Last week, I think I had just one ‘cheat day’. I managed to go easy on sweetened beverages and drank mainly plain water. Then there was that one day we decided to make a reservation via Eatigo for a 50% discount slot at The Straits People Cafe. But alas! We were done with work too early and it wasn’t even close to 6pm, so there was no point heading to the cafe first as they couldn’t offer us that discount of 50% at, say, 4pm. Then it started to drizzle. So off we went to Thomson Plaza where, for the longest time, they had the only R&B bubble tea outlet open in the whole of Singapore (during the Circuit Breaker).
Before I tell you which drink I picked (not my usual favorite), here’s TSP’s menu:
We ordered chicken + mash, chicken + pasta, meatball + pasta and an American Cheese Burger. After the Eatigo discount and a further $5 gift voucher, our total bill for 4 mains was just $16.80. So that’s like $4.20 per dish? Ridiculously good value for money!
The chicken thighs were tender and juicy. And I enjoyed the meatballs. He loved the burger. But I think there was just not enough marinara sauce for the pasta.
When we got to R&B, and I was expecting a long queue, we were surprised to find only two girls from Hwa Chong ahead of us. So of course we had to order something. And while it looked like there weren’t too many walk-in customers, the tables at the entrance of Koufu were full of orders waiting to be picked up by food delivery personnel. I guess some riders may have been stranded somewhere due to the rain. Looking at those orders… yup, Koufu’s shares suddenly look attractive.
The R&B menu:
While I’ll usually order the All-In Milk Tea (XL size), I went for the Mighty Luffy this time – also in XL size. 0 sugar, if you’re wondering. 
And do remember to flash your Passion card for 5% discount!
I’m not sure why. But my order took especially long to prepare, such that the folks who’d ordered after us all got their orders and we were still left waiting. Then staff walked over from somewhere else in the Koufu foodcourt to the RnB outlet with my drink which had yet to get the plastic seal over it. Seems a little unhygienic as I don’t know whether she’d washed her hands before ‘transporting’ the cup. Not sure why the R&B outlet only churns out certain drinks, while others have to come from somewhere else within Koufu. Hmm. But I guess once Phase Two is here, I can head back to my usual R&B outlet within Punggol.
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It is definitely a little annoying to not be able to dine-in. Some burgers just don’t fare so well during takeaway, and especially for deliveries which take a while as there aren’t enough riders or road or weather conditions aren’t the best.
However, there’s no service charge, so that’s great. And whatever I cannot finish can simply be placed into the fridge and reheated the next morning.
Am I hoping Phase Two will start soon? Yes. Do I think it will / should? Nope. Not when we still face the risk of imported cases. I’m really not sure why foreigners are let in during this time, even to seek medical treatment. It sure makes me upset when they later are confirmed to have COVID-19. *sigh*