QBab Handmade Kebabs, Raffles City

Kebab joints only seem to have taken off in Singapore within the last five years or so. They are excellent to have when drunk or suffering from hangover, and since they are a form of street food, they are usually priced cheaply. Neither of those advantages seems to have worked in its favour here though, a haven of hawker fare which discourages the regular drinker through heavy taxation.

With prices around $10 for a kebab and drink, it places itself in competition with more familiar offerings from the Soup Spoon Union and Nam Nam, both within walking distance. It had to take a voucher from Sugar to get me to try this out. It turned out to be worth the money spent: with about $5 I bought a Create Your Own QBab voucher, and chose to have their signature chicken with chilli sesame and tzatziki, and the standard salad fillings in a spinach wrap. The chicken was succulent and well-flavoured, having been marinated in Mediterranean spices and slow grilled on a rotary shawarma grill, and the salad that went with it was fresh.

Perhaps the only gripe I would have other than the pricing is that this is not something that can be easily had every day: the rich flavours that are characteristic of the cuisine can be quite rich and jelat, or stodgy. They do have lighter options like the standard chicken, which is more lightly marinated with herbs. Still, with the Sugar deal and eaten on occasion, it's certainly another useful lunch option to know about.

Verdict
3/4 - That one oso can

Location:
QBab Kebabs
#B1-72 Raffles City