A lunch time sojourn saw three colleagues and I going to Mango Tree: Indian Coastal Restaurant at East Coast Park. It is at the same part of the park where McDonald's is.
I had never been to East Coast Park when there were so few people around. It's actually really nice without the crowds and throngs of roller bladers and cyclists who flood the place on weekends.
We seated ourselves on the veranda of the tiny restaurant and enjoyed a refreshing change of scenery. Orders were soon placed - we decided on Tandoori chicken, braised button, fish curry, stir-fried okra, lemon basmati rice and mango naan.
The dishes all turned to be a tad too spicy for all of us and the mutton was a little too salty. The okra (aka lady's fingers) was strange. There was hardly any okra in it. It was more like a mixed vegetable dish with small slices of tomato and onion in it . Didn't taste fantastic either. The fish and tandoori chicken were also rather forgettable although I must say that at least the chicken wasn't too dry. I liked the mango naan though. It was soft and fresh and a nice, slight taste of mango which actually went well with the curry.
The waiter kept trying to get us to order more than we wanted when we were placing our order. First he asked if we wanted a starter. No, we didn't. Then he asked if we wanted crabs or prawns or some other seafood. No, we didn't. Then he asked if we wanted any fresh juices (this after we said we wanted only water) like lime or orange juice. No, we didn't. Gosh, at least he didn't carry on after that!
Overall, I wasn't satisfied with the meal and I've definitely had better curries as well. I won't be back again.
Service: OK, but not exceptional
Price: $20 - $40
Mango Tree
1000 East Coast Parkway
B23 Singapore 449876
Tel: 6442-8655 / 6442-1655