农耕记湖南土菜 Nong Geng Ji @ Velocity@Novena Square

Situated on the third floor of Velocity, Nong Geng Ji delivers a highly authentic and dependable Hunan (China-Chinese) dining experience. While the brand has scaled significantly with multiple outlets across the island alongside similar competitors, the service at this branch remains a standout; remarkably attentive and smooth throughout our meal. ​We ordered their signature big shrimp with vermicelli and garlic, stir-fried smoked bamboo shoots, stir-fried cabbage, and their signature lemon tea. While the execution is authentic, the flavor profile sits heavily on the palate, leaning a bit too oily and salty for my personal preference. It is not an everyday dining option, but it serves as a highly reliable benchmark if you are craving robust, traditional Hunan flavors in the area.

We have eaten at their JB outlet and now in SG. Yummy food. Prompt, systematic and efficient service standards. Would recommend for management to consider replenishing the ice cream desserts when it runs out. When we ask the staff this evening when the freezer was empty - the answer was "that's all the stock of ice scream available for today." Feeling sad for all the kids this evening...

My first experience of Hunan cuisine so I am no expert. Restaurant staff very friendly. Tried the Kampong Chicken in Tea Oil, which was surprisingly tasty. Side dish of tofu skin and egg was ok. As was stir fried cabbage. Intrigued so may come back to see some of the other dishes

Yesterday was the first time I visit here but is also the last time that I would visit any of their outlets. Amazing food and service experience. If you compared xiang xiang food, Xiang xiang is more to master, at least a restaurant standard. For 农耕记 is more like a kids cooking at home standard. I would say maybe more like a mix rice stall standard from the food they served me at this outlet. For xiang xiang, they would check with you whether the taste is alright and anything need to improve. If the food is not up to standard, they would apologized from restaurant standard and not argue or find excuses. Aircon All the dish I ordered is non-spicy but I can't feel the Aircon at all and kept sweating. Same as other table people. Service The staff service all the way is fine except when we make payment, we told the cashier that out of 3 dish we order, 2 is bland (really tasteless) and the 3rd dish meat is super salty). And worst thing is the rice that so hard. The cashier told us (IS OK, NEXT TIME CAN TELL THE CHEF PUT LESS SALT). Rice We order 1 full pot of their signature rice. As u can see in the pic, I can even use chopstick pull up like a biscuit. The food served to us at 1145hrs so rice should be fresh but based on this rice served, is telling us either the chef did not put correct amount water (only rookie) and turn out hard or is left over rice that served like this. Dish with prawn I eat 3 different portion from the plate, is bland. The 4th portion from the plate suddenly salty. Is not even well balance. Is a joke dish. Toufu soup Is bland. Is just like instant noodle soup base after you cook the noodles and you don't add anything or the powder pack. The meat dish When it served to us, some of the meat colour is dry. In my heart I knew the answer what will I expect. When I taste the meat, is so salty that even worse than a mix rice stall. Out of 6 signature dish on their wall and that so call new signature white rice, we ordered 2 dish which are the meat dish and the prawn dish and they can't even served it to the standard in this restaurant. The chef don't even know the taste and served to people is really insulting to his uniform. I saw 2 table beside us have bland and salty issue. Is a restaurant price but hire rookie people to cook is a joke to me. I don't even consider them as chef.

First time try this restaurant after seeing for few times. Have my birthday dinner here. The food is nice. Definitely can give it a try. The food isn't too strong in flv. And not so oily.