From now to 30 September, the Crystal Jade Group of restaurant concepts will be paying homage to Singapore’s rich heritage with familiar specialities and reimagined classics. Over at Crystal Jade Golden Palace, get ready to be well pampered starting with the Abalone with Black Garlic Bak Kut Teh that is served in a teapot, a broth with so much depth in flavours you will drink every sip of it.
My parents love the next dish of Nanyang Fresh Rojak with Roasted Duck, which brings a new spin to the classic salad with an umami rich sauce. The Sautéed Squid and Petai is a dish calling out for a bowl of rice as both ingredients are elevated with the piquant homemade sambal. For our main, we got the Nyonya Fried Vermicelli Mee Siam with Assorted Seafood, the rice noodles having a wok hei aroma and coated evenly with the rempah. We ended with Durian Chendol in Coconut and I ❤️ SG Pudding.
This is the only Crystal Jade with a Michelin star, and it’s a notch above the crystal jade stainless steel palace takashimaya, both in terms of food quality and ambiance. Avoid the Peking Duck though, it is mediocre compared to Imperial Treasure on the same floor of Paragon. Service is attentive, but incredibly slow and with mistakes.
This is the only Crystal Jade with a Michelin star, and it’s a notch above the crystal jade stainless steel palace takashimaya, both in terms of food quality and ambiance. Avoid the Peking Duck though, it is mediocre compared to Imperial Treasure on the same floor of Paragon. Service is attentive, but incredibly slow and with mistakes.
Starting from 19 January, Crystal Jade Group of restaurants will launch the festive dishes and menus to usher in the Year of the Dragon. All casual and fine dining outlets will feature a unique lineup of dishes and set menus, and I had the opportunity to sneak preview them. Starting with the prosperity yu sheng that is available at all fine dining concepts, the traditional yu sheng is elevated with the addition of Boston lobster tail and aburi scallop. Crystal Jade Pavillion will be showcasing the double-boiled kampong chicken soup while the Hong Kong Kitchen team is presenting the pan-fried dace fish paste in Shunde style. Listed in the Michelin Guide, Crystal Jade Golden Palace is serving up a pan-fried South Africa abalone topped with crispy leek and a lava kumquat taro doughnut while Crystal Jade Palace is going festive with the premium loin rib coated with Cointreau orange sauce and a dessert of red bean roll with tangerine peel. The noodle specialist of Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao has a dry la mian with prawn and celtuce, while diners can takeaway the eight treasures vegetable wrapped in beancurd skin that is so reminiscent of a pen cai.
Led by Group Executive Chef Martin Foo, the stellar chef teams from both fine and casual dining restaurants have curated seasonal dishes
ranging from enticing High-Tea sets and set menus
Feature :
From Crystal Jade golden palace
💕steamed whole deboned fish wrapped in crystal jelly in teochew style
My fav, diners can choose a live fish, so it’s very fresh.
The fish filleted then wrapped with shiitake mushroom, red chili, preserved vegetables, Chinese celery and shredded ginger batonettes in a delicate mung bean sheet, and steamed in a light stock tinged with the tanginess of fresh tomatoes and preserved vegetables.
So it’s fresh , tangy, with hint of ginger
💰Seasonal price
💕Hakka grandma’s pork belly with preserved vegetable
The pork belly was very tender and served with preserved vegetable, perfect pair for rice.
💰$28 for 4 pcs
💕superior bird’s nest with taro paste in deep fried sesame ball
Crispy golden brown sesame ball filled with generous superior bird nest.
💰$18.8 for 3 pcs
From Crystal Jade la Mian Xiao long Bao and Jiang nan
💕Deed fried assorted mushroom and lotus roots in chef’s special spicy cumin powder.
Addictive deep fried mushroom and lotus that coated with spicy cumin powder
💰$16.8
📍Crystal Jade Golden Palace and Crystal Jade la Mian Xiao long Bao and Jiang nan
With a choice of live fish; soon hock and garoupa are recommended, the fish is first filleted then wrapped with shiitake mushroom, red chili, preserved vegetables, Chinese celery and shredded ginger batonettes in a delicate mung bean sheet, and steamed in a light stock tinged with the tanginess of fresh tomatoes and preserved vegetables.
Melt in your mouth braised pork belly with Preserved Vegetables, goes so well with the Lotus Bun or a bowl of steamed white rice.
🧧From crystal Jade golden palace
Steamed Boston lobster with puning bean sauce, vermicelli and garlic
💰$ seasonal price
🧧From all fine dining restaurant
Golden harvest sea cucumber yu sheng
💰$208 large and $138 small
🧧From crystal Jade kitchen, la Mian Xiao long Bao and Jiang nan
Dang gui Crispy salted chicken
💰$19.8 half and $36.8 whole.
Chinese New Year dining at Crystal Jade restaurants* will commence from 4 Jan 2023 (select outlets will be closed on 22 Jan 2023) and set menus for up to ten persons are available.
Reservations can be made at outlets or online via https://inline.app/booking/cj.
Festive takeaway goodies can be pre-ordered online at estore.crystaljade.com and outlets from 21 Nov 2022 to 5 Feb 2023 and are ready for pick up from outlets island-wide from 4 Jan 2023.
For a lavish eat, opt for their Steamed Boston Lobster with Puning Bean Sauce, Vermicelli & Garlic! 🦞 Love how flavourful the vermicelli is 🍜, on equal standing with the springy lobster! Available at Crystal Jade Golden Palace.
Feature dishes from Crystal Jade Golden Palace:
💕 Pan-fried Red Grouper with Radish & Yellow
Bean in Teochew Style.
Red Grouper is pan-fried, then stewed with leeks, radish and shiitake mushrooms among other ingredients till the broth is enriched with collagen and milky.
💰seasonal prices
💕 Teochew Four Delights
Braised Duck, Chilled Lobster Crystal Jelly,
Golden Palace Crispy Crab Roll & Chilled Mala Jellyfish and Chinese Yam in Aged Vinegar
💰$58
📍Crystal Jade Golden Palace.
We sample a few of their new dishes during the media tasting and I was thoroughly impressed with the flavours and presentation. Dishes that are available at Crystal Jade Golden Palace includes the starter of Teochew Four Delights ($58) whereby the order comes in a large platter filled with braised duck, chilled lobster crystal jelly that pays homage to pork trotter jelly, crispy crab roll and chilled mala jellyfish with Chinese yam in aged vinegar. All these small bites and refreshing flavours help to whet the appetite for the later dishes. This was followed up with the Pan-fried Red Grouper with Radish & Yellow Bean (seasonal price) that is prepared the Teochew style. The firm texture of the grouper gives it a nice bite, complemented with the umami sauce.
The subsequent dishes are available at Crystal Jade Palace such as the Superior Bird’s Nest with Fresh Crab Roe ($88) served with a side of Jinhua ham soup that is meant to be enjoyed separately. The richness from the bird’s nest and crab roe is balanced with the soul-comforting broth. Served tableside, the Braised Whole Thick Fish Maw ($78) is unlike any fish maw that you would have eaten elsewhere as this is top-quality fish maw that has a gelatinous mouthfeel cooked with spring onion and served with a thick braising liquid. The Sauteed Spare Ribs with Aged Black Vinegar & Lychee ($32) is an appetizing meat dish with the aged black vinegar bringing the tanginess to awaken the senses.
A unique dish is the Poached Cabbage in Porridge Water with Conpoy & Garlic ($26) with the porridge water being a thickener while the garlic brings another layer of flavour. The carbs for the day went to the Mee Pok ($28) that has been tossed in the homemade XO sauce and topped with crispy pork lardon and crackling pork belly, making it a fitting end to the meal before the dessert of Chilled Beancurd with Ginger Osmanthus Syrup ($8.80) with the addition of more candied ginger to give more antioxidants into the body.
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✨ Crystal Jade Golden Palace
📍 290 Orchard Road, Paragon, Unit 05-22, Singapore 238859
🍴[Media Invite]
Pan-fried Live Fish (Red Grouper as featured) with Radish & Yellow Bean in Teochew Style 活鱼潮式萝卜黄豆半煎煮 (seasonal price)
Do not miss the delightful platter of Teochew Four Delights ($58++), which comprises Mala Jellyfish & Chinese Yam in Aged Vinegar 🌶, Braised Duck 🦆, Chilled Lobster Crystal Jelly 🦞 & Teochew Crispy Crab Roll. All of them were exquisite in taste, with that Mala Jellyfish making an impression with its irresistible crunch & robust flavours! 😋
The freshness of the pristine live fish 🐟 is evident from its firm bite with no fishiness at all! 💯 Pan-fried before stewing with leeks, radish & shiitake mushrooms among other ingredients, be sure to finish every drop of that milky broth enriched with collagen 🤤. This comes at seasonal price.
