The Rail Mall

The Rail Mall is a very nice stretch of shops that serves the nearby Hillview residents extremely well. Mostly comprising a diverse range of restaurants and eateries, it has truly mastered its purpose as a functional lifestyle space. I appreciate the ample parking space available, and the fact that it is becoming increasingly better connected via public transportation, specifically the nearby Hillview MRT.

Newly opened food joint 西门街. Menu not bad, price still quite reasonable. As for the oyster mee sua, pictures showed 5 pieces but served 3 pieces for the regular portion, not sure about the large portion. Pork cutlet fried rice is a nice combo. Original egg fried rice could have a little more salty flavor, but probably on a healthier option. Drinks menu also recommended for the bubble tea options. The pearls are chewy and nice.

a staff suggested this weird combo. Coke Zero with salt and lime.i was skeptical at first then it turned out splendid. Thank Jonas. Obrigado obrigada. Good service at GYG.

Rows of shophouse that housed many eateries, restaurants and cafes. There is a wide variety of food available, local food to Italian food as well. There is a cold storage at one end of the mall. Ample parking space available and some are free parking, which allow customer to park at no cost. During weekend, after a lot of people will pop by the mall after their leisure walk around the park. Good location to stroll during the weekend.

An interesting neighbourhood. Rural looking houses lines the backdrop seen in between lanes in amongst aircon-ed shops. Opposite you can see the old railway track above the road. Heard this place is tearing down soon.

For years, Nam Kee has been my go-to eatery, with outlets at West Mall and Railmall. However, my experience at the Railmall outlet this afternoon greatly disappointed me. My wife and I went there for lunch, and I was served by a plus sized lady staff member who seemed impatient from the start. I ordered a dry Ban Mian for my wife and a dry Mi Hun Guai for myself. The staff, asked if I meant "鸡粒" Mi Hun Guai, sounding rather short-tempered. I was taken aback and asked her to clarify, to which she repeated the phrase, even more impatiently. I politely told her that I simply wanted a dry Mi Hun Guai and asked her not to use jargon, as I wasn't familiar with it. Her response was to become even more hostile, snapping that it was written on the signboard and I should read it myself. At one point, I asked if she was having a bad day and suggested she shouldn't be working if her mood was that poor. The encounter left a sour taste, but thankfully, I was later served by an older staff member who was pleasant, professional, and a breath of fresh air.

What a lovely place! They have a good variety of cafe and restaurants including Coffee bean and Spring leaf prata. They even have cold storage super market. Overall a good 3 hours time to have a meal and do grocery shopping.

I give this "mall" 5*, because admittedly, I am biased - I live "nearby" at Dairy Farm Estate; just under 10 minutes walk away from my door to Rail Mall. While it is called a "Mall" it is not the usual kind of mall in Singapore. It is simply a row of several blocks of shops with much history to it, although the shops were originally housing for plantation workers, if I am not mistaken. Anyway it is hugely popular "Mall" because it is strategically located next to a nature park, a conserved rail corridor and an MRT Station with many public buses plying along side of it. As for the composition of the shops at Rail Mall, I would say about 80 percent of it are most F&B outlets with some "branded" ones among them. And there is a Cold Storage (albeit now occupying a small premises than before), a dental clinic, a medical clinic, a curio shop and a to be opened pet shop. Car parking here CAN be free of charge, as there is also paid car parking here.