10A Rochester Park
Rochester Commons
Singapore 139258
Sunday:
10:00am - 10:00pm
Enjoy dining without burning a hole in your pocket, no membership required
The ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ($4.80) also pleased us with its bold tea and coffee flavours while not being overly sweet.
Overall I felt the stunning setting failed to compensate for the misses, considering the price point. The outlet in Jurong provides far better value-for-money.
Although the ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป-๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ($6.80) and ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ & ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ($8.20) didn't wow us, the voluminous, flavourful ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป ($6.80) were praiseworthy.
The ๐ฆ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ($7.80) is not your typical char siew bao. Straddling the fine line between the traditional steamed version and the crispy variant popularised by THW, this possessed the best attributes of both. The bun was mildly crispy and crumbly, yet fabulously fluffy. The honeyed char siew within was also decidedly drool-worthy.
Legendary Hong Kong's third and newest outlet is located in a majestic colonial bungalow at Rochester Commons. To match the grandiose setting, the prices here are also, shall we say, fit for royalty.
The ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ($18.80) was big enough for two. The roasted pork belly was sublime: the chewy lean meat, gelatinous fat and crispy skin formed a terrific trifecta that delighted us no end. The char siew and soya sauce chicken were only mediocre, although the stupendous spring onion and ginger dip alleviated the shortfall.
If you are looking for quality Cantonese fare, this is one place to look out for! Although abit pricey, most of the food here do have a certain standard, especially the fried spam fries here that is coated with salted egg sauce ๐ not only the batter is crispy, the salted egg sauce is rich and creamy and that makes it really addictive!
Sadly, I was not able to take photo of some main dishes that we've ordered, but I do remember the roasted pork belly and fried Hong Kong noodles being the main highlights. The roasted poor belly came in really thick pieces, with the skin being really crispy and the meat absolutely tender and succulent. Indeed one of the best roasted pork belly I've had!
The Hong Kong Noodles, though looked simple with just thin noodles and sautรฉed vegetables, were packed with loads of flavour. The noodles were well springy and were rather smoky too!
I remembered we ordered a huge variety of dishes and each person paid about $25. If I'm craving Cantonese dishes, I might consider coming back again!
Nice char chan teng decor and vibes. Cant help but to order a cup of horlick (rarity)