There are barely any pictures of the SAFRA Jurong BBQ pits on the internet that will be helpful to plan ahead or to decide if SAFRA Jurong is a worthwhile place to host a BBQ. Thus, I headed off to check it out.

Upon entering SAFRA Jurong, continue walking straight ahead until you pass Springleaf Prata, then continue along the path until you see the pit areas.

Fig.: Path to SAFRA Jurong BBQ pits

There are 3 clusters of 2 pits each. Each of these 6 pits can be booked individually.

Fig.: Overview of all 3 clusters of 2 pits per cluster

Fig.: Overview of a single area

Each pit comes with a washing area, 2 tables and a trash bin. If no one has booked the other pit, I guess you can use all the 4 tables in the cluster.

Fig.: Pit and washing area (no handsoap)

A 60cm x 60cm mesh will fit the pit perfectly. The pit is mostly sheltered, but if there are strong winds with rain, some rain might hit the pit. The BBQ mesh at NTUC Fairprice are either 19”x19” (48.3cm x 48.3cm) or 19”x34” (48.3cm x 86.4cm) so the 19”x19” is fine enough ((48.3/60)²=65% coverage) if there is no time to source for a rarer 60cm x 60cm mesh. A 19”x34” mesh will be problematic as it will have to stick out at the front.

People can only work on the pit from 1 (maybe 2) sides so there is a limit on the rate at which grilling can be done.

Fig.: Measurement of pit dimensions