Food Trip: Peri-Peri Chicken Sunday

Sunday is always a gastronomic treat for the family. After hearing Sunday Mass at the Novena Church, you can be sure we are headed to a new foodie find! We love looking for family-friendly places where you can enjoy great food and not bother with stuffiness chu-chu.

Grilled Peri Peri Style Chicken

Today we were led to Barcelo's Chicken at the Square 2 Mall in Novena. Barcelo's serve Portuguese style Peri-Peri Chicken grilled to sumptuous perfection with select Peri sauces of your choice-- there is Tangy Lemon, Mild Peri, Very Peri and Supah Peri. Peri means "spicy". We loved the fact that the mild Peri Family Style Whole Chicken we ordered was just the right balance of tanginess and mild spicy goodness for the kids! We actually couldn't make up our mind so the other half was Tangy Lemon and they gladly indulged us.

House Peri Sauce.

The chicken is freshly grilled when served. You can see the grilling station through the glass window of the kitchen. Peri chicken reminds me of our very own Chicken Inasal! Even without any condiment, the chicken in itself is heavenly! The meat is tender and you can taste the hint of herbs and spices.



Chicken is served with your own choice of peri sauces-- we opted for Tangy Lemon and Mild Peri sauce which came in bottles for a generous serving to suite your desires. The sauce is similar to the familiar gravy but with hint of herbs. I for one, cannot eat chicken without gravy and great tasting gravy, I realized is tough to find here. You can actually buy their house sauce for 5.50SGD, Alvin liked them so much we bought the Mild Peri sauce! They also have a variety of side dish including rice (for Asians), bread and fries (Western style), corn on cob and salads. To complete the fare, they also have an assortment of desserts and milkshakes- which we decided to skip after being so full.

Barcelo's will definitely be a family favorite!

Kyla strikes a pose in front of the Barcelo facade at Novena Square 2

Kevin looks onto the goings-on below where the open space is visible from his seat.