa Bintang (Tampines)

Having a Lobster Nasi Lemak is not only just a novelty here, its actually good. Lobster was huge, meat was tender and overloaded with nacho cheese. The only place in SG that serves Lobster with nasi lemak.

Added a chicken wing, and it was served Hot and crispy. The sambal also damn shiok.

Only left with Chicken wing ($3.50) and Lobster ($22) at 11.30 even though opening hours is till 1-2pm. Disappointed as we went down for the Sotong Goreng. Still like the sweet sambal & the spices on the fried chicken but the ikan bilis has more than 50% just the ikan bilis head 😖.

The sotong goreng is a sight to behold - a hulking monstrosity on a stick, featuring a whole squid encased in crunchy, slightly too thick batter. The fact that the squid within was still incredibly tender was impressive. On to the essentials of nasi lemak - I liked the usage of basmati rice as it was light and fluffy, though not as "lemak" as some might prefer it to be, and the generous amount of sweet and spicy chilli was great too. It's the little details that make a dish, and here the humble ikan bilis deserves mention too - freshly fried, delicately crisp and well seasoned with salt. Skip the nondescript begedil if you're thinking of adding extras.

Taste: 3.5/5

Worth the trek to the East is this stall hidden in a coffeeshop in Tampines Industrial Park. You're here for their Lobster Nasi Lemak ($22) that sees half a grilled lobster covered in grounded herbs, cheese and chilli powder, served with a side of basmati rice, a fried egg. Complete the meal with the fragrant yet fiery sambal chilli — the result of five hours of simmering!
Photo by Burppler Sheryl Sherbakes

Finally got to try Lawa Bintang’s lobster Nasi lemak! $22. Though a little pricey, it comes with half a lobster that is topped in this cheesey sauce and chilli powder. Their sambal chilli was also spicy. Pretty hard to find Nasi Lemak chilli with a kick but the ones here r legit!! Will definitely go back and try their fish!

High class version nasi Lemak, it’s quite pricey but worth to try. Beside that they have a lot of variety like soft shell crab, grouper fish and many more.