Paradise Pavilion (Marina Bay Link Mall)

Frankly, I have never looked at their menu prices, but the place just give me a feeling that it is “very” expensive and thus not one of those place that I will not think of going for a family dinner. Although if you want to let the seniors in the family try something different, this place boast of an authentic Peking Duck, roasted over imported applewood and served differently from most other Chinese restaurants in Singapore.

I went twice and each time the Peking Duck is a must-have. My colleague likes it the usual way, of wrapping the duck in the thin pancake. But I like to dip it first in the sugar and then the sweet sauce. Due to the way they serve it – one plate of just the crispy skin, one plate of the slimmer meat (breast meat?) and one plate of the fatter meat (drumstick meat?), we were already half full even without counting the other dim sum dishes.

Although during my second visit, I couldn’t really differentiate between the slim and the fat meat – both looks very dry to me – wonder if the standard has fallen already…… I find the chef quite innovative (although it also means that unless I am a frequent patron, there is no guarantee that I would like the re-invented dishes). The fried rice ordered in my first trip was served in 3 bowls on one plate, with each bowl in a different cooking style or ingredients. A little hard to share among the table, and not all of us like all 3 bowls. This time, we had the “siew mai in a skewer” which is nice, but I must say it’s a “high-class” way to eat siew mai.

They have the creative chee cheong fun with cai poh (the toppings on zui gui) which suits my taste buds perfectly. Their custard egg buns is good on the fillings, but I don’t like the skin – they seems to use different flour and it taste more like nonya kweh kweh than buns.