Located at Great World City, The Country Spoon invites its guests into a charming and cosy countryside filled with warmth and good food. Established in 1994, the company is favourably received by diners ranging from expatriates to locals, working executives to families with its healthy and freshly baked meals. Each dish is carefully prepared everyday to ensure its wholesome freshness.

• The Vibe
  Though the décor at Country Spoon is simple and even ordinary, its cheerful lightings and soothing background music makes up a friendly ambience that envelops its diners in a comfortable embrace while they tuck into piping hot soup and mouth-watering dishes.

• The Food
  Start off your meal with a luscious soup of the day. Its variety changes daily, promising a different surprise every time you visit. However, what remains the same is its piping hot, lip-smacking goodness. To get the best out of this widely acclaimed dish, gently unfold the pastry to let some steam out before dipping it into the soup. Every spoonful of pastry is soaked with the rich and delicious soup. It melts instantly onto your tongue, spreading warmth and satisfaction right to your toes.

  Prolong your gastronomic pleasure with the Smoked Style Ribs. The generous shower of thick homemade barbeque sauce adds a hint of sweetness to the tender chunks of meat that come clean of the bones easily. Alternatively, tuck into the Half Spring Chicken that is filling even when savoured on its own. The skinless breast meat is succulent while the smooth chicken skin is not too oily.

  Country Spoon also aims to cover the needs of seafood lovers with its Teriyaki Salmon and Baked Fish. However, both dishes are rather disappointing. The sauce in the former does not bring out the freshness of the fish while the latter is a tad too soft and bland. A baked potato that is a little too dry, coleslaw and slices of juicy peaches accompany all dishes.

  Meanwhile, why not quench your thirst with something delightfully sweet and refreshing? The Iced Raspberry or Iced Strawberry Dream would be a good choice as its sweetness, though overpowering at first, is quite addictive after a few sips. Wrap up your meal with a tasty Brownie topped with Vanilla ice cream. It is not particularly remarkable but some may like how the softness of the brownie is broken up occasionally by bites of chunky walnuts.

  Prices of starters kick off from $2.20. Main courses range from $9.50 to $18.90. Desserts start from $3.90 while drinks cost $2.30 and above. Set lunches are also available from Mondays to Saturdays, starting at an affordable price of $12.99++.

• The Service
  There is sufficient staff around and the crew is relatively friendly as they greet all entering and leaving customers. Food is served and dishes are cleaned up efficiently.

The SD Food Advisor's Take on The Country Spoon
While it tries its best to cater to people from all walks of life, The Country Spoon fails to impress. Other dishes unfortunately pale in comparison to the pastry-topped soup, possibly the only noteworthy dish available here. Despite its affordability, this restaurant is likely to remain the way it is now – mediocre and relatively unknown.