#1Reviewer: visitor
Review time: 14-Jul-2009 23:06
Rating for food: 9 out of 10
Rating for ambience: 9 out of 10
Rating for service: 9 out of 10
Expense per person: S$65
Will you recommend this restaurant to your friend?: Sure
Review content:
Grandeur dishes
A good start to the evening was realizing that they had given us a semi-private corner with a large table and cushy Cheena seats. Located on level 1U, the entrance I find is a little too hidden, so much so you'd probably not notice it unless you've been there before. The place was surprisingly empty for a Friday evening, but then it means we have the attention of the wait staff and not too many clink-clangs of china ware distracting us from the food and conversation.
10 dishes was a feat I've not experienced before, but well, that's probably just sufficient to satisfy 9 foodies. The dishes were served really fast, leaving us no time for a breather between taking photos and eating, so I'd try to remember what all of them tastes like. Here goes:
Peking Duck ($60) - What we call 'instant duck' as it appeared like 10 mins after we placed our order. At least they carved it in front of us. The bun that came with it tasted a little dough-y but I believed they make it in-house, which I rather have instead of those standard buns I usually see. For me personally, the sauce was too little but other than that it was quite good.
2nd Serving of the duck meat ($27) - we can have it either fried with rice, noodle, or minced served in lettuce. We chose the last option, which came nicely flavoured in crispy lettuce. Nothing to complain about.
San Bei (3 cups) Chicken ($20) - I like claypot anything, so this was a winner for me. Came with a few leaves of basil and very aromatic pieces of tender chicken :D
Shi Chuan (loosely translated as "long lost") Chicken ($28) - Sorely disappointed at how normal this tasted despite the name, which hinted of a long lost recipe which should have been spectacular, no? Just another baked chicken for me.
Dou Bei ($26) - supposedly a better breed of dou miao, but erm honestly tasted like normal dou miao.
Mango Prawns ($36) - Deep fried prawns encasing the meat and mango strips. While the dish was quite nice, I couldn't quite get used to the combination. Plus the mango was sour.
Scallops with shrimp mousse ($32) - We were all wondering what's shrimp mousse when we saw the menu. Turned out to be something like prawn paste on top of pan fried scallops. I quite liked it, but tasted like fishcake according to LIC haha~
Cereal Cod Fillet ($28) - One of the better dish. A different take on your cereal prawns. Very nicely deep fried chunks of very fresh fish coated with cereal. Hmmm~~
Garlic pork ribs ($28) - I don't usually take pork outside but this was quite good too. Simple, tender pieces of pork deep fried with fried garlic.
French Beans ($20) - A common dish but very easy to flop at it too. Luckily they did well, with crunchy beans and very savoury minced meat . Not too oily too, which is a big plus for me.
Herbal Jelly, Mango Pamelo, Almond Tea, Honey Dew Melon ($6 each) - These were what we ordered for desserts, and mine was almond tea. Too watery for my liking and the price. Avoid.
Char Siew Pastry ($3.60) - Came highly recommended and the chef had to make it especially for us because it is usually available during lunch time, haha. The pastry was very freshly-buttered, and nice lean filling. But a little too ex for me for 1 piece though.
Chinese Tea ($5 per pax) - normal Chinese Tea but I have to include this just so to inform that its priced per pax.
Service was very good, and I think it was one of the captains who served us throughout the evening. Courtesy of the 25% discount we got, it came up to $40 per person which I find very reasonable for the variety we got to try. Plus they have this cute way of displaying their individual sauces and cashew nuts for a snack.
But still am not sure if I'd return because it is quite expensive without the discount. But it was a good experience for me.
#2Reviewer: jack
Review time: 27-Jun-2009 11:55
Rating for food: 9 out of 10
Rating for ambience: 10 out of 10
Rating for service: 9 out of 10
Expense per person: S$60
Parking: Easy
Recommended dishes: Amuse Bouche, Prosperity Oyster with Braised Sliced Abalone
Will you recommend this restaurant to your friend?: Sure
Review content:
This is one of the best restaurant I think
I was invited to have lunch yesterday. Tried some delicious dishes like Chef Chan Signature Baked Spring Onion Chicken, Deep Fried Cod Fillet coated with Crispy Cereal etc... that's wonderful. One more thing need to mention here is that there a lot of genuine works of collection from famous artists e.g. 齐白石 ... I would say this is a nice place for business and family as well as. Definetely, worth to be there.
