An Indian friend was given the task of finding an Indian restaurant in Singapore on a Sunday night, away from Little India which is crowded on Sundays, and away from the traffic jams or diversions caused by the FI race.
The place he selected was Sher. It's near the Night Safari on a bus route. Half a dozen small businesses are grouped together, including a DIU shop next door selling a long-handled broom and brush for about $5 (circa £2.50).
Corridor type layout is not my favourite but it has two advantages. The advantages are: passing waiters can be grabbed, privacy.
The moment we stepped in it was obvious the place was run by a husband and wife family team, very jolly, chatty and friendly.
What did I like most?
Drinks: Lime juice starter. Freshly made, fresh tasting, less common in the UK, and half the price of what would be my second choice. Alternative mango lassi. They also do sweet and sour lassi.
Food: Fish starter.
The tandoori grill looked nice but repeated the fish starter; also it included prawns, to which I am allergic.
Washbasin on the wall, Malay style, lets you wash your hands before or after eating with your hands, without occupying the toilet. Toilet: out the back door and in a short corridor alongside. Small. Plus points: Water shower to wash yourself, Malay style. And amusing philosophical/motivational sayings on the wall.
It's like Indian style restaurants in London, with the addition of the fish. Desserts: only two: warm gulf jamun. Divided views on this. One diner was diabetic and would have liked fruit (here and at restaurants all over Singapore and the world). Another thought the glum jamun was tasteless and so was the kulfi. But I was happy with my gulf jamun.
The name Sher means lion or tiger.
lutely the best part was the friendliness of the owners. We felt treated like family or long-lost friends from the minute we arrived, and the effect will double if we return. By the time you read this I shall have moved on from this area of Singapore. But our friend who lives in Singapore has already made plans to go back with his other friends.
Paul Welikande, proprietor.
Sher
Casual dining and bar
North Indian cuisine
23 Sembawang Road, Singapore 779079
Tel:64553356.
Angela Lansbury BA, travel writer and photographer, author, speaker.
The place he selected was Sher. It's near the Night Safari on a bus route. Half a dozen small businesses are grouped together, including a DIU shop next door selling a long-handled broom and brush for about $5 (circa £2.50).
Corridor type layout is not my favourite but it has two advantages. The advantages are: passing waiters can be grabbed, privacy.
The moment we stepped in it was obvious the place was run by a husband and wife family team, very jolly, chatty and friendly.
What did I like most?
Drinks: Lime juice starter. Freshly made, fresh tasting, less common in the UK, and half the price of what would be my second choice. Alternative mango lassi. They also do sweet and sour lassi.
Food: Fish starter.
The tandoori grill looked nice but repeated the fish starter; also it included prawns, to which I am allergic.
Washbasin on the wall, Malay style, lets you wash your hands before or after eating with your hands, without occupying the toilet. Toilet: out the back door and in a short corridor alongside. Small. Plus points: Water shower to wash yourself, Malay style. And amusing philosophical/motivational sayings on the wall.
It's like Indian style restaurants in London, with the addition of the fish. Desserts: only two: warm gulf jamun. Divided views on this. One diner was diabetic and would have liked fruit (here and at restaurants all over Singapore and the world). Another thought the glum jamun was tasteless and so was the kulfi. But I was happy with my gulf jamun.
The name Sher means lion or tiger.
Paul Welikande, proprietor.
Sher
Casual dining and bar
North Indian cuisine
23 Sembawang Road, Singapore 779079
Tel:64553356.
Angela Lansbury BA, travel writer and photographer, author, speaker.
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