Merlion

Now that the blog is caught up I'll come back to talking about today's experience.
For lunch we went to Merlion. An amazing Singapore/Malay restaurant in the Southern Village neighborhood of Chapel Hill.

We've become regular weekend lunch visitors to Merlion. The server tells us that the menu will be changing soon - I hope they don't loose their Singapore uniqueness.

My favourite dishes @ Merlion (to be fair all are equally good and I alternate between these)
1) Char Kway Tao
2) Nasi Lemak
3) Roti Paratha
4) Salted fish rice
5) am on the fence about this one - Hinnanese Chicken - I had it for the first time today after watching Anthony Bourdain's 'No Reservations' show. I believe it's an acquired taste. Upon first few bites I didn't care for it but upon mixing in more soy, ginger and sambal sauces (served on the side) the dish started tasting good and by the end I was ready to lick the plate... But I felt that the chicken was too much and a bland - the rice was cooked in some broth and was AMAAzing!

Merlion is a nice restaurant with good decore and ambiance. The supper menu is pricy but lunch is $8/9 per dish which comes with a small salad and some broth soup (good broth).
Staff is very friendly and service is quick. On a hot summer day some Nasi Lemak and a glass of Tiger beer hits the spot!