Create Your Own Salad ($7, Mixed Salad Base, 5 Toppings, 1 Dressing) + $1.50 Protein
[Base] Mixed Salad Leaves
[Toppings] Pumpkin, Sweet Potato Cubes, Beetroot, Black Fungus, Lotus Root
[Protein] Smoked Duck ($1.50)
[Dressing] Wasabi Soy ($0.10 separate container)
-The Review-
They have very interesting toppings
It was my first time encountering lotus root and black fungus as options at a salad bar, so I had to give them a try. The black fungus was marinated in vinegar, adding a tangy depth, while the lotus root was crisp and pure. I really enjoyed both. They also offer cauliflower rice at no extra charge, which I’m eager to try on my next visit.
Wasabi Soy Dressing is exactly what it is
Salad bars often use olive oil to create a vinaigrette, so I was pleasantly surprised by their wasabi soy dressing. It was essentially just wasabi mixed with light soy sauce, and it wasn’t too salty. I appreciated that it worked well as a dipping sauce for the lightly seasoned supplements.
Protein portion is quite small
The bowl weighed about 350g, which is decent for a $8.50 bowl. However I felt that the protein portion is too small. Nonetheless it isn’t too expensive to add additional protein into your order.
53g Mixed Salad Base
57g Pumpkin
55g Sweet Potato Cubes
28g Beetroot
27g Black Fungus
40g Lotus Root
38g Smoked Duck
55g Wasabi Soy Dressing
The Salad Corner Menu – August 2024
-Information/Hacks-
Address: PLUS, Tanjong Pagar Plaza, Maxwell Hawker Center
Hours: Hours differ by outlets
Other information/Hacks: You can WhatsApp 81622922 to pre-order for collection at the PLUS outlet.
This is my second visit to SUPERGREEN. I had been eager to return after enjoying my salad so much during my first visit to their Marina One branch. Everything was fresh and crisp, making SUPERGREEN a great choice if you’re after a straightforward, back-to-basics salad bowl. This time, I was in the Tanjong Pagar area and picked up my bowl from the International Plaza outlet.
Quality is different across the branches
When I last visited the Marina One branch, everything was light and perfectly seasoned. However, this time, the broccoli I received was overly salty, with a noticeable clump of salt that hadn’t been properly mixed in.
My bowl from SUPERGREEN at Marina One
The way in which the chicken was sliced was also less tidy and it was a little tougher.
Ginger Soy Dressing is too oily
I anticipated a ginger and soy sauce blend, but it turned out to be more of a ginger and oil mixture. The oil actually filled about two-thirds of the sauce container. After tasting it, I chose not to pour it into my bowl.
Portion is decent
My bowl weighed around 460 grams, which seems like a fair amount for a $10 dish. However, it seems that portion sizes might also vary between different locations. I plan to return to the Marina One outlet to give it another try.
90g Romaine Lettuce
55g Cucumber
45g Purple Cabbage
70g Broccoli
70g Roasted Pumpkin
103g Rosemary Sous Vide Chicken Breast
25g Ginger Soy Dressing
-Information/Hacks-
Address: Cross Street Exchange, International Plaza, Frasers Tower, Arcade, Marina One, SMU, Star Vista, Timbre+ One North
Hours: Hours differ with each branch
Other information/Hacks: Grab Premium’s self pick-up gives you the best offer, allowing you to purchase your bowl for $9.58.
They are also on the app Yindii, wherein you can get a surprise bowl at a 50% discount at the end of the day when they are clearing their ingredients. You can use my referral code DKJRMDG2 to get an additional $5 credits after your first order. Note that however you are unable to choose what you want inside your bowl for this.
Walked past this place a few times without knowing that they were also a salad bar.
Ingredients tasted as expected
Essentially, there wasn’t anything I picked that really stood out. The pumpkin was alright, the lettuce was fresh, the dried cranberries are as they are. Was pretty excited to try their Smoked Chicken Breast because its rarely offered at salad bars, but that was average.
The purple sweet potato was baked too dry.
They were likely to be cooked at one temperature and exposed to the heat for too long. To perfect roasted potatoes, you should only bake it exposed for 15-30mins (depending on the size) before covering the potatoes (either with a foil or in a pot) and lowering the heat to let the potatoes steam. That is how you maintain the moisture inside baked sweet potatoes.
The dressing is quite light
There wasn’t the option to have my sauce in a separate container on the ordering platform (which I go for in case the sauce ends up being too heavy). Luckily I managed to ask for less dressing before they poured too much in. Fortunately the Yuzu Soy Ginger sauce wasn’t heavy nor was it too oily as well!
Prices are before GST
The portion of each item is decent, but overall $14 for a 485g bowl is on the slightly pricier side, especially since most of the ingredients do not require too much preparation.
90g Lettuce
115g Smoked Chicken Breast
100g Sweet Potato
140g Pumpkin
20g Yuzu Soy Ginger Dressing
20g Cranberries
The Autobus Menu – August 2024
-Information/Hacks-
Address: OUE Downtown 2 #01-01
Hours: (For Salad) Mon-Fri, 11AM-3PM
Other information/Hacks: If you have Grab Premium, that would be the best option as my bowl would cost me $13.08 instead of the $14.17 when I purchased in store.
[Dressing] Tom Yam Dressing (and the owners wanted me to try their Seafood Dressing as well, so I had both)
[Protein] Baked Chicken Breast
-The Review-
This has become my new favourite when it comes to Thai flavours. They really nailed the flavours, it is no wonder because the owner/chef is Thai. What is even more amazing is that the salads did not feel like they were missing anything despite being vegan (which means they don’t use fish sauce, a standard ingredient that usually makes up the taste profile of Thai salads).
Ingredients are crisp and fresh
I was lucky to see her preparing the salads because I arrived quite early in the day. The owner shared that everything is prepared fresh daily, and it really does show! The green papaya is crisp, and the mint leaves in the mushroom salad really adds a nice refreshing touch to it.
She really put in a lot of effort into her salads, they were well balanced with no ingredient being too overpowering. Choosing fried garlic chips for your topping really elevates the thai flavours as well.
Chicken breast is cooked very well!
It still had a bite to it while maintaining its juiciness and tenderness. I actually tried two other salad bowls’ chicken breasts on the same day and this was the best.
I am really looking forward to try their other protein options.
Seafood sauce is a good lower-calorie option
The Tom Yam dressing is very tasty, although it is on the oily side. I’m thankful that the owner asked me to try the seafood sauce because it is a lot lighter and blends even better with the salads I chose.
The serving is very generous for its price
The bowl added to about 500g, with 105g of protein. Here is the breakdown:
105g Baked Chicken Breast
90g Green Papaya Salad
160g Mushroom Salad
100g Lettuce
5g Garlic Chips
40g Dressing
Thai Salad Bowl Menu – August 2024
-Information/Hacks-
Address: 138 Robinson Rd, Oxley Tower, #02-30
Hours: Mon-Thu, 11:30AM-3:30PM
Other information/Hacks: Do ask for a loyalty card where you can get a membership card for 10% off your purchases for a year after your 12th bowl.
Maki San was where I ended up at 7:30PM on a Sunday night because there just aren’t many salad options at that time. I was surprisingly very satisfied with my bowl. It was refreshingly clean, exactly what I’d anticipate from a Japanese food chain.
You can choose to have a bowl only filled with protein
At Maki San, you can customize your bowl to be entirely filled with protein options without any extra charge. Choose from a variety of “essentials” like Ebi, Grilled Chicken, Tuna Mayo, Tofu, Boiled Egg, Tamagoyaki, Tobiko, or even Anchovies to create a protein-packed meal tailored to your taste.
The portions may seem small but they do add up
While the portions at Maki San might initially appear modest, they do accumulate to a satisfying amount. As a maki and sushi establishment, the portion sizes are akin to what you’d find in a maki roll. However, my bowl ended up weighing around 300 grams, proving that these portions do indeed add up.
90g Mixed Lettuce
20g Asparagus
30g Grilled Chicken Strips
25g Roasted Shimeji Mushrooms
20g Shredded Carrot
30g Shredded Cucumber
3g Bonito Fish Flakes
25g Roasted Striploin (Beef)
55g Miso Sauce
-Information/Hacks-
Address: Various locations around Singapore
Hours: Hours differ with each branch
Other information/Hacks: Upon comparing all food delivery platforms, Deliveroo gives the best self-pickup offer. Your bowl would cost you $10.42 instead of $11.10.
Here is another salad bar that opens on the weekends and at night. Located at Jurong Point, Changi Airport, and Raffles City, Superfood Kitchen is the only place in Singapore that lets you see the macros of your order as you’re picking your items on the touch screen. You can also refer to their website for nutrition information.
Tender and well-cooked sous vide chicken
Interestingly, the sous vide chicken had a bite to it, yet it is still juicy. It seems like they brine their chicken before cooking it and hence why. It is one of the better sous vide chicken breasts I’ve had from a salad bar.
Pickled options are nice!
This time I tried the pickled red cabbage and pickled carrots & pineapple. Both still retained their crunch and was just the right amount of acidity. The broccoli is cooked very well, and other sides like the cucumber are simple yet fresh.
Portion size is average
The portion is slightly on the pricier side for its price at $12.40. The bowl was about 355g. Additionally, the bowl would be priced differently depending on the toppings that you choose. Nonetheless, I have to admit that the food is of decent quality and $12.40 is a price I’m comfortable with for the bowl I chose.
100g Romaine Lettuce
98g Sous Vide Chicken Breast
5g Alfafa Sprouts
22g Cucumber
20g Pickled Red Cabbage
35g Chilli Pickled Pineapple Carrots
55g Burnt Broccoli
20g Salted Edamame
1.5 tsp Chilli Spice Mix
-Information/Hacks-
Address: Raffles City, Changi Airport T3, Jurong Point
Hours: Mon-Sun, 11AM-9PM
Other information/Hacks: Upon comparing all food delivery platforms, it was still the cheapest to purchase from Superfood Kitchen directly and order in store. You can sign up for their membership on their website, you’ll get 1 point for every dollar spent, and you can redeem your points for free supplements/toppings/grains.
I am pleasantly surprised at how much I actually loved this salad bowl and am so happy to find a good quality salad bar that opens till late on the weekends.
Quality ingredients
The ingredients are of such good quality that their natural tastes are enough, without the need for any seasoning. For instance, this has got to be the sweetest tasting steamed pumpkin that I’ve had from a salad bar. I am definitely ordering the pumpkin again the next time I patronise this store.
Their broccoli looked unassuming because it appeared a little yellow (one hack that salad stores use is to boil broccoli with sugar so it maintains its bright green colour). Nonetheless this also means I can tell that Cafe Coldrea used fresh and not frozen broccoli which is so commendable. Moreover it is actually boiled just right, maintaining its crunch without it tasting raw. I am genuinely amazed at how well-made this simple dish was.
The Sous Vide Chicken is also cooked perfectly, maintaining its juiciness and natural sweet tastes. I again love that they didn’t have to overly season any of their ingredients because it is of such good quality.
The only ingredients that seem to come out of a can are the button mushrooms and the Tuna. Then again, these are typically canned ingredients and for how much preparation their other toppings seem to require I could easily let them off the hook for this one.
All that for just $9.90
The bowl is very well balanced, I had enough sides to taste a different texture with every bite of my greens. If anything I’d say they can consider giving less sauce because it is too much for one bowl (but they do have separate packaging for that should you require it and I kept my leftover sauce for the next meal). The bowl was about 450g including the sauce.
Other information/Hacks: You can order for self-pickup using their website. Do also ask for a loyalty card so you can get some freebies and 20% off on your 15th stamp ($8 = 1 stamp).
Make Your Own Bowl ($11.50, 1 Base, 1 Protein, 3 Sides)
[Base] Mesclun Salad
[Protein] Grilled Chicken Fillet
[Sides] Gochujang Cucumber, Baked Cauliflower, Thai Green Papaya
-The Review-
Haakon is my original go-to place for healthier options. Their macro-calculator and nutrition information on their website are very helpful, although it’s worth noting that these resources haven’t been updated with their new menu yet. Unfortunately, the branches I frequented at Raffles Place and Holland Village have since closed, so I haven’t had the chance to visit in a while. Their standards seem to have fallen quite a bit.
Light-tasting sides
Their dishes generally have a clean taste due to their light seasoning. For instance, the Thai Papaya Salad in my order was notably mild, lacking a strong fish-sauce flavor. Similarly, the Gochujang cucumber, which included onions, carrots, and cucumber, was quite subtle in flavor—though I found the raw onion a bit too intense for my taste. The baked cauliflower, seasoned lightly with curry powder, was also on the milder side.
The grilled chicken fillet is rather dry
I recall loving their Tuna Tataki, but I’ve noticed that their menu has since shrunk, and many of my previous favorites are no longer available. The grilled chicken fillet, seasoned with turmeric and cumin, was well-seasoned, but unfortunately, the chicken was tough and dry.
Portion is small for its price, every item would cost you a little bit more
For the price, the portion size is quite small. My bowl, which would have cost $11.50 if purchased directly from Haakon, contained less than 100g of protein and totaled about 325g. Adding extra toppings or sauces would have further increased the cost. Here is the weight breakdown.
Other information/Hacks: Deliveroo’s self-pickup offer is the best, my bowl will cost $10.50 after self-pickup discount. Ordering directly from their website would cost me $11.50. However, because I had my new user discount, I chose to order via FoodPanda, as my bowl was $7.40 after discount.
Deliveroo made me select a wrap despite it being a bowl (so I selected Multi-grain wrap), and they missed out on my Tomato Barley.
-The Review-
My first visit to Mom’s Hug happened before I started this website. At that time, I told myself that I wouldn’t patronise this place again because the food lacked character. I decided to give them another chance so that I could keep a record of their offerings on this website, but I think this would really be my last visit.
Everything tastes frozen/instant and nothing like a Mom’s hug
The first time I tried the Lemon Pepper Fish I was very disappointed. It tasted like frozen Sutchi fillets seasoned with Lemon Pepper Spice Mix you can purchase off the shelf at supermarkets.
This time round I picked Lemon Spice Chicken Breast, it is definitely better seasoned because it tasted like pre-seasoned Frozen/Instant Chicken Breasts I could purchase from grocery stores/minimarts. I felt thirsty after eating it, possibly due to the amount of additives usually found in such produce.
The baked sweet potato lacked texture and was overly moist, characteristics often associated with frozen sweet potatoes. It was the same for the broccoli. The sautéed mushrooms were under-seasoned (tasted like they only added salt, pepper and oil), with a strong ammonia-like aftertaste from the Shiitake mushrooms; a touch of garlic powder could have balanced this better.
Both the Pickled and Shibazuke Cucumbers tasted exactly as expected if bought from a grocery store, lacking any distinctive homemade or artisanal quality.
“Romaine Lettuce” is actually Iceberg Lettuce
Additionally the menu on Deliveroo is not in sync with their offerings and so I didn’t manage to get the base I ordered. I wanted to select 2xRomaine Lettuce but couldn’t, so I opted for Romaine Lettuce & Barley Rice. However the app forced me to pick a wrap, so in the end I had multigrain wraps and iceberg lettuce in my bowl. (Mom’s Hug, if you’re reading this, perhaps you can update your Deliveroo options).
Iceberg Lettuce is alright. The wrap was overly gritty (tasted like it was defrosted and refrozen before reheating). I have not tried the other bases, but to be fair, I tend to only select Lettuce/Greens at all the salad/grain bowl outlets I visit.
Scrambled Egg and Yogurt dressing is “healthy” only if you’re looking for something high in fats
The scrambled eggs tastes like it has been mixed with too much milk/butter/oil to be healthy. Granted it was creamy and it would fit the tastebuds of someone looking for something to indulge in.
The yogurt dressing was drenched all over the egg, so perhaps I didn’t manage to have a proper taste of it – it tasted more like mayonnaise without a hint of yogurt nor herbs. I would have definitely preferred it packed separately so I could leave it out if it isn’t to my liking.
As someone who is conscious about my calories, I will definitely not order these toppings again.
Portion is good!
For the price, the portion is honestly decent. I could not weigh the dressing accurately as it was drenched onto the bowl, but the bowl was about 500g. This makes it one of the most value-for-money bowls, especially after Deliveroo’s discount.
20g Mixed Grains Wrap
100g Lettuce
160g Lemon Spiced Chicken Breast
75g Scrambled Egg
120g Baked Sweet Potato
15g Pickled Cucumber
~20g Yogurt & Herbs
Perhaps if they provided nutrition information for their items I would be able to better justify how the food is “healthy”.
Mom’s Hug Menu – July 2024
-Information/Hacks-
Address: B1-21 One Raffles Place
Hours: Mon-Fri, 11AM-8PM Sat, 11AM-4PM
Other information/Hacks: Deliveroo’s self-pickup offer is the best, the light bowl costs $6.57 after discount.
Poke Theory is a great choice if you’re seeking a healthy and tasty option nearby (they have multiple locations across Singapore). Most of their outlets are also open on weekends. If you are counting your calories, they have a nutrition calculator. However, note that the calculator is not updated with their latest menu.
Proteins taste clean and healthy
The Balinese Spiced Salmon surprised me—it was light and not oily at all, possibly because they sous vide it without the skin. I enjoyed it more than expected; sometimes Balinese spiced dishes can be heavy but it isn’t the case here. I’d definitely order it again when I’m craving cooked fish.
I also tried their Shoyu Tuna. This is my standard order at Poke Theory because it isn’t too salty, and tuna is one of the leanest proteins out there. Their Sous Vide Chicken is also tender if you’re looking for a less-seasoned protein option.
Broccoli was overcooked
Their sides are simple yet delightful. Everything is either unseasoned or lightly seasoned, allowing you to savor the freshness of each ingredient. The Cajun Sweet Potato is mashed, providing a nice contrast to the crunchiness of other toppings. They also offer egg whites as an option.
My only complaint would be that the broccoli is mushy and overcooked. Personally, I prefer broccoli to retain its crunch after cooking.
Sauces are nice but the portion is very small
20g of dressing isn’t enough to mix properly into the regular bowl. Instead, I dip my Poke into the sauce rather than stirring it in. I’ve tried both the Sambal Matah and Avocado Miso, and found both to be well-balanced and light. Neither sauce contains oil, making them decent choices if you’re seeking a lower-calorie option.
Very consistent size
They do weigh the amount of Poke and base they give, so the sizing has been pretty consistent. It was about 110g of Protein, and a total of about 500g worth of food –
45g Pineapple
53g Sweet Potato
30g Cucumber
25g Carrot
50g Pumpkin
30g Broccoli
40g Egg White
60g Balinese Spiced Salmon
50g Shoyu Tuna
90g Crunchy Greens
20g Avocado Miso Dressing
-Information/Hacks-
Address: Various locations around Singapore
Hours: Hours differ with each location
Other information/Hacks: You can also use my referral code here for $5 off your first order.
Otherwise, ordering for self-pickup on Deliveroo would give you the best value with the ongoing 30% off (up to $8) offer.
The Salad Addict 