Din Tai Fung

My first encountered with this roselle drink was during my annual vacation with my family in Taiwan.Ever since Roselle Drink was introduced at Din Tai Fung, I will not fail to order this favourite drink to go along with my meal.The Roselle drink served at DTF is very concentrated, therefore I would remind the waitress to serve this drink with another glass of iced water. I would generally take a few sips when served and subsequently add the ice water to dilute the taste. Very refreshing.Recently, I have seen dried roselle buds sold at our local markets and herbal shops. This drink is packed with ingredients believed to lower blood pressue, aid digestion if taken regularly. A specie belonging to the hibiscus family.The fruit of Roselle plant becomes mature in about six months and that is when it gets beautiful bright red colour.This drink goes very well with the plate of Prawn and Egg Fried Rice.Priced: S$3.80 per glass.Din Tai Fung prawn and egg fried rice dish is still just as good. The standard of preparation this dish is very consistent regardless of whichever outlet you visit.Simple dish with not too many ingredients unlike other fried rice, just fresh prawns and egg omelette pieces with generous amounts of chopped spring onions and some added seasoning creates a plate of yummilicous fried rice.I believe the restaurant uses japonica white rice ( Japanese rice) which are round and firm.Priced at S$9.90.Since I was at the restaurant around 11.30 am before lunch time, the place was quiet for a change. What a difference it makes. I felt so relaxed while enjoying my favourite drink and the fried rice and looking out to the MRT tracks and watching the trains goes by. Indeed a respite from the hustle and bustle of lunch crowds and shoppers. …Read More

Went to the Din Tai Fung at Tampines (which is pretty near my place). The queue was rather long on a weekend and had to wait for around 30mins. Order a couple of dishes, including appetisers (mixed veg palate), fried rice as well as their signature xiao long bao. I particularly liked the fried. The rice are chewy with the right amount of oil (and the grains are not cluttered together). While it does not have a lot of stuff in it, the rice itself is good (but need other dishes to complement).…Read More

Another appetizer from Din Tai Fung for beancurd lovers.This special dish comprises of pieces of deep fried beancurd aka locally "tow pok", strips of black fungus, sliced mushroom and bamboo shoot cooked together with honey sauce. The crunchy slices of bamboo shoot refreshed the overall flavour of this dish. Depending on the person preparing the honey sauce, there are days when the sauce is a little bit too sweet and there are servings when the honey sauce are just right. Priced at S$4.80 per plate.…Read More

If you have not tried smoked duck wrapped with spring onion in spring roll skin, you can consider adding this to your order list.This pastry is divided into smaller pieces for easy consumption and must be eaten immediately upon serving. Generous slices of thick spring onion stalks and thinly shredded lettuces goes very well with the pre-heated smoked duck meat making this appetizer more refreshing.You don't even require any sauce to go along with this dish.…Read More

Din Tai Fung not only known for their ever famous "Xiao Long Bao", their Appetizers are just as great.Fragrant Pork with Crushed Garlic is a must try. The refreshing thinly sliced lengthy pork (similar to shabu shabu cut) are wrapped with a thick sliced of fresh cucumber steeped with lots of crushed garlic sauce combined with sesame and scallions.…Read More

I have waited more than thirty minutes outside the restaurant to wait for my queue numbers before my turn is up to settle down at our table. Tough waiting but fortunately the wait was quite worth it since the restaurant environement is cooling enough and quite spacious. Have ordered their signature Xiao long bao, which is smooth on its dumplings' skin and the minced pork inside is very juicy and tender. The la miao was nothing fantastic and I suppose it is too simple on its outlook. The taste was quite normal with only some light soya sauce flavour in it. Fortunately the texture of it is smooth and not soggy. Fried dumplings are crispy and not too oily. The minced meat filling inside is very appetizing and easy to eat. Service here was normal and could have been better if they can put on more smiles on their face. …Read More

No idea why there is perpetually a very long queue for Din Tai Fung; we joined the queue anyway and waited for more than 30 mins during dinnertime to get a table. Food was served relatively fast though.Dishes we've tried- xiao cai (appetizer which tastes good and addictive)- Boiled Chicken Soup (average tasting, just like those you can find in food courts)- Fried Rice with Prawns (of course, DTF's fried rice is their signature dish, and indeed, it was very delicious)- xiao long bao (how can one simply not have XLB at DTF?) tried the one with crabmeat, their XLB was good, but used to be better…Read More

Din Tai Feng has been very established in Singapore now and very much well-known for their xiao long bao which is also known as meat dumplings! Today, I bought my granny for lunch at the branch at Tampines Mall. We went at around 11.40 am on a weekday. We were settled in the restaurant fast but the service ad food orders were extremely slow. We were craving for har gao which is prawn dumplings in dialect. Looking at the menu, not sure which is it so I asked the service staff. To my dismay, when the dish arrives, it was not what I wanted. It don’t taste good too. The skin was dry and thick. Next up! Prawn fried rice! I love this, especially the prawns which is really fresh. However, it was a little too expensive for this small plate of rice.Last but not least, the famous xiao long bao! It lives up to it name. :) love it! ^^ this is a must order whenever im here. What do you think of din tai feng right now compared to when they just established in singapore? :) …Read More

Ding Tai Fung Tampines is where i started my xiao long bao (steamed pork dumplings) journey.I remember the long queue during dinner time but the staffs were very efficient in arranging and preparing seats for the next customers.The tampines branch is always packed during dinner time but I must say that they do serve up quality food and prompt service which is a plus point for me after the long wait.I first ordered their special Chilli crab XLB and the normal XLB and also their Egg Fried Rice and Wonton noodle soup.I was swept off my feet when I took my first bite of the XLBs and i ended up ordering 1 more set. Recommend this place for XLB lovers out there :)…Read More

Despite being in heartland mall (instead town), it is amazing that this restaurant is crowded even on weekdays lunch time. Nevertheless, it is justifiable that this place is crowded as it serves good food consistently. Instead of ordering the famous Xiao Long Bao, I ordered the shrimp and meat dumplings (as shown in the 3rd picture). I am pleased that the dumplings taste quite good. The chef is very generous with the ingredients. :) Also ordered my favourite egg fried rice which tastes as usual, yummy...…Read More

Super long queue outside the restaurant. They even have a row of seats outside along with number calls. Anyway, the waiting wasn't too bad. I had my seating after like 15minutes. We had their xiao long bao (Steamed dumplings) and i find it average. The skin is a little too dry though. I ordered another dish of fragrant pork. Thin slices of pork rolled with cucumber sticks and drizzled in a thick brown sauce. Wasn't too bad!…Read More

I really don't get it. What's with the super long queue!!!! The food are almost average. I ordered crab and pork xiao long bao and it is not even comparable to those at crystal jade. I find the skin of the dumpling a tad too dry for my liking. The soup it contained is very little as well. The only point to rave about is that the service is good! Most of the staffs are either Malaysians or China from their accent.…Read More

I really don't get it. What's with the super long queue!!!! The food are almost average. I ordered crab and pork xiao long bao and it is not even comparable to those at crystal jade. I find the skin of the dumpling a tad too dry for my liking. The soup it contained is very little as well. The only point to rave about is that the service is good! Most of the staffs are either Malaysians or China from their accent. …Read More

recommended by friends that din tai fung's famous dish : xiao long bao (steamed pork dumplings) , dim sum etc we decided to dine in this restaurant to try the dishes the restaurant serves handmade instant xiao long bao where you can see the chef making it , the restaurant serve not only dim sum but also nice signature dishes noodles ,rice , desserts we ordered the xiao lao bao , the bao was soft and dripping with soup , the meat was tender and melt in your mouth . the prawn is fresh and big . the fried rice is soft ,fragnance and come with generous big prawn …Read More

1st time to try dim sum in din tai feng , and can the chefs hand made dim sum on the spot from the windows . the restaurant was packed with people even though it was a wkday , and people are doing takeaway too so we waited quite a while to get a seat the menu ranging from dim sum , rice , noodles , side dishes , drinks etc so we decided to order steamed pork buns ,fried rice , vegetables , etc the fried rice is fragnant , and the prawn are juicy. as for the steamed buns contained juciy soup and the pork meat is yummy.. …Read More