Old Hong Kong Legend (Raffles City) (Raffles City)

Someone had a craving for Peking duck for a family dinner so we randomly picked this place instead of the ever popular Imperial Treasure. 6 of us decided to be adventurous and over-ordered the no of dishes - but later realized that some of their portions are rather small so we ended up nicely full ~

Triple Delight Roasted Peking Duck (half) ($35) - to be honest I expected more from the reviews I heard. The skin was less crispy than ideal, although they did carve it tableside and all that. The sauces were very good though. Didnt manage to take a pic of the duck itself too.

2nd course Ee Fu Duck noodles ($8) - I was vetoed for my choice of how to have the meat done so we had this - which turned out to be actually quite nice as braised ee fu noodles are quite boring to me. It has a nice wokk hei accompanying it.

OHK Soup of the Day ($25) - This was excellent! The soup was double boiled watercress with pork ribs and they portioned it out for us but if you look at the colour of the soup, you'd know that it is really quality soup. A tad expensive for the dish but hey, ou pay for the ambience and quality.

Braised prawns with vermicelli ($13.80) - This was so good we ordered a 2nd portion. The vermicelli was full flavoured and must have soacked up whatever stock it was in. Generous portion of fresh crunchy prawns made this the best dish of the night for me. The crazy promotional prize is only valid for Fridays though - and other days have different dishes on offer.

Baked fillet of cod fish with white truffle sauce ($28) - 2 pieces of the fish nicely grilled and drizzled with white truffle sauce - simply yet very good. A smallish portion though.

Sauteed scallops with lily pulp ($28) - What I would expect and nothing out of the ordinary. You can skip this boring choice if you like.

Braised beancurd with mushrooms and vegetables ($13) - Same boring dish too - good but nothing wow.

Sauteed seasonal beans with conpoy ($18) - The long beans were not deep fried which is such a rare bonus. The plate was topped off with ikan bilis and shredded conpoy bits which made the dish feel more luxurious than average.

The bill came to $236 for 6pax (inclusive of the tea, towels etc) which seemed quite okay for the number of people we had and looking at the no of dishes we ordered. But its still not a everyday place.

Service was rather good and attentive so the experience was a plus.