New mall at Clarke Quay "Central"

There is a new mall at Clarke Quay, we went there for dinner last night. It was actually a Japanese ramen (noodles) restaurant. My wife has written something about this too. But the real issue here is not the restaurant. Basically, the mall is not ready yet. Most of the stores are still undergoing renovation, so it looks like more than half the building was still undergoing construction. There is smell of fresh paint, people are hammering away, and the nearest ATM, which was supposed to be on level 1, happens to belong to a bank that has yet to open there... so you have to walk to either Liang Court or MOM building if you need cash.

The design of the mall is also very confusing. Linkways link diagonally, corridors are quite confusing if you are coming up from the MRT station. You really need a map to get around, yet these maps are quite lacking.

All in all, the experience at the new mall was a negative one. Basically, malls should not open for business until most of the tenants are more or less ready. No one likes to shop or eat in a place smelling of fresh paint or listening to people hammering away.