We chose this place Colbar for two reasons - one, it is rather popular among foreigners and local celebrities, and two, I have always like the design of that place. Besides, Portsdown is one area that has been converted from old colonial houses, and I like to absorb the atmosphere.
Going to that eatery is like stepping thirty or fourty years into time. One never sees those kind of walls, floors and tiles anymore! It is just like a little wooden house that is painted up into a quaint eatery!
The eatery is not originally there. I remember it was further out the area, facing a football field. When our government wanted to get rid of the field and build a highway to link other highways (what's new?), the eatery was affected. But our government recognised it as a "remnants of the past", so thought of building the new highway around the eatery.
However, in the end, it was impossible to build the highway around, and since the highway had to be built, the eatery had to move. Hence, they actually took every wood, panelling and tile, shifted a bit further into the area away from the highway, and rebuilt the whole eatery tile for tile, wood for wood, to where it stands today.
Going to that eatery is like stepping thirty or fourty years into time. One never sees those kind of walls, floors and tiles anymore! It is just like a little wooden house that is painted up into a quaint eatery!
The eatery is not originally there. I remember it was further out the area, facing a football field. When our government wanted to get rid of the field and build a highway to link other highways (what's new?), the eatery was affected. But our government recognised it as a "remnants of the past", so thought of building the new highway around the eatery.
However, in the end, it was impossible to build the highway around, and since the highway had to be built, the eatery had to move. Hence, they actually took every wood, panelling and tile, shifted a bit further into the area away from the highway, and rebuilt the whole eatery tile for tile, wood for wood, to where it stands today.
Entrance of Colbar
The place specialises in Western fare, as well as local fare. I ordered bacon sandwich, my brother ordered hor fun and my dear ordered fried rice. We also had root beer and ice cream. There is even a shelf for books donated by customers, which I took back four. Being a place that caters to the Caucasian crowd, the books are of pretty high standard, like Somerset Maugham and P.D. James, even James Hilton, none of those local cheesy books!
Definitely this is a place I like to go again!
Definitely this is a place I like to go again!
Bacon Sandwich
Hor Fun
Fried Rice
The entrance and exit (have not seen this kind of doors for ages!)
Weighing machine near the entrance (definitely a relic from the past!)
Part of the layout of the eatery
Interior of the eatery
The ceiling(the fan was actually spinning but the photo came out looking like it was stationary)
Dividers dividing the eating area and the counter
The tables and chairs
The counter (see the television and the bottles?)
Food : 3.5 out of 5
Ambience : 4 out of 5
Price : 3.5 out of 5
Ambience : 4 out of 5
Price : 3.5 out of 5
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