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Independent Singapore
a day ago
- General
- Independent Singapore
'I'm hungry. Cannot meh?!' — Stranger who snatched toast and walked away from diner at Toast Box asks
Photo: Toast Box FB SINGAPORE: A diner patronising the Toast Box outlet at Jurong Point was left speechless after a stranger snatched food off her tray. The diner told citizen journalism portal Stomp that the incident took place on Sunday afternoon (June 1), around 12:30 p.m. She said, 'This auntie sat at the table next to my family for quite some time. She didn't order anything to eat or drink. Then suddenly, she stood up, stretched her hands across to our table, snatched a piece of our peanut toast, ate it, and walked away!' The diner added, 'We were too shocked to react.' Interestingly, the family bumped into the same woman at the same outlet looking for another target, around the same time the next day. The diner decided to confront the woman and demanded an explanation from the stranger for her behaviour. Instead of apologising or expressing remorse, the woman allegedly shouted, 'I am hungry and I want to eat! Cannot meh?!' The diner urged Singaporeans to beware of such individuals. She added, 'Her hands are so fast! … much faster than crows snatching food!'
Time Out
13-05-2025
- Time Out
The best rice dumplings in Singapore for Dragon Boat Festival 2025
Go back to basics with Thye Moh Chan's Teochew bak zhang, readily available across selected Breadtalk, Toast Box and Thye Moh Chan stores. If you're strapped for time this year in the lead-up to Dragon Boat Festival, you can even order these dumplings via Grabfood, Foodpanda and Deliveroo. Tuck into the traditional Teochew Double Delight or the salted egg bak zhang ($7.50 each), infused with the fragrant aroma of pandan leaves. The former comes with pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, chestnuts and mung beans, while the latter contains fried dried shrimp and salted egg for an even more savoury combination.
Independent Singapore
09-05-2025
- General
- Independent Singapore
'This is daylight robbery': Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items
Photo: Toast Box FB SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over what they describe as a glaring mismatch between the chain's promotional images and the actual food served at outlets across Singapore, with some accusing the popular local café brand of 'daylight robbery'. A customer named Steve told citizen journalism portal Stomp that he visited the Toast Box outlet at IMM on April 27. He ordered a S$7.10 set meal consisting of a hae bee hiam soft bun, two soft-boiled eggs, and a cup of coffee—a typical offering aimed at local breakfast lovers. However, what arrived at his table didn't quite meet expectations. 'Look at the vast difference between the poster and the actual,' Steve said, 'This is daylight robbery.' He added, 'Perhaps the poster suggests that the hae bee hiam is applied only to the edges and not the inside of the buns.' Steve also noted that he reached out to Toast Box via Facebook Messenger to express his dissatisfaction but had not received a response. The issue of alleged misleading presentation doesn't seem isolated. Another disgruntled diner, Audrey, recounted a similar experience from an earlier visit to Toast Box's United Square outlet on April 10 at around 11:45 a.m. She ordered the braised pork rice set with a cup of coffee and a slice of cake for S$12. 'Think I just had my last meal at Toast Box,' she told Stomp. Audrey claimed the portion of meat served was 'shockingly small' and far from what was portrayed in the promotional images. 'Food served with meat cut by 10% from the poster,' she said. 'It's truly disappointing, especially when you crave for the dish,' she added. 'Even though we all know the posters are impressions, this is just way too ridiculous.' The complaints have sparked debate among netizens, with some echoing the sentiment and sharing their own underwhelming experiences. Others argue that marketing images are, by nature, stylised and not meant to reflect exact portions. Toast Box has yet to issue a public statement responding to the complaints.
