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Back to one of my fav chinese restaurant for their minced pork la mian, and this time I chose to order some dim sum along with it as well. I love how juicy the big prawns are inside the har-gows although it's slightly pricey! The rest were just pretty mediocre.You have to and must try the la mian here, for it's good and super affordable!…查看更多

My ex-colleagues had earlier arrange for a dinner session to go to Bukit Batok. I had previously made a reservation for table at Mayim but nearly unable to make any reservation as their minimum number of people before they allow reservation were at 6 people.I was thinking what the hell are they thinking that we cannot make reservation with less people. Anyway, just to fulfill their requirement, I said got 6 people (We had 5 people in total) and made a reservation which was a standard timing of starting time 7:30pm (Do not understand why even timing, they also need to control). As we reached (Around 7pm) the restaurant early which was at West Mall Shopping Mall Level 2. There was a lot of people queuing up for a meal at the restaurant and since we reached early, I looked for the staff intending to tell them we reached early so can wait for the next available table for us to seat at.To my disappointment, the staff told me that there are no tables at the moment and ask us to walk around till our appointment time at 7:30pm (What are they thinking of? We reached early cannot go in to have our meals early?) At the same time, my ex-colleagues are already started to queue for it and chat up along the way. We saw a few families being called in to dine in the restaurant. (Reservation lose to people queuing there?).We got a table by queuing with the crowd around 7:15pm and started to order our dishes when my phone rang. It was the staff who called and ask me to come to the restaurant as the table was ready. I replied that I am already inside the restaurant and ordered our food (The staff was like shunned to hear that). If queuing up was faster than reservation, why was there a reservation with so many restriction imposed on it? Very disappointed and bad impression of it.There are different types of tables mainly suitable for 2 person up to a total of 10 people tables and space between each other are just nice (Not to wide and not too near). Staff wise, I would say there are still room for improvement. Anyway, our dishes are served not long after we ordered our meals.The beef version of La Mian was nice. You can see the tender meat with those fatty beef tendon. The dish was of a very nice display of dishes.Based on the menu, this was a spicy flavored “La Mian” topped with minced pork, peanut, sesame & preserved vegetable served in dry (with special meat sauce). To me, it was nicely decorated before being served which was up to standard for the viewing of the dish. The La Mian are very fresh with those QQ feel when eating it. The minced pork were not a bad match for this dish and overall, I would say this was one of the recommended dish when you are there.I would say this dish was nice but there are even better ones out there (Lost to Beauty World hawker stall dim sum). Though it was not as good, the standard was still there.Their Xiao Long Bao are quite stingy as there are not much meat in it though the soup inside are still quite nice. The whole Xiao Long Bao are placed on a aluminum cookie plate for easy removing from the bamboo container but the skin was being stick onto it that it breaks very easily.Assorted diced duck meat, shrimp, mushroom, chicken & conpoy in brown sauce over savory riceAssorted diced chicken, duck & ham in sweet corn cream over savory riceThe skin are being deep fried till crispy but I do not really like this type of crispy as it was very dry and feel quite oily too. Within it are all Turnip which was a type of vegetable and I do not really like the taste of it too.This pudding was filled with nice durian fragrance and the pudding itself was being mixed with read durian fruit in it. Great for durian lovers.This was another durian dessert dish again in mochi style. The Mochi was very soft and sprinkle with some powder before served. Inside it was full of real durian meat while the sides comes with 2 quarter pieces of strawberries.…查看更多

The dim sum was fresh and excellent, simple things like siew mai or cheong taste surprisingly better than many other places. I like that you can order the dim sum by pieces, so you don't have to order 4 xiao long bao. The minimum quantity for each dimsum is 2 pieces, just the right amount. It's is also worth mentioning that the Chinese tea is only $1.20 per head and you get a cup that allows you to individually brew your tea leaves. Apart from that, i also favour their la mian which is delicious yet affordable (around $8 to $11 for a decent bowl)Definitely will come again for other dishes.…查看更多

We were warmly greeted by Mayim's staff in Chinese as we made our way through the entrance with a staff guiding us to the seats at the benches at one cozy corner. The first impression set was real good, moreover the crowd in the restaurant had actually liven up the ambience with groups of families dining in big tables. Settings and lights were very comfortable to both my mum and myself as the entire restaurants were adorn with big lantern looking lamps hanging on the ceilings. 2 Menus were already available on the table awaiting for our arrival. After we had ordered our dishes, we were given a ordering slip and every item will be strike off one by one upon arriving at our tables by the waitress.Instead of serving customers with the usual cup of yellow tea, mum and I was surprised to see that the cup had actually separated the chrysanthemum flowers away from the hot water. Sweetness was almost none and the color is slightly yellowish only but having the tea served this way is better as customers can refill the tea as many times.Cost: S$2.20Glass of lemon tea tasted rather powdery and the barley comes with half slice of lemon to enhance the taste to a refreshing level amongst the cloudiness.Cost: S$2.45When the roasted meets in the un-roasted in the pool (Soup). A double up of savory treats from the grilled reddish slices of char Siew meat with lovely tender boiled chicken meat in soup together with the springy and Q noodles. The 2 stalks of greens had actually sums up the presentation of the dish enhancing its color. Cost: S$8.80Shanghai Xiao Long Bao (XLB) comes in a tray of 3 with shredded ginger and vinegar contained in a saucer. Each XLB was well seated on an aluminum tray instead of placing them in the wooden steamer and looked voluptuous. As I hold up the XLB with my chopsticks, I can really feel the weight and the essence of the "tang" (soup) sagging down by gravitational forces. *slurps*. I began to bite it carefully, yet still having those essence oozed out with high pressure. Minced meat tasted with hints of wine with sweetness from the "Tang". The only imperfection that I find it losing out to our popular Taiwanese restaurant is its XLB skin, it would be a lot better if the skin is made thinner.Cost: S$2.70The petite looking Luo Bo Gao (Carrot Cake) comes in 2 and was soft yet firm enough to withstand the frying. Although it looks abit brown, its crispy outside and chewy inside. Yums! Cost: S$2.20The Sheng Jian Guo Tie are more than what I expected. Pan fried to a perfection with crisp at the external. Its dumpling skin had encased the juicy and tender ball of minced meat so some empty spaces in between. Becareful especially as the juice will ooze out at high pressure once you bite on them!Cost: S$3.00The meal was shared between 2 and I find the price reasonable given the standard and service was better than average.Note:(1) Request to remove the side dish (kimchi) and wet towel from the start to save the cost(2) Dim Sum is available throughout the day(3) When having XLB or Guo Tie, be additional careful, giving small bites to avoid the Essence "shooting" out.…查看更多

I love their soup (can't remember the name but it cost around $6). We ordered some mushroom minced meat stuff and xiao long baos. The Xiao Long Baos did not make the mark. The skin tasted a little soggy and broke easily even though it was quite thick. The soup broth inside was too salty. If it wasn't to satisfy my cravings, I would not have ordered this. The cream of mushroom with bacon was not bad at first try but got too jelat after a few mouthfuls. There are always long queues during weekends so go there earlier to avoid the queue!…查看更多

When I first saw the side dish on the table at Mayim Chinese Cuisine, I literally thought it was kimchi. It left me pretty confused cos I thought it was a chinese restaurant and they served kimchi as their side. However when I took a piece to try, I realized it was not kimchi. It was another form of pickled chinese cabbage. The cabbage tasted sour but the sauce they marinate it with was salty. the portion was quite long for a side dish so we did not order any vegetables side. We tried their chilli oil wanton thinking it would taste the same as those of din tai fung and crystal jade. However to our surprise, the sauce for the wanton is black sweet sauce. It was so unique. The wanton is large and juicy and very meaty. It actually went well with the sweet sauce.…查看更多

Mayim serves a wide range of chinese delicies from ramen to dimsum. The dim sum is freshly made and juicy. it is cheaper compared to others. i highly recommend this place as it is clean and the service is good. They provide you with a basket to put your bag under your seats, rarely do you find restaurant which provides such services. I think it's pretty thoughtful! Food wise..... Price is reasonable and cheaper than other chinese restaurant such as Ding Tai fung, Dian xiao er and more. However, might need to queue for awhile during peak hours especially weekdays. The wait will not be too long, about 15 - 20 minutes. If you don't wish to wait, you can make a call for reservation. They do accept reservation. Great place!…查看更多

When you go to Mayim Chinese Cuisine, do try their Xiao Long Bao. One thing i like about this restaurant is that they allow you to order the number of xiao long bao you want, of course they have a minimum among of three pieces. unlike other places where the quantity is pre decided and may not be enough to go around. mayim allow you to order as many as you like and their xiao long bao is placed in cookie casing. i think to prevent the soup from seeping out should your xiao long bao skin breaks. you still can drink up the soup from the casing. their xiao long bao skin is not too thick, the meat inside is very fresh and the soup is very tasty not too salty. on top of my 4 pieces of xiao long bao, i also ordered their roast duck noodles as well. it was realy good too. …查看更多

Mayim really serves very unique Chinese Cuisine. Although the food has the same name as those of Din Tai Fung or Crystal Jade, but the way they cooked it is very different. I ordered their Dumpling in Hot and Sour Soup ($5.80) and a bowl of rice (80 cents) as my dinner. I thought their hot and sour soup will be the thick kind with like toufu and mushroom but when they served it to me, it was very thin, and no toufu. in fact there was tang hoon inside with tau pok. The soup was indeed sourish and spicy. The dumpling is very juicy, it itself have its own flavouring. This goes absolutely well with rice, I was very satisfied.…查看更多

Dinner at Mayim Chinese Cuisine for me. I could not decide what to order so I settled for their signature Roasted Chicken Noodles Dry ($8.50). They also have the soup version but I prefer dry and it cost slightly more than the soup version. They have various types of noodles, Hong Kong Noodles and La Mian. My noodles was under the Hong Kong noodles section. The chicken is roasted really well, the meat is not dry at all, in fact it is juicy and tender. The sauce they add to the noodles is really tasty, not too salty. The noodles is very fine, it is also very crunchy, means it is not overcooked. it is served together with a bowl of soup. the soup is very tasty, it makes the meal complete.…查看更多

Its been long since I last ate Guo Tie. Sorry I do not know exactly how to spell it in English. The price is actually a bit high and it only have a few of them as you can see in the pic. It is served with soy sauce and it is quite bigger than the normal size. It smells great and it tastes better!! It has all the nice taste in it and the skin is quite crispy yet it isn't too hardy. Overall, i think you should try this. :)…查看更多

Decided to skip to Mayim at Westmall for a delicious lunch. It is good food at good price. We shared the zha jiang mian, the chef was pretty generous with the mince pork, quite a lovely bowl of noodles. I love handmade noodles. Despite trying to stay away from carbo, handmade noodles like this is irresistible. Beancurd skin. Fu Pi JuanThis is my very healthy bowl of multi-grained rice. The texture was good and taste was lovely and comforting. Pretty normal plate of chicken feet. My favourite dish was the multi grained rice!…查看更多

Dim Sum is a Chinese cuisine that is close to my heart. Back when I was no more than a metre tall, my late grandfather would bring the whole family along to savour scrumptious Dim Sum at restaurants. The good ol’ days you say. What I like about Dim Sum is that each dish is so full of flavour and they are served in bite-sized portions that is really manageable and not boring. The perfect meal at tea time. We seldom hear of good Dim Sum restaurants in the heartlands but I am fortunate to know one, which I am going to share with you.It is really interesting at Mayim because you use odd shaped plates rather than the usual China associated with Dim Sum.I have to admit that the Siew Mai ($2.40) and Ha Kao ($2.60) are the default dishes that we would order for any Dim Sum meal. The reason being, they are simply delicious. The outer skin of the Ha Kao or shrimp dumpling was not sticky and did not tear easily. This ensured that there was enough moisture in each dumpling to offer that heavenly taste. On top of that, the prawn was fresh and crunchy.Mayim’s version of Siew Mai or pork dumpling had Chinese mushrooms thrown into the mixture. Each treat was tender and soft, not forgetting the inviting aroma from the mushrooms and well seasoned pork.Traditional Char Siew Baos ($2.40) are always a crowd favourite. This one here was no different. The hand-made buns were fluffy and sweet. The delightful Char Siew filling inside threatened to ooze out with each bite!Steamed Vermicelli Roll with Shrimp ($4.00) was accompanied with a special soy sauce that was uniquely sweet. The vermicelli roll was smooth glided down your throat with ease.Of all the dishes, we found Pan Friend Turnip Cake with Chinese Sausage and Dried Shrimp ($1.00) just passable. Nothing special to rave about. In fact, it was rather dry.My late grandfather loved this desert so naturally I am a fan of it. Mini Red Bean Paste Pancake with Banana ($4.50) was a savoury treat. Not only was it crispy, the red bean paste was also warm and moist. A perfect dessert to end your meal with.E and I have been to Mayim countless of times and we are very sure this will not be our last. That’s how high we rate them!…查看更多

Mayim is the most popular restaurant at West Mall. It always has the longest queue during lunch or dinner time. I always love the food at Mayim. My sister has bought 猪脚醋 home after she had lunch with friends over there. Well, I dont really like to eat this 猪脚醋 so this dish is really not to my liking. Think i dont really know how to appreciate that. The taste is too overwhelming, and the vinegar taste is too strong that i can handle. Wish that my sister has bought other dishes other than this 猪脚醋!…查看更多

It was my first visit to Mayim, and I certainly would go back again. As to why, you'll find out below. :)Had met-up with my classmate and as she was craving for dim sum, she recommended going to Mayim, saying it was nice and the price was reasonable. When we reached, there was a short queue but it was our turn very quickly. We got a side table and I saw that the plate was really cute! The menu was full of delights, SO MANY CHOICES TO CHOOSE FROM! I had to think for a good 10minutes on what I wanted to order bcos I felt like ordering all the items, the photos simply made them look too appetizing. After a long while, I finally decided on a plate of dried noodles with roasted duck, and my friend ordered some dim sum for us to share. I also ordered a Milk Tea to go along with my meal. The dishes were served really fast. :)Duck NoodlesThe noodles is worth the money. Noodles were springy, and the roast duck was not too hard. The sauce to stir in the noodles was flavourful too. Only thing was the veg was too little for me. Dim SumThe xiao long bao was really juicy, the juice just burst into your mouth, full of flavours. A tad too salty though. Ingredients used were fresh. :)The bacon and spring onion pastry was really dry, and pastry was too thick. Too much spring onion and too little bacon. I didnt really like this, so only ate about 3 mouths.The prawn dumpling was my favourite. Although the skin used was abit thick, The prawn was juicy. Piping hot when I ate it, burnt my tongue. Lastly, there's bbq chicken bun, but I felt abit 'cheated' by the name of it, as it was char siew inside. Same thing as the other dim sum, the skin was too thick, very little fillings.Milk TeaThe taste was not wat I expected. It had a more 'tea' taste, while I was used to the 'more milky' taste. I didnt like it during the 1st few gulps I took, but slowly it bcame nicer to drink. Haha, so in the end, I drank it all up. :)Overall, although the dim sum wasnt that nice, the price was considered low as compared to other places which have dim sum. Their main was nice, and there's so many choices of food you can choose to eat. Thus, the next time I go, I will try their other dishes available. :)One thing to note: They serve pickled veg once you sit at a table, and for that, it cost each person 50cents, and another 30cents per person for wet tissue. I didnt really like this as it all adds up in the bill, and these arent necessary. Thus, if you don't want them, you'll have to tell the waitress in advance. :)…查看更多