Supposedly famous, branded overseas restaurants brought into Singapore sometimes do not have a happy ending in this little red dot and while taste is subjective; my major grouse is often on the exorbitant pricing here.
For London Duck by Fei Siong (which i presume to be a standalone brand by Fei Siong rather than the joint venture it has with Akashi by the brand of London Fat Duck), i have heard it was expensive which would be fine if i am ever going to just try it once (for the sake of it) but my sister tried and complained it was disgustingly fat!
I didn't even bother to check it out until a friend commented over lunch at The Chop House that he often had cravings for London Duck! Curiosity got to me and i finally checked out its often-quiet branch at Northpoint City.
Remember, it's not really a full-fledged restaurant where waiters / waitresses take your order at the table and serve the food to you; you order from the cashier, pay, take your cutlery (and sauce / chilli) and wait for your food.
Look out for the number on the television screen and once the number you have on your receipt corresponds with the one on the screen, it's time to get your butt out of the seat to collect your food.
This is actually my second visit since the first one was mainly to determine if it would be worth my time to review on my blog (since i still have plenty of backlogs from my Phuket and Langkawi trips).
Char Siew - in my first visit, i ordered a small serving of char siew for a bit of variety just in case the roasted duck failed to impress me. For S$6.80, i thought the portion was relatively decent.
Furthermore, the taste was way better than expected; it had a thin, outer crust of caramelisation that wasn't overly charred and sweet yet there were two layers of fats in between that totally brought out the juicy texture!
Sad to say, the second time i had the char siew; there weren't that layers of fats in between the meat and without them, the texture was much drier and to be frank, i didn't enjoy them despite pinning high hopes; to the extent that i told my parents it was a must-order dish.
London Roasted Duck - the one plate per person order i had on my first time wasn't sufficient for me to savour the roasted duck meat and i purposely order half a duck this time!
The amount of meat should be enough for the three of us.
Remember to take the sour plum sauce as it goes perfectly with the roast duck! Having said that, nothing beats the homemade sour plum sauce i had at Restoran Sin Keong Kee in Kulai, Malaysia.
So what did i really like about the roasted duck at London Duck (by the way, the ducks came from Ireland, not London)? It was meaty, succulent and while the skin wasn't the crispy type i like; there was a unique taste that i found to be totally captivating even though i couldn't pinpoint what it was! The meat was good on its own even without the sour plum sauce!
Honestly, i didn't find the duck meat to be fatty until i got towards the end. I usually would just ignore and swallow the whole piece but this time, being older, i am more conscious and remove the gelatin part before putting it in my mouth.
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A fantastic roast duck meal, no doubt, with both my parents enjoying the dinner. I bet London Duck by Fei Siong would be top on our list for the next few months!
Location
930 Yishun Avenue 2, #B1-103/104,
Northpoint City South Wing,
Singapore 769098
Menu
As above.
Pricing
Char Siew (Small) - S$6.80
London Roasted Duck (Half) - S$26.00
Rice - S$1.00 a plate
(Inclusive of GST)
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