Phin's Steakhouse Beer-Battered Fish & Chips

Fish hunt led us to Phin's Steakhouse today at Liang Seah street (near Bugis). This is the first time I've ever visited this restaurant, the dim lighting has never quite attracted me before, plus the one at Orchard Cineleisure always seem so empty with no patrons at all. I'm quite mistaken by the restaurant at Liang Seah street. By about 7.15pm the place is starting to get packed, perhaps from regulars who are there for their well-known steak and fish & chips.

Reading off the menu on their pillar wall, we thought they only serve the breadcrumbed fish & chips which they call it the "Traditional Fish & Chips" but inspecting the menu closely shows they offer the beer-battered version.

Yes! That's the one we are hunting and tracking down. The price is more costly than those franchise outlets or Western food stalls at kopitiam and food courts, but at $11.90 (Beer-battered) & $9.90 (Traditional), it gives you quite an ample supply of side dishes like salad, coleslaw, a slice of cucumber and tomato. The chips were crinkled cut but it wasn't as brown as some fries, so it wasn't that crispy. However, the fish was fabulous ! Okay, I think they use dory fish and it wasn't as spectacular as the one at PK Xpress Clementi. But as I sink my first bite into the fish and its batter, I could taste a bit of the beer in the batter and the fish has a very light beer sensation to it. The batter was light, not too thick and heavy, but the fish doesn't have quite the same taste as the one used by PK Xpress. The portion was sizeable enough for me. In terms of price, this is probably one of the more "reasonably priced" restaurants for its fish & chips.

Overall, I will give it a in terms of taste, price and resemblance to how beer-battered fish & chips should taste like.