After indulging in dim sum on quite a few occasions in Hong Kong, i must admit that my standard of the iconic breakfast offering has elevated when i revisited East Bistro earlier this month. p.s. i didn't blog about my first visit in June.
It's a popular restaurant: second to the nearby white bee hoon restaurant and comparable to the Sembawang Traditional Claypot Rice eatery. There was once i went in the late morning and there's still a queue!
Done with ordering! As my last visit was quite a few months ago with the kids, i couldn't quite recall what i had but the people i went with this time around would have a different set of taste buds; my parents. Anyway, here's what we had.
Century Egg Porridge with Pork - this would be easy to satisfy if there's enough century egg and minced pork. Sadly, while the taste was not bad; the stingy amount of ingredients (diced century egg for goodness sake) just didn't sit in well with us and its lukewarm temperature was frowned upon by my mom.
Beancurd Prawn Roll - contrary to the porridge, this was served piping hot and generously filled with prawns! I like although the taste wouldn't have set it apart from its competitors.
Xiaolongbao - Imagine a thin-skin dumpling chocked full of juicy minced meat swimming in a delicious meat broth; it wasn't really the case here as the skin was a tad too thick for my liking.
Prawn Chee Cheong Fun - again, the thickness of the dough was an issue and i didn't like the starchy texture and the sauce drenching the chee cheong fun. This would not have made the cut for Alex's standard.
Croissants - this picture was so misleading. Don't get me wrong, they were indeed croissants as listed on the pictorial menu. There's one important piece of missing information though.
Light and flaky, the surprise was the deliciously luscious salted egg custard that's, thankfully, not too sweet! Be mindful when you eat it as the filling would ooze out and could burn your tongue if you didn't know any better.
Crispy Char Siew Bao - the epitome of this particular dim sum dish can be found in Tim Ho Wan and the best was at its original store in Hong Kong.
Its texture was pillow-soft yet retaining the sweet crust on the outside. Unfortunately, the chef must do something about the unflavourful taste of the char siew within.
Mushroom Char Siew Bao - this is obviously a mistake as i wouldn't have order another char siew bao! Turned out i had ticked wrongly; my intention was to have the siew mai which i remember was good back in June!
No complain about the softness of the bun and no, only their appearance was tied to the mushroom. Again, we didn't like the char siew which was a tad better than those within the crispy char shew bao but could definitely be improved.
Chilli Oil Wanton - back when crystal jade had a branch in northpoint, this was the dish i die die must order. Here in East Bistro, it was an utter failure; it wasn't a holistic combination and i would be better off eating the dumplings on their own.
Chef Recommendations - it's hard not to resist ordering a dish from the chef recommendations and i went with the cheapest option; the one with a proud Chinese title.
Char Siew - a disappointment as it's clearly not the char siew style we are accustomed to in Singapore; there were bones and the meat didn't carry that deep, smoky, caramelised flavour.
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Address
10 Jln Tampang, Singapore 758954
(opposite Sembawang Shopping Centre)
Map
As above.
Operating Hours
Mondays to Fridays - 11.00 am to 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Saturdays and Sundays - 10.00 am to 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Ordering List / Menu
As above
Prices
Century Egg Porridge with Pork - S$4.80
Beancurd Prawn Roll - S$4.50
Xiaolongbao - $4.50
Prawn Chee Cheong Fun - S$5.20
Croissants - S$4.50
Crispy Char Siew Bao - S$4.80
Mushroom Char Siew Bao - S$3.80
Chilli Oil Wanton - S$4.80
Char Siew - S$10.00
(Subject to GST)
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