I Tried Singapore's Worst-rated Restaurant

I tested Singapore's worst-rated restaurant. The Google map review is 1.6 out of 5. I've never seen such a low rating. It made me curious what it's like. Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code GHIBOJISAN for an extra 3 months free at surfshark.deals/GHIBOJISAN
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00:00 worst-rated restaurant in Singapore
01:26 inside the restaurant
03:38 the menu
05:32 the service
06:09 the wifi
08:05 food review
12:48 most expensive item
15:16 how much did it cost?
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[@hexroadammo9608]

Owner could be using the resturant for money laundering. There is no way a resturant could survive selling that kind of food at that kind of price

[@dsjc_]

Right, and with the type of cuisine they’re selling, it’s quite obvious the big boss is from Mainland China. Which is where the recent spite of money laundering suspects caught came from lol

[@johnan06]

Money laundering in one of the most touristy and on top of that, close to MAS building? Nah the owner would have to really be a pro at conducting illegal business

[@CC-dx6bc]

Hide in plain sight

[@jerryyeo6246]

Dont jealous

[@psgistheworstclubineurope]

😱😱😱😱😯😯😯​@@jerryyeo6246😲😲😲😲

[@williamc9578]

Def a tourist trap. It's Boat Quay, so their target clientele is 99% foreigners. Inflated prices, and not expecting return customers.

[@boonluitang7727]

Forum Seafood Village Restaurant. It's good to let more people know so they can avoid eating there.

[@NinJa-qr1sp]

Bring wifey along for more of your videos. Her comments were Gold

[@JCzzzzz]

Yes, his wife is not afraid to speak the truth. Ojisan is probably too nice. He should not be. A restaurant review should be firstly honest.

[@hipposamadesu]

At first I thought the $100 budget is a lot, until you open the menu 😅

[@enibeni2071]

In every country, on turistic places, there are bars, restaurants, shops...that increase the price too much. Turists should go to the same places that locals go. Locals know the "normal" price of things.

[@fahrenheit3986]

Landlord is called Kenneth Tan who runs a Shophouse PE with over 40 shophouses around D1/2/9 in Singapore. If you run a background check on him, he doesn't have a clean track record. Treats his employees like shit as well up to a point that an intern left due to anxiety / panic attack

[@roselynho7038]

Oh dear! Should it be operating?It should be investigated.😡

[@royboon2128]

@@roselynho7038 you cant win . if they are not breaking the law..

[@spencerchapmanbarra7888]

The wife's comments are precious! She adds a different dimension to the show with her forthright and singlish comments. More please!

[@sadizm]

so cute right ahahah

[@cjoe1950]

$15 divide 6 = $2.50 a stick. At famous hawker centers it's now at an all time high of $0.90 a stick.

[@troyd934]

This kind of crap can get consecutive Michelin stars?? Need to investigate those awarders

[@Mew77778]

wifey so funny. i cannot eat them right? XD🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ngkokwei6114]

Good that you do this vlog. So intriguing and interesting.

[@kokwahtan8577]

I am from Malaysia. RM3.5 to SG 1, currency exchange. Everything is expensive. Basically, this place on video , are charging for the location! Been once, just for a Beer. !!! 😅

[@agut3704]

thank you for sharing and showing the black sheelp in SG!

[@IZTheOne]

When you broke into the rap part I laughed to loud and it's 11pm now lol! Nice rap though haha! The prices at this restaurant is a killer.

[@DTxJT]

Hahaha! That review was hilariously straight forward!

[@willie8452]

Great video!

[@deltacharlie2011]

$20 for that stupid pineapple fried rice? it's a total scam ! That dish cost probably $7

[@rpj341]

Ghib, you are too kind! Your rap rocks 😂

[@snowsnow1638]

😂 So funny and cute when u sitting and hugging that stone man❤ OMG .. looks like the hawker stalls can do much better and even cheaper than that restaurant ...

[@sglatitude]

8:15 6 sticks for $15 equate to $2.50 per stick. It better be good 😂

[@benbenji4245]

Probably the frozen ones from NTUC

[@maxwen6447]

just seeing the measly portion on the stick made me sad

[@goddanner]

The production values is up there! That food appearing :)

[@NgeeKey]

Haha, I like your Google positive review on their resturant Ghib san, I can go for the Happy hour beer and face the river :)

[@hipposamadesu]

The rap is awesome 😎

[@GhibOjisan]

🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@TehCourier]

That intro was mad funny 😂🤣 stay in sg man we love you

[@AmbientWalking]

Thanks for this interesting video.

[@kateryan9988]

Will avoid this restaurant at all costs. Thanks for sharing!

[@oseandepartmentofnarcotics]

Moral of the story is don't go to these tourist scam spots for food when visiting Singapore, you'll find better food at the bottom of a random HDB block's food court

[@ordinaryobserver897]

Thanks for the sacrifice! We will not go there.

[@cfyong1838]

That’s a good one. I love it. Just cannot stop laughing, Jesus.

[@pjpororo323]

Hi Ghib, please do us justice, need to name this restaurant, $888/kg for fish, the price is crazy!

[@benbenji4245]

Clarke Quay, low rating, he even shared some reviews. A few minutes clicking on google maps will yield the truth if you want to know

[@sglatitude]

11:11 price of $20 for that kind of pineapple fried rice is TGDH. I would rather waste $9.40 for pineapple fried rice with prawn 🍤 at Sanook Kitchen. Heck, I may just add $5.60 Thai chendol and $3.80 hot Thai lemongrass. Total bill is only $18.8 which is less than $20 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤭

[@lionellim1101]

I rather save that kind of money for other things than wasting on sanook kitchen or any boat quay restaurant.

[@sglatitude]

Save money by eating $2 instant noodles at home for life. Surely, the saving is enough to waste on other things 🤌🏼😆

[@sodiumwaste]

I tried the pineapple fried rice at Snook kitchen, it's okay but is too sweet

[@sglatitude]

Yeah, bit tad sweet.. anyway, only eat once in a bluemoon as there are plenty other foods in Singapore to cater different tongues.

[@Jkl62200]

The beef is probably laden with baking soda to tenderize the cheap cut. And then they add a lot of strong tasting sauce to hide the baking soda taste.

[@doel89]

is there a law to control what we label what we sell? eg wild caught . full blood . angus prime . wagyu. iberico... almost like fake yea?

[@Megamibunny]

@doel89 Depends on the country

[@Jkl62200]

@@doel89 well, it's not fake cause it's still beed. I don't think the restaurant specified what kind of beef. Just like no one tells you how they cook McDonald's Fries.

[@simplyme3306]

I bet the satay, dumplings, spring rolls are prepacked and frozen stuff. You may get nicer ones by buying from supermarkets and cooking them yourself 🤭I believe Ghib is being generous with his review LOL. I would think most items can get at those Thai/Chinese hawker stalls etc cooked by authentic chef. I will fail all of them judging by his wife's comments. When the bill comes the staff's face is revealed.🤣

[@BladdeIrregular]

this is like the first half of a kitchen nightmares episode damn how is this restaurant still operating

[@QzSG]

From the dumpling and the spring roll, they look like from a certain frozen brand LOL The Ma Po toufu, some cai fan stalls probably taste better. I have questions if the beef is really what they claim it is. Also that place is quite "well known" without you telling us LOL I almost forget, since when is that place in Michelin Guide????? LOL? Obligatory this is just a joke comment please dont sue me

[@mistyiceblue]

When you said the meat was gamey my mind immediately went to the dead hairy rat google review comment 😱

[@efarudinhussain8872]

You should that place where you were sitting when you first arrived at boat Quay. Sahara Turkish Cuisine. The food is amazing. Good portions and excellent service. My go to place 😊

[@weekuah]

How could a restaurant like this continue to be in business with such terrible food ?

[@kayorzzz]

i've never eaten at any boat quay scamstaurant in all my life, glad that my decisions were justified today

[@manchesterunitedno7]

Yes. The majority of the restaurants on that riverbank area are scammy as fuck. When I was in Singapore, in that area, and really hungry, I could just walk over to Read Bridge area, where Jumbo Seafood restaurant located. At least there are plenty of decent restaurants with decent food there.

[@david888a]

Those restaurants along the sg rivers r for tourists not for locals hence the gouging, Clarke Quays,the same thing. Tourist traps

[@manchesterunitedno7]

The Read Bridge area is better. Plenty of decent restaurants and decent food.

[@ramenory]

True, worse rated can also due to be bad service & so on. These days not just restaurants, there are some very shady food stalls, one of many examples, photo showing mince meat ball & they also said they are selling HOME-made mince meat ball soup, etc. but they are using those highly processed package meat ball which u can buy cheaply in super market which hardly have any meat in those products. And some stalls will sell a few normal dish, & a few "scam" dishes to confuse customers. Probably they are managed by group of scammers use for money laundering.

[@cloudyday1617]

Satay, dumplings are cold after cooking obviously they are just frozen packet foods, not freshly made in the kitchen, hence the outside is hot but the filling is cold. Frozen foods are cheap, just a few $ from supermarkets.

[@yarisred5157]

Love your wife’s frank comments 😅😂👍

[@kennyong8863]

Good to watch worst restaurants in singapore, is bad experience for you, appreciate to try show all, hope to see more worst restaurants in singapore, Arigato

[@derrickeezh]

Suggest to TPB to display google ratings just besides their store so that all those food operators will up their standards or lost their business totally

[@brendahuelee2055]

I was laughing 😂😅 the entire video the moment Ghib started eating, every dishes looked torturing to be eaten 😅. 😂😂😂

[@GamingForSpeed]

My gen 1 apple pencil was $151.70, which I initially thought was a massive scam. But in comparison to this meal, it makes the pencil look very value for money.

[@bigmouse6666]

with that amount i can go any decent Japanese restaurant and still get some change back

[@stever456]

Interesting to watch, you could be right about European tastes and it does annoy me here in the UK. I’m going nuts now because when I came to Nepal the food and flavours are so different probably because it’s fresher and local. But I tried other foods like Tibetan and Sherpa and it was amazing. Even my local Nepalese restaurants do not cook in the same way and they all have mostly Indian dishes on the menu so I get disappointed. I know why and why you mention it they all tend to veer on western tastes which is such a shame. If I ever get chance to come to Singapore or that part of Asia I want to eat real local food not tourist food 👍😋

[@Humorousguy64]

Good to have those unreasonable priced food stall pointed out ..they are cut throar stalls

[@MrElfblade]

The rap is soooooo Funny! 🤣

[@kungfudunk94]

so is it actually featured in michelin guide?

[@yvonne198784]

Omg when I see the satay price and how it looks like I was talking to the screen “come Malaysia to eat satayyyyyy” the price convert to ringgits can almost feed one small family

[@riprockmusic1]

Everything looks like they came from a frozen bag from the supermarket. FairPrice house brand too.

[@sweeleongng333]

Frozen food? If the satay are sour, probably the meat already overdue.

[@ivanlimzg]

Probably. But I feel like at least pop all the dishes in the microwave to heat it up. Seemed like most of the food was cold which is a 🚩

[@engerbendized2503]

not to mention $2.5 a stick, damn!

[@earweatwry46u7uy5i68]

To explain the beef: In Chinese cooking, a common way of tenderizing beef and other "tough when well done" meats is to coat them in corn starch before cooking. However, too much corn starch will cause the meat to lose it's flavor and become too mushy. The "weird, gamey/funky" taste most likely comes from either over marination or the meat is spoilt but still edible. With 151 you can easily order a lot of food over at mid-ranged restaurants like Dian Xiao Er.

[@SimonK3113]

0:04 beers alone maybe $25-30

[@ejoojoo]

it's called velveting. usually using starch, baking soda, oil and some other seasonings. Too much baking soda will give off a weird taste.

[@intrinsical]

Velveting with cornstarch would only cause the meat's to be smooth and only be slightly tender. It would not turn the meat mushy. For it to be mushy, either too much tenderizer (eg baking soda) was used, or the meat was marinated with the tenderizer for way too long.

[@simplyme3306]

agree@@intrinsical

[@simplyme3306]

It is baking soda that is by chinese to tenderise beef.

[@xavierxy6934]

Nobody likes watching food reviews when one is sitting in the middle of the line with mindful comments. Wifey did very well, straightforward, comments down to the point. That is what viewers want to know. Potential 👍👍

[@spe3m]

@8:37 your wife yii is so authentic

[@Notsosmartyetnotsostupid]

Majority of the cost is rent and staff, so not much left for the food quality. 😅

[@kaichingtan3190]

yes. greedy landlords are killing our business fast

[@zachlee3945]

Problem is that stretch often has touts waiting to drag you into their restaurant so best to avoid it altogether

[@nazmilao4273]

9:44 the crows are actually warning you with their crowing 😆

[@iAxianguy]

😮The prices was ludicrous. How come the place is still open?

[@alanlovebeer7952]

That why SG r rated most expensive city...I guess tourist got the impression there???

[@winwinwin282828]

i think it's still cheaper than chinese food in Switzerland. lol

[@wahidpawana424]

I remembered another KZbinr interviewed an ang mo PR and he said that singapore is not that expensive and get better deal if foreigners are willing to go to hawker centers that are not tourist traps.

[@ivanlimzg]

I think it's better if they give you the can and a glass of ice rather than to serve you in the glass

[@ahwongwk]

i think from the way i see things... the only thing is up to standard is that Tiger beer..

[@2cerlinda2]

These kind of restaurants... I believe most of their food is 预制菜 (meals premade in a factory) or comes from a central kitchen. Hence the meat tenderiser etc. The staff they hire are not real chefs, just inexperienced F&B staff who pass the mandatory hygiene class. 70% of the food is just heated up before serving, and they don't even heat up the food properly. I know because I was served cold food at a restaurant in Singapore and the service staff admit "I didn't microwave it for long enough" 😮. The 30% of the food that must be cooked on the spot e.g. fried spring rolls they also anyhow cook and serve. They also cannot tell when to change oil, or simply don't change often to cut costs. If the spring roll is sourish, it's probably not fresh/expired because too little customers patronise the restaurant yet they don't want to waste the ingredients, so they still cook up and serve.

[@hipposamadesu]

I think better go to Yishun Park hawker center, there is one stall that is Michelin star, and their food seems hundred times better than this 😎 it's a stall facing the Tuck Shop drink stall.

[@rcyc]

What food is that stall selling?

[@yunjiachua5160]

@@rcyc Nasi Lemak Ayam Taliwang received the Michelin Plate in 2021. But not sure if it's Michelin Star.

[@kingchemical3768]

I know which restaurant you went to, lucky you didn't have food poisoning because what you ate was leftover food from a few days ago and the ingredients that have been left not used for weeks was use to prepare the meal.

[@sujaniaslam2428]

Hi Ghib,, wah 151$,8,, thats alot n tbh the food is tabetakunai ne,, 今日　お誕生日　ですね　おめでとう🎉🎈　ね　，これからもう　success always,, cheers 👍🎉🍾😬😎

[@randomsgvideoguy3972]

Just walk a bit more to UOB Centre and go to Si Chuan Do Hua restaurant. OR Go to Jumbo seafood nearby.

[@DhruvKumar-we7le]

That was easily One week's worth of food .. such a shady restaurant it is . gosh i'm glad i came across Ghib'S channel

[@pushslice]

On my very first trip to Singapore, the local colleagues took me to BQ. I probably been back to sg 10 times since…. and haven’t stepped foot in BQ haha. There’s really no special allure compared to all the other good-eats elsewhere on the island

[@cjoe1950]

Yes at first glance it looked like pork. Tenderiser is basically sodium hydroxide, an alkali that breaks down meat fibers.

[@thegreenbaby9365]

Hilarious rapping 👍👍🤣

[@steventan6873]

Happy hour for beer 😂

[@ivanseah8321]

Love your video ❤❤❤❤

[@francisliu1985]

I went to this restaurant, thankfully we ordered the beers only with my friends.

[@landongsi]

I don't know why people order spring rolls at a restaurant when you can just buy them at the supermarket. The ones in this video looks like the supermarket ones.

[@3dogawaConan]

That roadside menu I think is super obvious along Boat Quay.

[@paecpc]

It must be frustrating to pay so much for such lousy food, it happens to me pretty often. I was told post covid due to manpower shortage, the chief hired may not have enough experience or even know how to cook. Hope things will improve in the future, and thanks for sharing.

[@limkheeboon1960]

Nowadays even restaurant don’t serve good food even though you pay restaurant price.

[@dennisgoh2112]

Try Yi jia village seafood at 20 Toa Payoh 👍👍👍cheap n GooooooD

[@stfatt]

should have called gordon ramsey down to review lol

[@cjoe1950]

Tourist trap, no 2 ways about it. Pa Tin is a very cheap river catfish farmed en mass in vietnam. Costs NOTHING at all. I won't even eat it seeing how they farmed it for mass consumption.

[@user-pr2fz1et4q]

northpoint city[ ns13 yishun ] have gachapon and can you try the food there

[@hihellokitty85]

Seems like you are more emotional, & your wife is more rational [as she said, only the view & staff was nice, but I can't eat them right?], so good pair.

[@nicholasgoh3526]

The satay, spring rolls and dumplings are probably frozen ones from NTUC. Go boat quay can only have beer at the few Ang Mo pubs there and maybe order some finger food. Don’t bother going to the restaurants especially those seafood restaurants

[@jeffreytan-yf6qt]

Wifey absolutely was right and aptly summarized the entire video.

[@wirahibree20]

Its easy to cross reference and find the exact restaurant even if you dont want named it in the video :O

[@Wolfedge75]

Talk about some really overpriced _zi char._ I'm pretty sure the price comes mostly from the rent & ambience and I can pretty much find _zi char_ of similar or better quality for less money from any neighbourhood coffee shop. Might be talking out of my ass here, so take this with a grain of salt.

[@darkdino5]

obviously a tourist scam type of restaurant. As a local, Ive never dine along clarke quay ever, there's better places to spend my money. Mapo tofu for $18, havent even include GST and service charge, the cost to make this dish is at most $5

[@myself8550]

Did they change their menu it seems abit different

[@ysngngys7753]

As a local, there's lot of "Siao!" in my head...15:40 Should have shown it to Merlion...

[@lesliegrace8360]

The "view" is actually a "escape route" for patrons.

[@nicholaswoof88]

Not to worry ghibli San.. Everyone will know where the place is base from your KZbin channel background. Basically its a high potential to CASE as the establishment is more of a tourist trap. From the looks of the pricing from the menu, the owner of that establishment could be charged for tax evasion.

[@collinquek5482]

This restaurant famous for ripping off foreigners, came out on the news a couple of times. One family from Philippine paid $700 for the chilli crab and the whole meal cost as much as his monthly salary. STB said they were aware about the complains. Absolutely insane to them to charge the price of No-signboard but quality same as what you expect from a cai fan store

[@lionellim1101]

@@collinquek5482lol no signboard owner is caught doing money laundering. Even their quality is good, they are all gonna close down.

[@zbho93]

Ghib's Kitchen nightmare

[@cfyong1838]

The menu price is ridiculous. All the ingredients and meat/fish bought in Taiping(cheapest place in Malaya). With that type of pricing, I can have a feast.

[@oldbutbold]

I'm amazed the satay and sauce are cold. How is that possible when satay is grilled on the spot? If they merely grill and store somewhere for hours before serving, then this place is shite!

[@dawnho7744]

Ghib, I know which restaurant liao. Forget that Clarke Quay's a touristy place (hence, the exorbitant prices for normal food). That's a given. It's just not good for value. Coffeeshop tze char stalls are way better.

[@comicdragon1]

Frankly, I think I had walked past this restaurant before but I had never eaten inside. I can get better and cheaper food nearby. This place is mainly tourist trap in my opinion.

[@eymaslacker]

Crazy prices for that portion even if its a robert chopper location

[@theblackantonio]

Boat Quay "Doesn't seem too touristy" Famous last words 😂

[@tom-sv7xw]

the restaurant name is tian tian fisherman's pier seafood restaurant!

[@kaiyin3842]

😂 why you pao toh? 😂