Be it for Christmas, an anniversary or a birthday celebration, there will always be a reason for people to gather and share their love for food. Nothing can beat the feeling of bonding with your mates over a meal—eating may even be considered a social activity today!

If carbs just aren’t your thing, then these meat platters are perfect for you. Call your carnivorous clan and a fellow seafood-lover and head down to any of these places for the ultimate low-carb, high-meat diet.

Here are 7 places in Singapore with sharing platters that your inner carnivore will give endless thanks to. Bring your mates along and feast on these meats and variety of seafood for the ultimate #squadgoals.

BROTZEIT

Brotzeit is a German bistro in Singapore that whips up authentic German fare in a contemporary setting. To get the best of Brotzeit’s meats, opt for The Brotzeit Platter with Bavarian Pork Ribs Brotzeit which features German pork knuckle, honey Bavarian pork ribs, a selection of sausages, and two sides of your choice.

If you are still yearning for more, the Brotzeit Platter with Pork Schnitzel and the Wonder Platter are good options if you are feeling hungry or if you are with a group of die-hard meat lovers.

Brotzeit has multiple outlets islandwide, check them out here.

DANCING CRAB

Call your seafood lovin’ squad down and bond over the Dancing Crab Signature Seafood Bag—you can expect a fully customisable seafood platter with choices including Dungeness Crabs, Lobster, Crawfish and Mussels.

Dancing Crab has multiple outlets islandwide, check them out here.

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FYR

The meats at FYR are prepared by all manners of fire-grilled, flamed, charred and toasted. Have a hankering for a variety of meats? The Caveman Supper ($150++) is what you should keep your eyes peeled for—the 6 different varieties of meat present on a single plate is sure to satiate even the hardcore carnivores!

The highlight of the meal, however, might just be the spectacle of a tableside blowtorching that sets the platter on fire. Yes, the platter gets lit up in flames!

19 Boon Tat Street
Singapore 069619
Tel: +65 6221 3703
Mon to Thu, Sat: 11.30am – 3pm, 6pm – 11pm
Fri: 11.30am – 3pm, 6pm – 12am
Sun: 11.30am – 5.30pm
Nearest Station: Telok Ayer

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MEATSMITH

As its name suggests, Meatsmith is a meat-centric smokehouse with their speciality being the tender beef and pork ribs that are smoked over hickory wood for up to 12 hours.

Bring your carnivorous clan to Meatsmith and get the Meat Platter (S$58/pax) or the Premium Platter (S$98/pax) for an all-things-meat meal. Expect smoked sausages, pork ribs and Wagyu ribeye that are all so well-executed, you wouldn’t be able to pick a favourite!

167-169 Telok Ayer Street
Singapore 068620
Tel: +65 6221 2262
Daily: 11.30am – Late
Nearest Station: Telok Ayer

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MELA FOOD JUNCTION

Mela Food Junction’s Mix Platter Set (S$120 for 4 pax) is one platter you would never have thought existed. Comprising of 4 types of meat, 3 types of seafood, cajun fries and mesclun salad as sides, this platter will leave your inner carnivore nodding in approval.

Note that you have to pre-order the platter at least two days in advance so do give them a call or drop them a text if you want to feast on their platter!

31 Commonwealth Crescent
#02-66 Commonwealth Crescent Market & Food Centre
Singapore 149644
Tel: +65 9099 0809
Daily: 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Nearest Station: Commonwealth / Holland Village

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MORGANFIELD’S

Best known for their Sticky Bones spare ribs, Morganfield’s prides themselves on serving American BBQ prime pork ribs.

Morganfield’s offers two different types of meat platters—The Carnivore (S$98.90++) and Morgan’s Rib Sampl3R (S$122.90++). The former consists of a full slab of ribs alongside half a chicken, while the latter features 3 half slabs of ribs!

Morganfield’s has several outlets islandwide, check them out here.

THE PELICAN

The Pelican has always been one of our favourite places to dine at to get the best of steaks and seafood with a view overlooking the Marina Bay skyline.

If you love seafood, then The Pelican Grilled Seafood Platter (S$158++) will be perfect for you. Featuring a whole barramundi, baked oysters, grilled squid, an entire lobster as well as grilled corn and tomatoes on the side, this seafood platter definitely pays a stellar tribute to the treasures of the sea.

1 Fullerton Road
#01-01 One Fullerton
Singapore 049213
Tel: +65 6438 0400
Mon to Fri: 12pm – 3pm, 6pm – 11pm
Sat: 12pm – 4pm, 6pm – 11pm
Sun: 12pm – 4pm, 6pm – 10pm
Nearest Station: Raffles Place

Walking down Craig Road in Tanjong Pagar, it would be easy to miss the unassuming Kko Chi Bar, a Korean BBQ skewer restaurant. It took us quite awhile to find the restaurant as it was tucked away in a corner with a signboard featuring only Korean words. However, our little adventure to Kko Chi Bar was just so worth it.

The restaurant is run by a Korean owner who spent most of his early life in China, hence the menu has a very distinct Chinese influence. Each table has an interesting auto-rotating BBQ machine where you can simply place the skewers on and the machine rolls each skewer periodically to ensure that the meats and vegetables are cooked evenly.

The menu is pretty straightforward with a huge variety of skewers and other classic Korean dishes that you would find at any Korean restaurant. You can either pick from the a la carte menu or go for the value-for-money skewer sets.

The Set A (2 pax, S$45) is a great choice for those dining in a pair as it features a whopping 24 skewers that you can enjoy. The set includes–Chicken Skewers, Marbled Beef Skewers, Lamb Skewers, Sliced Lamb Chop Skewers, Pork Belly Skewers, Pork Belly with Enoki Mushroom, Shishamo Skewers, Grilled Mushroom Skewers, Garlic Moss Skewers and Mushroom Skewers.

Each set comes with banchan such as Kimchi and white rice to complement the skewers. You will also be served 2 condiments, a non-spicy dry dip and a sweet and spicy Korean-style chilli sauce. Each skewer was delicious but the spicy Lamb Skewers were a stand-out.

The lamb is dry-rubbed with Szechuan-style spices that reminded us of good ol’ Ma La Xiang Guo. The gaminess of the lamb is rid completely as the spices complement the juicy meat outstandingly well.

Kko Chi Bar
10 Craig Rd
Singapore 089670
Tel: +65 9730 4433
Daily: 6pm to 3pm
Nearest Station: Tanjong Pagar

Bringing the very best of China’s skewer cuisine to Singapore, a colossally popular barbecue skewer restaurant chain, called The Hungry Caveman. Located on the 6th floor of Orchard Central, this new barbecue skewer restaurant aims to blaze the trail in Singapore’s meat skewer scene by being the first to adopt automated barbecue skewers. Just how cool is that?!

There is just something about seeing skewered chunks of meat slowly cooking over an open fire; we love the charred aroma of caramelised fat.

Have we got you salivating yet? If we have, then it’s time to unleash your primitive side and have yourself a unique, meat-driven feast at The Hungry Caveman.

Our readers can quote ‘ladyironchef’ upon making your reservation to enjoy 1-for-1 signature meat skewers at The Hungry Caveman from 12 to 28 Feb 2018. Read more details at the end of the post.

Easy to grill, hold, eat and discard, the food skewer represents a brilliant bit of prehistoric dining and as its name suggests, The Hungry Caveman is all about hands-on cooking and rustic eating. Better yet, instead of having servers on standby to assist you (which they will upon request!) diners will have the chance to experience how cooking over an open flame feels like.

The process of grilling here is fairly easy. Simply lower your skewer onto the grill and align the pinion gear that’s on the metal skewer onto the moving rack gear to allow your food to rotate and cook evenly.

SIGNATURE LAMB & BEEF SKEWERS

As we mentioned earlier, every country has its own version of meat on a stick, but in Beijing, China, you’re likely to find lamb as the predominant protein of choice when it comes to skewered meat. Here at Singapore’s The Hungry Caveman, the Signature Lamb Skewer (S$2.20 per skewer) is, too, a must-try.

Rubbed generously with chilli peppers and cumin, the lamb—that had a perfect meat-to-fat ratio—was juicy and incredibly flavourful. You get prominent notes from the cumin followed by a mild kick at the back of your tongue from the chilli peppers—both of which did well to round out the distinctive lamb flavour beautifully.

To contrast the gamy lamb, we highly recommend you to order their AUS Grain Fed Beef Skewer (S$2.60 per skewer) that not only boasts a deep, beefy flavour but is also distinctive in terms of sheer tenderness.

CHICKEN WINGS APLENTY

Where chicken wings are concerned, you will find no shortage of it here. Choose from a selection of marinated Chicken Mid-Joint Wings (S$2.80 per skewer) that come in a variety of flavours such as savoury Xiang La, spicy Cajun, kid-friendly Honey Glazed as well their perspiration-inducing Extreme Spicy.

FRESH MARINATED SEAFOOD

If like us, your love for seafood is unfathomable, then you will definitely be impressed by their range of seafood options. What we love most about The Hungry Caveman is their massive range that comprises fresh marinated seafood and even ones that come already grilled and ready to eat immediately.

Some of our favourites include the Spear-The-Salmon Skewer (S$3.80 per skewer), Premium Scallop with Garlic Vermicelli (S$4.80 per piece), Grilled Ink Fish Skewer (S$2.60 per skewer) and not forgetting, the slightly pricey but oh-so-worth-it, Grilled Oysters (S$7.80 per piece).

COOKED DISHES

Priced at an affordable S$8.80, the Special Fried Noodles is ideal for sharing between 2 or even 3 diners and is quite the tummy filler.

Fried with a simple mix of onions, bell peppers and a light seasoning to bring it all together, this noodle dish makes for a great accompaniment to the heavier, meatier dishes.

Ge da soup is a very common household staple in northern China. Essentially a thick soup comprising tomatoes, finely diced vegetables, a beaten egg and ge da (noodle bits), this soup is as comforting as it is tasty.

Similar to gnocchi, the ge da is chewy and adds a nice texture to the soup. The soup, on the other hand, carries with it, nuances of sweet tomato that is well complemented by the rich egg that thickens it and gives it a nice silky texture.

For S$7.50 a bowl, we dare say that this is something we would make a deliberate trip down to The Hungry Caveman for.

In addition to grilled skewers, the restaurant also serves up an array of cold dishes—perfect to snack on while you wait for your food to be done the cooking.

We had the Century Egg with Marinated Ginger (S$5.95), the Cucumber with Mash Garlic (S$5.95) as well as the Guava with Dried Orange Skin (S$4.95). While we enjoyed all of them, we have to admit that the latter was the ultimate standout.

Sliced thin and soaked in a sweet, sour and salty brine consisting of dried orange peel, this seemingly ordinary dish is the perfect palate cleanser and is also incredibly refreshing. The medley of tastes coupled with the fresh guava counteracts the barbecue notes really well.

Our readers can quote ‘ladyironchef’ upon making your reservation to enjoy 1-for-1 signature meat skewers at The Hungry Caveman from 12 to 28 Feb 2018. Read more details at the end of the post.

Choose from any of the 4 types of skewers:
1. Signature Lamb Skewer
2. AUS-Grain Fed Beef Skewer
3. Chicken Skewer
4. Pork Belly Skewer Beef

The 1-For-1 promotion is available for up to 5 skewers per diner. Each diner may choose up to any 5 skewers within the four types of skewers and get another 5 exact skewers for free! Promo is not valid in conjunction with other promotion, discounts or vouchers. The Hungry Caveman reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions at any time without prior notice.

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The Hungry Caveman
181 Orchard Road, #06-25
Orchard Central
Singapore 238896
Daily: 11am – 10pm
Nearest Station: Somerset
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehungrycavemansg

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