The Beast

ABOUT

For a heaping serving of Southern charm in Singapore, there's no place like The Beast off Arab Street. Featuring artisan Bourbon flights and stick-to-your-ribs soul food, it's sure to tame your beast of an appetite. Wrapped around a corner of Jalan Klapa, The Beast is a pint-sized space with gallon ...More

For a heaping serving of Southern charm in Singapore, there's no place like The Beast off Arab Street. Featuring artisan Bourbon flights and stick-to-your-ribs soul food, it's sure to tame your beast of an appetite.

Wrapped around a corner of Jalan Klapa, The Beast is a pint-sized space with gallons of flavour. Kick-started by local entrepreneur Jamie Koh of The Chupitos Bar fame, the barn-like eatery is an ode to her college days in Atlanta, Georgia. And some fun times those must have been, judging by the heavy influence of Kentucky-sourced bourbon whisky, including their signature and self-explanatory Baconator shot. The narrow ground floor area is raw and rustic, save for a trendy marquee sign along the inner wall. You could also opt for a roomier dining area upstairs, or for an alfresco barrel-topped table along the walking path.

While it's a space built for fun times and honky-tonk, the food takes its tradition of Southern hospitality very seriously. You'd be hard-pressed to find such true-blue Southern specialties as fluffy buttermilk biscuits with sausage gravy and Cajun-spiced shrimp and grits anywhere else in the city, let alone such superb versions. Though the reputation for Southern fare starts with fried chicken and ends with extra butter (Paula Deen-style), The Beast features a complete array of the diverse flavours for which the region is so popular for. If you haven't tried these dishes before, consider this your warning that this stuff is habit-forming, and though not diet-friendly, definitely worth the splurge.

Go for their new brunch menu, when those fresh-from-the-oven biscuits are on display, stuffed with drool-worthy fillings like crispy battered chicken and slow cooked pulled pork. Also noteworthy are the classic Chicken & Waffles, the Mac & Cheese Burger and savoury Cornbread. Washed down with icy Sweet Tea, or all you can drink Mimosas at $30, that's some really good eatin' y'all! (Mar 2017)

THE BUZZ

"Food-wise, this is perhaps the only place in Singapore doing genuine soul food. The menu, which includes shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles with a bourbon maple butter sauce, has its origins in owner Jamie Koh's stint at a university in Atlanta, Georgia." -Expat Living "A taste of American so ...More

"Food-wise, this is perhaps the only place in Singapore doing genuine soul food. The menu, which includes shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles with a bourbon maple butter sauce, has its origins in owner Jamie Koh's stint at a university in Atlanta, Georgia." -Expat Living

"A taste of American south on our little red dot, this honky-tonk serves up specialty bourbons, southern comfort food, and a slew of American craft beers like deschutnes, stone magic hat and brewdog brewery - they had us at bourbons really." -Honeycombers

"Food-wise, expect Southern comfort fare such as shrimp and grits, chicken waffles and pecan pie, with flourishes such as a home-made bacon bourbon jam." -The Business Times

DISHES WE LOVE

Baconator Shooter, The Beast Burger, Southern Fried Chicken, Shrimp & Grits, Chicken & Waffles, Pulled Pork Hash, Mac & Cheese Burger, Freshly Baked Cornbread, Bourbon Pecan Pie

HAPPY HOUR PROMO

Happy Hour Drinks Bourbon: Evan Williams or Jim Beam Draught Beer: Weihenstephan 1/2 Pint Bottled Beer: Budweiser Housepour Spirits: Gin, Vodka, Rum, Tequila or Whisky Housepour Wines: Red or White Citrus Highball Cocktail (Jim Beam, Soda, Fresh Lemon Juice) When: Mondays to Saturdays, 5pm to 8pm Pr ...More

Happy Hour Drinks
Bourbon: Evan Williams or Jim Beam
Draught Beer: Weihenstephan 1/2 Pint
Bottled Beer: Budweiser
Housepour Spirits: Gin, Vodka, Rum, Tequila or Whisky
Housepour Wines: Red or White
Citrus Highball Cocktail (Jim Beam, Soda, Fresh Lemon Juice)

When: Mondays to Saturdays, 5pm to 8pm
Price: $7