I first got to know of this place through a website, then realised it sells my favourite food - fried chicken wings, or rather, red hot spicy buffalo wings, so have been waiting to try it out. Initially the distance is quite a turnoff, as it is at a very inaccessible place, where no one even knows existed! The place itself is at a deep part of Seletar Air Base, so deep that it is almost impossible to get to!
Some months back, I tried to figure out how to go there. Since we happen to be the not-so-lucky ones who are not able to own a car, I tried to see how else to get there. I discovered from my place, I can take a bus down, and then change the bus that will bring me right in. But then upon searching, I found out that even though the bus goes "right in", it only stops at the entrance to the airbase. The eatery itself is deep inside the airbase, amongst those aircraft hangars.
In the end, we decided to hitch a cab. Turns out that even the cab driver himself does not know where the place is! He turned a few rounds, went right into the air base into a grassy area of sparse housing, past a dilapidated colonial bungalow which has since been unused, and finally when we saw a car turning and guessed it was going to the same place, we followed the car, and found the place!
I still had no idea how we found the place because there are just so many twists and turns and dirt tracks, but at least we found it! The eatery itself is in a zinc-roofed house. I felt as if I have stepped back into time!
The entrance to Sunset Grill
The outdoor kitchen-cum-washing area
Upon reaching the place, we saw that there were two areas - an airconditioned indoor area, and an alfresco area facing the airplanes, and accompanied by grass and mosquitoes. The tables and chairs were placed around a big tree and there were mosquito coils around.
One of the tables at the alfresco area
View of an aircraft where we were seated
The surrounding aircraft hangars
View of the alfresco area of the eatery
We were there for only one purpose - the buffalo wings with different levels of spicyness. So we ordered the wings. There were thirty levels of spicyness, from not spicy at all (Level 1) to super-hot-and-spicy-that-you-need-a-jug-of-water (Level 30). Since we had no idea exactly the level of spice being used, we decided to "play safe" and ordered one plate of half a dozen wings (three Level 3 and three Level 2), with drinks and garlic bread at the side.
Garlic bread
This is the actual size of the garlic bread. Besides being a bit burnt at the side, the bread tasted just perfect - just the right level of garlic butter used.
The famous buffalo wings with carrot and celery and blue cheese dip
These were only Level 2 and 3 in terms of spicyness. To me, they were not spicy at all, but to him, he felt they were a tad spicy. If we had ordered a higher level of spicyness, the chicken wings would look much redder. Despite that, the chicken wings are fantastic! The skin is crispy and the taste is superb! Even without the spicyness, the chicken wings are delicious! No wonder this place is so popular with locals and expatriates alike!
Sun setting over the horizon
Sunset Grill indeed!
We finished our meal just when the sun set. This is definitely a great place to see the sunset and enjoy some hors d'oeuvres while chilling out at the same time. I will definitely come again, to try higher level of the wings next time round!
Outside of the eatery
The next question is, how did we get back? The serving staff was kind enough to call us a cab. Apparently they had special cab services, otherwise how in the world would anyone be able to find their way out? The cab managed to find its way in and the sky was dark by the time we reached home. Till then.. at least another eating adventure concluded!
