Din Tai Fung

After a movie show and time for a lunch. Reached basement of Junction 8. Quick to proceed with ordering and service was slow possibly due to CNY and many customer even at this late afternoon hours. Ordered pork rib noodles and sour and sweet soup. The appetiser was my favour when visiting this places. Will not less a chances. The standard is always keep to their best for all outlet. The pork rib is so tender and fresh and the soup texture so clear. It was so tasteful even with the noodles plain receipe. The sour and sweet is quite normal and not the best of what I have taste. Served with warm Chinese tea. Overall was a good simple lunch and good customer service for all of waiter. …Read More

It was a few days before chinese new year and i was so happy a lot of places have started serving the yu sheng! And so i gave my colleagues a treat to thank them for the hard work they have put in for the past one year. I ordered quite a few of the usuals which hardly disappoint such as the claasic xiao long bao, dou miao, xiao cai, fried rice, zha jiang mian + the yu sheng and eight treasure rice. For this review i must specially mentioned the yu sheng and eight treasure rice!Yu Sheng - Almost all the yu sheng are very similar but what makes the one at din tai fung stands out is the crispy yam strips on top of it. Add a very interesting twist to it and it's yummy too!Eight Treasure Rice - All along i always love glutinous rice and this has a variety of beans in it which makes it pretty good. Lovely colours too for the top and it's the perfect way to end a yummy meal with this. …Read More

There is always a long queue here during lunch or dinner. Hence i would drop by during off peak hours so i can get seated faster.Ambience is good,relaxing and quiet.The waitresses here are very polite,attentive and helpful.I was given a trolley to put and cover my bag and valuables with the moment i sat down.I could not find this thoughtful service elsewhere.Waited for about 10 minutes for my favourite crabmeat filling xiaolongbaos which are yummilicious with thin fluffy skin and in the inside lies juicy burst of crabmeat and soupstock.A very satisfying meal with good food and ambience,highly recommended.:)…Read More

Ranked as one of the world's 'Top Ten Best Restaurants' by The New York Times, Michelin-starred Din Tai Fung is the one place to head for authentic Taiwanese xiao long baos (steamed pork dumplings). Its roots dated back to Taiwan 40 years ago, when Bingyi Yang stopped selling oil and switched to making xiao long baos for a living. Businesses grew quickly with customers boasting about its exceptional quality and taste. Today, Din Tai Fung has became a widely acclaimed, international brand, offering customers distinctive culinary and service culture.It was the 60th birthday of girlfriend's father and I thought, what's better than to celebrate over a table of signature dim-sum. As expected, getting a table on Friday evenings is pretty difficult and they do not bother with reservations under 8 persons. However, orders could be placed beforehand to minimise waiting, so food arrived even before we warmed our seats.Xiao Long Baos, or affectionally known as XLB (S$6.80 for 6pc) are obviously a must-order. Thin melt-in-your-mouth dumpling skin with exquisite foldings, encapsulating the tantalising and juicy pork fillings was a sufficient reason to order second servings. Recently, they introduced the steamed chilli crab version (S$9 for 6pc) which is 40% larger than the original and consists of succulent crabmeat in spicy broth. For myself, I still prefer the former. Both are eaten best with vinegar and ginger.Steamed Chilli Crab and Pork Buns (S$4.30 for 3pc) are clever twists to the original steamed buns, but lacks the "oomph", perhaps it was a tad too dry.Shrimp Siew Mai (S$9.80 for 6pc) was slightly different from the normal steamed dumplings, their version was wrapped with dumpling skins in the shape of an auspicious money-bag, completed with a full juicy full shrimp on the surface. Amazing, yes, however, the high pricing is a minus point.If there is one dish in Din Tai Fung that I had to label "under-rated", it would be their Goma Bun (S$3.60 for 3pc). Thick, flavourful black sesame wrapped within soft, fluffy bun was just purely amazing, or maybe because I was biased as a huge goma lover, but nonetheless, their rendition was genious.Similar to their siew mai rendition, Shrimp Dumplings (S$7.30 for 6pc) consists of succulent shrimps mixed with juicy minced pork, wrapped with dumpling skins. Good, maybe, but definitely not awesome.Besides dim sum dishes, Din Tai Fung serves a wide variety of enticing Asian delights like braised beef noodles, yang zhou fried rice and steamed chicken soup. This post is making myself hungry already, which reminds me to get lunch and search for more good dim-sum places. Recommendation guys?…Read More

Very grateful to give a review of my favourite restaurant, Din Tai Fung 鼎泰丰. Coming to this place, I want to on my food. Ok! Now, let's talk about food, food, food! Oh, I remember now! It's the shrimp pancake I first tasted. Not bad! I love the crisp on my mouth when I bite for the first time, then bite for non-stop. And now, endlessly. The taste was like just so unexpectedly good, and even delicious! Then halfway eating the Shrimp Pancake, the Steamed Pork Dumpling came on my table. I was waiting for the time when I came finally eat the Xiao Long Bao ! Ahh!! Oops!! Hot, piping juice is squeezed out of my Xiao Long Bao. Quite a appetizing juice it have inside the dumpling. Not to miss out, the pork is also nice and delicious. After eating all the food, I sadly :( place down the …Read More

Today we went to Din Tai Fung. We ordered a beef brisket noodles, dan dan noodles, pork and egg fried rice, steamed pork dumplings, steamed siew mai and vegetable dumplings. Overall, we were quite pleased with the service we received and the quality of the food. However, although we expected the food to be quite expensive, the portions were quite little. Overall, it was a good experience.…Read More

Din Tai Fung is one of my favorite Chinese restaurant that serves mouth-watering Xiao Long Bao. Their service is great, the table is set up nicely with our tea cups filled up whenever we are assigned a table. If you ordered the Xiao Cai, it would be served immediately. Love the spice from the chili oil and sourness from the vinegar of the Xiao Cai. Very appetizing indeed!The main attraction is the Xiao Long Bao. Each Xiao Long Bao has its skin thinly wrapped over its filling and each bite is burst with flavorful soup. The Pork Chop Fried Rice and Prawn Pancake are MUST try in their menu too. …Read More

was craving for some chinese food and thought that Din Tai Fung will be a safe choice.Dan Dan Mian. This dish was pretty average. Personally i feel that the peanut taste is too strong to my liking. I feel a bit sick after finishing the entire dish. Fortunately the noodles is very chewy.Prawn dumplings noodles soup. I really like the soup! very light yet tasty. Totally don't feel sinful after having it. the prawn dumplings taste fresh too :)…Read More

Whenever I want to eat Xiao Long Bao, the place to go will be Din Tai Fung!Their Xiao Long Bao are to die for especially when you eat it while it’s pipping hot. I like to sip the soup slowly before biting into the meat. I also recommend trying their egg fried rice with pork chops. Each and every grain of rice is coated with the egg and it’s really very fragrant. Can’t ask for a better egg fried rice than this. Highly recommended!…Read More

A famous Taiwanese chain restaurant specializing in steamed dumplings, which are made to order. You can tell since they have an open window to the kitchen with a bunch of chefs rolling dough and stuffing dumplings. Behind them are stacks of bamboo dished sitting on top of a large steam generator. Decided to eat at DTF after shopping at Junction 8 and can't decide what to have for dinner. Overall, great food and decent service.The Xiao Long Bao were probably our favourite - The temperature of those XLB was just right - hot but not scalding. Bite into one of these things too quickly and you can run the risk of burning the inside of your mouth with a jet of hot soup! (No wonder they're translated to Little Dragon Buns). The Spicy Pork Dumplings in Red Chili Oil is another Taiwanese classic, and they make it good here as well. Very smooth dumpling skins with the right amout of spice.The Braided Beef Noodles is good enough to share with two people - very tender and juicy brisket and chewy noodles.For dessert, we had three little Black Sesame buns. The outside was white and smooth, but the insiders were filled with lots of black sesame paste that was sweet and offered a grainy texture to contrast with the outer bun. Very tasty and a good way to end the email.Being a famous chain restuarant, prices are generally higher compared to the general Dim Sum eateries. Still, this is a good place to go to if you're craving dumplings and want a quieter meal with your own table. The various other menu offerings (noodle stoups, sauteed veggies, traditional Chinese dishes) are also good if dumplings aren't your thing.…Read More

Definitely when we mention Din Tai Fung, we will think of their Xiao Long Bao. Ordered a basket of it. The standard remains, It's soothing to have the soup oozing out of the piping hot bun and after that you enjoy the minced pork in the thin smooth skin.We also ordered Noodle with Minced Pork in Bean Sauce. I liked the noodle. It was springy and nice. The Bean sauce was tasty and the pork was fresh. Tasted the Beef Noodle Soup with noodle. Love the soup. It was flavourful and matched with the springy noodle. Taste was just so perfect. Lastly we also ordered the pork chop fried rice. Felt that this dish was a little ordinary. Nothing too wow to shout about. The only disappointment was with the service, they messed up by taking our order wrongly twice. …Read More

Din tai fung for lunch with my family members. We had some side dishes to share and one of them was the pork chop. This deep fried dish was really delicious. It was savory and juicy, and the outside was crisp while the inside was meaty and tasty. The dish came sliced into pieces so it was great for us to share. Although a little greasy, it really went well with the noodles we ordered and we enjoyed it immensely!…Read More

Din tai fung has a limited variety of dim sum type dishes however the quality of the product makes up for that. The crispy wantons were one of the best i have ever eaten, being super duper crispy and crunchy without being overly greasy. The filling was great too! Savory and moist without being dried out. Overall I really liked this side dish that we ordered to share.…Read More

Just like waiting at bank, we took one number slip from the waitress and patiently watching at the blinking number on the wall. The business was always good here.Cutleries were arranged properly when we seated. They normally served their customer with one hot Chinese Tea before ordering food. This is the first dish we ordered. A popular chilled appetizer which was made up by Seaweed, Bean Sprouts and Chinese Vermicelli, it tasted a bit sour and sweet. It was similar with ‘’Wanton’’. Savory gravy surrounded dumplings, the gravy actually was a wonderful mix of vinegar and chilli oil.I never thought that salty pancake can be so delicious. The crispy outlay and solid shrimp inside, I like its tenderness and taste.Original flavoured Xiao Long Bao, it was traditional steamed pork dumpling which wrapped up by juicy meat fillings. I ordered it everytime I came.Nothing special for the handmade noodles, we ordered the plain one since we had so many side dishes to take along.A very humble fried rice, there was no luxury ingredient found in the rice. The portion was still okay, not too big but enough.Three of us were chatting when eating, it was an enjoyable thing. By now, I realize that not everybody have fortune to meet kind peoples in their life. I found mine and I knew very well who was the persons truly to me. I will appreciate it deeply.…Read More

I was pretty impressed with din tai fung's xiao long dao. I did a little experiment with my girlfriend, we wanted to see how much pressure applies by the chopstick will cause the xiao long bao to burst. As seen in the picture, I exerted quite a lot of pressure on the xiao long bao. However it did not burst. We thought the skin of the xiao long bao should be quite thick for it not to burst. But when we bite into it, the skin was not thick at all. We were really impressed with the skills of the Shi fu.…Read More