Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - View from the Entrance of the 1st level

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street – Bugis, Singapore

Mr Punch Public House is a gastropub along Seah Street. In fact, most wouldn’t notice it since it is at the basement of Mint Museum of Toys, a privately owned museum. Enter via level one of the toys museum and on the left one should spot a stairs leading to the basement where Mr Punch Public House Gastropub is.

 

As I arrived at the restaurant, I was surprised to find the eclectic design. I somehow felt I was at a circle. The space is pretty small and cosy.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Counter view

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Dinning Area

 

At Mr Punch Public House Gastropub, they encourage communal dinning as such they offer quite a number of sharing items with Sharing Platters, Bar Bites and Desserts. Should diners prefer individual plate, they could go for the Mains.

 

 

Bar Bites

 

First is the Bar Bites, Mr Punch Public House offers 8 dishes under this category. Out of which there are 3 Chef’s Recommendation, they are Vegetable Chips ($8), Teriyaki Charred Squid ($12) and Potato Chip Chicken ($12).

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Potato Chip Chicken ($10)

 

We tried only 2 of the Chef Recommendation, the Teriyaki Charred Squid ($12) and Potato Chip Chicken ($12). It was a tie. Half the diners prefer the former while the remaining prefer the latter, I belong to this group. A pity that they used chicken breast for the dish.

The Teriyaki Charred Squid was pretty well grilled, since we could savour the char fragrance. The sauce could be improved as the version we had was more of a soy like sauce.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Terriyaki Charred Squid ($12)

 

The remaining dishes found within the Bar Bites are Fried Fish Skin ($9), Pork Skewers ($12), Chicken Wings ($9), Straight Cut Fries ($8) and Charcuterie Board ($14).

 

 

Platters

 

Likewise at the Platters section, there are 8 items. Diners could choose 3 items for $35. There are 4 chef’s recommendation; Grilled Tiger Prawns, Chicken Thigh Roulade, Brined Duck Breast (+$2) and Custard-Battered Squid Rings (+$4).

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Platter with 3 items ($35)

 

We went for Chicken Thigh Roulade, Custard-Battered Squid Rings and Fresh Mozzarella Cheese.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Platter with 3 items, Chicken Thigh Roulade

 

I am glad that the Thigh meat is used for the Chicken Roulade. It is rolled with Feyel foie gras mousse. It is really a pity that they didn’t use the ‘real’ foie gras.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Platter with 3 items, Custard-Battered Squid Rings

 

We love the Custard-Battered Squid Rings best. After deep frying with the battered coated squid rings, these were glazed with marmite.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Platter with 3 items, Fresh Mozzarella Cheese

 

For those who love cheese, would find the simple Fresh Mozzrella Cheese a delight too. The fresh mozzarella cheese is sat on pesto sauce lined on papadum and topped with wildd rocket.

 

Should diners require more items but couldn’t make up 3 items, they could go for Ala Carte for the Platters items at $16 each.

 

 

Mains

 

5 Mains with 3 chef recommendation; Herb-Crusted Barramundi ($29), Seafood Linguine ($32) and Iberico Presa Steak ($32).

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Herb-Crusted Barramundi ($29)

 

We tried only the Herb-Crusted Barramundi ($29) among the 3 chef recommendation. The Barramundi is pan-fried with a layer of herb crust and plated with tarragon puree and home-made beetroot gel. I am relatively neutral to this dish. Perhaps, I didn’t like most of the ingredients except the fish.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Wagyu Beef Burger ($24)

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Beef Patty of Wagyu Beef Burger

 

All thumbs up for the Wagyu Beef Burger ($24). Even though this isn’t a chef recommendation, we love this dish. The beef patty was juicy and they nailed it with a right amount of nacho cheese. Personally, I felt the burger would taste even better if they use (Red) Cheddar. And the fries worth a mention too, as we could taste the truffle flavour and it has an excellent crisp exterior and mushy potato inner.

 

 

Dessert

 

The Flaming Tiramisu ($16) is a alcoholic rich dessert. Great for those who love their alcohol.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Flaming Tiramisu ($16)

 

And we also tried the Passionfruit Creme Brulee ($14). This dish isn’t meant for diners who have low sour tastebud tolerance level. Otherwise, this is a great fruity dish which I find it with a good balance of sweet and sour taste and the almond crumbs added texture to the dish. And we would very much prefer if they use a sweeter mango.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Passionfruit Creme Brulee ($14)

 

The other 2 desserts available are Banana Chocolate Cake ($14) and Yuzu Grape Granita ($14).

 

 

Drinks

 

At Mr Punch Public House, since it is a gastropub, one is in for an alcoholic treat. They offered a range of cocktails. They have brought 15 worldwide famous cocktails onto their menu.

 

The first we ordered was the Giderila ($28) hailed from the Mexico. The amount of drinks is equivalent to 2 servings in this portion.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Giderila ($28)

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Jungle Bird ($17), left and Owl's Brew Coco-lada ($12)

 

Next was the Jungle Bird ($17) from Kuala Lumpur. This is a bittersweet, strong in alcohol drink. If you hold your alcohol well, go for this.

 

Other alcoholic drinks include Draught Beers, a range of Bottled Beers, Spirits, Wines by bottle or glass and Punch Jar.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Owl's Brew, Pink and Black ($12)

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Owl's Brew, Coco-lada ($12)

 

Coming to the non-alcoholic drinks, there are the soft drinks, juice, coffee, tea by pot and the highly recommended Owl’s Brew ($12) in 3 flavours, Classic, Coco-lada and Pink & Black. We didn’t try the Classic. The among the 2 we tried, we prefer the Coco-lada.

 

Mr Punch Public House At Seah Street, Bugis, Singapore - Rooftop Bar

 

After having food at the basement and should you need more drinks and to chillax, diners could hit the rooftop bar.

 

 

NAHMJ Verdict

 

We thought Mr Punch Public House is great for gathering in groups of 4 and above, since the food are mainly for sharing. And the alcoholic drinks at Mr Punch Public House were solid. We could savour the strong alcohol.

 

And one more secret to all. If you make your reservation to dine at Mr Punch Public House in advance with at least 4 or more diners, you will get a complimentary bottle of wine. This promotion isn’t applicable on Friday and terms & condition applies.

 

 

 

Mr Punch Public House

26 Seah Street, Singapore 188382
Tel: +65 6339 6266

Websitehttp://www.mrpunch.com/
FBhttps://www.facebook.com/mrpunchpublichouse/?fref=ts

 

Opening Hours

 

Monday – Thursday, Saturday  1500 to 2330; Friday  1500 to 0200; Sunday  1100 to 1800

 

Getting There

 

By MRT:

  • North-South line or East-West line – City Hall; East-West line – Bugis

 

By Bus:

  • alight at Cosmic Insurance Building along North Bridge Road   7, 32, 51, 61, 63, 80, 145, 175, 197, 851
  • alight after Beach Road or before Beach Road along Middle Road   56, 980
  • alight at or opp Raffles Hotel along Beach Road   56, 57, 100, 107, 107M, 961
  • alight at Raffles Hotel along Bras Basah Road   14, 14e, 16, 36, 77, 106, 111, 128, 131, 133, 162, 162M, 167, 171, 502, 518, 700, 700A, 857, 960
  • alight at Brass Basah Complex   2, 12, 33, 130, 133, 960

 

Rating: 7.5/10