Singapore’s own legacy, 53 years in the making. One of Fab! Luxe’s favourites – Chatterbox, Singapore.
Steeped in over fifty years of rich heritage, local stalwart Chatterbox continues to evoke nostalgia while elevating beloved hawker favourites from street to gourmet comfort. As culinary trends ebb and flow, Chatterbox stands as an endeared beacon of legacy – reimagined, yet preserved – offering a culinary experience that appeals universally.
The Chatterbox Legacy
Since its founding in 1971, Chatterbox’s long-standing history is a testament to its dedication to perfecting the essence of local hawker flavours. While notably known for its Mandarin Chicken Rice, a recipe that involves cooking grain with sesame oil, chicken fat and chicken stock and serving it up alongside boneless chicken, and its usual accompaniments of dark soya sauce, ginger puree and chilli sauce, Chatterbox’s repertoire of ubiquitous local hawker fare dished up with refined ingredients, culinary finesse and meticulous preparation is its magic formula to remaining relevant through the ever-changing culinary landscape. Chatterbox’s enduring dedication to consistency and quality underscores its commitment to its roots, across its menus throughout successful decades, providing a nostalgic and comforting culinary journey that bridges the past and present.
Crafted with Passion
The homegrown powerhouse has stayed true to its roots, maintaining the core of its identity. Tradition, heritage and impeccable service remains its guiding force decade, after decade. The restaurant’s unwavering commitment to authenticity, quality and impressionable service standards has cemented its reputation as a credible and treasured establishment in Singapore.
The Chatterbox Culture
Chatterbox’s legacy promises a blend of cultural nuances, familiar flavours, and nostalgic experiences. Each dish is a celebration of Singapore’s rich culinary landscape, offering an epicurean indulgence that resonates with diners. Switching it up a notch, Chatterbox’s ability to retain tradition while marrying its ability to keep up with modern times, sees it pairing hawker favourites with a carefully curated wine pairing listing, elevating the dining experience. Chicken rice with a wine pairing option? Sign us up! At Chatterbox, an exquisite culinary journey with a sense of familiarity in each of its hawker classics, reimagined, flanks its service commitment.
The delicate balance of nostalgia and consistent innovation ensures that Chatterbox remains a timeless dining destination, beloved by generations. Having recently gone through a total revamp of its restaurant, located in the heart of Orchard Road, the storied venue calls upon generational diners to experience a culinary journey through time, framed in a venue characterised by a communal dining experience. Further driving the importance of community, vibrant interiors and botanical murals, where its culinary dedication to serving up local hawker favourites, is a testament to the rich heritage and vibrant flavours of the lion city, Chatterbox invites you to experience dining where hospitality is not an afterthought and culture is at the heart of everything it does.
The Chatterbox Story
The year was 1971, the same year that the walls of hotel— then known as The Mandarin Singapore—were first built. The dream was simple, but bold for its time: to bring authentic Singapore hawker food from the city’s streets and into the comforts of a five-star luxury hotel.
Being the pioneer in Singapore’s elevated hawker food scene, Chatterbox is the home of the Legendary Mandarin Chicken Rice with the recipe evolving into its own ritual over the years. Fiercely guarded and unyielding to the passage of time, it was the result of capturing street-side flavours and textures that have remained consistent over 50 years.
Today, their menu has blossomed into a freewheeling tour of Singapore’s multicultural food scene, with pages after pages devoted to capturing the flavours of street-side Singapore—just as they did with their chicken rice. Dishes are seasoned with stories of yesteryear, told through timeless flavours, bringing an authentic hawker dining experience to an elevated modern, convivial setting. Welcome to the simply legendary—Chatterbox.
