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2012-07-25
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Tin Lung Heen. The Chinese restaurant situated on the 102nd floor of the Ritz Carlton, offering gorgeous waterviews from the floor to ceiling glass windows and essentially giving diners the sense of dining among clouds. The restaurant does not seat many tables, but the spaciousness of the layout does give patrons a more relaxed and comfortable dining experience.I must admit the view and the setting was the main allure for me to choose Tin Lung Heen for an overdue catch up with friends, but I was
I must admit the view and the setting was the main allure for me to choose Tin Lung Heen for an overdue catch up with friends, but I was also looking forward to see whether the standard of their dim sum had improved from my first visit back when the Ritz Carlton was newly opened.
Between the three of us we ordered 6 types of dim sum:
Siu Mai.
This looked and tasted very average. The pork was not juicy and the prawns seemed to be oversteamed. Quite disappointing.
Har Gao.The presentation was quite pretty, snow white dumplings with a thin translucent topped with a somewhat pretentious addition of gold foil. The skin was nicely chewy, and the prawns retained the fresh 'crunchy' texture.
Veggie and shrimp dumpling with crab roe.Folded into neat little dumpling parcels, this was pleasant to look at. Tastewise, the young vegetables and shrimp were fresh, the mochi skin was pleasantly chewy but the crab roe seemed to be at odds with the overall package.
Fois Gras Lor Mai Gai (Glutinous rice)Two plump parcels of glutinous rice topped with a sliver of fois gras. I did not try this, but looking at the empty leaf wrapping on my friend's plates I can assume they liked it.
Abalone and goose pastry.Essentially a short crust pastry filled with goose and topped with abalone. The pastry was baked just right, firm enough to hold the filling without crumbling everywhere and the abalone was quite tender. However the goose meat was dry and not flavourful enough.
Baked BBQ pork bunsThis was actually quite good. The char siu filling was moist and not overly fatty, while the topping of the bun was slightly crunchy and sweet.
Overall, I think the food was still quite average for the price they charge. However the setting was quite comfortable and of course the company helped make it more enjoyable Post
