The Refinery

A hidden gem with a very nice ambience. A bottle of house wine is really cheap and even cheaper if you go for 2 bottles aka twins. Food wasn’t bad but don’t have too high expectations. Nonetheless, the overall experience was great. A very good place to hang out and chill with friends. It closes quite early at 930pm on a Saturday though..

Lovely high ceilings, popular place for business lunches, staff were really proactive and polite. I had the teriyaki mushroom pasta which I really enjoyed. We also had the cauliflower fritters (too much batter, but wasabi mayo was really good), and plant based nuggets (didn’t get to try). Will visit again. Thanks!

It may be a little difficult to find the place but its right beside hotel 81. Very nice place to chill with decent food. Ordered this coffee ball which i think has limited quantity a day. Its quite interesting, though not cold enough to be liking since the milk is quite warm. Overall the food is not too bad. May be slightly on the pricer end but not a bad choice if you want a place to chill and relax.

A spacious and homely cafe with very friendly and attentive staff. We ordered the Mixed Chiarashi Bowl and the Refinery Gyudon, both mains were great, but the Gyudon was exceptional, totally worth making the trip down just for this dish alone. We ended the meal with the Brownies & Croffle, it was a good way to end the meal, but it was kind of too sweet for my liking, my partner enjoyed it though. Refinery Summer Time Iced Tea was a great and refreshing touch to the meal, portion size was kind of small for the price though. Overall a very enjoyable meal in a very nice cafe, would definitely come again.

They’ve rebranded to Refinery & Co., though we had tried the food once when it was still the old menu. The new set of dishes now seem a bit more polished, with a ‘Japanese-Izakaya’ theme. We enjoyed the chirashi don and the salmon aburi don, both fresh and substantial enough, priced reasonably. We also ordered a side of fried cauliflower with wasabi Mayo dipping sauce, which was quite yummy. They were running weekday lunch specials, which we didn’t realise. We came for dinner on a weekday and it wasn’t too packed. I reckon this is a good spot for those who enjoy a drink or two with their meal. Service was decent but forgettable. Our wait staff was momentarily confused when I asked if there was a particular credit card discount, and then he just left to change the tab. Oh well.

Spacious high ceilings and good airy ambience. Was able to be seated for a group of 5 without reservations around 1pm on a Sunday afternoon. Tried some of the dishes. Dishes are nice but not mind-blowing.

Came here on a weekday for lunch, a few weeks ago. The mentaiko fries was really nice - the sauce wasn’t too rich, couldn’t stop munching on the fries. Our main dishes - truffle gyudon bowl and salmon bowl - were delicious, but nothing too extraordinary. I appreciate the interiors and the airy space. It’s like chill night bar vibes but in the daytime. I also like that it isn’t one of the noisy places and it’s easy to eat & catch up with friends. The only downside of this place is that we came when the weather was really hot and I think because of how big and airy the place is, the ac and fans took awhile to cool us down but really, not a big con.

Nice ambience! Food is slightly pricier. Got Beef Sammies and Gyu Don. Both taste average, just that portion is slightly small. The aesthetics part can be further improved. Fried mushroom (?) On the gyu don was a good choice. Fries and truffle fries are oily but taste great, albeit a bit dry without any sauce Can't seem to find much Japanese dishes here though :/ Service staff were kind enough to let us in when they opened at 530pm, even though we didn't had any reservations. Sat near the entrance which seems to be always open. The aircon seems to be going out and I even got bitten by a mosquito quite a few times, though I managed to kill it eventually 😢 Perhaps closing the sliding door more frequently or installing something to deter insects would be ideal