绿茶餐厅

Green Tea Restaurant's signature dessert, Bread Temptation (面包诱惑), deserves a post on its own.

Bread Temptation is similar in style to the famous After You Dessert Cafe's shibuya thick toast. The premise is simple --- the entire soft fluffy interior of a loaf of bread is cut out and into layers. The upward facing part is then slathered with butter and maple syrup and toasted. The loaf of bread is then re-constructed and topped with a scoop of ice cream.

We love how Green Tea Restaurant makes sure that each layer of bread has a nice consistent caramelised top layer. The addition of lime was a nice touch as it balanced the sweetness of the honey / maple syrup and the richness of the butter. We were stuffed after over-ordering dinner but somehow managed to finish all of this without leaving a crumb behind.
TL;DR: Do not leave the restaurant without ordering this.

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In fact, every dish at Green Tea Restaurant seemed to be a winner.

Their stir fried honey pork ribs (蒜香蜜汁排骨) was well-executed. The pork ribs was tender and juicy, and the sauce struck the right balance between sweet and sour.

I love their hakka-style brinjal in claypot (客家茄子煲). Brinjal is IMHO an underrated ingredient. It has a unique meat-like texture and depending on your preparation method, it can have have a nice thick bite or be soft and melt in your mouth. It also soaks up the sauce it is cooked in with well.

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Green Tea is a popular casual dining restaurant chain which originated in Hangzhou. It specialises in Hangzhou cuisine or Hangbangcai (杭帮菜) and incorporates green tea into most of its signature dishes.

We wasn't a big fan of their signature green tea roast chicken (绿茶烤鸡). She didn't fancy the mala spice rub they used to marinate the chicken. I thought it packed a nice punch and went well with the bittersweet green tea leaves and sweet roast chicken.

I loved their tofu in chicken hotpot. The chicken stock was hearty and flavourful and they had little fried yam bits in their which made the soup more savoury. It was a little heavy on the palate though but excellent with rice.

Miss Korea loves her steamed prawns in garlic (金银蒜蒸凤尾虾) . The natural sweetness of the fresh prawns is elevated by the mild and sweet yet pungent flavour of the garlic. I love slurping the tanghoon below with the minced garlic and soy sauce.

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