Ya Ge (Orchid Hotel)

Doesn’t the rainy weather make us all crave for the comfort of warm soup? Here’s my recommendation! I recently enjoyed Ya Ge’s seafood hotpot with my foodie friends and we had a nourishing and indulgent meal with the Live Mud Crab Set in Lemongrass White Pepper Soup.

In addition to the Mud Crab, the pot also came with an array of fresh seafood like Abalone, Prawns, Mussels, Scallops, Clam, Handmade Cuttlefish paste and Dace Fish balls, together with wild black fungus, baby cabbage, corn, kombu, rice cake, hotpot vermicelli, gluten puff, enoki mushroom, crispy beancurd skin, bamboo shoot, and broccoli. This was literally comfort in a pot! What really stood out for me was the super appetising and unique Lemongrass White Pepper Soup (think pig’s stomach soup with that extra zest from the lemongrass) which truly elevated the overall taste experience and complemented the seafood extremely well! Another available soup base is the Sugarcane & Imperatae Soup which sounds really good too!

Available till 31 Dec 2023, Ya Ge’s Seafood Hotpot series also includes 2 other choices:
~Tiger Garoupa (S$168++, good for 3-4 pax)
~Australian Live Lobster (500g) and South African Abalone (S$218++, good for 3-4 pax)

Dive into a slice of seafood heaven at Ya Ge, where decadent delights await in their newly launched Seafood Hotpot featuring Australian Live Lobster & South African Abalone, Live Mud Crab, and Tiger Garoupa! 🦞🦀🐟

Choose from two tantalizing soup bases – the sweet and cooling Sugarcane with Bai Mao Gen or the enticing Lemongrass and White Pepper. Each hotpot set, designed for 3 to 4 persons, comes with carefully selected live prawns, abalone, mussels, scallops, live lala, assorted fish pastes, and vegetables.

Tiger Garoupa Hotpot: $168++
Live Mud Crab Hotpot: $188++
Australian Live Lobster (500g) and South African Abalone Hotpot: $218++

As the year winds down, celebrate with friends and family at Ya Ge, savoring these hotpot sets that promise to warm hearts and fill bellies. Don't miss out on this seafood extravaganza, as they will only be availabile till 31 December 2023!

Each carrot cake had a crispy exterior, and flavour was decent but felt that it's slightly pricey for the portion.

Other food we had:
- cod fish dumpling with pickled chilli ($8.80)
- steamed chives & meat dumpling ($7.80)
- charcoal barbecued pork bun ($8.80)
We spent about $180 in total for 4 pax.

Overall most items didn't disappoint, only that the price is on a slightly higher side, but you're prob paying for quality and presentation of their food!

Overall Rating: 7.5/10

These were crispy, wrapping really huge prawns within once again. I managed to try the exterior and enjoyed the flavours, but sadly can't have the prawns.

Crispy and crunchy puff, but didn't like that the dough/ pastry was too thick (which made it slightly hard and dry). Interesting because it's Tomato-based sauce within, but slightly too salty.

The yam paste within was so thick!! Puff was also crispy and not too thick here.