Rendezvous Restaurant Hock Lock Kee’s history began more than 6 decades ago, when it started as a small coffee shop in Bras Basah Road which soon became a very popular meeting place for the thousands of British troops stationed in Singapore then. The name Rendezvous which was coined for the convenience of these patrons has become a household name that is synonymous with Nasi Padang.
The gradual withdrawal of the Australian, New Zealand and United Kingdom (ANZUK) Forces from South East Asia in the 50s soon influenced the decision to phase out the Western cuisine served.
The late Mr Seah Soo Khoon, father of the present owners made the unprecedented move to introduce to the shores of Singapore, a new mouth-watering cuisine from Western Sumatra, the Nasi Padang, which became a hot favourite among it local patrons.
Today, the popularity of Rendezvous’ Nasi Padang has spread far and wide to countries like Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and more…
We invite you to take a step down memory lane with us and savour the scrumptious spread that foreign dignitaries of our neighbouring counties have been indulging in over the years.