Werner's Oven @ Upper East Coast Road

One Sunday evening after a day out with friends at ECP chilling out and suntanning, we decided to dine at someone in Upper East Coast Road where it's know to have many food places for people to dine in. Located at a little bungalow by itself, it was a difficult place for us to find as we were taking public transport. In SG, most of the nice dining places are often difficult to find and it usually helps if you have a vehicle of your own. But because the foodie spirit in me is often burning and the passion is alive, I wouldnt mind walking a few steps to shed those fats away before and after the meal.

Werner's Oven - a locally-owned German restaurant - has the simple German feel that I often like. The decoration are mostly simple Germanic style of Bavarian feel. Bavaria is situated at the  is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of the country and has Munich as the capital. Bavaria's emphasis on culture can be seen by their extensive traditions, food and drinks and ethnology. For more information about Bavaria, Germany, please do visit this website. Before I digress further, let's look at the various food that we ordered. Three of us shared a hearty and wholesome German fare with a little beer to satisfy the porky, salty and sourish taste of the food. Having been to Germany before and being exposed to their culture, I know this is what they love to do!

Frikadellen 19.50
German beef & pork patties served with cauliflower & mashed potatoes

The first dish, ordered by my friend could be quite disappointing at first but it's already enough to fill our little stomachs. And the one thing that really saved the whole dish was the Mashed Potatoes. I really love German mashed potatoes. It kinda reminds Candice and I about the times when we were in Germany together on a school trip. You can never imagine the amount of potatoes/mashed potatoes and the like we had there. It was so much up to a point where we really missed those food back in Singapore. But now that we are always here, we would often miss the fluffy taste that it brings. At least, I'm glad I can reminisce the feeling here in SG! 

Grünkohl mit Rauchwurst und Kassler 23.50+ 

smoked sausage & smoked pork loin served with green kale & sauteed potatoes

This dish is great. The sausage and pork loin was well smoked. This dish is a mixture if you are not just a sausage person. You need something else to complete your meal. Probably this is the dish you would like to try. Germans love sausages and this Bratwurst is the most common one that you might try for a starter!

Knusperiege Schweinhaxe 21.50+

crispy pork knuckle served with mashed potatoes & sauerkraut

For German food, the one thing we cannot miss out is not only the sausages but also the Pork Knuckles.This is the height of all German cuisines all over the world. If the restaurant doesnt serve this dish, it wouldnt be equivalent to a German restaurant! Because the identity of this crispy pork knuckles came from the Germans, no one else in the world could make such a great dish out of this part of the boar. As mentioned in the menu, this is really crispy. This dish was eaten mainly by me and I kinda of struggled while eating it. This portion is better for big eaters but I still managed to finish with the help of my friends. Ask me about the best Pork knuckles and I would still say Magma's was good. My answer is this because I'm more in awe of the taste in Magma cos it really taste great there. Another reason could be because the chef there is German. Hmmm and for a local chef to cook something of similar standard is already rare.

Hefe-Weissbier (2 300ML for 16+ Happy Hour pricing)

a golden, naturally cloudy wheat beer with a delicate aroma

The best part is to wash all the pork that you have eaten with some Paulaner fresh imported beer from Germany and that should really do the wonders! After which, expect a little burp from all your friends and also, yourself!

Rote Grütze 6.80+

Raspberries & sour-sweet cherry infused with sago topped with vanilla sauce

Dessert time! When we saw this on the menu, we were like sooo exhilarated cos we could reminisce the times when we were in Germany having this berries-filled dessert again. I love the smooth vanilla sauce - rich, thick and creamy. Definitely a must-try if you can spare the stomach-space.


Overall, we had a great dining experience there. They didnt charge us for their service despite them giving good service. Maybe the time we went was their changing of shifts timing so we got all the attention we wanted. I may sound a little biased because I'm a Saxonic person (someone who really loves Germany a great deal). But speaking of vast culture and history, German is one of those countries with many states of histories. I really enjoyed my stay when I was there with my awesome tripmates and teachers. That was one of the best moments I had. Having known the few German restaurants in SG, I'm blessed that this place has almost everything from Asian food to non-Asian food. Don't you think we are really blessed to be able to live to eat in this little island?


Total bill for three is 99.60 without any service charge but GST only. So no worries about your pocket bursting a huge hole because German food is not easily accessible in Singapore and when you get to enjoy it. Do try whatever you can mange.


WERNER'S OVEN
6 Upper East Coast Road
#01-01/02/03
Tel: 6442-3897
Open Tuesday to Sunday (closed Mondays)
8.30am - 10.00pm

Magma German Bistro @ Chinatown

Hi everyone. Have been on a hiatus from Food posting for long. Now I shall start to write my latest food outing post with a new twist. Gonna be super critical like the normal food blogs you see. :) Enjoy.





In the midst of many projects, assignments and the nearing examinations, the foodies managed to meet up at Chinatown area's German restaurant called Magma German Wine Bistro for a April Fools + Easter High Tea on a rainy afternoon, taking studies and work temporary off the mind and enjoyed an afternoon of meat devouring, beer guzzling and chatting session. :)








What I liked about German stuff are the simplicity in their designs. I love the red and white furnishing of the tables. Oh and the chairs and the wooden floor gave me the feeling that I was really in Germany.


And do check out the many different varieties of wines. They are from the 13 wine-producing areas in Germany where they range from five star quality to one. They do have a menu on that and you can see which one you want best. Anyway, they do have interesting good beers too like the Cherry beer we had. Sweet and awesome, but not for the non-alcohol drinks cos the alcohol content is quite high. :p





And the stuff that was on the table, nicely lain out hankerchiefs and wine glasses for White and Red wines. :)





Whilst waiting for the rest to come because I was early, I started with a Ronnefeldt English breakfast tea. I like how the tea started out normal and ended up strong probably because the tea has yet to settle but I love how it tasted. It was totally a premium tea, not for those who doesnt like bitter stuff.





This dish is called the Schnitzel vom Schwein mit Kartoffelsalat & gebuttertem Gemüs aka Pork Escalope “Schnitzel” in bread crumbs with potato salad & vegetables (Pork Chop). The brocolli that came with it wasnt as nice as expected because it was overcooked. However, not trying to only focus on the flaw of it, Germans love the sour cream potato salad dressing. I missed the taste but this one really tasted like almost the ones I ate there. Maybe yall should try this out. But overall, the pork is decent. A dish I would recommend for people who likes to take "easy food". P.S. There are food that will create a mess if you dun eat it properly and I shall introduce that in a bit.





The next dish was this - 3er Würste Platte aka 3 sausages of Chefs choice. The three sausages were Rostbratwurst, Currywurst and Bavarian Weissewurst. It came with the sauerkraut (sour vegetable) and the potato salad. This dish was nice and we all agreed that the Rostbratwurst had the most "meaty" feel. Frankly speaking, I couldn't remember what were the different types of sausages but they were really good! One had herbs in it while another was slighly spicy, and all were soft, meaty and bursting with juice! Totally a great buy too. But for people who dun really like sour food, you are advised to only take the sausage.





The last dish was DA bomb seriously because it's Schweinshaxe mit Kartoffelpüree und Sauerkraut aka Pork knuckle “Bavarian style” (roasted) with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut. I strongly believe it was by far the best you can find in Singapore. Yes its even better than the one I had at Paulaner and Brotziet not long ago. Extremly crispy, sticky gooey collagen underneath and tender flavourful meat all round. I could go on to gnaw on the bone! :) But of course, I didnt but Sally, the deboner, slowly chopped it off clean.





Ta-dah! It was deboned finally. :) Most of the meat was gone at least. haha.





What's a good meal without a dessert to end it off? We ordered the Apfelmus mit Vanillesauce aka Apple puree with vanilla sauce. It was great. Love the vanilla and the apple was pretty sour. Totally a good sour dessert for a German's tastebud. Oh wells, they really love sour stuff and Ketchup is a must for them.


Magma German Bistro is probably the closest you could get to an authentic German eatery and wine house. Warm atmosphere, generous portion, fresh beer and awesome wines from the tap all year round, it would definitely be a great hangout for a casual meal with friends. Bon appetit! :)




Magma German Wine Bistro
2-4 Bukit Pasoh Road
Singapore 089816
(near New Majestic, OSO and Absinth)
Mon-Thu 12noon - 11pm
Fri 12am - midnight
Sat 11am (Brunch) - midnight
Sun/PH 11 am (Brunch)-11pm
Tel: 6221 0634