Comnam

Opted for the chicken rice bowl which is a decent serving. Flavors are fine.
A good spot for a quick lunch or scooby snack.

Rice plate and soup version of its more successful sibling (nam nam). The look and feel is consistent. Had the fish ball soup rice bowl — there was so much msg in there I ended up craving a large cup of water even after drinking a whole bowl of soup. Won’t bother returning

Comnam — this means broken rice in Vitenames. Right, I couldn’t find a single piece of rice comes with complete shape. This is because they have been broken during the processing at the farm. In another words, broken rice is a lower grade rice. However, with the nice cooked beef brisket, egg and pickles, the bowl of rice is so delicious which I couldn’t stop until I’ve finished the whole big bowl… so full!!!

I got here at a non-​peak hour (4:45pm) so the place was totally empty.
I got the RB5, which is Rice Bowl with 5-​spice stewed beef, egg and pickles. For the rice i chose kimchi fried brown rice. (As you can see, i don’t think authenticity is what they were going for here…)
The dish came not even a minute after i sat down… And it was delicious! The soft beef stew reminds me a lot of rendang and the kimchi fried rice was just nice. All this for $ 9.90 which is relatively cheap in this area imo. And they gave generous portion of meat too.
Will come back again!

Been walking past this place for a few times before I manage to try their food. «Broken rice» concept reminds me of the Vietnamese meals I had in the U.S. Due to my experiences that I had in the U.S., I was rather carrying high expectations before trying what this place have to offer.
Coming here during lunch hour was a No-​no. Pretty crowded and it has the same concept as Nam Nam where you are given a seat and you have to queue to pay for the food and the drinks. What looks «good» to me was the beef broken rice bowl. For the drinks, organic apple and guava tempted me.
At the cashier, it was rather confusing as two people served me. I took out the drinks from the refrigerator but they did not notice it so one of them had to put back what he brought out. And while making payment, I noticed that on the cash register they placed the wrong amount. So they did gave me extra money and I recalculated it again and told another person that they had charged me less and that money was meant for them. And they forgot to return me my 10 cents. So while thinking, oh well, let them have it, they gave me back my change.
Was given a space to seat with other customers. The seat was too cramp but it was a nice table. It was actually a shadow table with fake plants in it (idea for my future home design). Tried my rice but there is something different from the past experiences. And for the beef I was expecting it to be shredded bbq beef and not cubed stewed beef. And for the egg I was expecting steamed egg in layered form not the sunny-​side up. I had to acquire the taste for awhile before finishing up my rice. Had to also put fish sauce to obtain the Vietnamese dish flavor.
For the organic drink. It was o-​ok. Wasn’t a wow factor even though I love fruity drinks. It is also made in New Zealand and you need to shake the bottle up to dissolve the undissolved parts of the drink. Overall, price was quite average. But will I be back? Probably won’t be soon.
I’ll have to try the fried chicken broken rice bowl on my next visit.

Poor imitation of Vietnamese cuisine. Nothing like proper broken rice. Rancid fried chicken and the chicken curry is no better. Rude service, under staffed, overpriced for the quality of food provided. Slippery stools is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Had two main and a side. Avoid.

Their tagline is «Broken Rice Bowl», which they explain somewhere, but I was too hungry to find out why. :P
Anyway, I noticed this new concept opened up recently in the Raffles City basement, partly due to the ridiculous queue during lunch. Y’all know my general dislike for Nam Nam, but considering this focused on rice bowls, I figured I’d give it a shot.
Not sure what it’s like for lunch, but for dinner the ordering process was as follows:
1) Stand in queue and wait to be seated.
2) Once seated, an employee will give you a menu and write down your table number on the order form.
3) Fill in the form with your order.
4) Walk up to the cashier and pay.
5) Sit back down; they’ll deliver your food to you.
Their rice bowls are moderately priced; they go for about $ 8 – 14. They also have soup dishes, a few appetizers, sodas, Viet coffee, and some desserts as well. I went for the lemongrass and BBQ pork rice bowl, and I was looking forward to trying their tamarind soda but it was unavailable. :(
My rice bowl was simply a-​ok. I thought the flavours went well together, and the BBQ pork definitely had some kick to it. Portion-​wise, it bordered on the small side, considering it’s priced at $ 9.90. Then again, I’m most likely paying for the upscale ambiance, air conditioning and the high rental price in Raffles City.
Overall, I like this better than Nam Nam, but just know that you’re paying for «sanitized» (for lack of a better word) Viet fare. I wouldn’t mind coming back for dinner, but you won’t find me waiting in that lunchtime queue anytime soon.