King's Palace Kitchen    皇府粥麵廚房   (Closed)

We arrived at around 2:30pm. Dimsum/lunchtime has been extended to 4pm. Yay! Around 5-6 tables were occupied.

Environment:
Really spacious and airy. The ceiling was very high and there were squishy sofas lining one side of the windows. Tables were quite sparse and the dining room is large. There isn't much of a reception area though due to the positioning of the lifts. Well ventilated, no weird cooking or oily smells emanating from anywhere!

Service:
Quiet, no-fuss. Good. They could've added more hot water to the pot at the opportune times though. Other than that, professional.

Food:燒鵝腸粉Roasted goose in rice noodle roll Not a conventional item in dimsum parlours - and it was a specialty item, so we decided to try. The texture of the roll was great - slightly oily, moist, incredibly thin but not easily broken, slightly chewy and yes, a bit slimy in a good way. The roasted goose was flavorful and the skin wrapped inside the roll was very crisp. The flesh was tender and intensely goosey. G poured some soy sauce over the roll, which makes it taste even better! I'd actually rank this as the most delightful out of the items I tried today.

Siu MaiJust very ordinary. The yellow skin was very thin, again, kudos to the dimsum master! I don't like shrimp so I picked them out and gave them to G, who said 'why would i want your shrimp'. ._.

Signature BBQ pork rice with fried egg and vegetables $75+10%A bit too expensive for a bowl of char siu rice don't you think? Yes it is, so you won't be having this every day. However, when consumed in moderation, and on an experimental basis, paying $85 for this bowl of goodness was quite worth the try. The egg yolk was still runny (meant to be so), and G mixed it up with part of the rice. Just part of it mind, because I don't like raw egg yolk. The BBQ pork was very fat, and I had to avoid most of it. In terms of flavour, it was quite delicious - savoury with a bit of honey glazed sweetness. There are two things i can complain about though - not enough charred black bits (which I so love) and the meat being a bit tough in the middle. Maybe they cut the pork along the wrong grain. Not sure - but I've had better BBQ pork - at a certain Shanghainese restaurant @ The Galleria, Central. The sauce, drizzled on the rice, made the already plump and moist rice even wetter. A and B said the sauce could be less sweet. G found it too wet. I found it quite alright and finished off what A and B had left of the rice. I am such a carb girl.

Conclusion:
So, why do I recommend this place?
Because you feel pampered. Great atmosphere, service, lighting and food...nice decor too. And the dimsum really isn't too expensive. You can also share the BBQ rice between two, which is what we did. That makes things much more affordable - one really doesn't need to eat that much rice in any event.

So, do give this place a shot. I think it will be a very pleasant experience.

I have always gone to King's palace at Happy Valley and happy about the quality. What delights me further is not that about the additional location choices, but there are more dishes varieties at this new spot and all done really nicely and thoughtfully. The 豆豉雞 is lovely, and the fresh 龍dun fish is super. I will definitely go back again. But I think dishes in general could be less oily.