Came here for an early dinner on Saturday evening because I've heard so much about Ah Bong's even before it relocated to Tan Quee Lan St. Finally got my chance today and I am compelled to pen my thoughts before my food is digested. My friend and I got the mushroom risotto and the pesto pasta (with the homemade pasta option that was highly recommended by Chris, the owner). We also ordered crabcakes to share as part of their weekend promo (an appetiser and a main gets you a free drink). Mains came shortly after and they were delicious :) the risotto was cooked just right, and there were chunky mushroom slices with enoki as well - yummy comfort food. Pesto pasta was good too, if not better. It was flavourful and came topped with my favourite pine nuts and a bite that can only be attributed to the fresh homemade pasta (for that option you'll have to top-up a couple more dollars, but I say do it!) Crabcakes were slightly pricey cos they were smaller than I expected, but you bite into real crab, no fillers or such. Also there's no GST or service charge so yay to that! In short, hearty flavours with quality ingredients at prices you'd get at sub-par franchises anyway. Now the second bit I have to rave about is the awesome service. Chris and another staff made it a point to check on every customer, with a warm, genuine smile and a "how's everything? How's the food?". And when the lady staff left for the day, she came by our table asking if we wanted tea or more drinks and told us we were welcome to stay and study (by this time we had already sat there for 2h). Chris too came by a couple of times to make friendly conversation, asked what we were studying etc. When he closed up for the day (10.30pm? We'd sat there for 4h now) he let us know he had to turn the lights off and asked again if we needed anything else (we were seated outdoors). And just before he left, he gave us a drink each :) this gesture seriously made my week and Ah Bong's has just earned a loyal customer. Thanks Chris and everyone else at Ah Bong's for providing real food and real service.

The shop has a very nice ambience, and the service is excellent. Reservation was quick and fuss free, and despite being early, the boss was very accomodating. I ordered a crab aglio olio pasta today and I absolutely loved it! Would definitely recommend to anyone:)