tnt_luv Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) Who still remember the A & W All-American FoodA&W (Alan and Wright) was the first ever American fast food chain to operate business in Singapore. It was 1966, a year after the independence of our nation, when A&W launched their business at Dunearn Road.The chain expanded fast, and arguably hit its peak in the early nineties, before declining due to fierce competitions from rival fast food chains which arrived at Singapore at a later time. Its branch at Singapore Zoo was closed in 1999; by 2002, A&W had only 7 outlets here. A year later, its Singapore operation finally ended after it shut down its last outlet at Hougang Heartland Mall.Curly fries and root beer float in frosted mugs are distant memories now, and so were the once-popular A&W restaurants at Ang Mo Kio and Bukit Merah centrals. Edited April 19, 2013 by tnt_luv blueb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsg01 Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I do. Those were the Good Times Try Malaysia, they have several outlets there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tkong Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 In KL town or out of KL, PJ/ Bangi. Punchor/ Kajang???Is our tm fast food, we miss it. pl's update . TQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plutofero Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 I miss A&W rootbeer and Onion fries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raiden Alpha Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 The best I can do to relieve my cravings for A & W is to buy a bottle of their rootbeer drink available in supermarkets. Thank god for small acts of mercy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oralb Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 they sort of were a victim of their own success, ever wonder why we always remembered A&W of their rootbeer float and curly fries but never their main dishes? coz they really sucked at making them, the burger was mediocre, the hot dog was acceptable while the fried chicken really pale comparing to another joint. even when I am in KL visiting their branch, I would just order the float and fries Quote When I Think It, I Do It, I Win It! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zwei Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 The a&w drive through Quote Fattie bom bom walk down the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LONEly NIGht Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Why A&W can't. survive in Singapore? I.miss the root beer.and sardine hot dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstc82 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 My Hofmann took me to A&W when I was abt 4years. It's located at shophouses behind Cathay. Now that place is a condo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueb Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Who still remember the A & W All-American FoodA&W (Alan and Wright) was the first ever American fast food chain to operate business in Singapore. It was 1966, a year after the independence of our nation, when A&W launched their business at Dunearn Road.The chain expanded fast, and arguably hit its peak in the early nineties, before declining due to fierce competitions from rival fast food chains which arrived at Singapore at a later time. Its branch at Singapore Zoo was closed in 1999; by 2002, A&W had only 7 outlets here. A year later, its Singapore operation finally ended after it shut down its last outlet at Hougang Heartland Mall.Curly fries and root beer float in frosted mugs are distant memories now, and so were the once-popular A&W restaurants at Ang Mo Kio and Bukit Merah centrals. omg. Root Beer Floats and Curly Fries! - to die for!I remember those days when heartland mall used to be called emporium mall or something,and I'll always have A&W breakfast with my family every sunday.. how fast time have changed.. now they are only memories.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baneberry Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Root Beer Floats?! noo.. don't remind me. ah, i guess i miss A&W too. both the food and the friends i shared with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 How come the 20s here have eaten A&W before? I am 25 but have never tasted A&W before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Raiden Alpha Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 How come the 20s here have eaten A&W before? I am 25 but have never tasted A&W before. some of the last A&W restaurants were still operating all the way back til the lates 90s n early millienium century. It is possible for them to have experienced it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvoo Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 the rootbeer w float and waffles w icecream! *yums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aedirn Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Go Malaysia lor.....but actually other than root beer float, the rest of the food sucks. Even their curly fries are not so nice if the oil used to fry them is stale x_x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkable Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 I miss their rootbeer float. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hha3838 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 It seems that A & W was all about the rootbeer float in the frosted mugs- YUMM hahaProbably the all-time greatest fast food beverage- closest competition was the MacD's vanilla milkshake from the 1980s and mid 90s, which disappeared only to reappear a few years ago as a pale imitation of its former glory. ;-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkflame Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Still love the curly fries and root beer mugs. My best impression of it was the one at Bedok. Kind of cosy. Love to have it when I go to Malaysia again.Kept saying that I'd go for it but in the end my travelling group forgot about going there. Quote I'm always running after you. You are my ideal. You are me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiction Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 It seems that A & W was all about the rootbeer float in the frosted mugs- YUMM hahaProbably the all-time greatest fast food beverage- closest competition was the MacD's vanilla milkshake from the 1980s and mid 90s, which disappeared only to reappear a few years ago as a pale imitation of its former glory. ;-D YES! so i'm not the only one who thinks the new milkshake recipe doesn't match up to the one in the past. not just my nostalgia playing up eh. although i'd go for the strawberry milkshake.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hha3838 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 YES! so i'm not the only one who thinks the new milkshake recipe doesn't match up to the one in the past. not just my nostalgia playing up eh. although i'd go for the strawberry milkshake.. Haha definitely, the current version only has just a few thousand calories while the previous one had close to a million LOL or at least it tasted that way what a treat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuteyoungthing94 Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Oh. I really miss Sunday breakfast with root beer floats and ice cream waffles. Clementi Central if I'm not wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan20 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I like A&W foods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkflame Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I came across A&W in Bangkok. And I forgot to have a meal there. Quote I'm always running after you. You are my ideal. You are me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnGoh19 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 i came across the Batam one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikepro Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Loved the coney dogs (iirc Tuesday was cheaper!) and root beer. Didn't find the waffles particularly good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 It's the ice cream that made the A&W float great. Soft american ice cream from the dispenser... Not the rock hard dunno from where frozen shit they now put on their floats. If you REALLY crave real A&W root beer float, go to MacDonald's and buy their soft ice cream. In your own large mug pour in almost freezing A&W root beer from the pep bottle and very gently put in the soft ice cream.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Again it's the ice cream that made the waffle haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeitoff Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) I think one of their last outlets was near Paya Lebar, along Tanjong Katong Rd opposite the old Lion City Hotel, believe it was there till 2000 or 2001. Back then in secondary school when I was young stupid and ignorant, and hence refused to accept that I liked boys it was the place I got my one and only girlfriend. But as a kid Bedok Central A&W was one of my happiest places. The other was East Coast Macs. Tragically both aren't around anymore Edited September 9, 2013 by takeitoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leibniz Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 They basically have nothing in the menu but root beer. Quote “Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briantan48 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Does jb have a&w? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azimuth Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Had A&W in JB over the New Year. The quality of food really quite sucks. No wonder it is empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlylonely Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 They basically have nothing in the menu but root beer.waffles, curly fries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leibniz Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 waffles, curly fries? They're really dry; I rather not order them. Quote “Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkuTube Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 If you are in Malacca, the restaurant is relocated on the 2nd floor of Dataran Pahlawan. Bigger space and they brought back the root beer served in the original mug. The Coney Dog was a disappointment where the meaty chili sauce made the bun 'wet'. Quote Click Here To Visit My Blog @ "The Blessed Life" *Let me live my life to be an instrument of 'Love', in how I speak and in how I see others* - May there be Love and Peace beyond all understanding - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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