COLLIN’S, the homegrown western grill chain founded by chef Collin Ho, comes up often in halal searches because the group also runs a well known halal restaurant. The register answer for COLLIN’S itself is at the top of this page; here is the context around it.
What Collin’s says
The main COLLIN’S chain has not published a halal certification for its western grill outlets, and it does not market them as halal-friendly. Its official site features a wine list, and its menu promotions have included pork dishes such as a BBQ pork chop. Where the group does talk about halal is through a separate restaurant: Elfuego, which it describes as the first halal European concept by COLLIN’S, located at Jewel Changi Airport. Elfuego has collected halal dining awards under its own name, and it operates as its own brand, not as a COLLIN’S grill outlet.
What this means for you
Certification in Singapore is issued per premises, so Elfuego’s halal positioning belongs to Elfuego alone and does not carry over to the COLLIN’S outlets you see in malls and neighbourhood spots. For those outlets there is no certificate to verify against the register, so eating there becomes a personal judgement rather than a verifiable certification status. If you are heading to Elfuego specifically, look the restaurant up by name in the register search before you go, since certificates are tied to the exact premises and can lapse or change.
Certified alternatives
If you want western food with a certificate you can actually check, start from these register-backed pages:
- Swensen’s - a certified western dining chain with grills, pastas and desserts across the island.
- Certified restaurants - the register category covering sit-down western and fusion places.
- How to check halal certification - a short guide on reading certificates and the register.
To check any specific outlet, use the register search with the outlet name or the mall’s postal code.