Melite Chinese Restaurant is a chinese restaurant located at NUS Staff
Club. It has a nice view overlooking the Multi-purpose sports hall
swimming pool.

I have been to this restaurant several times at different times of the day and I think that this is a quiet place to enjoy your meal compared to other overcrowded restaurants.

Recently, I paid another visit to this restaurant with my friends after learning about their hairy crab promotion. They are having a BUY 3 GET 1 FREE
promotion for hairy crab at SGD28 per pieces now. To qualify for the promotion, you
need to call them at 67771380 / 92964518 to reserve a place to enjoy this seasonal dish! It also offer an additional 10% off discount for all NUS students and
staff members so it is really worth the price!Hair Crab

Although it requires some efforts to eat this delicacy, the hairy crab served in this place is quite fresh and tasty. The crab is cooked without much seasoning to preserve its original taste. Another thing that I like is that you even get free serving of home-made ginger tea to pair with the crab. When I order ginger tea at other restaurants, they are often overly sweetened or taste like tea from instant tea bags but I can definitely taste the subtle taste of fresh ginger in the tea that they serve. While we also order other dishes, including fried rice and asparagus with preserved vegetables that night, I think that the other dishes fail to impress me as much as the crabs. Overall, I would recommend paying a visit to this restaurant during this tasty hairy crab season!

If you live near the West of Singapore, I recommend paying Fu Yuan Family Cuisine restaurant a visit.

What do I like about the restaurant?

Location:
The restaurant is located in West Coast Recreation Centre with a
snooker place and a bowling court. It is also close to the Clementi Sports Hall. Although there are other choices in
terms of food, I prefer this restaurant since it is usually quite quiet.

Taste:
I think the most attracting feature of this restaurant is the taste of
food. After visiting this place for a few times, I have the opportunity
to try different dishes and I have never been disappointed with any
dishes that I have eaten here. Their food is unpretentious and yet
comforting.

Below is what I have for dinner yesterday:Appetizer: Multi-layer tofu (千叶豆腐)

The appetizer is slices of tofus that are beautifully cut into flower-like shape. This dish is quite simple but I like the nice combination of silky soft tofu and century-eggs with soy sauce. Since it is an appetizer, all ingredients are slightly colder than room temperature. If you are a meat-lover, I recommend ordering their drunken chicken for appetizer.Cabbage in white broth (田园娃娃菜)

I tend to order vegetables for every meal. I also like to eat dishes with broth, especially when I feel sick. Although I feel that this place has less choice in terms of vegetables compared to other restaurants, I often come here for their cabbage in white broth. In this dish, slices of cabbage is cooked in milky broth til they become soft and yet not too mushy, together with a few types of mushrooms and a few pinches of goji berries (枸杞). Seabass in sauce with oatmeal (干烧鲈鱼) Pork with lotus buns (东坡肉)

It is my first time ordering their seabass as it is more expensive
($28) than other dishes. The whole fish is cooked in a slight sweet and
spicy sauce with some sprinkles of oatmeal on top of the fishes. I like
the addition of ground oatmeal in this dishes but I may be biased since I
like almost everything with ground oatmeal grains. If you do not like
seafood, I recommend trying their pork (东坡肉) with lotus bun. The dish is
very tasty and I like the idea of serving the slices of pork in
pig-shaped container (Isn't that cute?)

Price: Each dish cost around SGD12-28 and less than SGD10. The portion of each dish is quite small so you may be to order at least 3 dishes for a table of two. In general, I consider the price is quite reasonable considering the good quality of food served here.

Method of ordering: Some restaurants in Singapore start offering digital menu that let you order using Ipad. During my first visit to this place, they only offer plain printed menu but they started letting each customer order using ipad now. This may be a plus point for a tech-savvy person.

Membership: If you plan to pay more visit to this restaurant, don't forget to apply for their membership card as you get to accumulate points that will earn you more delicious dishes for free!