This was very good. The yam was crispy with a smooth inside, and it was packed full with lots of diced vegetables, fungus, mushrooms, chicken and nuts. It’s excellent and priced very reasonably as well. Service at Zi Yean was outstanding too.
Favourite dish of the night. The cabbage was stewed till it was really soft, and the gravy went well with it without being too salty. In fact, soft, full of gravy and accompanied by dried scallops are three things that describe many things on the menu. Everything we had was delicious, and at reasonable prices with no service charge.
I was here for a dim sum lunch on a weekday.. the place was more than half filled and service was prompt.
The dim sum here is good, as I expected, since it's opened by a Hong Konger. I usually try not to have any expectations, because the more you expect the worst the food can be most times. Zi yean does not disappoint me at all!
We ordered a variety of dishes & I can't remember which one is not as good. As I didn't had the pork ribs myself, I heard that the pork ribs were not tasty.
Can't wait for the next visit!
Reasonably priced dim sum in airconditioned traditional chinese restaurant settings in a Redhill HDB block.
Starting from $3 - $8 | Tucked in the void deck of Block 56 Lengkok Bahru in Bukit Merah, this air conditioned restaurant serves really authentic Hong Kong dim sum. Service staff were really attentive. Great place to satisfy your dim sum cravings!
Forgive the presentation - it arrived torn up. Very good. Stuffing was interesting and I wished I had rice to wipe up the gravy.
They only do abalone, which we declined. As you can tell, interesting ingredients in their yusheng, making for an interesting taste. But the service here leaves much to be desired. Even the preparation for lou hei and the recital of phrases was half-hearted.
Possibly the best "homemade beancurd" I've tasted. The silky texture of "homemade beancurd" is common, but what sets this apart is a contrasting umami coat that's almost crispy.
Lousy presentation. You might not know it's prawn if I didn't say. Certainly a unique dish, but I'm not a fan of beancurd skin.
The dim sum offered is not only affordable, it is unique and delicious.
The skin of Xiao Long Bao is black instead of the traditional white skin. There is lots of meat in it without compromising on the amount of soup in it. Cream Of Yam In Watermelon Bun has the design of a watermelon and the inside is yam is reddish with sesame seed to make it looks like a real watermelon.
The artistic of the Steam Black Truffle Mushroom Bun is on point but I don't taste much of the truffle. It taste just like sautéed mushrooms which is still great but wasn't worth the $5.
Overall, the dim sum is really cheap, delicious and artistic which everyone should at least try once.
My colleague recommended this place and I am so glad that we came here! All the dim sum we ordered were delicious and I don’t think there were any that disappointed us. My favourites were:
- baked char siew sou: the crust for this was really good and went well with the char siew!
- Chee cheong fun with prawn: the prawn was succulent and the chee cheong fun wasn’t dry.
- xiao long bao: the skin was just right; not so thin that the bao breaks when you pick it up but not too thick. The soup and meat were delicious too.
- Liu sha bao: The filling here really flowed! It was what a liu sha bao should be.
Found this place by chance, thanks to Burpple so went to try it today. Its offically one of my fave dim sum places! Must-try includes the xiao long bao, har gao, yam cake and even the siew mai! Planning a come back already..!
Everytime I go pass the red hill mrt I'm like "THERE'S NOTHING TO EAT HERE LAH" but WHO KNEW THERE WAS A DIM SUM SHOP LIKE 5 MINUTES (walking distance) AWAY FROM THE MRT. So we had the kurobuta xiao long bao, comes with lil chunks of mushrooms inside. My Friend is like "meh" and I'm like "not bad not bad at all", you be the judge. everything else is pretty decent for the price. I'm full, I'm happy.
An old friend from Canada wanted some dim sum so here we were at Zi Yean. Not many places these days still have such handmade dim sum. These dace balls were nicely filled with fish meat, none of that doughy starchy flour mix. The flavour was not overly fishy and well balanced with minced mushroom and spring onion. The savoury sauce complemented the fish balls well.
The rare morning drizzle and breeze in tropical Singapore has made the 3-min sheltered walk from Redhill MRT to Zi Yean no longer drudgery but rather a relaxing trip.
The small while tiles on the wall and the slightly cramped space really reminded me of the old Hong Kong style-the best for a dim sum feast.
Overall:
Great Dim sum! The best part is that they are not stingy on the ingredients at all! For prawn dumplings, there are literally three fresh and nicely steamed prawn inside! Even for siew mai there’s a small prawn in! Same goes for cheong fun, giving you a mouthful of delight.
My favorites:
Siew mai: fresh and soft with a prawn at the bottom. Not so heavy seasoned so you can enjoy the full body of a siew mai without feeling thirsty afterwards
Black bean pork rib: the portion is huge with quite some small ribs which come with few bones! The best part is instead of using yam, pumpkin was put in at the bottom which give the ribs a special aroma. The less dry pumpkin also makes the rib a bit more moist, allowing the full contact with your taste buds, hence maximizing the impact of the taste.
Area for improvement:
Some of the dim sum could be more seasoned. The skin of prawn dumplings is a little too thick.
Price:
$2.5 dollars for every single dim sum if you check the bill before 11am! Such value for money!
Overall great dim sum with great friends as company! Highly recommend!
香煎椰汁年糕 Pan-fried Nian Gao 3pcs @ $3.00, First sight is like oh gosh, what is this? No one is picking it up...So who ordered it must eat....blah blah blah.. Aha, it's me, so then it shall be me. First bite, it's like pretty tantalising, not overly sweet, a bit chewy, a bit sticky, soft texture of a nian gao with searing edges. It is now in my favorite timsum lists.
Really really really love their Hargao!!! 😋 I had 2 serving just for myself~
Highly recommending 4 dishes!!! Prawn Dumpling (hargao) [$3.60/serving], Carrot Cake with Dried shrimp (steam) [$3/serving], Custard Bun [$3], Rice rolled with Prawn [$3.60].
Quality food with cheap price~
All prices are NETT, cash term only.
