Comments on: Tung Lok Teahouse - Old-fashioned Charm

By: Beni

Beni — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:56:34 +0000

By: andy

andy — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:22:17 +0000

OK, check out http://ieatishootipost.blogspot.com/2007/02/victors-kitchen-authentic-hong-kong-tim.html for their take on the best HK styled dim sum in S’pore. Haven’t explored it myself though! View all comments by andy

By: looi

looi — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:20:09 +0000

could be just a little salted egg yolk on top of the siew mai. View all comments by looi

By: chillycraps

chillycraps — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:09:27 +0000

yan palace cannot! their “char siew so” uses vegetarian char siew one! this one I’m 100% sure there’s no meat inside!

if not crystal jade, then try kam boat at marina square or shaw tower, the shaw tower one is always filled with hongkongers on weekends, so you can guess how authentic the dim sum is. View all comments by chillycraps

By: rainiex

rainiex — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:03:43 +0000

think 5 bucks is bit too ex… u may like to try out “red star” restaurant they serve value for $$ dim sum and are dish out in those dim sum carts… another recommendation would be yan palace restaurant at hong lim… serve great dim sum too… used to go there every wkend with my gramps for brunch when i was young… ;) View all comments by rainiex

By: Veron

Veron — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:18:38 +0000

Is it crab roe? Is it prawn roe? Or is it just flour?

(This is just about the smallest subject matter we can debate over. Haha) View all comments by Veron

By: damien

damien — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:27:43 +0000

im thinking it shld be prawn roe that they use,since its cheaper than crab roe,and in more abundance..haha.. View all comments by damien

By: chillycraps

chillycraps — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:39:29 +0000

lol, it’s not real roe bah, it’s coloured flour on the siu mai! (I’m 80% sure, since most tim sum restaurants do that) View all comments by chillycraps

By: Daphne

Daphne — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:05:00 +0000

Seriously.. singapore has got to have the smallest and most boring range of dimsum at all the chinese restaurants. even when i walk into places tht ’specialise’ in dimsum.. i get so disappointed!! some places call themselves dimsum restaurants, but have a grand total of 10 types of dimsum on their menu…

dimsum chefs in singapore need to go for some overseas training… hehe! View all comments by Daphne

By: Veron

Veron — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:16:56 +0000

I know it’s some kind of roe. But it doesn’t exactly resemble the crab roe that I see on sushi! So I was wondering what roe it is. View all comments by Veron

By: xxoos

xxoos — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:09:50 +0000

the orange stuff on top of those dim sum is roe, usually it should be crab roe, but some might use other kinds of roe.

i think one of the reason why your best of list was filled with western establishments might be because of your personal tastes and preferences. from the food that you’ve reviewed, they’re mostly western styled food, with more western food to be considered among the many, it’s normal that there are more winners in the best of list. there are plenty of good chinese eating establishments out there for you to try out~ View all comments by xxoos

By: andy

andy — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:29:15 +0000

am just next door! yah..i didn’t know until i was directed there…just outside the kitchen..:) View all comments by andy

By: Veron

Veron — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:24:15 +0000

That place is near your workplace huh? I didn’t even notice they had bar seats! View all comments by Veron

By: andy

andy — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:15:32 +0000

Strange coincidence, was just there for lunch this afternoon! Packed and could only get a “bar” seat…was quite happy with the dim sum :) Then again, I’m easily pleased..haha. View all comments by andy

By: Veron

Veron — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:11:33 +0000

chillycraps: $5 is relatively expensive for dim sum. But then again, I would expect nothing less from Tung Lok. Steam-as-you-order? Sounds like a long wait for customers!

dan: Yeah I am not exactly true to my roots when it comes to food. It all boils down to personal preference. View all comments by Veron

By: dan

dan — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:51:02 +0000

hi…nice looking site!

the very 1st sentence from wikipedia….
“Chinese cuisine is widely seen as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary cuisines and heritages in the world.” ….so how can you not like your own food? :)

for me, everytime i went to angmoh land, i have to start searching for chinese/asian food after a few days :) …how different can western steaks, ribs or fish/chips taste?

ok, i probably have not tried enough of western cuisine to comment here… but as of now, i am certainly not a fan either View all comments by dan

By: chillycraps

chillycraps — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:41:54 +0000

5 dollars per item seem quite expensive leh…

oh by the way, now if you go to Hong Kong (the land of dim sum) you can hardly find dim sum on trolley anymore, since most restaurants there switched to steam-as-you-order style. View all comments by chillycraps