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2010-12-31
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I had a voucher to dine here and was deciding to just order fried rice and dessert. But after reading raving reviews about this establishment, I wanted to try some of their signature dishes. Well, take it as a pampering treat for my mum and me!There were not many people when I went there, perhaps reason being it was a weekday. We were shown to our seats, which were by the window where we could see the pool. The seats were comfortable, with a pillow for my back. Although we were suggested by the
There were not many people when I went there, perhaps reason being it was a weekday. We were shown to our seats, which were by the window where we could see the pool. The seats were comfortable, with a pillow for my back. Although we were suggested by the staff to order tea, it seems that at such a classy Chinese restaurant, ordering tea is sort of a must, so we ordered chrysanthemum tea. You could request the level of sweetness for the tea or choose to put the sugar yourself. The tea was crystal clear and it was such a relaxing sight to watch the shiny teaspoon stirring the sugar in the tea.
First up, free appetizer! Carrot with lotus root. The carrot is sweet, tasted raw. Lotus root is bland though.
We ordered 3 main dishes. The Braised Homemade Beancurd with Spinach and Crabmeat ($24) looked like a snow island masterpiece due to the chunks of crab meat flooding the entire dish. There's actually spinach underneath the beancurd. The beancurd was smooth, there's solid crab meat pieces and top all this with savoury sauce! Mmmmm...
Wok Fried Crocodile Meat and Celery with Spicy Sauce ($42): Though I was reluctant to order this dish due to its cost, eventually I ordered it as I wanted to try their crocodile meat. And I didn't regret it one bit! The crocodile meat was sliced thinly, thus I was popping slice after slice into my mouth! There were few mushrooms as well, so it was akin to treasure hunting, finding for the mushrooms and popping them into my mouth with the crocodile meat to excite my taste buds! I even ate lots of celery pieces!
Usually I would prefer to eat the dishes with rice, so we left some portions for later consumption and waited. But it turned out that we actually need not wait at all, since the rice could be eaten on its own. The Eight Treasure Fried Rice ($28) comprises of white and brown rice mixed together, and cooked in a claypot with beancurd, spring onion and meat which I presumed was barbequed pork but the staff claimed it wasn't. Anyway, I couldn't make out what items were in this dish that the staff mentioned, but it doesn't matter, so long as it tastes superb!
For desserts, we had the Chilled Fresh Mango Puree with Sago ($8) and the Chilled Yam Pudding ($7). Mango puree was never a disappointment. There were yam cubes in the pudding, which had a stronger yam taste than the pudding itself. Atop of the pudding were 3 pieces of dragon fruit balls and mint leaf.
I was delighted when the staff gave us 2 red bean pastries and said that it was on the house! The pastry was crisp, red bean paste was sweet and the sesame seeds were fragrant. Lovely petite pastries!
Prices are on the high end but I guess you are paying for good value.
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