The interior of the restaurant is reminiscent of that of a traditional Chinese teahouse due to corridor-like layout and dark wooden blinds and floor. It is interesting to walk through the place like a model, but the place does feel kind of confined, which one may or may not appreciate.
Dim sum staples, such as Prawn Dumplings and Minced Pork Dumplings, are presented in a luxurious manner, where gold flakes perch ontop of the Prawn Dumplings and abalone with tobiko on the latter. As said before, these dim sum items are not as salty, but they are full of flavours due to the quality ingredients used.
And Bean curd skin Roll, Prawns, stuffed full of prawns, features incredibly crispy bean curb skin.
Deep-Fried Scallops with Sugar Cane is a must order because this is the restaurant’s specialty and cubed scallops mixed with minced prawns that are coated with golden breadcrumbs is a sinful delight to indulge in. As for another scallop dim sum, Rice Roll, Scallops, it is nice, due to the fresh scallops, but not exceptional, and the accompanying sauce is slightly too sweet to my liking. My companion absolutely loves this dish though.
Wok-fried Radish Cake is surprisingly good, given its ordinary appearance. The plain-looking savoury cake is soft and fluffy in texture with a bit of charred surface and packs the flavours of Chinese sausage and shrimps. Minced Pork Congee is freshly prepared, thus is free of that offensive metallic taste that comes with congee being stored in pots for too long. So ticks given to these two dim sum items.
Salted Egg Yolk Custard Bun is called 流沙包, meaning flowing lava bun. But the ones here should be called 凝沙包, which means crystallized lava bun. Well, the taste is pretty good, but I am not exactly impressed when I get a pudding-like filling while expecting it to flow out like lava.
Service is typical of high end Chinese restaurants: efficient, responsive, professional and polite. One of the female staff does break out of this mould to go the extra mile by serving us with lots of smiles. So extra point given to the service side because of this service staff.
I feel this restaurant is an excellent choice for family outings and foodies who are health conscious since less salt and oil are used to prepare the food while not compromising on the taste. This place definitely comes to my mind when planning family gathering.
My Thoughts: Very Nice!
InterContinental Singapore
80 Middle Road
Contact No: 68251008
