Chicken rice may be standard hawker fare, but most Singaporeans would know the ‘atas’ version served at Chatterbox. The restaurant at Mandarin Orchard hotel is famous for its $27 Mandarin Chicken Rice, which is hardly a random weekday lunch unless you’re a crazy rich Asian. Incidentally, Chatterbox's glitzy regulars include Jackie Chan, JJ Lin, Patrick Tse and veteran singer Jenny Tseng, as well as former presidents Tony Tan and S.R. Nathan. Oh, and Jay Chou used to drop by with his crew for supper after his concerts here.
But the 51-year-old restaurant has been on a hiatus since last October for revamping, while Mandarin Orchard is being converted to the new Hilton Singapore Orchard hotel. 8days.sg learns that Chatterbox’s upgrade alone cost “close to S$4 million”.
The refreshed restaurant will reopen its doors on March 14, 2022. Here’s a sneak peek at the new space.
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1/151/15Multi-million dollar facelift -
2/152/15Pre-meal tipple -
3/153/15Solo dining -
4/154/15Chicken rice price -
5/155/15The recipe -
6/156/15Steamed for QC purposes -
7/157/15The rice -
8/158/15Mandarin Chicken Rice, $25 (8 Days Pick!) -
9/159/15Lobster Laksa, $34 (8 Days Pick!) -
10/1510/15Mackerel & Crab Otah-Otah, $18 (8 Days Pick!) -
11/1511/15Beef Hor Fun, $25 -
12/1512/15Lemon Butter Tiger Prawns, $28 -
13/1513/15Wok-Fried Sambal Vegetables, $12 -
14/1514/15Signature Coconut Ice Cream, $15 -
15/1515/15Address and opening hours