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We understand that they are offering chilli crab dumpling promotion for our SG50 and decided to try this item. When the wooden steamer arrived on our table, there were 4 pcs of slightly bigger sized dumpling. The fillings looked like shredded crab meat wrapped in minced pork meat. The small spoonful of broth dripping from the dumpling tasted similarly like chilli crab sauce. A taste that goes well with the thin, soft and chewy skin.
Another new item that we tried is Sliced Duck In Spring Onion Pastry ( $7.80 ) – It is actually sliced duck meat with spring onion wrapped in spring roll skin and then deep fried. The crispy skin with the sparsely ingredients seem popular among the diners.
Chives In Fried Wanton Skin ( $8.30 ) – Minced meat mixed with chives and deep fried using wanton skin. The generous ingredients are sealed so perfectly that the minute you bite into it, the balance fillings will dropped on to the plate.
We have dined several times in each of their outlets. The standard of food is consistent and the level of service is good. With attentive staff, it seem that the business is doing well as we always see long queue especially during lunch and dinner.
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HongGuo is a Chinese restaurant that seem to be managed by a group of young staff and majority of them seem to be from China. We read from their menu write up that they specialised in Si Chuan and Yunan cuisine.
We saw many diners ordering one of their popular items called “ Cross Bridge Vermicelli ( 过桥米线 ) consisting of 7 to 15 items ( depending on price ) to be put into a huge red bowl. We could smell the aroma from the hot milky broth together with small plates of fresh prawns, squid, chicken, quail eggs and vegetables among the items laid on each tray.
As the restaurant is near closing time, we ordered simple dishes :
Bean Minced Pork ( $7.50 ) - Similar to minced pork lettuce wrap dish except this is fried with long beans. The beans are not soggy and has a little crunchiness to it.
Lotus XO Seafood Fried Rice ( $9.50 ) - Well fried with wok hei and tasted delicious. Each grain was fluffy and not oily with the subtle taste of the lotus leaf laid below the rice.
Minced Pork Lettuce Wrap ( $7.50 ) - Good combination of sweet-spicy flavours. The minced meat was mixed with chopped vegetables like capsicum, long beans, corns, etc which give the whole dish a crunchy bite. Wrapped with fresh chilled and crispy lettuce, it was fantastic.
We ordered additional white rice to go with the minced meat and it tasted equally delicious.
We will definitely come back again to try other popular dishes on their menu.
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After being ushered by an elderly lady staff, we were told that we need to use the iPad embedded on bottom tray of table to place our order. Our detailed order will then be transmitted wirelessly to the kitchen for processing.
It was less than 20 mins that the staff served the food. The broth was piping hot with peppery taste and some mild herbs. The meat was soft, tender and can be easily removed from the bone. We were quite happy that we do not need to use our hands to tear the meat.
Their in-house crispy dough fritters ( you tiao ) was freshly cut into smaller pieces so that we can dip into the hot soup.
We helped ourselves to a small condiments counter consisting of red chopped chillies, minced garlic, black and light soya sauce.
We also realised that we need not remind the staff to top up our cold soup. It was an automatic gesture that staff will walk around to refill with hot soup. For their attentiveness, we gave them a thumbs up for this service.
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As claimed, it is a Peranakan themed buffet which offers food dishes like beef rendang, pork in soya bean paste ( babi pongteh ), fish maw soup ( hee pioh ), marinated duck ( itik sio ) and the famously chicken in black nuts ( ayam buah keluak )
The hotel coffee house also serves Indonesian, Malay and Chinese cuisine like pastries, kueh, laksa, mee siam and salads.
Food items worth eating are :
1. Beef Rendang – the mild spicy paste covering the tender meat was delicious.
2. Laksa & Mee Siam – prepared by staff with generous ingredients. Smooth noodles that goes well with the thick gravy
3. Kueh – Very soft and chewy and not so sweet. By far, this is the best dessert that we have tasted
4. Fried Sambal Fish – the fish was fresh and with the sambal inserted in between the meat, it gives out a flavourful aroma.
5. Kueh Pie Tee – the most sought item. Once the staff replenished the fried flour cups, people instantly made their way to grab them again.
Food items to avoid :
1. Babi Pongteh – the meat was so hard that we could not even cut into smaller bits. The gravy was also very diluted and salty
2. Fish Maw Soup – More like chicken clear soup as there is hardly any fish maw although friend managed to scoop a tiny piece.
3. Itik Sio – There is barely any meat on each piece. Even if there is meat, it is dry and hard.
4. Ayam Buah Keluak – didn’t taste any buah keluak paste in each chicken meat.
We were quite disappointed with the meat items as most of them were below our expectation.
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But upon looking at the menu, we discovered that they also serve congee, roast meats, double-boiled soups, fried rice and some side dishes.
Triple Mixed Roast Meat ( Signature Dish ) - $28.50
- choice of roast pork, roast duck, soya sauce chicken or barbecued pork. The meat for the duck, chicken and barbecued pork (char siew meat) was tender and it tasted well marinated. The skin of the roast duck was thin and sweet and not fatty.
Shrimp Wonton - $8.30
- a bit steep for 8 pcs in a bowl. The broth was lukewarm and the mere fillings in each wonton was not up to our expectation.
Seasonal Vegtables with Garlic - $12.00
- one of the most expensive vegetable dish that we have eaten. It was Chinese kale (kai lan) being blanched and topped with oyster sauce. We could not see or taste any garlic flavour as mentioned on their menu.
Mango Sago - $4.50
- cold refreshing dessert with generous topping of thick mango puree, big chewy sago balls, evaporated milk and mild taste of lime juice.
Overall, we felt that the prices are on the high side. It has deter us on many items that we wanted to try such as their Special Congee ($12.80), Mixed Roast Meat Noodle ($10.50) , Pig’s liver ($14.00) and Seafood Curry Rice or Noodle ($15.50)
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