Mad Charcoal

The duck confit from Mad Charcoal is a delightful treat, especially for its price of just $14.50 for meal set.
The smoky grill flavour of the duck leg pairs wonderfully with the buttery smooth mash potato, and the addition of pink slaw adds a refreshing contrast.
This dish offers great value and delicious flavours that are sure to satisfy.

Despite its location in an industrial area, it doesn’t stop people from coming here on Saturday lunch time.

There’s already a few people like me waiting patiently on Saturday as they get ready to take order right at noon time.

If you don’t mind walking, it is a short walk from Yio Chu Kang MRT Station, or hop on bus 268 from Mayflower MRT Station and alight directly in front of the coffee shop.

Famous for their western foods that cooked with charcoal. And the generous portion always keep people coming back for more.

Go for the set which entitles you one side dish to pair with your choice of meat.

I’m wasn’t going for something to heavy, so just take their chicken chop. Which grilles perfectly and so tender. They are nicely cut into pieces so you can enjoy the chicken cop easily.

I do agree the portion is generous here and it has accompanied by purple cabbage slaw. Which effectively given you a very refreshing and opening taste on the top of this savoury dish.

There’s a few options of side dishes to choose from and i’m personally love their smashed potato.

Straight up, there were hits and misses, but can come back for their pork belly, chicken chop and sweet potato.

We ordered the Beef Brisket platter ($36) and Duck Platter ($32) which came with various types of meats, including their pork belly and chicken chop. Among the meats, their pork belly was our crowd favourite, due to its heavy smoky flavour, slight crust on the outside and their melt-in-the-mouth fats. It was well seasoned as well, but can be really rich 😂 Their chicken chop is also our favourite, as it was smoky, tender and flavourful. Definitely went well with the cream sauce!

However, both the duck leg and beef brisket did not sit well with us, as the duck leg lacked flavour in general and the beef brisket lacked its essential beefy flavour. There was way too much fat to meat ratio too.

As for the sides, the sweet potato won us with its crispy exterior, fluffy inside and it was also well seasoned! The mashed potato and ratatouille were okay but the aglio olio lacked flavour and was under seasoned. Aside from the platters we also ordered another Cream Carbonara but it was rather flat tasting as all we tasted was cream.

All in all, I don't think it warrants a long distance trip as it can be quite hard to get to, but if you are nearby, get their pork belly or chicken chop with sweet potatoes as the side! It was pretty affordable too!

My friend introduce me to this Texas Style cooked mead. We order chicken chop ($10.50) and duck confeti ($14.50).

I am surprised about the big portion. I had the chicken chop and I like that the skin is crispy and the seasoning. I also didn't expect the sweet potato is real potato and thought would be fries type. I am kind of dissapointed they served red cabbage and was hoping at least coleslaw instead.

Overall, I think it is not bad but I wouldn't come down just for it.

From Mad Charcoal
Have to try this smoky BBQ meat, sweet potato and slaw as side.
Waited a while and worth it.
Yummy portion.

Back again for their Beef Brisket and so glad it didn’t disappoint at all. Really smoky, succulent and tasty! But if I had to nitpick, I wished it was less oily…