Gastronomic Adventures

I will usually bring along my handy Lumix digicam wherever I go. You see, as it is not a compact camera, it does free up some weight off my barang barang. Plus the fact that of late nothing has caught my eye to take pics with...I decided to take a risk and leave home without my camera.

I was made to rue this decision one day when we settled for dinner at Club Chinois, a Western-Chineses fusion restaurant under the Tung Lok Group. Hence, I had to take pics using my back-up phone camera.

The ambience is quite nice (classy and dim) and I would highly recommend this place for people who are trying to impress their dates. Ask for the tables with high-back chairs situated at corners for added privacy =) But I must say that you must have patience for good food, as my orders came after some 20 to 30 minutes wait. Even plain steamed rice requires 5 minutes!

Steamed Lobster Bisque in Young Coconut ($18) - Delicious! With chunky pieces of lobster meat and a big scallop.

BBQ Crispy Pork Belly - Try it and you will never waste your calories on hawker centre ones anymore.

Red Garoupa with dried scallops & garlic in cassarole

Roasted Rack of Lamb with poached eggplant - a chef's recommendation.

HK Kai Lan with fried scallops & egg white - so-so...enough to share though.

Japanese Shitake with Seasonal vegetables - Nothing special. Can give the greens a miss.

This much-ravelled Chinese restaurant has recently been refurbished, with the most distinctive change being the tiffany-blue interior. But don't shy away thinking it's gonna burn a hole in your wallet like it will buying Tiffany jewellery. If you are looking for value-for-money dim sum, head down to Royal China at Raffles Hotel. 

Har Gow - fresh shrimp meat wrapped in translucent skin, best eaten within a minute it arrives on your table!

Char Siew Sou - Chinese pastry with Char Siew filling. Very light crust and baked to perfection. Best I've had so far.

Royal China Cheong Fun - Enjoy all 3 kinds (char siew, prawn & scallop) of cheong fun in one order!

Siew Mai - Steamed chicken meat topped with fragrant mushrooms and ebiko roe.

Steamed Phoenix Claws - Chicken feet painstakingly fried then steamed in black bean sauce.

Steamed bun with Mango and salted egg-yolk - Don't imagine, just try it!

Crispy Egg Tarts - Crust is soooo crispy...only complaint is...it's too small!!! Give me a GIANT egg tart!

Shark's fin dumpling in superior stock - Good but not fantastic, especially when I found crab stick meat in the dumpling. How can they use such an ingredient???

Cream of Pumpkin with black glutinous rice & coconut ice cream - delightful dessert...but the black glutinous rice is too little isn't it?

Anyway, all these only cost you about $25 per pax, if you have a bigger group I'm sure you will be able to try more dim sum items and lower the cost. UOB credit card gets 10% discount! Remember, you MUST make a reservation in advance. Lunch is till 2pm, last order around 2.30pm.