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news Scmp World 2026-04-15

Singapore eatery faces backlash for water fee and policies

A Cantonese restaurant in Singapore faced a wave of negative online reviews after being reported for charging a small fee for outside water bottles.


The latest Singaporean establishment that the internet has come for with its pitchforks and torches is the Cantonese zi char restaurant, Eat First. The Geylang restaurant recently received a spate of one-star Google reviews following an article published by Mothership on Sunday, which reported that the restaurant charged a family S$2 (US$1.57) for bringing their own bottle of water, in line with its strict no-outside-food-and-drink policy. The internet did not hesitate. The moment the article...

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