By Huang Lijie
HAWKER fare at restaurant prices, from $13 nasi padang to $17
laksa, is becoming more common in food courts here, and it is
raising the ire of diners.
These hefty prices, previously seen only at food courts in town,
are also creeping into the heartland.
But stall owners say they have little choice but to charge such
prices due to high rents and food costs.
At three newly opened food courts - Rasapura Masters in Marina
Bay Sands (MBS), and heartland mall Nex's Food Republic and Food
Junction- there are stalls selling meals priced above $10.
A meal of nasi padang with three side dishes - meat, seafood and
vegetable - at the 960-seat Rasapura Masters can cost as much as
$13.30.
In contrast, Indonesian restaurant Tambuah Mas at Marina Square
offers a $9 rice set with four sides - an egg, one meat and two
vegetable items.
Obviously Huang Lijie doesn't know the difference between hawker
and foodcourt.
