Royal China II - Embrace The Royal Egg Tart

Cafe De Hong Kong - Day out with family

It’s family day~ We'd decided to dine at this family restaurant again, Cafe de Hong Kong! It’s been such a long time since we last visited during CNY. We were quite impressed with the food back then.

Crystal Jade Dining In

We were craving for custard bun...
But little did we know, there was a better surprise awaiting us...

Introducing to you.....Small B!

Bosses - Lao Da want Dim Sum??

Custard bun...Our Love~
And our search for the next best custard bun is on!
Next stop, Bosses at Vivocity!

*They're having 30% off dim sum from Mon - Sat 2.30pm - 5.30 pm. Prices listed are discounted*

Royal China - Introducing to you, the royal dim sum~!

Welcome to Royal China~~

Royal China is one of the must-go restaurants for dim sum lovers. Previously, we went without making a reservation and left disappointed as there weren't any vacancies. Having learnt from the last lesson, we reserved a table and went in high anticipation for some fantastic dim sum treat!

Nam Seng Noodles & Fried Rice- Everyone Loves Grandma's Food!

J: Brought mummy to Nam Seng at Far East Square today for lunch. Managed to meet the legendary Poh Poh who has served signature Cantonese dishes for almost 50 years! She supervises & mans the cash register while her staff whips up the dishes. I ordered wanton mee for myself and venison horfun for mummy.

The wanton mee served here is unlike the dry wanton mee elsewhere where they r served with ketchup sauce or the black sauce. I'm not really sure of the sauce that they used but I think that the noodles and sauce complemented each other really well! As I'm not a fan of charsiew (bcos i find them dry & hard, so i shant comment on it), I actually finished the entire plate of noodles with veg & sauce alone! It's really delectable~ However, I think the noodles can be more "Q" or springy. The next thing I wanna rave about is their soup & wanton! OMG~ they r d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s!! I almost finished e entire bowl of soup on my own n both me n mummy love e wanton~

A: I wonder why I don't eat wanton mee previously. This wanton mee here is sooo good! Springy noodles withour the sour taste which i hate in yellow noodles. And their wanton here is defintely one of the kind! Where else can you find such a delicious wanton! No complain at all! Thin skin + full of meat fillings! The meat is so fresh! However i feel that the char siew could be better. It lacks the bbq taste which could bring out the flavour of the char siew. I feel that it could be more juicier!

Wanton Mee $4

Just look at e skin of e wanton... It's really THIN n SLIPPERY. I bet grandma has no problems finishing dozens of wantons all by herself! Upon sinking ur teeth into e wanton, e succulent pink minced pork greets u warmly. Yes, $4 for wanton mee can be a little on e high side but they're generous with e charsiew n wanton! I think there r 6 wantons if i rmb correctly n loads of charsiew as seen in e pic!

A & J's ratings: 4.25/5 for noodles with sauce, 4.6/5 for wanton & soup!

I cant really comment on the venison horfun cos ive only had 2 spoonfuls. But mummy loves it so much tt she kept a name card n said tt she will be back again for more! :D Personally, I think tt the gravy is rather light. Light? Yes, usually for such gravy, they're salty but not grandma's horfun gravy. I feel tt it will be better if black pepper r added.

Venison Hor Fun $4

Nam Seng Noodles & Fried Rice

25 China Street #01-01

Far East Square

Singapore 049567

Tel: 64385669

HP: 96896288

www.namsengnoodles.com

Gen Shu Mei Shi Shi Jia- Super friendly Uncle Gen!

J: Brought mum to try out Gen Shu's hk cusine. We ordered the HK steamed rice with chicken and salted fish ($3.30), Congee with century egg and salted egg ($3), Double boiled soup of the day ($3.30) and Yam cake with preserved meat ($1.80).

I've always disliked yam cake bcos i felt it was rather heavy n hard (e closest description i can get to is prob e texture is similar to a block of mashed potatoes) . My liking has changed after i tried out gen shu's yam cake! It is e softest n most moist yam cake ive ever had! It would have been much better if it was served warm. I asked gen shu if e taste will differ if we da bao home n reheat it n he said there wouldnt be much diff, just steam it for a little while n it will taste as gd as what they served.

A: The yam cake is a must try if you ever visit this stall. Although the yam cake is not hot, but it definitely tasted good especially with the chilli sauce! The chilli sauce was made by Gen shu as well. What i like about it is the nice fragrance of the "xia mi" (dried shrimps) in the chilli sauce!

The chilli sauce was already gone when we were halfway eating the yam cake! It was a good combination with the yam cake. A bit of sweetness, salty (dried shrimps) and spicyness. Delicious!

J: My next fav dish is their congee. Gen shu told me not to add any soy sauce to their congee as he had already seasoned it well enough which is indeed true. And he's really generous with their ingredients! Every mouthful of congee is filled with lotsa fragrant roasted peanuts, century egg, ginger etc.Even for a non peanut lover like sis, she loved their roasted

peanuts! I like the consistency of their congee, not too watery nor sticky but its not the ultra smooth grainless congee like zhen zhen's congee either. It's thick enough with remaining unmashed rice grains for tt extra soft bite.

The steamed rice wasn't too bad either! The rice is really fragrant after mixing and its not as salty as other

steamed rice I've tried elsewhere. The chicken is tender but sis's only complaint is that there was not many salted fish in it lol. I'm not a fan of lup cheong so im not gg to comment on it.

A: I think I could just eat the steamed rice by itself! The rice is really "xiang~~~" But it tasted better with the small pieces of salted fish. It somehows brings out the fragrance of the rice. And the salted fish really increase your craving for food! I wished that i could asked for more salted fish next time! haha

Lastly comes our nutritious double boiled soup. It's a really light soup filled with generous servings of veg, red dates, tender pork ribs etc. However, there was no WOW factor but definitely better than my coffeeshop and hawker centre!

P/S: Gen shu is really frenly n chatty! This stall has been ard for 4 yrs alr! He enjoys fishing in msia haha. Talked to him for v long in cantonese lol. Qt impressed with myself as well :P

J's ratings: 4.6/5 yam cake, 4.5/5 congee, 4.3/5 steamed rice, 4/5 double boiled soup

A's ratings: 4.5/5 yam cake, 4.75/5 congee, 4.25/5 steam rice, 3.75/5 double boiled soup

Gen Shu Mei Shi She Jia
Toa Payoh Lor 4
Blk 74 Food Centre #01-03

96405752
Opens 6am till sold out around lunch time

U can call to reserve so that u dont hafta wait! They have different double boiled soups n steamed rice daily. Call to check out the food of the day :D
Closed on Mondays