Yummy Lunch @ Astons

Astons Specialities (The Cathay)

2 Handy Road, #04-03 The Cathay, Singapore

As my dd and I were deciding on a place for lunch while having out haircut, my hairstylist recommended that we try this new steak place over at The Cathay. Apparently one of his customers was raving about how good and value for money the steak was. Since we are catching a movie there later that afternoon, we decided to check this place out.

Only after I decided to write a review about this restaurant, did I realise that this Astons is the one I read so much about along East Coast Road. Despite being located in The Cathay (which I personally think it’s a dead town if not for the cinema upstairs), Astons enjoys a steady stream of customers throughout the hour I was dining there. Furthermore, it was a Monday afternoon. But I think they do expect a queue during peak hours (ie. dinner and weekends) as there is a queue stand outside the restaurant.

We ordered the Prime Ribeye. For $13.90, we also get to choose from a selection of 2 side dishes (hot/cold). We had the Pasta Salad & BBQ Beans and Coleslaw & Baked Potato. The steak was done as we ordered (Medium Rare), it was not tough and quite juicy. Came with a light brown colour sauce, not sure what it was and it tasted bland and looks diluted so we gave that a skip. The sides were generally alright. Though the pasta salad was more of a pasta than salad as it only has 5 thin slices of green pepper. As we were paying at the Cashier counter, we noticed that they also have an alfresco dining area as well. Overall, we are quite satisfied with the taste and portion of the food. Value for money.

The only gripe I have about this place is that we had to pay 30cents for a glass of water. What’s up with restaurants that still charge for water? The money I spent on food does not even cover one glass of tap water???!!!