Chef Hainanese Western Food (海南西餐) - 1A Commonwealth Dr

Usually when it's cheap, it's not good. And when it's good, usually not cheap. I can truly say that this place is cheap and good. We went for the set thinking it's more value for money. And indeed it was, way too large a portion for 1 person. It was kinda messy when it was served but who cares. $10 per set, no wonder the long queue. Will try the sirloin steak the next time.

Chicken chop, $6. Totally worth it. Went at 8.40, waited for 5min. The baked potato was a nice touch. I think they ran out of beans but no complains

Be prepared to queue for an hour. Started queuing at 6.40pm before it opens at 7pm. By the time we had our food was 7.45pm. More than an hour. The food is generally ok. I like the pork chop best. If you are small eater do not order the set.

Ordered chef set 3 ($10), chicken chop and pork chop to share among 2 person. waited 45 mins, but disappointing food. Chicken skin and meat tasted like a GIANT mouthful of salt. Pork chop is as salty as the chicken. vegetable is sour and not fresh. both of us couldn't even finish this plate.

Tried and tested. Will not come again. I learnt about the store over recent articles and thought I should give it a try before their move to the new Dawson site when ready. Came at 6.45pm on a Sunday evening and already a long queue was formed. Maybe because there was expectation, the food didn’t turn out as good as expected (or maybe in fact disappointing). By the time we had our food, it was already 7.45pm. We ordered a chicken chop ($6) and a mixed grill ($10). No complains on the wait if the food is good. However, the sauce and marinated pork chop turned out to be too salty. The mixed grill eggs was charred, rendering it inedible (it was bitter). Chicken chop was over grilled and it was very dry too. Sides were generous with coleslaw, fries and potatoes, but in my opinion hard to compensate for the flaws of the mains. We ended up not finishing our plate and left with a super dry throat, craving for a drink to water down the meal we had. I doubt I will recommend this based on what I had. Price was decent, but taste wise... Not something that I will call delicious. I tried No.1 Western Store from next door and thought it tasted much better, costing the same price. With the wait and taste, I would gladly pay $4 more too for Aston’s grilled chicken chop instead. You didn’t miss anything if you haven’t tried this before.

Good old Western food to be miss..... Let enjoy eat while you can

Messy goodness.. This is my third time trying their food I guess, after living around this area ever since I was a child. Always turn off by the extremely long queue and short operating hours. Finally get to eat it at the right moment where queue were unusually short that evening. Was also relief that I get to have it again after so many years and before they shift to the new hawker centre at Dawson. This is the very taste of old school Hainanese Western Food so don't compare it with those Astons etc. Ordered set 4 and pork chop set. Chicken was well cooked and charred while fried fish was very crispy. Porkchop was extremely tender and the bake potatoes were cooked perfectly. Love the douse of sauce on it. It might look messy but it pairs so well with the steaks and I don't mind even if my fries turned soggy. I simply love it as an whole package.

Old school western food stall with generous portions and affordable prices. I tried the mixed grill for $10, comes with 1 large piece of pork chop and chicken chop. It was so good I went back to try their beef steak on a separate occasion. Both dishes are yummy and value for money. No issues with the long queue because I went during off peak. Uncle was also friendly cos he is not so stressed. Big yum!