Lian He Ben Ji Claypot Rice

everlydaydream

3 months ago

First time having this and it’s apparently very popular. Can call to place order in advance because it takes awhile to cook (at least 20mins?). So be prepared to wait. Very flavourful with generous servings of 料。

Julius Tan

5 months ago

4.5/5 First time trying their claypot rice, and we waited about 40 minutes on a weekday. We ordered the mixed claypot rice, which came generously topped with tender chicken pieces, Chinese sausages, and probably the most generous amount of salted fish I've ever seen in a claypot rice. Even the chicken breast pieces were surprisingly tender and flavourful, which isn’t always the case. The moment it arrived at the table, it gave off an enticing aroma. The rice was flavourful and delicious, with the ingredients complementing each other well. While the wait can be a little long, it's understandable given that the rice is cooked from scratch over a charcoal fire. Good things take time. I'd gladly have it again if I'm in the area around dinner time. It's definitely one of the better claypot rice dishes I've had in Singapore. The $15 portion was also surprisingly substantial and was enough to feed the three of us, albeit with two small eaters in the group.

Alan Tang

6 months ago

Wednesday - 6th May 2026 Wifey and I heard pretty good reviews on the Claypot Rice Stall in Chinatown Food Centre - Lian He Ben Ji Claypot (联合本记). We are regular visitors of Chinatown Fresh Food Market and Food Centre but had never heard of this famous stall. It’s because they start serving only from 3pm till 9pm and they’re closed on Mondays and Thursdays. We were forewarned that waiting time is between 40 minutes to 90 minutes. Hence we arrived the stall at 3:10pm. There wasn’t any queue (we thought) so I headed right up to place our orders of 1 Claypot Rice and a bowl of Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup. Server told us that waiting time would be 40 minutes. My wife and I wondered, “Hah, no customer and yet got to wait 40 minutes???” When we sat down and looked around, nearly all the tables had people sitting there (in pairs or threes) - no food. Only then we realized that those seated people were patrons who had placed their orders. Examining the stall closely, there were 10 charcoal stoves (all red hot burning claypots). All the stoves were “occupied”; apparently the chef cooked each Claypot from scratch upon order. Hence the waiting time of at least 40 minutes (for the first batch of patrons). Subsequent patrons, I heard the server told them 50 minutes…so the later arrivals will get their orders later. While some patrons were “delivered” their Claypot orders, we saw a couple arrived about 20 minutes later than us, went up to the server and said something - and they got their orders about 10 minutes later (and we were still waiting). We were puzzled? Are they regular patrons who got “special preference”. Anyway, I told wifey that our 40 minutes waiting time wasn’t up. True to promise, our Claypot was delivered to our table about the 40th minute. Wow! How did they do that?? Shortly followed by the Lotus Root Soup (which came from the Steamer in adjacent stall). I enjoyed the Claypot Rice thoroughly - the $12 Claypot gave us 5 bowls of rice. The bottom layer was a bit burnt but I liked it that way, needed to squeeze in some pork oil to scrap the bottom layer. There were bits of Chinese Sausages (both standard and liver), chopped chicken pieces and shiitake mushrooms. We could taste presence of salted fish but couldn’t find any salted fish chips. Wifey and I would prefer more ingredients (we are basically meat eaters🤣🤣) and salted fish. If we patronize again, I thought maybe we can request additional ingredients (with additional cost of course) but same amount of rice. The Lotus Root Soup was clear and tasty. At $2.50, it was really a good buy. There were five pieces of pork ribs. To solve our curiosity, before we departed, we asked a server how come some patrons didn’t have to wait so long, he replied that we could also call in to place our order in advance and inform them our arrival time; but we needed to be punctual. Immediately he gave us a “calling card”. Nice. This is a stall worthy of returning to; especially when I crave for claypot rice.