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2012-04-25
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This is our first visit to Swatow Seafood Restaurant. As we were seated, the waitress gave us menus to browse through and told us there was a 1-for-1 promotion for shark's fin soup, two hot pots of shark's fin soup for the price of one, at S$38. She then recommended one of their popular dishes, 三脆，which means "three crunch". The dish consists of dried fish, french beans and brinjal fried with shrimps (虾米). We ordered two pots of shark's fin soup, a plate of 三脆，and three dim sum dishes: siew ma
We ordered two pots of shark's fin soup, a plate of 三脆，and three dim sum dishes: siew mai, steamed pork ribs and chicken feet. For drinks, we had 八宝茶.
The three dim sum dishes arrived quickly, about one minute after we have placed our order. I have to say that I definitely have tasted better dim sum elsewhere and their dim sum did not live up to my expectations. I did not find prawn pieces in the siew mai, unlike the other siew mai served at other restaurants, and the chicken feet didn't taste fresh, so I was pretty disappointed.
The recommended 三脆 dish arrived next. I found the brinjal a tad salty, but the dish was still tasty.
As for the shark's fin soup, there were only two slices of shark's fin in the broth, so it looked a bit meagre. Perhaps they cut the portion down due to the 1-for-1 promotion? It still tasted good nevertheless.
I was prepared to be impressed by the cooked food, however unexpectedly, the 八宝茶 was what I liked the most. It was really fragrant, with red dates, chrysanthemum, rose buds and a few other herbs. We were given a big pot of hot water to refill our cups and the tea was so good, I had four cups. The tea costs S$3 per person, which I think is a reasonable price.
The food was not amazing, and the prices were not justified for such mediocre tasting dishes other than the 1-for-1 shark's fin promotion.
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