Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun, Singapore

Continuing from Bugis Junction from lunch and shopping, the rest of them wanted to head to Holland Drive for the famous Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun came dinnertime. Now, I'm not a fan of fish but I was feeling quite ill till I had no appetite for dinner, so it really didn't matter where the dinner venue was at that time.

It didn't help that it was raining, my friends were hungry and I really didn't want to go anywhere at that point in time but I didn't want to spoil the holiday for them. We parked across the restaurant in an apartment building which seems to open its car park to the public too; one needs to put a parking ticket here. We then had to cross the road in the rain and I felt faint at that time. Thank goodness I didn't really faint as I don't think I would have like to see my friends trying HARD to lift me up from the road in the rain! LOL...That is some drama I can definitely do without.

We made our way down some stairs and I immediately sat down, my friends ordered a herbal drink for me and I just drank away while they ordered. The place wasn't as pack as usual, they say, but maybe it was due to the fact that it was raining. It felt odd that there were some clothes hanging on a clothes line at the seating area. Maybe the folks there really needed their clothes to be dried by the end of the day and had to do it indoors since it was raining outside :o).

Yes, as sick as I was, I took photos of the food as it was served (I took photos of the surrounding area only on the way out). I must have been out of my mind, a crazy food blogger! Hahaha....But honestly, I wasn't capable of thinking at that moment but I guess taking photos was just something that I did automatically ala "Night Of The Living Dead" style. LOL! When the food arrived, I knew I had eat a bit to fill my stomach as I only had ice cream for lunch or else I might really end up fainting.

The famous XO Fish Head Bee Hun. Yes, there's really XO in the soup. I had a bite of the noodles and a taste of the soup. I like the thick Bee Hun (vermicelli) that they served and the soup definitely had some alcohol though not overpowering, or was it? Hic...hic....hic.....Hahaha...

Then there is this Hor Fun (Flat Noodles) Fish Fillet. Fried together with lots of thick bean sprouts (I don't think they were Soya Bean Sprouts as they didn't taste like it), I liked the noodles which has wok hei and the crunchy bean sprouts. I rate this better than the XO Fish Head Noodle. My only regret now, thinking back is that I only had one small bowl of it :p.

The Pai Guat Wong (Pork Ribs) was nice too. Some places don't get it right at times as the meat still has the "porky" smell, with the flavour from the sauce just covering the outside. But over here...the meat was tender and each bite was flavourful.

There were a few other dishes but by this time I got tired and photos didn't really turn out good. I should mention about the Har Cheong Gai (Prawn Paste Chicken) as it is also a specialty here. I didn't touch it though as I really didn't feel like eating any deep fried stuff at that time. Oh well, there is always another time...

Read more about this place and its food from I Eat-I Shoot-I Post. Read the comments and apparently this place is also known for its bad service apart from their famous food! We didn't experience any that night or maybe I wasn't paying any attention :o).

Holland Village XO Fish Head Bee Hun
Blk 46, Holland Drive #01-359
(Opens Daily, 12 - 2.30pm, 5 - 11pm)
Tel : 6778 3691

That night when we got back to Johor Bahru, I was shivering. I took two Advil caplets and crept into bed immediately with the blanket pulled right up to and around my neck. Next thing I know, it was morning.


To be continued...