Few of my friends commented that this place serves good dim sum, and my dad says that they have the best char siew pau he ever ate.. So I told him, "Bring me there!"
The place is nicely decorated in posh black, it's quite crowded on a Saturday and we were lucky to have a seat without much waiting. We then picked a few items off the menu, dim sum here are quite pricey, compared to those others i been to.. so i thought "They better be good" . Once seated, we were served Fried Fish Skin as appetizer. It's nice!! Slightly saltish, very crispy and not oily at all.. One of the best i ever had. Frog porridge was served next, rather decent, with fresh pieces of frog meat in it. Following will be Chicken feet, not the best i had but decent as well. Char siew pau is very nice, I am not a lover of char siew pau but those here are nicely done, smaller in size and the skin is soft and fluffy. It's so nice that i forgot to make pictures of it, as usual.
As for the Xiao Long Bao here, I think they seem to have added some celery to the meat fillings and it don't really appeal to my tastebuds, I still prefer those meaty and juicy ones at Din Tai Feng and Crystal Jade.
Siew mai, Prawn dumplings are disappointing. The prawns on the siew mais seem to be overtreated with tapioca flour and turns out sticky and the crunchy texture feels too artificial. The meat portion is still fresh and up to standard. As for prawn dumplings, the skin seem too be too thick and the prawn fillings are just mediocre. I can't help but compare them to those I always have at Mayim.
Last item, Scallops on Fried Yam is not bad, scallops are pretty fresh and yam are nicely fried and arrived piping hot.
Conclusion, this place is overpriced for the standard of food they have, even though there are a few items they made better than average chinese restuarants. The rest of it are just normal, so normal that i exhausted my vocubulary to describe "normal" while writing this entry. End of the day it's the fried fish skin that saves the day.
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| The Menu |
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| Fried Fish Skin |
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| Frog Porridge |
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| Chicken feet |
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| Xiao Long Bao |
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| Siew Mai |
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| Prawn Dumplings |
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| Scallop on Fried Yam |
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