We tried an appetizer, a few pizzas, one pasta, and quite a number of desserts.

I’m not exactly sure why there’s so much inconsistency in terms of the food & service standard in the reviews which i read through. Even for “hungrygowhere” website, i saw quite a number of reviews with very different ratings.

I do feel that their pizzas are slightly over-priced, but i will expect them to make up for it in the service department. But if real authentic pizzas are concerned, california pizza kitchen is still not the best. I’d perhaps recommend picotin pizzas instead of pizzas from the U.S.

But, i will be trying CPK next wednesday with some of my colleagues. Hope i don’t get disappointed.

I think it’s extremely unfair for you to say that pizza is crap unless it’s gotten in Naples. Obviously there are going to be some mediocre pizza in Naples, and obviously there can also be decent pizza elsewhere in the world. To spout the places you have been and such is rather petty of you.

Many restaurants rush to get their operations started, but they fail to put into consideration the impact that their staff will have, on the restaurant. I think that restaurants should also put more effort into training and educating their staff, to let them know the culture and direction the restaurant wants to go. Hopefully, more restaurants will do this, and we will see better service standards : )

For Western food generally, the hotels are generally better than any restaurants I have found so far. The expensive French restaurants I have tried like Au Jardin Les Amis and Absinthe are very good though, but special flown in ingredients, high rent locations and experienced waiting staff makes the cost quite extreme for most people. Being a foodie I would spend money on good food rather than shopping anytime. Which makes me very un-Singaporean I know

European and French stuff here is seen as very exclusive and special so people pay a premium for it even if it’s not good value for money.

I get Western food cravings occasionally and I have to say British fish and chips, with tartar sauce and mushy peas is damn good. Go to District 10 bistro and bar near Newton MRT. As good as fish and chips I get back in the UK. Well done chef! They have some work to do on service, but am trying to ignore that. Almost empty one lunchtime and I STILL have to chase them round or jump up and down waving frantically for ages to get a drink or pay the bill. Why? Why? Why?

Another thread really, but why is this? I am just amazed by non existent or terrible service here nearly everywhere. Any thoughts as to why? Are they really poorly paid or badly treated or something? I can tell that most have had no training at all. If a restaurant wants to do well here and get some expat bucks in their tills they simply MUST give good service and Westerners will pay and come back…

fiona: You know something, i think i haven try domino’s pizza before. Or maybe I did, but no impression on it

Minxybara: Hello there, no worries all of us have different taste buds. I don’t think the pizzas here are that terrible, but for sure it definitely didn’t “wow”. hahaha yea i agree with the eating-local-food-part. But where do u satisfy your western food cravings in Singapore? Any good pizzas you tried here before?

TERRIBLE PIZZAS at CPK. The base, toppings, how it’s cooked, ingredient quality, the price….you name it, it was ALL very bad. Please do not take this the wrong way but if you think this place is OK then I am afraid you have never eaten a half decent pizza in your life. Seriously. I am not being rude. Singapore pizzas ANYWHERE are to be avoided at all costs. I would not expect an Asian to know how to make a good pizza in the same way a Singaporean would laugh at my attempts to make a local dish! I have eaten at CPK in California 10 years ago and they were good! The only place you can get good pizza now IMHO is in the place they were invented – Sorrento in Italy. Now THAT was a pizza.

Western food here with just a few exceptions is just a waste of time. We eat local food, it’s so good, fresh and well cooked why pay a small fortune for nasty pretend Western food that is processed, poor quality, frozen or just old due to being shipped in and plain bad for you??? And I am a Westerner by the way!

hary: Have you tried the original ones in the states? Anyway just for your information, I do not get paid for writing restaurants reviews unless it’s an advertorial (which I will state clearly in the post). For food tasting sessions, it’s a meal on the restaurant but I do not get paid for it too, and likewise, I will state at the end of the post that it’s a tasting session. For everything else, the food is paid by myself. Hope this clear things up

Amy: Hello thanks for pointing out the typo, already made the change : )

Myleesa: You been to the one in the states or Singapore? I thought that the pizzas are all right, not fantastic, but pretty decent for a normal meal. Where will you recommend for good pizzas in Singapore?

A question in general. Do you get paid for writing these blogs and reviews by respective restaurants?