Swee Lee Western Food – Meaty mains at a decent price

The Western food at hawker centres are usually more affordable than their mall restaurants counterparts and makes for a good option to satisfy your cravings on a budget. At
Swee Lee Western Food, there’s a variety of dishes like chicken chop and pork cutlet available and they are all priced under $8.50.


Swee Lee Western Food half spring chicken

The cheapest dish on the menu is the half spring chicken at $4.80, which gets you half a fried chicken, rice, coleslaw and baked beans. The fried chicken wing and drumstick were the best parts of the chicken, with crispy fried skin and tender flavourful meat. The breast meat pieces were slightly dry, but had equally crispy fried skin.

Its sizable portion is definitely value for money. You can also get a whole spring chicken for just $8.50, which comes with a side of fries.

If you’re not that keen on fried food, there are also grilled options like pork chop ($5.80). Most dishes come with mushroom gravy by default, but there is an option to switch to a black pepper sauce for a little more heat.

While the pork chop is on the dry side, the mushroom gravy managed to save the dish. The thick, peppery sauce drizzled over the slice of meat and served with a bun and baked beans on the side is a classic, old-school dish. The sides were slightly on the cold side, and it could definitely have used a bit of heating up.