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2014-03-20
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Dian Xiao Er is the place where I get my chinese food fix, the specialty duck is definitely our must-have every time we dine at Dian Xiao Er. Have saw the ads in Tiong Bahru Plaza that the dim sum menu is exclusively available at the Tiong Bahru Plaza outlet. So, we finally made our way there to try the dim sum.Ordered our favourite Custard Bun ($4.20), we have never tried the dim sum here before, so we ordered a number of items to try. The Custard Buns were very small, I think this is the small
Ordered our favourite Custard Bun ($4.20), we have never tried the dim sum here before, so we ordered a number of items to try. The Custard Buns were very small, I think this is the smallest custard buns I have ever seen!
Taste wise, it was quite nice, the oozing and bursting flavour of the custard was good, but I felt that it was just too small!
We like how the Carrot cake ($3.60) is pan fried to its crispy and brown texture. We could taste the carrot bits with each bite, good and tasty!
The Fried Mango Fritters ($4.20) isn't too bad, but I felt that the crispy shreds was too much, it seems that we had to eat a lot of the fried shreds before we could taste the mango inside. This didnt quite please me, won't order this again the next time.
If you like fried items, the Fried Prawn Dumpling with Mayo ($3.90) is not a bad choice. Dip it with mayo and enjoy the crispiness on the outer part and freshness of the prawn inside.
The Banana & Prawn Roll ($4.20) is a very pleasing dessert. Eaten hot, the taste of the banana and prawn blends well and gives a melt in the mouth feeling. A sweet delight!
We love the Jin Chuan Dumpling ($3.90), especially with the special garlic sauce, it is a bit sour and spicy, just like hot and sour soup... nice and appetising! However, it didnt look as nice as it tasted! When I saw it being served, I though it looks like a frozen dumpling to me. It didnt help that it was served on a small sauce dish and not a plate, presentation was very bad!
The rice roll with char siew ($4.20) was a disappointment. The skin of the rice roll was dull and tasteless, and the char siew was equally bad. The rice roll and char siew couldnt blend, taste test fail!
The Yam Cake ($3.60) was a pleasant surprise, it didnt look very nice on the appearance, but it tasted true to its ingredients and is rich and yammy!
The congee ($3.30) is the usual nice chinese style congee, with bits of pork and century egg, comforting and warm!
The dim sum is average over at Dian Xiao Er, a few items disappointed while a few was nice though not fantastic. The menu is not very extensive too, I was looking for Fried Spring Roll but couldn't find any, I thought this should be on every dim sum menu! Still, it is worth trying the dim sum here. But I most probably wont try it a second time though, as I still prefer the main courses and the specialty duck at Dian Xiao Er!There is a 35% Senior Citizens & Students discount on dim sum when we visited at about 2pm for late lunch. The discount is applicable at two slots from 10 - 11.30am and 2 - 4.30pm. Quite a good deal!
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