The_King Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Whether it's due to factors like the pandemic, high rental or nasty landlords, a number of retail and F&B ventures have left the market in quick succession over the past few months. Joining the slew of restaurants shuttering their doors, The Ricetable Indonesian Restaurant announced in a heartfelt Facebook post on Wednesday (May 19) that it would be closing after 24 years - that's older than some of us! More from AsiaOneRead the condensed version of this story, and other top stories with NewsLite. The eatery is known for being the only establishment in Singapore serving up authentic rijsttafel (an assortment of Indonesian dishes served Dutch-style on rechauds) "Our lease expires at the end of this month and we have made the decision to not continue operating," the restaurant explained. The Catholic-owned restaurant also said it was "grateful to God for sustaining [it] through the ups and downs of this incredible journey". Apart from the ongoing pandemic, the restaurant has weathered a number storms such as the Asian financial crisis in 1997 and severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2000. Owner Kevin Sih, 56, told Salt and Light in March that business had been suffering since mid-February last year. "We thought it might go on for a very long time and, if it continues, we may not survive. So, we thought of closing down." While business fell 40 per cent during the circuit breaker period, Sih had said that the situation was improving during phase three of reopening, when groups of up to eight were allowed to dine at F&B establishments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) quite sad as i used to go there jiak as a xdd after eca. havent go there in yrs liao. @meng.huat kor kor, u got go there b4 ur outings to sparks/fire/venom???? Edited May 20, 2021 by socrates469bc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 i nv even hear of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, The_King said: i nv even hear of it they r over at international building, near shaw lido. price is quite decent so can jiak full full b4 lim jiu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng.huat Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 how do u know i went there? yes, indeed i enjoyed going there for buffet... jiak par par jin song... but no before disco la... later puke on the dance floor... wahaha... it was very near Venom... u r right... pacific plaza. 23 hours ago, socrates469bc said: @meng.huat kor kor, u got go there b4 ur outings to sparks/fire/venom???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 On 5/20/2021 at 10:42 PM, socrates469bc said: quite sad as i used to go there jiak as a xdd after eca. havent go there in yrs liao. @meng.huat kor kor, u got go there b4 ur outings to sparks/fire/venom???? Senpai, Orchut road popular indo food is Garuda at old Hereen same row where mosque is. This is nearest to fire/sparks...... I think there's another indo padang food (forgot name liao) at international bldg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 For i went to Sanur at taka to ate a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, meng.huat said: how do u know i went there? yes, indeed i enjoyed going there for buffet... jiak par par jin song... but no before disco la... later puke on the dance floor... wahaha... it was very near Venom... u r right... pacific plaza. ah lian connoisseurs like kor kor sure got go there last time. it is a good place to meeting nice ah lians, very centrally located. load up on the ayam gorengs, wait 3 hrs then go pacific plaza, choose between venom and chinablack. maybe we might have even met there last time. wahahahahahha Edited May 22, 2021 by socrates469bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Bigbird said: Senpai, Orchut road popular indo food is Garuda at old Hereen same row where mosque is. This is nearest to fire/sparks...... I think there's another indo padang food (forgot name liao) at international bldg. high class bird who only go balcony on the heeren spotted. confirm bird never go out with ah lians last time. garuda is only near ah lian hotspot, sparks. too far from other ah lian hotspots like venom, chinablack and fire. Edited May 22, 2021 by socrates469bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng.huat Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 10 hours ago, Bigbird said: Orchut road popular indo food is Garuda at old Hereen same row where mosque is. Garuda is satki high end restoran... Satki indo chinese towkay spotted!! 10 hours ago, Bigbird said: I think there's another indo padang food (forgot name liao) at international bldg. International building padang should be Rice Table... Sadly, it is the same restoran that closed down as TS mentioned. @socrates469bc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 5 hours ago, meng.huat said: Garuda is satki high end restoran... Satki indo chinese towkay spotted!! International building padang should be Rice Table... Sadly, it is the same restoran that closed down as TS mentioned. @socrates469bc Senpai, U dont laugh at me lah!!!! I waitering at Garuda niah! The deep fried "butterfly" fish very popular, the fish i serve nearly fly onto the floor. Yah... i remember my parents brought me there to eat at international bldg! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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