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• 27 Jun 2022 Review by Tripadvisor traveller Phenylhexanol

  Go there for the experience. Pricey for the good.

  2nd time here. Food is as good as before, but still the same as before, pricey for the food. The ambience is similar to ancient China teahouses like those you see in Chinese movies.
  
  The last time I was here there was live performance that made the price a little more worth it. But this time round it was just traditional music that was played over the speakers. What remains the same is that you can barely hear the music with all the chatter going on.
  
  With Covid, they seemed to have more spaced out tables, which is good.
  
  What to order:
  I would recommend the glutinous rice with pork belly, the duck noodles, the cordyceps flower soup, and the crispy rice cake. The "lionhead" pork ball is also soft and tender. You will be able to see these in the photo. If you find the food too rich, order the cold hawthorn drink that is refreshingly tart and cuts through the rich food.
• 21 Jun 2022 Review by Tripadvisor traveller marcusleongkh

  Good food, ridiculous service.

  Despite using the Chope reservation system, they do not reserve tables for customers who made prior reservations. Instead, they seat customers based on matching number of people to their number of available seats first, regardless you are a walk-in customer, or one who made a prior reservation.
  
  And interestingly, for a Chinese restaurant, they ran out of white rice? First the server informed us that we had to wait for 45 mins-1 hour for white rice, then seconds later, updated us that our order for white rice is available again. Following which, another few seconds later, they ran out of white rice.
  
  Food was great though. Service was quite ridiculous.
• 18 Jun 2022 Review by Tripadvisor traveller Phenylhexanol

  Go to experience the ambience. Food is pricey.

  2nd time here. Food is as good as before, but still the same as before, pricey for the food. The ambience is similar to ancient China teahouses like those you see in Chinese movies.
  
  The last time I was here there was live performance that made the price a little more worth it. But this time round it was just traditional music that was played over the speakers. What remains the same is that you can barely hear the music with all the chatter going on.
  
  With Covid, they seemed to have more spaced out tables, which is good.
  
  What to order:
  I would recommend the glutinous rice with pork belly, the duck noodles, the cordyceps flower soup, and the crispy rice cake. The "lionhead" pork ball is also soft and tender. You will be able to see these in the photo. If you find the food too rich, order the cold hawthorn drink that is refreshingly fart and cuts through the rich food.
• 7 Jun 2022 Review by Tripadvisor traveller joexrtyf

  Food is great but don't expect good service

  Definitely a must try if you have the patience and high threshold for average/poor service. You may have a reservation for a certain hour but the restaurant will definitely not honor it. They will tell you in an old-fashion/snob manner that customers are still eating and there is non-available. So go early before your reservation and chop a seat before your friends or family arrive, if punctuality is a concern. They have plenty of business so they are not afraid to offend anyone. No point arguing. Stay calm, built your appetite and enjoy your meal.
• 30 May 2022 Review by Tripadvisor traveller KahChuan

  Great place to have unique Nanjing food

  The ambience is very classical, and I would say the food is quite unique, not typical dishes you will get at Chinatown. The price is in "quite affordable" range in Dhoby Ghaut area. The service is okay, I can't complain much since I arrive there around 2.30pm (most of the Chinese Restaurant staff are rest during this hour), it was almost full house and understaffed. Looking forward to visit them next time

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