Hundred Grains (百米香)
460 Alexandra Road
#02-20 Alexandra Retail Centre (ARC)
1 Raffles Link
#B1-63 Citylink
1 Wallich Street
#B2-30 Guoco Tower
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| Hundred Grains Signage |
Fast-Casual Chinese Semi-Buffet
(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 7
Ambience & Setting: 8
Food & Beverage: 7
Service: 6
Value for Money: 7
Spent about SGD $15 per person.
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Opening in October 2023, Hundred Grains (百米香) is a new concept Chinese casual eatery that features a self-service semi-buffet. At Hundred Grains (百米香), diners choose from a variety of 60 to 100 different dishes, from meat to fish to vegetables to eggs, making payment by weight at SGD $3.18 per 100 grams, with rice, drinks, fruit, and dessert being free-flow. You can get a good hearty meal at an affordable price here at Hundred Grains (百米香).
Ambience at Hundred Grains (百米香) is clean, brightly lit, and functional. The main food display is laid out neatly, with customers picking out dishes in an orderly fashion. Furnishings are decently comfortable for a quick sit-down casual meal. Layout is clear and makes sense, and atmosphere during peak meal periods is bustling.
Service at Hundred Grains (百米香) is polite, quick, and efficient. Staff guide first-time customers in the ordering and payment process, but for repeat customers, the main interaction with staff is during the payment, where they help weigh your tray of food. Staff demonstrate good product knowledge, and while diners are required to self-service in ordering and clearing of trays, staff quickly clean up tables.
Food at Hundred Grains (百米香) is Chinese cuisine, featuring a mix of Mandarin, Cantonese, Sichuan / Szechuan, and Hunan cuisines. Dishes are freshly prepared and replenished throughout the day, kept warm with heated lamps. Quality is above average, dishes are tasty and well executed, relatively healthy too with less oil. Portions are self-serviced by individuals, and you can choose as much as you want. Prices are by weight, but I find it affordable and reasonable. Budget about SGD $15 per person.
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| Hundred Grains Exterior |
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| Hundred Grains Interior |
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| Menu |
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| Pricing 2025 |
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| Pay-By-Weight Station |
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| Self-Service Free-Flow Counter |
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| Self-Service Free-Flow Counter |
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| Food Display |
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| Food Display |
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| Food Display |
Choose from between 60 to 100 dishes spread across the main display, kept warm with lamps. The variety is extensive! I find the fried items best when it's freshly prepared, less so if it's sitting out awhile. Pricing is by weight, at SGD $3.18 per 100 grams.
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| Selection Of Dishes |
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| Selection Of Dishes |
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| Selection Of Dishes |
The Orange Juice is more a cordial, but I like that it's decently thick without being overly sweetened, carrying lovely fruity sweet flavour. Drinks are free-flow. Good!
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| Orange Juice |
The Calamansi Lime Juice also resembles a cordial, decently thick and not too sweetened, with lovely fruity sour sweet flavour. Drinks are free-flow. Good!
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| Calamansi Lime Juice |
The Winter Melon Juice is decently thin and lightly sweetened, with a bright vegetal earthy sweet flavour. Drinks are free-flow. Good!
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| Winter Melon Juice |
The Blackcurrant Juice is thin with a gentle sweetened taste, feels wholesome with the fruity sweet flavour of blackcurrant. Drinks are free-flow. Good!
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| Blackcurrant Juice |
The Tea Jasmine has a lovely floral earthy sweet flavour to the hot jasmine tea, nice. Drinks are free-flow. Good!
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| Tea Jasmine |
The Bái Mǐ Fàn (白米饭) / White Rice has fluffy sticky white rice grains that carry grainy sweet flavour. This is free-flow. Good!
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| Bái Mǐ Fàn (白米饭) / White Rice |
The Cāo Mǐ Fàn (糙米饭) / Brown Rice has fluffy moist brown rice grains that carry mild earthy grainy sweet flavour. This is free-flow. Good!
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| Cāo Mǐ Fàn (糙米饭) / Brown Rice |
The Dì Guā Zhōu (地瓜粥) / Rice Porridge With Sweet Potato features a Chinese Teochew rice porridge that is light and watery with grainy sweet starchy flavour, garnished with chunks of tender soft orange sweet potato with vegetal earthy sweet flavour. This is free-flow. Highly recommended!
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| Dì Guā Zhōu (地瓜粥) / Rice Porridge With Sweet Potato |
The Xiǎo Mǐ Dì Guā Zhōu (小米地瓜粥) / Rice Porridge With Millet And Sweet Potato features a Chinese Teochew rice porridge that is light and watery with grainy sweet starchy flavour, garnished with chunks of tender soft purple sweet potato and soft millet grains, vibrant-looking with vegetal earthy grainy sweet flavour. This is free-flow. Highly recommended!
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| Xiǎo Mǐ Dì Guā Zhōu (小米地瓜粥) / Rice Porridge With Millet And Sweet Potato |
The Shuǐ Zhǔ Wān Dòu Miáo (水煮豌豆苗) / Poached Pea Shoots features fresh crisp pea shoots poached in a delicious soup stock, resulting in a pleasant vegetal savoury salty bitter sweet flavour. Highly recommended!
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| Shuǐ Zhǔ Wān Dòu Miáo (水煮豌豆苗) / Poached Pea Shoots |
The Suān Là Bái Cài (酸辣白菜) / Stir-Fried Hot And Sour Napa Cabbage features large leaves of crisp crunchy napa cabbage, gently stir-fried with dried red chili, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white sugar, black vinegar, and garlic. This results in a hot vegetal sour sweet salty spice flavour, yum. Highly recommended!
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| Suān Là Bái Cài (酸辣白菜) / Stir-Fried Hot And Sour Napa Cabbage |
The Suàn Róng Fěn Sī Xiǎo Bái Cài (蒜蓉粉丝小白菜) / Baby Bok Choy With Garlic And Rice Vermicelli features large crunchy baby bok choy with vegetal sweet flavour, infused with garlic and slippery smooth rice vermicelli noodles through stir-frying. The result is bold vegetal savoury spice sweet salty flavour, addictive and fragrant. Highly recommended!
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| Suàn Róng Fěn Sī Xiǎo Bái Cài (蒜蓉粉丝小白菜) / Baby Bok Choy With Garlic And Rice Vermicelli |
The Shàng Tāng Xī Lán Huā (上汤西兰花) / Broccoli In Superior Broth features tender soft broccoli florets, springy deshelled prawn chunks, and bouncy century egg, in a delicious soup stock, resulting in a nice vegetal sweet savoury herbal flavour. Feels wholesome. Good!
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| Shàng Tāng Xī Lán Huā (上汤西兰花) / Broccoli In Superior Broth |
Loved the Mǎ Lā Liáng Bàn Fǔzhú Mù'ěr (马拉凉拌腐竹木耳) / Bamboo Fungus And Wood Ear Fungus In Mala Sauce, which features tender bamboo fungus, crunchy black fungus / wood ear fungus, and parsley, stir-fried with mala peppercorns and chili oil. The result is a piquant vegetal earthy savoury salty sweet herbal spice flavour, with a slight numbing sensation. Highly recommended!
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| Mǎ Lā Liáng Bàn Fǔzhú Mù'ěr (马拉凉拌腐竹木耳) / Bamboo Fungus And Wood Ear Fungus In Mala Sauce |
The Jiāo Yán Píng Gū (椒盐平菇) / Salt And Pepper Oyster Mushrooms features oyster mushrooms coated in a salt, white pepper, and all-purpose flour batter, deep-fried to crispy perfection, garnished with chili and spring onions. Each bite crunches with vegetal earthy salty spicy flavour, enticing you to reach for more. Highly recommended!
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| Jiāo Yán Píng Gū (椒盐平菇) / Salt And Pepper Oyster Mushrooms |
The Gān Guō Huā Cài (干锅花菜) / Dry Pot Cauliflower has crunchy cauliflower florets tossed with red chili, green chili, and sesame seeds, resulting in a vegetal sweet savoury spicy nutty flavour with each bite. Good!
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| Gān Guō Huā Cài (干锅花菜) / Dry Pot Cauliflower |
The Liáng Bàn Bō Cài (凉拌菠菜) / Cold Tossed Spinach Salad features crisp water spinach leaves tossed with tender shredded carrots, crunchy enoki / golden mushrooms, and red chili, then served chilled. Carries a refreshing vegetal sweet earthy spice flavour, feels wholesome. Highly recommended!
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| Liáng Bàn Bō Cài (凉拌菠菜) / Cold Tossed Spinach Salad |
The classic Tǔ Dòu Sī Ròu Sī (土豆丝肉丝) / Shredded Potato With Pork features shredded potato, pork loin, and capsicum / bell peppers, all with crunchy juicy tender texture that is incredibly satisfying. Carries mild starchy sweet meaty savoury vegetal flavour, yum. Highly recommended!
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| Tǔ Dòu Sī Ròu Sī (土豆丝肉丝) / Shredded Potato With Pork |
The Ròu Sī Chǎo Suàn Tái (肉丝炒蒜薹) / Stir-Fried Pork With Garlic Chives features firm crunchy garlic chives stems stir-fried with tender juicy strips of pork loin. This has robust vegetal bitter herbal meaty savoury salty sweet flavour. Feels so wholesome. Good!
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| Ròu Sī Chǎo Suàn Tái (肉丝炒蒜薹) / Stir-Fried Pork With Garlic Chives |
The Nóng Jiā Xiǎo Chǎo Ròu (农家小炒肉) / Hunan-Style Farmer's Stir-Fried Pork With Peppers features thin tender pork belly strips, stir-fried with crunchy green chili peppers, garlic, red chili peppers, and chili oil. A hearty dish, this carries smoky meaty savoury salty spicy flavour. Good!
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| Nóng Jiā Xiǎo Chǎo Ròu (农家小炒肉) / Hunan-Style Farmer's Stir-Fried Pork With Peppers |
Served chilled, the Suàn Ní Bái Ròu (蒜泥白肉) / Pork Belly With Garlic Sauce And Cucumber is nicely refreshing. It features thin tender pork belly strips, wrapped around juicy cucumber slices, in a garlic and chili oil gravy. Has punchy meaty vegetal sweet savoury herbal spice flavour. Highly recommended!
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| Suàn Ní Bái Ròu (蒜泥白肉) / Pork Belly With Garlic Sauce And Cucumber |
The Sān Xiān Ròu Wán (三鲜肉丸) / 3 Treasures Pork Meat Balls features bouncy minced pork meat balls, crunchy black fungus / wood ear fungus, tender carrots, and soft winter melon strips, in a delicious pork and chicken stock gravy. Has mild meaty vegetal earthy salty herbal sweet flavour, yum. Highly recommended!
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| Sān Xiān Ròu Wán (三鲜肉丸) / 3 Treasures Pork Meat Balls |
The Gū Lū Ròu (咕噜肉) / Sweet And Sour Pork features chunks of tender chewy boneless pork cubes, crunchy capsicum / bell peppers, crisp red onions, and juicy pineapple slices, all stir-fried in a thick sticky sauce made from light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white sugar, oyster sauce, tomato ketchup, plum sauce, white vinegar, water, and sesame oil, garnished with sesame seeds. The result is a crowd-pleasing meaty sweet sour fruity salty nutty earthy flavour, tasty. Highly recommended!
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| Gū Lū Ròu (咕噜肉) / Sweet And Sour Pork |
The Dōng Pō Ròu (東坡肉) / Soy Braised Pork Belly features tender juicy gelatinous slabs of pork belly, half fatty and half lean meat, braised in a rich gravy of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rock sugar, Shaoxing rice wine, scallions, and ginger. The gravy infuses the meat, resulting in a robust meaty salty savoury herbal earthy flavour. The thick pig skin remains springy and satisfying. Highly recommended!
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| Dōng Pō Ròu (東坡肉) / Soy Braised Pork Belly |
The Zhēng Ròu Bǐng (蒸肉餅) / Steamed Minced Pork Patty features tightly packed squares of tender minced pork patty, garnished with diced crunchy capsicum / bell peppers and crisp spring onions. Bite in and you get a burst of meaty savoury salty fatty flavour. Better when paired with rice. Good!
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| Zhēng Ròu Bǐng (蒸肉餅) / Steamed Minced Pork Patty |
The classic Dòu Gǔ Zhēng Pái Gǔ (豆鼓蒸排骨) / Steamed Pork Ribs In Black Bean Sauce features tender chunky bone-in pork ribs, steamed with black beans in a gentle pork stock. Carries meaty earthy savoury salty sweet flavour. I like that the pork meat comes easily off the bones. Highly recommended!
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| Dòu Gǔ Zhēng Pái Gǔ (豆鼓蒸排骨) / Steamed Pork Ribs In Black Bean Sauce |
The Suàn Róng Zhēng Duō Lì Yú Piàn (蒜蓉蒸多莉魚片) / Steamed Dory Fish Fillets With Garlic Sauce features boneless flaky tender soft pacific dory fish fillets, steamed with minced garlic in a gravy of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Shaoxing rice wine, ginger, and spring onions. The result is a delicious spice savoury salty sweet herbal flavour to the fish. Highly recommended!
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| Suàn Róng Zhēng Duō Lì Yú Piàn (蒜蓉蒸多莉魚片) / Steamed Dory Fish Fillets With Garlic Sauce |
The Xiāng Sū Yú Pái (香酥鱼排) / Fried Dory Fish Fillet has boneless flaky tender soft pacific dory fish fillets, coated in a crispy crumb batter, then deep-fried. Dressed with creamy mayonnaise, this has a light sweet savoury milky grainy flavour. Good!
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| Xiāng Sū Yú Pái (香酥鱼排) / Fried Dory Fish Fillet |
The Suān Cài Duō Lì Yú (酸菜多利魚) / Sauerkraut Dory Fish With Pickled Mustard Greens features boneless flaky tender soft pacific dory fish fillets, stewed with crunchy pickled mustard greens sauerkraut in a light soup / broth, which absorbs and infuses everything with vegetal sour salty sweet herbal spice flavour. Nicely enticing. Highly recommended!
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| Suān Cài Duō Lì Yú (酸菜多利魚) / Sauerkraut Dory Fish With Pickled Mustard Greens |
The Làzǐjī (辣子鸡) / Laziji / Firecracker Chicken / Mala Chicken / Chong Qing Spicy Chicken features chewy tender chunks of boneless chicken cubes, stir-fried with dried red chili and mala peppercorns, resulting in a fiery smoky meaty savoury salty spicy flavour. Bright in taste, the heat tingles the palate and builds throughout, making this really addictive. Highly recommended!
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| Làzǐjī (辣子鸡) / Laziji / Firecracker Chicken / Mala Chicken / Chong Qing Spicy Chicken |
The Xiāng Gū Mèn Jī (香菇焖鸡) / Soy Braised Chicken With Mushrooms features tender moist boneless chicken cubes and tender juicy shiitake mushrooms, braised in a thick gravy of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rock sugar, oyster sauce, water, garlic, ginger, Shaoxing rice wine, sesame oil, and spring onions. The result is a deep meaty herbal salty savoury earthy nutty spice flavour, great to pair with rice. Highly recommended!
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| Xiāng Gū Mèn Jī (香菇焖鸡) / Soy Braised Chicken With Mushrooms |
The Kǒu Shuǐ Jī (口水鸡) / Mouth-Watering Chicken features tender bone-in cuts of chicken, clean-tasting and fresh with meaty sweet savoury spicy flavour. Would have preferred slightly more heat from the chili oil though. Worth ordering!
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| Kǒu Shuǐ Jī (口水鸡) / Mouth-Watering Chicken |
The Fānqié Chǎo Jī Dàn (番茄炒鸡蛋) / Tomato Scrambled Eggs features fluffy soft chicken eggs scrambled with juicy tomato slices and thick tomato ketchup, carrying pleasing vegetal eggy sweet savoury flavour. Absolutely delicious, especially when paired with rice. Highly recommended!
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| Fānqié Chǎo Jī Dàn (番茄炒鸡蛋) / Tomato Scrambled Eggs |
The Liáng Bàn Dòu Fu Sī (凉拌豆腐丝) / Shredded Tofu Skin Salad features strips of chewy soft tofu bean curd skin and crunchy crisp parsley, drizzled with sesame oil. Served chilled, this carries appetizing vegetal grainy sour sweet nutty earthy flavour. Good!
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| Liáng Bàn Dòu Fu Sī (凉拌豆腐丝) / Shredded Tofu Skin Salad |
The Hǎi Huáng Dòu Fu (海皇豆腐) / Salted Egg 'Yellow Ocean' Tofu has round wobbly soft egg tofu bean curd, in a rich salted egg yolk gravy, with bouncy diced prawns / shrimp and crisp spring onions. The result is a combined salty savoury eggy vegetal grainy sweet flavour. Good!
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| Hǎi Huáng Dòu Fu (海皇豆腐) / Salted Egg 'Yellow Ocean' Tofu |
The Jiàng Niú Ròu (酱牛肉) / Braised Beef Shank features medium-thick yet tender chewy cuts of beef shank, braised in a rich soy sauce stock till completely infused with flavour. Carries meaty herbal savoury sweet spice flavour. Good!
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| Jiàng Niú Ròu (酱牛肉) / Braised Beef Shank |
The Xī Guā (西瓜) / Watermelon is served chilled, and the watermelon chunks are juicy in texture with fruity sweet flavour that is so refreshing. This is free-flow. Highly recommended!
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| Xī Guā (西瓜) / Watermelon |
The Xuě Ěr Táng Shuǐ Jiǔniàng (雪耳糖水酒酿) / Snow Fungus Syrup Fermented Rice Wine features a thick gloopy base of fermented rice wine and hulled rice grains, garnished with crunchy white fungus / snow fungus, juicy red dates, and soft goji berries / wolfberries. This has a strange herbal earthy fruity sour sweet boozy flavour, and was the single dish or dessert that didn't quite appeal to me.
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| Xuě Ěr Táng Shuǐ Jiǔniàng (雪耳糖水酒酿) / Snow Fungus Syrup Fermented Rice Wine |
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