White Restaurant at Compass One is the Sengkang home of The Original Sembawang White Beehoon — the comforting seafood white beehoon created by founder Mr Tay in 1999 and served ever since. The brand counts the dish among Singapore's iconic delicacies alongside Hainanese Chicken Rice and Chilli Crab, and its story has been featured by Singapore Foodie, The Smart Local and Mothership.sg.
The menu reaches well beyond the signature: an extensive variety of savoury local delicacies made for sharing, weekday lunch sets — a saver soup set with daily soup, rice and sides, plus a wholesome value lunch set — and All-Day Set Delights in 2, 4 and 6-pax formats for family tables. Dining with little ones comes with a complimentary snack and interactive toy under the kids meal promotion.
Beyond the dining room, the restaurant offers same-day islandwide delivery, bento boxes, mini buffet catering and corporate team meals, along with a Ready To Cook Series for enjoying its signatures at home. Reservations and a membership programme round out the experience.
At Compass One in Sengkang, White Restaurant serves the dish it was built on: The Original Sembawang White Beehoon, a beloved Singapore comfort food since 1999. Created by founder Mr Tay, the signature seafood white beehoon has fed more than two decades of family gatherings, and this Compass One outlet brings that legacy to the neighbourhood — flavour, value and the feeling of home in every bite, whether you dine in, reserve a table or order in.
The brand tells the story plainly. Mr Tay crafted the comforting dish in 1999, and it has since captured hearts well beyond its Sembawang roots — the restaurant now counts The Original Sembawang White Beehoon among Singapore's iconic truly-local delicacies, alongside Hainanese Chicken Rice and Chilli Crab. Media has kept pace: Singapore Foodie has called it the legendary white beehoon of Singapore, The Smart Local listed the brand among Sembawang's old-school food places that have been around since your parents' time, and Mothership.sg covered its growth to a sixth outlet at Suntec City in 2019.
As for copycats, the restaurant is candid: many have tried to imitate the signature dish, but none can match its unparalleled taste. That conviction is why it simply calls itself White Restaurant — a name that stands for the heritage and uniqueness of The Original White Beehoon, with the tagline to match: 'The way it has always been. The way it will always be. Original.'
Begin with the founder's creation — The Original White Beehoon (招牌海鲜白米粉), the signature seafood white beehoon that anchors the menu — or turn up the heat with its claypot spicy rendition. Around the signatures sits an extensive variety of savoury, appetising local delicacies made for sharing.
Weekday lunches have their own rhythm. 'Your Lunch Deserves A Plus One' lets you order any main and unlock add-on specials; the 1-Pax Souper Saver Set pairs a daily soup with rice and sides for a comforting midday break; and the 1-Pax Value Lunch Set is a wholesome, well-balanced plate with upgrade options. For tables of two, four or six, All-Day Set Delights take the guesswork out of group ordering with shareable sets made for family meals and celebrations.
Families with little ones are part of the plan. Under the kids meal promotion, dining with your children comes with a complimentary snack and an interactive toy from the restaurant. It lines up with the brand's mission — to consistently provide good food and good service in a warm and friendly environment — and its brand promise of good food and service that brings joy.
The Compass One outlet connects to a wider set of services. Same-day islandwide delivery brings the signatures to your door; bento boxes, mini buffet catering and corporate team meals cover everything from office lunches to celebrations; and the Ready To Cook Series lets you prepare White Restaurant's signature dishes in your own kitchen. A membership programme rewards regulars, and reservations can be made online for planned visits.
More than two decades on, the formula hasn't changed — and that's the point. White Restaurant remains a place where delectable food is accompanied by engaging conversations, where one beehoon recipe, kept original, continues to define a category. For Sengkang, the original white beehoon is a short trip to Compass One away; for everyone else, it's a delivery order or a ready-to-cook pack away.