1/2 roast London duck – S$32
went with friend for lunch at tunglok signature @ orchard parade on 6.4.2016. ^^
just returned from london last evening. had an excellent family holiday in london, lisbon, porto with wife, son & daughter.
my OPS friend bought me an excellent G7 Sinma frog porridge lunch on 11.3.2016 before my trip.
so my turn to buy lunch. 🙂
garlic steamed razor clams – S$12.80
we started with a steamed razor clam.
clam was smaller than what usually is served in say ah yat, jumbo, long beach etc. the sauce a bit gluey, but overall the taste was still very good. 🙂
i would order this again, also after 50% palate discounts for 2pax, this dish was only S$6.40++.
lie tong 例汤 1/2 pot=S$16
we shared 1/2 pot lie tong 例汤 1/2 pot at S$16 (full pot S$28).
lie tong 例汤 always good here, and at others like imperial treasure etc. for me, a good lie tong 例汤 1/2 (they usually very good la) is better than taking sharksfin (politically incorrect) or even fishmaw soup.
1/2 roast London duck – S$32
& i wanted to let my friend try the roast london duck. ^^
they used irish duck which is fatter & more flavourful.
can’t it’s better than the tea smoked duck at xin cuisine,
but certainly it is better than the very good roast duck at canton paradise.
Rack of lamb – S$15
rack of lamb was good too, tender not too strong gamey taste. but chinese preparation is for me, never as good for this dish c/w with modern european.
we shared one order.
String beans – S$18
string beans was more ex, basically S$18 is a good restuarant kind of pricing for veg.
Garoupa fillet noodles soup – S$12
i had a zhajiangmian variation here with my wife recently.
this time, it was a garoupa fillet noodle soup.
it was good, soup very tasty, garoupa fillet fresh & sweet.
we shared one order.
Excellent 5pax Birthday Lunch @ Red House on 26Apr2016
spinach mushroom dumpling
OPS friend celebrating wife’s birthday & invited us for lunch at red house princep street on 26.4.2016.
(we didn’t know. we asked but he didn’t say till afterwards).
i have never been to red house for the longest time.
food was surprisingly good leh! ^^
the spinach mushroom dumpling looked alluring & tasted really good. very nice mushroom flavours, and so refine. 🙂
har gao虾饺
the simple har gao虾饺 also looked so refine, and tasted wonderful too. 🙂
fu pei quin 腐皮卷
fu pei quin 腐皮卷 not overly oily, very crispy & good fresh prawn fillings, a very well done dish. 🙂
steamed bamboo clams 圣子 – S$10 each
friend ordered the steamed bamboo clams 圣子. dish was ok.
steamed razor clams with garlic (beautiful photo taken by Jeanette at 6.10.2012 homecooked dinner)
lemongrass chilli lobster 香茅辣椒龙虾 – S$88
the lemongrass chilli lobster 香茅辣椒龙虾 was excellent! ^^
lemongrass chilli lobster 香茅辣椒龙虾 – S$88
usually it is a waste to add chilli to a fresh & expensive lobster.
this one though was done very well. the chilli was very tasty, i thought a bit thai style.
lemongrass chilli lobster 香茅辣椒龙虾 – S$88
lobster very good, the chilli did not overwhelm the sweetness of the lobster meat. enhanced it la… 🙂
1/2fragrant crispy duck 香酥鸭 – S$23
friend also ordered 1/2 fragrant crispy duck 香酥鸭.
it is a variation of the roast duck which we eat too often.
this was deep-fried & could taste the fragrance of the spices. they usually served it with some crepe so the server proceeded to destroy (tear up) the duck. we didn’t want the crepe. friend’s wife commented the presentation was not good. in shanghai/jiangsu they would cut the duck in slices & nicer presentation.
also the duck was a bit dry inside, not such a good preparation.
spinach tofu 三层楼 – S$14
the spinach tofu was excellent, very tasty very well done.
spinach tofu 三层楼
i first had this 三层楼 at tunglok group maybe >20years ago. this one though tasted better than tunglok.
sambal kang kong – S$12
sambal kang kong was good, more than competent.
seafood hor fun 杂锦河粉 – S$12
the seafood hor fun 杂锦河粉 was very good too. very nice wok hae (wok fragrance!)
seafood hor fun 杂锦河粉 = S$12
the dimsum dishes were quite refine & the main courses were also top draw.
overall it was an excellent lunch, much better than i expected from a seafood restaurant like red house (there are so many similar places like jumbo, long beach, no sign board etc).
sorbet lemongrass jelly
the dessert were ok but did not really stand out.
i enjoyed my lemongrass jelly with sorbet.
杨枝甘露
the 杨枝甘露 looked average.
orh nee 芋泥
the orh nee 芋泥 didn’t looked right. maybe taste was ok?
lunch came to S$311 for 5pax, about S$62pax.
quite high for lunch. still i think a great place for a great lunch or dinner with good friends. must look a bit at the dishes to order, but i surely coming back again la! 🙂
c.h.e.f andy
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Red House
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11.30am – 2.30pm (last order 2pm) 5pm – 11pm (last order 10.30 pm)
Best Lobster 6-course Dinner @ Tunglok Signature Orchard Parade on 19Oct2013
foie gras, smoked duck & crispy beancurd skin in pancake wrap
foie gras, smoked duck & crispy beancurd skin in pancake wrap
(P.S. also had dinner ala carte orders here at tunglok signature on 28.11.2012).
had a best value dinner & among the best lobster dinner at tunglok signature at orchard parade hotel on 19.10.2013. 🙂 tunglok has a rather unusual arrangement with palate/amex where you get the usual 1 person off ie 50% discount for 2pax but then only for alacarte during weekdays and only for set meals during weekends. the latter is odd (surely if you give discounts for sets you should also give discounts for alacarte?) but quite fine with me as long as i get my discounts….haha. 🙂
sharksfin with crabmeat & roe
steamed soon hock fillet in light soya sauce
lobster noodles
we chose the S$98 lobster & seafood set. it was of exceptional quality, both in terms of quality of ingredients & quality of cooking. 🙂
the first course was a foie gras, smoked duck & crispy beancurd skin in pancake wrap (top 2 photos). this was excellent. fusion stuff are novel but frequently fail in taste (and/or matching) departments, but this was excellent! the texture & flavours of the foie gras & smoked duck & beancurd skin combined with the thick pancake wrap was unique & wonderful. 🙂
the crabmeat & roe soup was chokeful of ingredients – sharksfin, crabmeat & lots of roe (the photos tell it all). it was sweet & tasty enough but still lacking c/w the very flavourful braised crabmeat sharksfin soup (or the fishmaw soup) at majestic. we added vinegar & it tasted better (we don’t add vinegar when savouring the soup at majestic). still it was a rather good soup.
the steamed soon hock in light soya sauce was likewise super. flavour-wise almost as good as a chilean seabass done the same way, though soon hock would be inferior in taste & texture c/w chilean seabass. 🙂
the kurobuta was for me the least competent among the very good dishes. it was quite “well done” & little dry & did not taste much different from an ordinary pork chop, and not as good as the kurobuta steak served at the lobster set at chao yue xuan.
the lobster noodle though was par excellence. the lobster & superior sauce flavours were much better than chao yue xuan & as good or better than that offered at the lobster & abalaone set at xin cuisine. the lobster at the recent set we had at ah yat would be far down the list. 🙂
杨枝甘露 with ice cream
杨枝甘露 with ice cream
lime watermelon drink?
the 6-course menu
& the dessert 杨枝甘露 with ice cream was super as well. in other joints like ah yat & chao yue xuan, they often give you red bean soup etc for dessert just to pass off the course numbers. here we had very good tasty dessert, as we did also at xin cuisine.
the cost for the scrumptious meal was just S$98++ for 2pax PLUS S$3++ for 2 tea covers (ah yat charges S$2.40pax tea covers). this is one excellent deal which i will certainly do again, & i would also try the other S$78pax set.
c.h.e.f andy
