翠亨邨 (新世界大廈)

My mom wanted to go yum cha so I booked this Central Branch. The food comes so fast that it doesn't feel like yum cha at all. Perhaps this is in Central and service is too efficient on regular lunch hours that even though it was public holiday, that edge wasn't lost. But I feel stuck and rushed here with fast food efficiency and low ceiling. The servers are polite with pleasant smiles though.
We order 4 savory dim sum dishes and 3 sweet items for the 3 of us. Here we go:
Deep-fried Glutinous Rice Dumplings with Dried Shrimps (安蝦鹹水角)
This is deep-fried golden brown with crispy and chewy skin and just the right amount of dried shrimps. Not bad.

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Deep-fried Glutinous Rice Dumplings with Dried Shrimps (安蝦鹹水角)

$42

Deep-fried Squid Tentacles with Spicy Salt (椒鹽魷魚鬚)
This is one of my all-time favorite dishes and it didn't disappoint. We can tell that the squid is fresh and firm while the spicy salt and deep-fried batter with Worcestershire sauce is just perfect. It's not oily at all.

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Deep-fried Squid Tentacles with Spicy Salt (椒鹽魷魚鬚)

$50

Steamed Spare Ribs with Pomelo Peel (柚皮蒸排骨)
My mom loves pomelo peel and the spare ribs are soft with right amount of fat and meat.

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Steamed Spare Ribs with Pomelo Peel (柚皮蒸排骨)

$42

Steamed Rice Flour Rolls with Shrimps and Scrambled Egg White (賽螃蟹鮮蝦腸粉)
This is disappointing. What happens to the rice flour roll?! It's so thick and chewy that I feel like eating mochi!

Steamed Rice Flour Rolls with Shrimps and Scrambled Egg White (賽螃蟹鮮蝦腸粉)

$54

Steamed Taro Puree Buns (香芋流沙包) or more appropriately I call this Steamed Taro & Coconut Fondant Bun since the filling is rich with taro and coconut fondant.
This is a new item and tastes & smells really good.

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Steamed Taro Puree Buns (香芋流沙包)

$46

Steamed Crystal Cake with Mashed Red Bean (豆沙水晶餅)
Same with the Steamed Rice Flour Rolls with Shrimps and Scrambled Egg White, what happens here? The crystal layer is so thick and tasteless, a flop!

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Steamed Crystal Cake with Mashed Red Bean (豆沙水晶餅)

$32

This is steamed just right, the milk custard is smooth and not too thick nor too thin. Great.

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Double-boiled Sweetened Fresh Milk in Shunde Style (大良雙皮奶)

$38

The dim sum price is on the expensive side but food is generally good except the rice flour used for Steamed Rice Flour Rolls with Shrimps and Scrambled Egg White and Steamed Crystal Cake with Mashed Red Bean which are unusually thick and chewy. I can't imagine how taut the Shrimp Dumpling would taste with that kind of rice flour.

Nice décor but low ceiling