the 小笼包 just average. soup not so sweet. skin ok i guess.
小笼包
not comparable with imperial treasure or crystal jade.
腐皮卷 fu pei quin
the 腐皮卷 fu pei quin was quite good, tasty, great!
har gao
har gao was ok. i guess not the standard of imperial treasure…
scallop dumplings
the scallop dumplings was good.
crispy dumplings
crispy dumplings were very good too.
steamed chicken feeet
and the steamed chicken feet & pork ribs were pretty good standard. chicken feet good taste & texture.
steamed pork ribs
& the pork ribs were pretty good, not the fatty & bony type, quite good amount of tender meat..
XO carrot cake S$18
the XO carrot cake was a failure IMO!
not charred outside & overly soft inside.
XO carrot cake S$18
not sure why we are paying S$18 for this poor quality dish…
didn’t really notice my daughter ordering from the main menu ie outside the 50% off dimsum menu…but when i queried the server, no one seemed to comment so i guess she did.
3pax lunch was like S$56, so the poor XO carrot cake was like 1/3 of the the bill, plain ridiculous…moral of the story don’t order outside the 50% menu lol! 🙂
c.h.e.f andy
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Peach Gardens @ Hotel Miramar
Address:
401 Havelock Rd, Hotel Miramar, Level 3, Singapore 169631
i have not done this for the longest time. anyhow it was quite a simple preparation-
i debone & cleaned 1/2 chicken, wash with salt.
then i brine the chicken with 2 tbsp salt & 3tbsp sugar, and 1/2tbsp lemon juice in 1 litre water, for 24hrs in the fridge.
bring to room temperature, dry thoroughly & fry skin down with 1tbsp oil in an oven proof skillet on high heat, brown the skin, about 5mins.
turn over & put in oven for 8mins (maybe 9 or 10mins) depends on size & thickness.
rest for 10mins before cutting.
pan roasted brined chicken breast & thigh
as seen in the photos, the meat was moist from brining, and the meat was tasty.
(water molecules move through the skin membrane by osmosis for a moister meat, and sugar & salt molecules enters by diffusion for a tastier chicken)
pan roasted brined chicken thigh
chicken was moist & delightful in taste, perfect for the salad which my wife prepared hereself.
pan roasted brined chicken breast & thigh
& both the thighs & breast came out nicely.
usually when the thigh is cooked, the breast is overcooked. today the breast pieces were thicker & the water helped the breast to be NOT overcooked, though it looked to be more cooked than the thigh.
today my OPS gang organised a 60th birthday dinner 六十大寿 for our bro 大哥 WT at peach garden on 9.10.2017. ^^
12pax OPS buddies attended. WM went to get the birthday cake from awefully chocolate.
50% off ala carte buffet promotion
peach garden @ miramar has an ongoing 50% off ala carte buffet promotion (till 30nov2017)..
so for weekdays it is S$24pax…they charge +10+3 on the full S$48 so net about S$32 include tea & towels….pretty ok la…
fish skin
we ordered most things on the menu.
serving size is confusing as different for different dishes, so we checked couple times..eg above fish skin is one order, the roast pork & the one large soon hock were 2 orders…who can know all these right?
fish skin was good..slightly salty & very large serving..
sharksfin with crabmeat
there were like 5 soups? you can only order once…so we ordered the 4 bowls each of the first 3 soups.
i think the sharksfin crab meat soup (which i had) was the best, not too gluey & stock was sweet…
actually a good lie tong 例汤(say) at tunglok would be better la…
sharksfin with shredded abalones, fishmaw
the sharksfin with shredded abalones, fishmaw not much different really, but more like the chinese wedding sort dish…
roast pork
roast pork (above was 2 orders) was quite ok first round.
the second round we ordered was much better ie very good! crisp skin, tender & tasty fat & meat..
drunken chicken
the drunken chicken had good wine flavours.
presentation though a bit poor & did not look appetising. i like to see a nicely plated breast or thigh rather than spreading them out like that…
wasabi mayo prawns
prawn fritters were good, big & fresh & batter good too not too thick, only the wasabi mayo was overwhelming.
later my friends ordered a second serving (huge serving), but for the presence of our fully functioning CH who can black-holed anything, we would have 1/2 plate left however hard the rest of us tried (i ate a few pieces more than i wanted to).
prawns in yuzu dressing
the prawns in yuzu dressing basically same fritters as wasabi mayo prawns, much better dressing, slightly tangy…
fried beef with pepper
FM liked the fried beef….not my kind of dish as very tenderised & for me, artificial..reminds me of geylang lor 9 beef horfun lor…
kurobuta not so nice
agreed with FM the kurobuta not nice, not smooth & marbled, and a bit porky…usually kurobuta supposed to be good…maybe i was influenced by FM… 🙂
mei cai kou rou梅菜扣肉
mei cai kou rou梅菜扣肉 was pretty good by me. tender meat & good 梅菜 flavours..
WT said mine was better, the truth was that he had not tried (only tried my 东坡肉),
the poached prawns was pretty good (i think they called it indonesia style???).
i took 3 pieces, fresh, plump, sweet..
prawns are very easy to do though, any preparation, poached, fried, even just throw into instant noodles as my RI bro CL recently discovered. just don’t overcook it!
deep fried soon hock
the deep fried soon hock was good, crispy & sauce was good, slightly sweet not salty & flavourful..
above 1 large soon hock i think 1kg was 2 orders! later we ordered second round & 2 came i think 600g each…
pating fish
i love my pating fish, especially the oily belly part.
FM ate the head…
HH liked the pating also, like any good teochew haha! she liked braised duck, song fish head etc, quite similar to my preferences.
tofu with mushrooms
tofu with mushrooms was mediocre, actually quite poor-sauce not much taste, skin hard outside, not soft enough inside..
nai bai 奶白
nai bai 奶白 was good..
string beans 四季豆
strong beans 四季豆 also good..
egg plant fritters
egg plant fritters was a good preparation, like an appetiser though..
3 eggs spinach
3 eggs spinach was competent…some OPS friend thought it was salty…ok for me but not tasty enough..
spinach noodles
spinach noodles unique i guess, quite plain but ok nice. i took a little…
杨枝甘露
don’t have my RI bro CL here to inspire us to take all 4 dessert.
WT ordered 2 dessert x 12 bowls each..
杨枝甘露 not good restaurant standard..
ice jelly
ice jelly not much toppings ingredients, still refreshing.. i liked this better…
dinner for 12pax was S$380+…quite ok cannot complain la…
WM brought on the cake and we sang birthday song…HH & M brought birthday presents for WT.
had a great evening with my OPS bros & sis…
c.h.e.f andy
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Peach Gardens @ Hotel Miramar
Address:
401 Havelock Rd, Hotel Miramar, Level 3, Singapore 169631
wife & i decided to go one ninety at four seasons hotel this evening on 7.10.2017. ^^
one ninety is included in amex lovedining for a while but we have not tried it for the last many years.
at S$64pax for the semi-buffet dinner, it came to S$32++pax after amex’s 50% discounts for 2, a really top-value meal…
very tasty bread
the bread was tasty, very good bread & the hummus from the buffet were great!
scallops very good..i took 3..added some yuzu dressing👍
i didn’t think too much of it when i picked up the scallop.
scallops very good..i took 3..added some yuzu dressing👍
but unlike many buffet who uses frozen scallops & mussels etc, this was a very fresh & plump scallops & sweet. i ended up taking 3 scallops.
the mussels, scallops, prawn dish quite good,
there was a mussels, scallops, prawn dish at the buffet spread. they were quite good too, especially adding a little yuzu salad dressing. i did not take the salad, too much things to eat!
buffet selectiion
so my first plate had beef tongue (just above the scallop), belly pork next to it (ok but skin a bit tough), the hummus next were excellent especially with the bread..
some cauliflower & veg, a roasted egg plant, pate & fig in the front, and cold cuts on the right…
cold cuts salami, prosciutto especially beef very good👍
the cold cuts were excellent – salami, prosciutto all good & especially beef the best!👍
beef very good👍 chicken very good too
this my second appetiser plate, took some more excellent beef.
beef tongue great texture taste so so…
beef tongue, likely sous vide, had great texture taste so so…
burrata not much taste
burrata also great smooth texture but not much taste??
baked eggplant ok
baked eggplant (front) ok but not special…actually the grilled peppers etc were better..so again egg plant good texture just not tasty.
c.h.e.f 