Big Fish Small Fish — signature hoki lunch set ($13.90++)!
Big Fish Small Fish Bugis: signature hoki fish and chips lunch set with crinkle-cut potato chips, tater tots and tartar dip. $13.90++.
Lunch at Big Fish Small Fish (Bugis). Signature hoki lunch set, $13.90++. 😋👍🏼
What was on the tray:
- Beer-battered hoki fillet: golden bubbly crust, big triangular piece on the kraft paper
- Bowl of house-cut potato chips: thin wavy slices, fried to a deep amber, the signature side
- Side of tater tots: dusted with seasoning salt
- Tartar dip + lemon wedge: white sauce in a small cup, lemon wedge for squeezing
- Iced lemonade: tall glass with blue straw
Big Fish Small Fish is the homegrown fish-and-chips chain by chef LG Han (the same chef behind Labyrinth, the 1-Michelin-star modern Singaporean restaurant). Started at Suntec, now in malls across the island. The pitch: proper British fish-and-chips with Singapore-flavoured sauces (laksa, salted egg, sambal) at hawker-adjacent prices.
Hoki is a deep-water white fish from New Zealand waters. Flakier and more delicate than cod, less likely to break apart when battered. Less fishy than the haddock you’d get in a British chippy. The flesh stays moist under the batter and the mild flavour lets the sauce-dip do the heavy lifting.
House-cut chips are the signature here. Not frozen straight-cuts, not McDonald’s-style fries. These are sliced thin and irregular, fried twice for the crisp-outside fluffy-inside contrast. The seasoning salt makes them addictive on their own.
At $13.90++ for the set with chips, tater tots, drink and dips, this is fair-value casual Western dining. A pub fish-and-chips runs $22-$28; a hawker version runs $7-$10 but lacks the batter integrity. Big Fish Small Fish sits in the middle and delivers.
Overall: 4.2 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Solid hoki set. The batter held its crisp through the whole meal, the chips were the standout. Would re-order if passing through Bugis.
