Comfort Food

This was some disappointing dim sum to start off our trip. Sometimes social media hype is just not reliable and this is a prime example.

There was nothing extraordinary with this place. The liushabao has too much bread as compared to filling and the hargow skin was quite thick. Even the chicken claws were tough and the skin didn’t pull apart when I bit into it (which is the norm at any other random dim sum place).

The place was packed with tourists - which is always a sign that it isn’t authentic dim sum.

A great disappointment.
No one should travel all the way to HK and settle for such subpar quality

The prawns and juicy and fresh and the mushrooms were well cooked in cream and served on a perfectly toasted bread.

Good food and good service!

This is the best item for brunch imo.
We had the burger and I felt like it was quite tasteless although the texture of the patty was quite good. But the caramelized onions were not particularly exceptional - a sign that this is not their signature range on their menu.

I recommend sticking to their brunch food instead.

A pretty underwhelming lunch tbh. The service was not up to standards and we were not informed of the lunch set when we were seated.

I wasn’t impressed by the sandwich and the seafood pasta was also rather average.

Don’t think I will patronize this place again for lunch. Their pastries and desserts are quite decent so I may come back for that.

We patronized the I12 Katong branch and we thoroughly enjoyed our experience there.

The service was impeccable and the staff kept swinging by to ask us if we were satisfied with the food and if we needed more condiments.

The food was delightful, albeit the Mac N Cheese was only the oilier side - but hey, who eats healthy Mac N Cheese anyway.

We also had the Patty Melt Burger that was not pictured, which was great and the patty was well seasoned without being overwhelmingly salty. But the caramelised onions on the burger was the ace of the plate - the best I’ve had in a long while.

Overall, highly recommended!

This store is apparently famous for their braised duck drumstick noodles and I must say it is quite good. The prices have increased over the years but portions have still remained the same.

Canton is one of the few places that we can find century egg in 红油. As good as we could remember.

Had some of the piglet 流沙包, that was not shown in the picture, and it’s sad to say that their standard for that particular item had dropped. The custard inside was not as runny and was grainy instead.

However, the fried rice and the honey bbq pork bun were the redeeming factor for today’s visit!

Lobster was juice and fresh.
Noodles were springy and good but as a Singaporean this was not as flavorful as expected as there was a lack of ‘wok hei’. Then again it’s a London restaurant so I might have been expecting too much haha

The mixed flavors soup dumplings were good to try but the OG ones are still the best!

Bought the namesake items on the menu and it tastes rather close to the one I had at Leicester Square in London. The best part of the lobster has got to be the lemon butter sauce! Don’t opt for any other options!

I’ll take a 5 hour bus ride crossing the customs just to satiate my Nasi Lemak cravings. Not kidding. Still the best Nasi Lemak I’ve had hands down.

First time trying fish BKT and the fish meat was so soft and tender. Didn’t disappoint!