[Food Review+ Promotion] Yum Cha Garden at Serangoon Garden Country Club - One of the best Dim Sum restaurant in Singapore serving ala carte Buffet Dinner

Hey everyone,

As you know I've blogged on one of my favorite Dim Sum restaurant, Yum Cha previously,
(you can read about it HERE), I'm finally back to try out their signature dishes from their ala carte buffet dinner menu.

We started off with some appetizers..

Appetizers

Crispy Silver Fish

Crispy and not too salty. I love the fact that it's kinda addictive and it may somewhat best match with beer I would say. 

Salad You Zha Kuey

I love this. Very fragrant as it's fried and coated with sesame. The salad in it gives the whole You Zha Kuey different texture. Great even without the mayonnaise.

Sliced Smoked Duck

I'm not a smoke duck person but I understand that the process is kinda tedious and doing it right will be the key to the best smoked duck. To me, I've tried better smoked duck at one other restaurant. 

Crispy Salmon Fish Skin

Another great alternative snacks for beer. You can have it on its own or even dip it in your soup or 'Tapino' aka hotpot. 

Marinated Jelly Fish with Thai Sauce

Although it's one of the standard dish which you can get from many restaurants, it's still taste pretty good. 

Green Cucumber with Garlic

Very refreshing and it balance well with a tiny dash of garlic. 

Special Dishes*

(limited to one serving per table)

Superior Shark's Fin with Fish Maw*

Love the stock, not too thick and not too watery even after stirring. Golden mushroom's chewy texture and the fish maw tangy bites give this dish the added value. 

Deep-Fried Soft Shell Crab with Salt and Pepper*

I'm amazed that even if it's deep-fried, It's not oily at all and it's very tasty.

Crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. 

One of the dish you cannot miss!

Peking Duck

(*2 pieces per person)

 I can have the whole plate for myself! Gosh!

The duck is nicely prepared and all you need to do is spread some sauce provided or simply dip the wrap into the sauce. 

One of the dish you got to look forward tasting.

Poached Prawn with Herb Served in Bamboo Steamer*

If you love prawns, this is one of the dish which is healthy in terms of the herbs used and fresh ingredients such as the prawns.

Stir Fried Fresh Scallop with Honey Beans in Spicy Sauce*

I like this dish. The spicy sauce added was just right, not too spicy. Scallop was juicy and succulent. Honey beans are crunchy and tastes very well with rice.

Abalone with Spinach in Oyster Sauce*

One of the dish that is quite common in many Chinese restaurants but I like this dish from Yum Cha because of the quality of the spinach was good: It's not too "old". 

Special Salted Egg Prawns

One of the Must-Order dish!

On the first look: very appetizing and pretty decorated dish I must say. 

One of the highlight which I would definitely recommend.

When tasting: you don't get the strong salted egg flavor but I think it's quite well-balanced. I wouldn't want to let the salted egg flavor to overpower the prawn's natural taste.

Very tasty and succulent indeed. Downside, a little tad oily but it's all good when you have some of the 'Achar' to cleanse your palate or better yet, some Chinese tea.

Steamed Sliced Fish with Cai Poh

Fish is fresh and the cai poh adds texture and flavors to it but I would definitely prefer cod fish with this dish. 

Coffee Pork Rib

Coffee flavor is a little strong though the pork rib is tender and overall delicious. 

Fried Crispy Chicken

The chicken is tender and deliciously done. 

You got to have it with a little of the crisp flakes on top. 

Poached Spinach in Superior Stock

One of the healthy dish which you can order when you are at Yum Cha.

The superior stock used was indeed the star, doesn't taste too salty and compliments the rest of the ingredients such as spinach and chunks of garlic which absorbs the flavor of the stock. 

Wolfberries benefits our eyes! :)

Dim Sum

Siew Mai

You must NEVER miss this! NEVER!

Like I said in my earlier post, I'm very picky when it comes to Siew Mai. It's one of my favorite food since young! I love everything about Yum Cha's Siew Mai! Very fresh and succulent whole prawn was added into the siew mai and the tender-ness of the meat used was WOW~

*omg I'm craving for this right now and it's already mid-night - my current timing! >_<

Order this when you visit Yum Cha. You'll thank me for that~ :)

Beancurd Roll with Superior Sauce

Not really a big fan of Beancurd roll but this tastes as awesome. 

Love it when they have Dim Sums even during the evening <3

Custard Buns - specially ordered*

One of the best Custard Buns can be found in Yum Cha. Do have it straight when it's served. 

It tastes much better hot then cooling as the custard inside will become a little chunks

Dessert

This is not in the menu but It's one of the creation you can order if you want to try. 

It's Pumpkin sauce & Glutinous rice with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream.

Very light and refreshing, and the best part -  not sweet at all!

That's it!

It was indeed a fulfilling tasting evening.

Here's a group photo of bloggers and friends who attended this food tasting! 

Awesome meeting new and old friends! Great catch up indeed!

And of course we have to follow the latest #OscarSelfie Trend:

LOL!

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Thanks Melody for hosting us that evening! :)

Promotion:
A la Carte Buffet Dinner

There are over 60 dishes and dim sum to choose from.

(*weekdays only, excluding public holidays)
Adult: S$33.80++
Child: S$21.80++
(*min of 4 persons dining)

Located at:

Serangoon Garden Country Club
22 Kensington Park Road

Singapore 557271
Tel: 6343 1717

Opening hours:

Weekdays: 11am - 3pm, 6pm - 11pm
Sat, Sun & Public Holidays: 9am - 3pm, 6pm - 11pm

*Closed from 3pm - 6pm daily

Do check out their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/yumchasg

and website: www.yumcha.com.sg for more details and updates!

XOXO
Zerika-says

[Food Review] One of the Best Dim Sum in Singapore, to me - Yum Cha Garden at Serangoon Garden Country Club

Hey everyone,

I hope October's been good for you guys so far because it's been good for me. :)

Gonna share with you guys one of my favorite restaurant that I usually visit to satisfy my Dim Sum cravings.

Yeap, It's Yum Cha and it has to be the one located at Serangoon Garden Country Club. 

Why am I a regular there?

I'm basically a sucker for chili. All my meals got to have chili to go along with. And I super love Yum Cha's Sambal Chili. 

This is one of the best Sambal I've ever had so far in my life. I'M SERIOUS!
*this is not even a paid ad and all base on my opinion. :)

The Sambal is THUMBS UP!


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The ones that I usually order when I'm there..

Yum Cha "Sea Treasure" Dumpling

鱼翅灌汤饺

I love soup so I will usually order this because there's so many ingredients in one huge wanton!

Prawns, Scallops, Shark's fin and mushrooms to name a few.

I love how the soup taste so sweet when I break the wanton skin and letting the goodness of the seafood oozes out! 

BBQ Pork Bun

蚝皇叉燒包

I don't usually have buns when I have Dim Sums because i always think that it's pretty filling to have a bun and the other food you've ordered will come to waste. But to my surprise, this is good.
Yes, it 's still quite filling for some people but this is quite well-done. The bun itself is very soft and the ingredients in it is not too salty or sweet.

Steam Creamy Custard Bun

流沙奶皇包

Oozing out those golden goodness is simply divine. To be honest, I always find it a challenge to eat Custard bun because it might get messy. Imagine the creamy custard inside the bun is hot that you want to be very careful with your first bite yet it oozes out and spill on the table and if you're not lucky, it might spill on your clothes. I remember the first time having custard bun and I actually dirtied my top. Lucky i was wearing a black top at that time. phew~ But it's good. 

 Prawn & Chicken Dumpling in Spicy Sauce

川汁酸辣饺

My *must-order! This taste so good especially when you have it with the chili padi. Hot, spicy and sour at the same time. Or like what most Singaporeans will say, "Shiok!" But I suggest you have it when it's served straight. it's nice when its warm but when it's cooling down, it's not that spicy. 

Steamed Pork Ribs with Yam

芋魚蒸排骨

The Pork Ribs here has more meat than ribs, which is good!
Not too salty at all and the pork rib is tender and tastier. Pumpkin is soft and with flavor as well.
I've tasted very oily Pork Ribs dish before but here, it's really not oily at all. The Yam has absorbed the sauce and taste really good and soft.

Xiao Long Bao

小笼包

The Xiao Long Bao here, however, did not meet my expectations. 
I would prefer Din Tai Feng's though. 

XO Fried Carrot Cake

This was added as a new temporary additions and I like it alot.

It's flavorful and tasty, you might just end up having it all by yourself. 

It's not too oily and you can taste the slight spiciness and the xo sauce was just right for the great taste.

In my opinion, this should be in the menu. Fix!

Siew Mai with Fish Roe

魚子蒸燒賣

One of my favorite must-order dim sum! I've tried many places, including those suppose to be popular and good, but this win hands down! The fish roe is generous portion, and each siew mai has a piece of 1 whole prawn, yes, it's not half, not cut-up and mixed sort but 1 whole prawn of it. Chewy and tasty, add abit of Sambal on top or simply dip into it. You'll not regret, i tell you. 
I'm very picky with my siew mais so if there's better one out there, share with me. 
I shall test test myself... ah huh!

 Deep Fried Shrimp Dumpling

鮮果明蝦角

Who doesn't love Deep fried shrimp dumpling when its done right?

Fried to perfection! Love prawns? gotta order this. 
I love the crispy outer layer yet it's not oily, kudos to the chefs.
I love how generous they are with their ingredients like you will see not one but 2 prawns in it, and it tastes so deliciously fresh, really worth it!

Prawns...(*I'm salivating while typing this post. gosh! Maintain ah Zerika)

When I tweet saying craving for Dim Sum, Yum Cha always come to my mind.
Just love the sambal chili that can go with almost all dishes. 

Shall visit very very soon after I recover from my sore throat and cough! :)

* Address * 

Yum Cha Garden

22 Kensington Park Road 
(Serangoon Garden Country Club)
Singapore 557271
Tel : 63431717

  Opening Hours:  

Mon to Fri: 11am - 3pm, 6pm - 11pm

Sat, Sun & Public Holidays: 9am - 3pm, 6pm - 11pm

*closed from 3pm-6pm daily

*Share with me your favorite dim sum place in Singapore too! I'll try it out when I'm free and review it too! :)

xoxo

Zerika-says