Wangi Garden (ARC 380)

💯No need to fight for that last piece of Siew Mai‼️ ~ Be very Demure, very Mindful ~ just order one basket for yourself at @wangigardensg Ala Carte Dim Sum Buffet 😂
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‼️Available Mon - Fri 5pm to 9pm ONLY - limited to 90 mins dining time
‼️Kids below 6 years old eat free😍
‼️ Only $19.90++ per adult 👌$12.90++ per child above 6 years old
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They have almost everything you can think of as Dim Sum in the menu, even roasted meat, western snacks like fries and desserts!
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Highly recommend to go for the dim sum as they are surprisingly really really good! on par with some other restaurants out there but FREE FLOW here! The CCF and Congee is quality 👍 so is their 5 wonders siew mai which is super unique ❤️- Chicken Siew Mai, Otah Siew Mai, Truffle Siew Mai, Mei Cai Siew Mai and Curry Siew Mai
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Recommend to go early as they don’t accept walk ins!😉

Wangi Garden is one of those establishments which we had found out on social media. Located at ARC 380, it is actually situated within the BGAIN380 food court that is within is conveniently located at the main entrance of the building on the ground floor; Wangi Garden actually takes over the former premises of the stall space of the now-defunct Happy Congee / Fantastic Dim Sum that is in a section separated from the rest of the food court with the shopping aisle that is in the middle of both of them. This actually pretty much worked in the favour of Wangi Garden though, since they could operate the space in a form of mini restaurant within the food court much like some concepts within Food Republic food courts. Some works have been done with the space to give Wangi Garden a look that differs slightly from the rest of the food court — the interior seeing the use of green tiles for most of its walls, cushioned seats with a rattan-esque material and tables with a marble-esque table top. It is noted that Wangi Garden is a Muslim-friendly eatery that serves up dishes with no pork and no lard; hence patrons dining from other stalls within the food court are not allowed to bring their food into the area designated for Wangi Garden. Wangi Garden’s menu is segregated into categories ranging from baked dim sum (dubbed the “Crispy Series”, Dim Sum, Rice Roll, HK-style Congee, Signature Roast Meats, Donburi, Chargriled Meats, Fish, Chicken, Spaghetti, Sides and Dessert. It is noted that the Western menu at Wangi Gardens does bear some resemblance to what is offered at Char Grill; a western stall with multiple locations across coffeeshops around the island.

Given how diversified the menu is at Wangi Gardens, we found ourselves ordering a good variety of dishes to share around the table. There were quite a number of items which we found rather familiar especially in the Dim Sum, Rice Roll and HK-style Congee sections of the menu — the said items being very similar to what Happy Congee / Fantastic Dim Sum had offered in the past; we wouldn’t be particularly surprised if Wangi Gardens were related to Char Grill, especially considering how the menu carries western food items that seem rather familiar to that of Char Grill’s menu, and that there was often an existence of Char Grill Bar (before the brand’s revamp into Char Grill) next to Happy Congee / Fantastic Dim Sum at some locations. One of the items which seemed to be newly-introduced at Wangi Gardens however would be the BBQ Chicken Char Siew Buns; this is also an item that is listed under the “Crispy Series” section of the menu here. There is no description provided for their dishes in Wangi Garden’s menu; that being said, the item does bear some sort of resemblance to that of the Baked BBQ Pork Buns that Tim Ho Wan has popularised over the years in terms of how it has been conceptualised. The BBQ Chicken Char Siew Buns is said to usually come in a serving size of two (2) buns, though, they had served us with three (3) buns for our order as they had claimed that the batch of which that was served to us was a little smaller than what they usually serve. Arriving at our table still warm, the BBQ Chicken Char Siew Buns comes with a light brown, baked pastry with some parts revealing a hue of dark red from the BBQ Chicken Char Siew filling within. Chewing into the BBQ Chicken Char Siew Buns, the buns were surprisingly thin, but holds up the fillings within well — the texture of the exterior of the bun being crusty and wafting of a buttery and milky fragrance just as what we had expected.

The BBQ Chicken Char Siew Buns were also well-filled inside; the fillings comprising of shredded chicken meat that replicated that of the typical pork-based char siew filling — one that comes with both fibrous chicken flesh as well as some slightly more chunkier pieces for a bit of a bite. Whilst we have had pork-based Char Siew buns with fillings that may be a little bit on the dry side, these came smothered with honey bbq glaze that is a good balance of savoury and sweet — makes these BBQ Chicken Char Siew Buns pretty flavourful, easy to eat and really addictive that we would not mind having more. Other items that we have had during our visit to Wangi Gardens that are worth mentioning includes the 5 Wonders Siew Mai Platter — a dim sum basket consisting of five Siew Mai of different flavours which they also offer as ala-care items; namely the Chicken Siew Mai, Otah Siew Mai, Truffle Siew Mai, Mei Cai Siew Mai and Curry Siew Mai. The You Tiao Rice Rolls (Zha Liang) are largely similar to the ones that we have had from Happy Congee previously; smooth and slippery rice rolls that have absorbed the flavours of the light soy sauce which is being doused atop the rice rolls — the fried dough fritters maintaining the crispness without being greasy. Also interesting would be the Durian Fritters that are fried mochi balls encasing a molten durian filling that would appease the durian lovers out there with its pungent notes.

Wangi Garden does present itself as a rather accessible eatery for most and with a wide variety of dishes that seem to be able to accommodate for different palates — the dim sum (inclusive of items listed in the “Crispy Series”, Dim Sum and Rice Roll sections of the menu) being priced from $2.90 to $9.90; the priciest item being the 5 Wonders Siew Mai Platter. Their rice sets sized for individual diners that form part of their Signature Roasted series is also reasonably priced with the priciest offering being the Roasted Duck Rice at $8.80. We also liked how they do offer free-flow beverages at an affordable price point of $3, which includes a selection of both iced / hot beverages from the dispenser. With Wangi Garden being a Muslim-friendly establishment that serves up strong dim sum offerings at rather decent price points, Wangi Garden is probably a name to watch in the local F&B scene in due time.