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Get the full review with photos at http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.com/2010/12/royal-china-at-raffles.htmlHaving tried Royal China, I would say that it's good, definitely one of the better dim sum restaurants but I wouldn't gush about it. The standard at Royal China's like Hua Ting or Wah Lok, mostly hits, with very few misses and a couple of truly stellar items. It was a pleasant surprise that prices here are reasonable and not too hefty, with most dim sum items priced not more than $5.We had:1
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Get the full review with photos at http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.com/2010/12/royal-china-at-raffles.html

Having tried Royal China, I would say that it's good, definitely one of the better dim sum restaurants but I wouldn't gush about it. The standard at Royal China's like Hua Ting or Wah Lok, mostly hits, with very few misses and a couple of truly stellar items. It was a pleasant surprise that prices here are reasonable and not too hefty, with most dim sum items priced not more than $5.

We had:

1) Steamed Pork Dumplings ($4.80) Siew Mai, which had a flat-leaf parsley and wolfberry on top for decoration. I hate flat-leaf parsley. The one thing unusual about Royal China's dim sum is that they add parsley to a lot of their dim sum.

2) Steamed Prawn Dumpling ($4.80) Har Gow - one of the stellar items. Soft, thin, chewy skin, with a crunchy prawn inside

3) Beancurd Skin Rolled with Prawn ($4.80) - also another dim sum laced with parsley. The parsley was everywhere! This would have been a good dish if not for the parsley

4) Steamed Glutinous Rice with Chicken in Lotus Leaf ($4.80) - another stellar item, rice was incredibly moist and flavoursome, with lots of chicken cubes and mushroom bits adding texture and flavour. Easily one of the best ones around, I still salivate when I think about this

5) Steamed Flour Roll with Scallops ($4.80) - well done, the scallops were succulent and fresh. And the soy marinade was very light, so it didn't overwhelm the delicate taste of the scallops. However, the flour roll was a tad too thick. I would have preferred it thinner

6) Peking Duck ($65) - luxuriously served with caviar and a freshly-made flour wrap that wasn't too thick.

7) Lobster Noodles ($88, serves up to 5 persons) - although raved about was only just alright. They were very generous with the lobster, but I didn't understand the prevalence of ginger as a seasoning ingredient. This would have done very well with just garlic and spring onions. The addition of ginger was one ingredient too many
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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