Saturday, July 26, 2008

Dian Xiao Er - Singapore

Location: Marina Square, 2nd floor in front of JollyBean; Vivo City (somewhere in the maze, just look it up in the directory)
Cuisine: chinese
Price: PPP (though this is because we ate a lot)
Attire: Casual
What we had: Roast Duck in 10 Wonder Herb, Roast Duck in Ginseng, Buddha Jump Over the Fence Soup, Fried Man Tou, Iced Tea
Rating: Om nom nom nom

Food: roast duck managed to stay crispy despite being soaked in the herb concoction, which amazingly did not taste like chinese medicine one is made to take during puberty. The authenticity of the raw material claims are supported by actually seeing whole ginseng pieces, apart from the obvious ginseng taste. Buddha jump over the fence soup was excellent, especially as you can only get it in manila if you pre-order it and you have 8 other people with you. Again, this is not a corn-starch faker - a quick scan will show you abalone, shark's fin, and black chicken, among others which we could not define. Overall, it's something that will make you want to visit Singapore for.

Price: definitely worth every penny

Service: Waiters are fast and efficient. They don't speak a lot of english, but they're not the typical harsh Chinese waiters you'll find in china.
Ambiance: old-chinese courtyard made indoors. makes you want to play mahjong afterwards
Bathroom: there is not inside bathroom, you need to go out into the mall