This is Yoshimi’s new friend  

This is her dinner of Hainanese Chicken Rice 

*Disclaimer*

The bird (above) is of no relation to the bird (top)

It is in fact, authentic Hainanese Chicken Rice, made by the original Singapore Meritus Mandarin Hotel’s Chatterbox Chef, who is now based in Rasa Singapura, which is located in The Venetian’s Festivita Foodcourt.

A few of us from the Macau.com team recently went out for dinner at 3-Monkeys restaurant, located in St. Mark’s Square in The Venetian Macao. Owned by a Singapore group, Solutions17, which also manage World Wide Wings - a sports bar offering 40 types of chicken wings and over 30 types of beer  (that’s where Yoshimi’s chicken friend lives), Rasa Singapura, which specializes in Singapore dishes, all at The Venetian.

Other than the Hainanese Chicken Rice, which came with lashings of ginger, dark soy sauce and chilli, we also got the Singapore laksa. (above)

 I realized I had bitten off a little more than I could chew when my dish of beef spare ribs arrived. (above)

That must be one big cow. And yes, that is genuine chilli padi and sambal to the right.  Apparently the beef ribs is shipped over from the  U.S. and takes up so much space, it is stored in a warehouse, and pulled out as needed.

After a soup, appetizers and picking at other people’s food, I managed to make a reasonable dent in the ribs.

I was even tempted when the sizzling fajitas were delivered to the table next door.

Apparently, the burgers here are to die for. 

I have walked past 3-Monkeys on several occasions and always get distracted by the giant grinning plush toy monkeys that are hanging around the premises. It may be a family-friendly jungle-themed restaurant, but believe me, there is nothing childish about the portions of food - which are gorilla sized.

There are 300 toy monkeys altogether in the restaurant, collected from around the world. The owners say their friends grab whatever monkey they see on their travels bundle them up in glad wrap, chuck them in cargo and fly them over to Macau. 

According to Gwen (above, far left), who runs sister cafe - the iconic Monkey’s Cafe in Orchard Towers in Singapore, many of them are so big, that many would require their own seat, if they were brought on board. And yes, we hear that the drycleaning bills are huge.

Despite the fact, they are the delight of many children, who  squeal and clutch at the furry critters, grown-ups aren’t immune to the charms of a giant grinning soft toy monkey either. 

For restaurant information, click here.

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