Following on from last week's review of the Welcome Inn Tea House,
this week's review continues on the theme of dim sum, this time
at the Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant.
The building occupied by "Jade Dynasty" has a tradition
for dim sum. It housed the Ocean Palace for many years, before this
was shut down and reopened as Jade Dynasty. The Jade Dynasty also
offers a Chinese a la carte menu at night for dinner (dim sum is
only for lunch), and is quite frequently used for lavish wedding
banquet dinners on the weekends. The restaurant has a large capacity
and has ornate Chinese ceilings from end to end. This is a very
presentable place to bring visitors. In comparison, some of the
other dim sum places have fairly basic deco.
My friend and I arrived at the restaurant just before 12pm. The
restaurant was very busy, but we did not have to queue up. We were
ushered to a table close to the kitchen. The upside is that you
are first to be offered food from the trolleys.
We ordered a selection of items from the trolleys including ha
kao (prawn dumplings), ha cheong (prawn rice flour rolls), chicken
feet, and fried squid. The fried squid was outstanding. The squid
was tender, it was freshly fried in crisp batter and had a nice
hint of salt which really does fresh seafood justice. I also ordered
rice porridge with century egg that was nice.
You will note at most dim sum places a trolley going around with
2 huge vats. If you spot this trolley, a frequenter of dim sum will
immediately know that it will be offering rice porridge and tow
fu fa (soya bean dessert similar to junket). I love tow fu fah and
ordered a bowl for dessert later. The tow fu fah is very soft tofu
in sugar syrup. The tow fu fah was delicious and it makes a great
finish to a meal.
My friend ordered some egg custard tarts for take away. Even though
dim sum places are very busy, take away of individual items is not
a drama. But essentially dim sum is a meal for dining in.
I enjoyed the time catching up with my friend over dim sum. Our
bill came up to $29 for the two of us. Dim sum usually ranges from
$10-$16 per head depending on how much you eat. Till the next dim
sum!
Rating: 8 out of 10.
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