Segar Restaurant has established itself as a cornerstone of halal Chinese cuisine in Singapore, serving authentic zichar dishes that successfully bridge traditional Chinese cooking with Islamic dietary requirements. This Muslim-owned establishment specializes in bringing beloved Chinese flavors to Muslim diners through carefully adapted recipes that maintain authenticity while ensuring complete halal compliance throughout their preparation process.
The restaurant is particularly renowned for their signature Curry Fish Head priced at an exceptional 0, featuring robust curry gravy that has earned widespread acclaim from both Chinese and Muslim communities. Their extensive menu showcases expertise across multiple Asian cuisines including popular dishes like Tom Yam Seafood Soup, Sambal Kang Kong, Salted Egg Sotong, Golden Claypot Chicken, and Hotplate Beancurd, all prepared with the same attention to flavor balance that defines quality zichar cooking.
With multiple strategic locations including Chinatown Point, Downtown East E!Avenue, and MarketPlace Expo, Segar Restaurant provides accessible halal Chinese dining across Singapore. The warm, welcoming atmosphere created by courteous staff makes it feel like an extension of your dining room, perfect for family gatherings and company meals where mixed dietary requirements need accommodation. Their commitment to affordable pricing without compromising on quality has made Segar a popular choice for Muslim families and diverse groups seeking authentic Chinese flavors, successfully demonstrating that traditional zichar cuisine can be adapted to serve Singapore's multicultural dining community while maintaining the essence of Chinese culinary traditions.
Ordered F4 Ginger parsley fish slices on 22nd Nov, at about 2pm but it came deep fried. See photos.
Ordered F4 Ginger Parsley Fish Slices on 22nd Nov, around 2pm, but it arrived deep-fried. See photos. When asked, the waiter replied after 15 minutes, stating the fish was indeed over-fried because the main chef had gone to the toilet and another chef took over. No compensation, no recook, just an apology. As a cook myself with over 20 years of kitchen experience, I find it ridiculous that sliced fish (鱼片) is being deep-fried. Restaurants usually deep-fry when food has been kept too long. This one star is for the food. Nevertheless, the staff and atmosphere are good.
Ricky Tan
Our family came here for dinner because of a previous experience at one of their other branches.
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Our family came here for dinner because of a previous experience at one of their other branches. The staff serving us was very friendly and helpful. We found the seating arrangement a little cramped. We ordered Mango Salad, Hong Kong Kai Lan with Oyster Sauce, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Hotplate Black Pepper Beef, Curry Fish Head, Fu Yong Omelette, Lemon Chicken, and Baby Squid with Thai Pineapple. Most of the dishes came in reasonably sized portions, except the Kai Lan which was really small. We had ordered mostly big portions, including for the Kai Lan, due to the number of people in our family. Having said that, most of the meat dishes consisted of only half meat, while the other half were mostly onions, capsicum, and pineapple, which were essentially padding to make the portions look bigger while providing little of the key ingredients. The Fish Head Curry did not have much fish head in it. Again, it was mostly padded by bean curds, long beans, eggplants, and other ingredients. Overall, we found the food to be average, and felt that they could have provided more of the key ingredients for each dish, instead of padding them with other items to make the portions look deceptively generous.
Jeremy Lim
Cannot make it. The food served is not the same as advertised in the menu. I feel so short-changed.
Cannot make it. The food served is not the same as advertised in the menu. I feel so short-changed.
The advertised image shows sunny side up, but the food was served with a small piece of omelette. This is dishonesty, and the staff still argued that they had already changed the sunny side up to a slice of omelette.
I feel that such service quality should be reviewed by the owner.
Positive Reviews
SK Lim
This is a Muslim-owned Halal restaurant at downtown east that serves the usual tze char dishes. Very
This is a Muslim-owned Halal restaurant at Downtown East that serves the usual tze char dishes. Most of the dishes are delicious. If there was one thing that felt lacking, it was that the portions were slightly small. Other than that, it was good.
As a Chinese who eats tze char regularly, I think this is the closest you can get to authentic Chinese tze char food that is Halal. I would come back to eat again.
Sali
Segar offers pocket-friendly prices with generous portions, making it a great spot for hearty meals.
Segar offers pocket-friendly prices with generous portions, making it a great spot for hearty meals. Their fish head curry is a must-try—rich, flavorful, and so good you’ll want to slurp up every drop of the gravy straight from the hotpot. The Mee Goreng is tasty, and you can swap seafood for beef with a small additional charge.
One standout dish is the Tom Yum noodle soup, served in a surprisingly large bowl—something you don’t often see. It’s hands down one of the best Tom Yum broths I’ve tried!
Overall, Segar delivers good food and good service, making it a worthwhile dining experience.
Sean (Curious Explorer)
Not bad of a place. When we arrived there wasnt much of a crowd.
Lets dive in!
Food:
Food is tasty
Not a bad place. When we arrived, there wasn't much of a crowd.
Let's dive in!
Food:
The food is tasty, and maybe we were just hungry since we just got out of the hospital .
Service:
Staff were smiling, but just the server. Perhaps they had a crowded lunch timing, so they kind of looked tired..
Atmosphere:
Staff were resting around and didn't look that presentable, actually. Maybe a divider would be more pleasant looking so that staff are not obviously resting in the eating area. The decor looked great, though!
All in all, it felt like a humble place to go to. So yeah, cheers!!
Hafiz Al-Sagoff
From time to time when we crave a good family dining venue we gravitate and return to Segar at diffe
From time to time, when we crave a good family dining venue, we gravitate and return to Segar at different locations as they continue to please everyone in the family. It’s just hearty and satisfying soul food that hits the right spot for us. It’s been a while, and we thought what better than to have our regular family dinner at Segar @ Downtown East for iftar, or breaking fast. Knowing it’s popular with families, we inquired first if it was possible to reserve a table in time or closer to break fast. They were not only accommodating, but the lovely young lady who served us kindly helped us to inform the kitchen to prep and get the food ready just in time as the muezzin's call for Maghrib signalled it was time to break fast. How thoughtful and kind. And of course, the simple but empathetic gesture of leaving a small bowl of dates for our little family is not only appreciated but loved.
As for the food, it remains authentically delicious and good. Taking a leaf from their profile, we are blessed that these two culinary experts came together as co-founders and good friends over the decades to bring us Segar. Paul Tan, a chef trained in Chinese Zichar cuisine from Kuantan, Malaysia, combined with Sulaiman Juahir, a Singaporean trained in western cuisine, who rose through the ranks in the hotel industry to eventually become a chef, winning numerous awards and accolades in the culinary world in Asia. So, we the customers benefit. With their love of great-tasting food, these two very different individuals hail from two different worlds of culinary tastes, literally, East and West, to give us and provide only the best ingredients and cooking styles.
‘...With Paul’s traditional Zichar homestyle recipes and wok-frying prowess, and Sulaiman’s meticulous and precise cooking methodology, processes, and quality control, they embarked on this journey to create a Muslim-owned group of restaurants spanning over 15 years and counting.’
We took the special package meal set for two for my daughter, while I went for their satisfying wok hei-style hor fun, which is best savoured freshly cooked straight from the kitchen. For my son, who doesn’t eat vegetables and lots of other stuff, there’s their signature fried rice, beautifully cooked with wok hei, so to speak; he’s happy with it. Of course, we added extra dishes to complete the meal.
Be it Segar – they have several outlets at various locations in Singapore – or the other family favourites of ours called A Poh’s Kitchen at Clementi for traditional classic Chinese round-table family dining, we just love them all. We have not had unsatisfying food from any of their restaurants; they are all good. And we are forever thankful they are halal, which pleases our blended family with Chinese roots in it.
Big heart hugs from us.
Samir Al-Faris
Convenient location, just 2 minutes from the interchange. Variety of nice food. Horfun was okay, jus
Convenient location, just 2 minutes from the interchange. Offers a variety of nice food. The hor fun was okay, just a little salty. Everything else was acceptable. Service is good, and food was served fast.
