We found this restaurant scouring the web for a restaurant close to the hotel where we spent our stopover night in Singapore. It is situated in a residential part of Singapore, and you can even see some very nice old buildings in the nearby streets. The owner spotted us casting a glance into the restaurant from outside, opened the door and gave us a warm welcome! British Hainan seems to be a mix of living room, museum, shop and tavern - we didn\t even want to sit down as there were so many things to see all around. The owner furnished this place with a private collection of the weirdest things - nutcrackers, old telephones and even an antique gramophone that still works. While we were reading the menu, he came to our table, asked us where were coming from and answered all our questions. He was always around, chatted with the guests, showed us the funniest items of his collection and obviously enjoyed every minute of being in good company. It was like spending an evening at a friend\s place! As British food is not our favourite cuisine and the menu card looked quite simple, we did not expect the dinner to be delicious - but it was. We took the Poletto mushroom as a starter and it was so tasty! The same applied to the Fish&Chips and the Grilled chicken with a wonderful homemade sauce...The evening went by...but when the restaurant had already closed, we were still at our table having very interesting conversations with the owner. He even opened the door again for some other people just to say hello and let them have a look at his place. They came from a nearby wedding party and brought bride and groom, so he played some music for them. (Finally, me and my partner ended up at the wedding party.) We highly recommended this place to everyone who wants more than just a dinner and enjoys restaurants with a warm, private and special touch!

I brought my mother and brother to this restaurant. He even let my mum sang 2 or 3 songs on his karaoke set! ;)