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Crystal Jade C-Jade Express
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Crystal Jade C-Jade Express

Rating: By Veron Ang

The Crystal Jade group is famed for dishing out consistently good food along with good service. My previous visit to Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao left me with a deep and lasting positive impression of the place. Its latest foray into the fast-food market comes in the form of a Hong Kong style coffee shop, C-Jade Express.

In true fast-food style, the menu is printed upon brightly lit boards visible to all, and you place your orders at the counter.

Sweet & Sour Fish Rice

Sweet & Sour Fish Rice (咕噜鱼片烩饭)
S$9+
Rating:

I went for the sweet and sour fish rice, a rather safe option. Dining under the Crystal Jade brand name, I expected much more than I would normally get at hawker stalls. Unfortunately, that was exactly what I got. Hawker-standard food but at four times the price. As the food was being served I knew right away that it was gonna turn out terrible. And I was right.

I suspect the sweet and sour sauce was merely ketchup sauce from a bottle, thinned out with water and with sugar added. I wolfed down the fish slices quickly, leaving most of the rice untouched. If you thought the fish rice was terrible, wait till you see their maggi mee.

Spicy Pork Noodle

Spicy Spicy Pork Noodle (五香肉丁一丁面)
S$4.80+
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You ask, what? Maggi mee? Yeah you got that right. The spicy pork noodle was none other than a fancier version of maggi mee. The noodle looked like maggi mee. It tasted like maggi mee. And that’s not all. The pork cubes came straight out of a can! I know this is C-Jade Express. But Crystal Jade is definitely taking “express” a little too far!

French Toast with Vanilla Ice Cream

French Toast with Vanilla Ice Cream (雪糕多士)
S$1.80 (with minimum purchase of $10)+
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Over here, you would find many people chomping down on French toast with vanilla ice cream. C-Jade Express offers the dessert at $1.80 with the minimum purchase of $10. This is easily met since most of their a la carte menu items are just under $10 anyway. Fortunately the dessert was okay.

C-Jade Express (翡翠美食速递)
Mapletree Business City
20 Pasir Panjang Road #02-13
Singapore 117439
Tel: +65 6570 1787 | Website

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Veron Ang

Veron Ang is the Founder and Chief Editor of Sparklette, a Singapore restaurants guide, lifestyle and travel blog. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and runs a web design firm at Sparklette Studio. To get in touch, head on over to the contact page or follow @Sparklette and @VeronSG on Twitter.

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  1. my
     

    yes the food there sucks.. i was expecting something good since it’s no matter what, still crystal jade.

    anyway ur rice looks like those “cai fan” stalls’ ones.. i’m nv go there again!

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    Posted August 7, 2006 at 4:15 pm

  2. VeronTwitter
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    exactly! i had the exact same sentiments as you. no wonder they call this “c-jade” instead of the usual “crystal jade”. probably their first step at distancing the “crystal jade” name from this mediocrity.

    not only did my fish rice look like it came from a hawker stall, it tasted no different too. people should stay away from this place altogether!

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    Posted August 7, 2006 at 4:21 pm

  3. ry
     

    9 bucks for just sweet and sour fish? What a rip-off. For $2.50 I can get chicken, fish and veg at my regular mixed veg stall…

    I tried their goose burger before. The patty is even smaller than KFC man… Never going to eat there again.

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    Posted August 7, 2006 at 8:12 pm

  4. VeronTwitter
    3438 comments
     

    Well seems like everyone so far has the consensus that the $9 fish rice is no better, if not worse than what you can get from any regular hawker stall. Anyways, I still love the rest of Crystal Jade.

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    Posted August 7, 2006 at 10:35 pm

  5. Anonymous
     

    hmmm just so you know, the noodles thing, by the chinese name, its obvious that its supposed to be instant noodles. (yi ding mian, which means nissin instant noodles). its actually a famous breakfast meal in hongkong. the meat is supposed to be canned food as well. so they’re not cheating you on that. but i do agree that the food there aint fantastic.

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    Posted August 7, 2006 at 11:09 pm

  6. VeronTwitter
    3438 comments
     

    i didn’t actually realise 一丁面 translates to instant noodles. i was still wondering what it meant! well we learn something new everyday!

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    Posted August 7, 2006 at 11:36 pm

  7. @deeronrryym
    1 comment
     

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    Posted September 10, 2011 at 2:01 pm
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