OverEasy

Nice chill out place~

Dropped by on a eve of PH at about 7pm and the place was rather packed. We walked past the apparent reception as the lady did not acknowledge us, but when inside was told to walk back out again to get our seats. The same lady who ignored us told us sheepishly that they have a waiting list and no tables, when we could see available tables right from where we were standing. She repeated the same thing a 2nd time, so I pointed out an empty high table :"Even that is not available?", to which she looked sheepish again and said a little reluctantly "Okay, I'll give that to you first". By the time we left at 10pm, the table was not needed at all. Sigh.

Overeasy is your usual chillout place with a section of the indoor seating set up to be for proper dinners - red booth seats and long tables. The crowd is mostly Shenton Way executives chilling out after a day's work. This may also be why they have a 1-4-1 drink promo (wines, housepours, draft beers) until 8pm for anyone with a business card. If you have a UOB card, the promo extends until 8:30pm.

We ordered Erdinger but it came served in Heineken glasses, and they explained that it was because they ran out of the tall Erdinger glasses, which I thought was quite odd. The lady who served us was quite patient as well, explaining some dishes and checking on salad dressings with a smile.

Erdinger was $14 for 1 pint and white wine was $12 per glass - normal prices.

Cheesesteak sliders ($15) - 5 mini burgers served in a long plate. Freshly toasted buns sandwiching a slab of beef and cheese sauce, this was a really good savory starter. The beef especially was done just nice and no 'beefy' taste at all. Good!

Cobb Salad ($11) - A haphazard mix of corn, lettuce, tomatoes, minced egg, onions, croutons, radish slices, and bacon. The mix did not gel together very well; it felt like the chef took whatever was available and threw it together. We declined the blue cheese dressing and had red wine vinegrette instead, which was quite good but not enough to save the dish.

Blueberry Waffles ($12) - A big round waffle that came with scattered real blueberries and crumbs; a smaller-than-expected scoop of walnut ice cream sat on top. Fluffy and fragrant but it was still quite heavy considering it was under the dessert section.

Managed to speak to one of their more senior staff and apparently they focus alot on their food, which is good I guess.

BUT YOU HAVE TO CHECK YOUR BILL BEFORE YOU SIGN IT. Because mine came without them factoring in the 1-4-1 prices, so I asked them to amend it and the correct bill came thereafter. They also gave me the void charge slip, and when had the chance to look at it, to my horrors, I realised that I would have signed for a $200 bill if I had not checked it. Why? Because the bill with the wrong prices added up to $91, and they had the audacity to incluce a $109 tips (yes, TIPS).

I wished I could have noticed it on the spot; I would really love to hear their explanation on this. To me, this could not be a typo error. And I am sure there are people who are used to signing their bill without checking. I find it quite disgusting that they resort to this to rake in the bucks.

I would come here again as the drinks and food are not too bad, BUT of course I will now scrutinize my bill even more. Please take note!!! That explains my 1 star rating for 'service'.