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soooooo soft & smoky omg i was literally in love. only downside is that the salad bar is not as extensive as the other outlets :")

I know I said I prefer unseasoned grilled chicken hahaha but hey I should try different things right? We love their free-flow salad bar so we returned. Expertly grilled again.

I wanted to like this concept, but the food was underwhelming. Cheap salmon and slow.

This unique dish was fantastic, so delicious.
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Features large boneless fillets of barramundi fish, coated in the house shrimp paste, then deep-fried. It's crispy outside and tender flaky inside, with a gentle savoury sweet flavour.
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Plated with crisp shallots and juicy pomelo chunks, which lend vegetal fruity sweet sour flavour.
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The dish is generously served with a bright gravy, infused with pomelo and mango juice and red chili, lending a sharp fruity sweet sour spice kick. Among our favourite dishes here.
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Zing By Xi Yan
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/11/zing-by-xi-yan.html

Loved their Hakka Yong Tau Foo (SGD $15) rendition, which features 6 large pieces of ingredients, all stuffed with a filling of tender minced pork and soft fish paste. There's 2 spongy tofu bean curd puffs, 1 crisp yellow bell pepper, 2 wispy bean curd skin wraps, 1 crunchy bitter gourd, and 1 springy tofu bean curd. Immersed in a thick soy bean gravy, these carry grainy vegetal meaty sweet savoury salty earthy flavours. Very filling, great when paired with white rice.
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The Steamed Whole Sea Bass Fish Hong Kong Style In Soy Sauce (SGD $32) features a fresh sea bass fish, medium in size (about 600g - 700g), with tender flaky fish meat. Dressed with crisp parsley, scallions, and red chili, which lend vegetal sweet spice flavour. The robust soy sauce gravy carries bold salty earthy savoury flavour, lifting the overall taste of the dish.
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Loved the ample gravy in the Tropical Fruits Sweet & Sour Pork (SGD $18), which is thick and sour sweet in flavour. The chunks of tender chewy pork loin have meaty sweet sour savoury flavour, while the juicy fruits (lychee, pineapple, strawberry) lend fruity sweet flavour, and the crunchy cucumber lends a cooling vegetal sweet note.
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Zing By Xi Yan
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/11/zing-by-xi-yan.html

The Tang Yuan Mixed (SGD $6.40) features 2 unique flavours. The Tang Yuan Green Tea With Black Sesame Paste has chewy green tea infused glutinous rice exterior with a grainy thick chunky black sesame paste interior, bursting with earthy nutty sweet flavour. The Tang Yuan With Custard Paste has chewy glutinous rice exterior with a grainy thick chunky custard interior, bursting with salty savoury sweet flavour. Both are served in a warm ginger soup / broth with herbal sweet spice flavour.
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The Kai-Lan With Olive Leaves And Garlic (SGD $16) has large crunchy stalks of kai-lan / Chinese kale / Chinese broccoli with vegetal sweet flavour, dressed with wispy deep-fried olive leaves with vegetal earthy savoury bitter flavour, and crisp fried garlic chips with savoury salty spice flavour. The contrast of textures and flavours is pleasant and unique.
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The Spinach In Trio Egg Broth (SGD $18) is more a soup than a vegetable dish, with leaves of crisp spinach, a trio of bouncy eggs (regular chicken eggs, salted eggs, and century eggs), and soft wolfberries / goji berries, in a warm soup / broth. Infused with the flavour of the ingredients, this carries lovely vegetal sweet salty savoury earthy herbal flavour.
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Zing By Xi Yan
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/11/zing-by-xi-yan.html

The XO Radish Cake (SGD $13) features house-made radish cake cubes, soft and chewy with earthy starchy sweet flavour.
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It's stir-fried with crunchy bean sprouts, wispy chicken egg, chewy dried shrimp, and crisp spring onions, this carries an addictive eggy vegetal sweet savoury salty spice flavour, yum.
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With The Squid Game (SGD $22), I like that it's non-greasy, the chunks of battered salt and pepper octopus (yes octopus, not squid...) having a gentle crunch to the exterior and a bouncy chew to the interior.
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Tossed with crisp young celery, flat dried red chili, and crunchy sesame seeds, each bite bursts with nutty savoury salty spice sweet flavour.
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The Black Truffle Prawn Omelette (SGD $23) has lovely chunky soft egg omelette with eggy savoury salty sweet flavour, dressed with tiny black truffle shavings and truffle oil which lends an earthy taste to the dish.
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Completed with bouncy deshelled prawns which lend sweet savoury flavour, and a delicate freshness.
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Zing By Xi Yan
More details:
https://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2023/11/zing-by-xi-yan.html

Dropped by at about 8.30pm on a Saturday and still had to wait for about 30min. Last order 9pm and they close at 10pm. Had the Teriyaki Chicken Set ($16.90+) and the Fishcake Set ($14.90+). Chicken was so nicely charred and tender, portion was alright considering the chicken pieces were thick. Fishcake was actually pretty good on first bite with lots of ingredients mixed inside, but after a while it became quite bland without any sauce to eat it with - had to spam the shichimi and lemon chilli with every bite. Each set comes with rice, miso soup, and an onsen egg. Or course, we also gorged ourselves on the free flow salad bar, with our favourites being the beansprouts, potato salad, macaroni salad, the sweet watermelon, and the very concentrated coffee jelly.

So colorful, like eating rainbow!🌈 super healthy mix of carrots, bok choy, fried tofu, bell peppers & corn with cauliflower rice. Topped with sesame seeds, pine nuts & maple orange dressing. Added 63°C egg (+$1.50) & it's the perfect flowy yolk that has a orangey colour😍💯

Chose black rice & soba as base. Love the dressing, prominent coconut & peanut taste! There's 2 types of mango for mine, 1 sweet & 1 sour 😋 generous portion of fried tofu, purple cabbage & fresh creamy avocado. Topped with pickled ginger, coriander, chilli flakes & sesame seeds.

Such a colorful bowl😍 love how they mix the maple vinaigrette dressing together for you so its evenly mixed! Base is half rocket half herbed quinoa (u can opt for full rocket too). Butternut squash, sweet nashi pear, baked tofu & crunchy walnuts! Healthy yet satisfying 😋💯

The house special pesto is very good & they're generous with it too! Fragrant, nutty & cheesy taste😋 Added an 63°C egg (+$1.50) too. Able to customize base so I chose caulirice & fusilli pasta which the latter pairs better with pesto. This has natto but u can choose to swap ur protein if you don't like natto (this is the only bowl that can swap the protein). Natto & pesto surprisingly pairs well! Comes with french beans, cherry tomatoes, rocket & pine nuts! Super love this bowl💯👍🏻