It was my bestie's (whom I've known for the past 11 years) birthday and we had initially decided to dine at Marche Bistro and Bar at Raffles City but the birthday girl complained that it was too hot and stuffy. So we settled down at The Handburger (TH) instead at Raffles City basement level, where all the other delicious eateries are located at too! :)

This is prolly my 2nd time trying out TH. The 1st time happened at Somerset outlet. My memory has failed me and I cannot recall what I had that time but I vaguely remembered that the food weren't that great.

The recent experience at the Raffles City outlet was horrendous as well.

I had the Battered Dory (Fan of fish over other meat) which came with a side - either Mushroom soup, House salad or fries. All 4 of us (Bday girl + her bf + me + my bf) chose to have the mushroom soup over the rest. 

My battered dory as seen from the picture, comes with fried lotus beetroot (yes the one you use for soup). All in all, the fish had not much taste, although the crisps were acceptable. The soup we all had, were tasteless as well. I had to add salt into mine =/ I didn't finish the bread buns of the burger either. But the tomato was huge - as huge as the burger bread size.  

Bf had some spicy chicken burger with a huge mushroom on the top! Tried a small piece of chicken and it was quite spicy! :(

The bday girl had some ducky burger :)

Super sorry for the extremely blurred picture. Had some angle problems whilst snapping this. Boss Ang (bday girl's bf) had some, I believe them to be bacon and egg burger? 

They ordered this cheesy fries as well which looked really good but I didn't try it out myself =P

I would not recommend any of you to patronise this eatery because they have failed me twice on both visits. Their food ain't tasty, and some are tasteless. Prices for the burger sets are approx less than $20 each. Mine was $15.90. Totally NOT value for money. Could have gotten myself some other tastier treats around the vicinity. Thought I would want to give them a second chance but still, utter disappointment. :(

Overall rating : 1.5/5 stars

My colleagues and I had the 1-for-1 lunch promotion at Bobby's a few days ago. 

The ambience was acceptable and seems cozy for soccer watches. 

I'd went to the other outlet at Cuppage few months back to catch a soccer match with my bf. But that outlet seems kinda stuffy at the indoor dining area. It is usually filled during weekends and there would be massive crowds situated at the outdoor areas catching soccer matches. 

My colleagues and I went to the other outlet at CHIJMES and we ordered Carbonara, Aglio Olio, Cheeseburger with Fries as well as Sour drumlets. 

This is seriously ONE OF THE BEST CARBONARA I'VE TRIED THUS FAR! Extremely tasty and the noodles were well-cooked! Not too hard nor soft :)

Except for the fact that I had the runs 1 to 2 hours after my lunch, I am having mixed emotions. Not sure if it's caused by my lunch or just my usual stomach problems. But will definitely want to try again the next time I patronise Bobby's! :D

2 of my colleagues had Aglio Olio and 1 complained that it was too dry. I've tried the prawn and it was quite fresh but a tad too spicy or me! :(

Another colleague chose the cheeseburger with fries! I must comment that the beef patty isn't the usual frozen beef patties you get at the fastfood outlets. When eaten, you would know straight away that they are not those frozen stiff kind and the minced beef meat gets dispersed into your mouth when bitten. It has a more 'meaty and beefy' taste as well, and of course, much juicier! :)

Another commendable food would be the fries that come along with the burger. I'm not too sure if they are those frozen ones, but I guess not? They too have a different taste from the usual fries... 

Didn't eat the drumlets as I am not a fan and was already stuffed. Colleagues did mention that they were quite sour and a tad spicy. So if you ain't a fan of sourness, try avoiding this delicacy :)