Visiting A&W was a must on my itinerary during my family's short getaway to Indonesia. I had Googled the location of the A&W outlets in Batam before leaving Singapore, and I was definitely glad to hear from the tour guide that we'd be dropping by Megamall for some shopping! The lack of an information counter and the shopper-unfriendly mall configuration didn't help, but I eventually found A&W on the ground floor of the shopping centre.
The fried chicken was slightly dry. While the curly fries were nicely crispy/fluffy, it was a pity that they were overly salty.
A&W Strawberry Milkshake & the classic A&W Root Beer Float. Of course we had to upsize the latter.
Waffles with vanilla ice cream
This was the other A&W classic that I had been so eagerly anticipating. I would have been certainly disappointed to leave Batam without rekindling memories of having the same warm and slightly salty waffle with cold soft serve as a little girl.
Though this was not the best waffle-and-ice-cream combo I've had, I relished every bite of nostalgia... if only someone would bring A&W back to Singapore! While the prices of the other items were comparable to those from fast food outlets in Singapore, this was a steal a 19090 rupiah (about S$3).
Waffles with strawberry ice cream
A better name for this would have been "waffles with soft serve ice cream and strawberry sauce".
Waffles with chocolate ice cream (waffles with soft serve and chocolate sauce)
A&W
Megamall, Batam
haha.. A&W is a must-eat for me every time in Batam! Brought back any donuts from Mega Mall?
ReplyDeleteI love A&W waffles with their soft serve ice cream. I used to have it weekly at their Clementi outlet.
ReplyDeletesigh, for a while, I thought A&W had returned to Singapore... =(
ReplyDeletedaniel: haha i didn't as i'm not a fan of glazed donuts!
ReplyDeleteice: i've only been to the outlet near Tanjong Pagar before they closed :/ though many places offer waffle-and-ice-cream combos, A&W's version will be have a special place in my heart!
yixiao: oops, sorry for misleading you... if only A&W would make a comeback!
i think the a&w in jb is better. i heard there's only ONE left at jusco near tuaslink. gosh, endangered chain.
ReplyDeleteharris: thanks for the tip! if only they'd make a comeback in singapore- i think they'll definitely thrive here!
ReplyDeleteOMG the classic curly fries from A&W!!
ReplyDeleteI miss A&W! Their curly fries are really addictive!
ReplyDeletedirtystall & foodoshoot: i didn't know that A&W curly fries were a signature before this, but they were surprisingly good! you can always drop by their outlet at jusco if you're in JB (:
ReplyDeleteI love rootbeer float. Though in the Philippines, we don't have waffles.
ReplyDeleteHungryTrotters: if you ever come across an A&W outlet, do give their waffles a try (:
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