Comments on: Tung Lok Teahouse – Old-fashioned Charm [Closed]

By: jon marc

jon marc — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:01:35 +0000

i always have this illusion that i enjoy dim sum. until i see the pics of prawns after prawns that i realise that its all just a dream. i dont really have any interest in real dim sum. what i like are the fake stuff.

By: tatty26baby

tatty26baby — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:03:34 +0000

Is Tung Lok Teahouse still open? cos under the Tung Lok website, this place is not in its list of restaurants anymore. Thanks!

By: Beni

Beni — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:56:34 +0000

Slurp :P~~~~

By: andy

andy — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:22:17 +0000

OK, check out http://ieatishootipost.blogspot.com/2007/02/victors-kitchen-authentic-hong-kong-tim.html for their take on the best HK styled dim sum in S’pore. Haven’t explored it myself though!

By: looi

looi — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:20:09 +0000

could be just a little salted egg yolk on top of the siew mai.

By: chillycraps

chillycraps — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:09:27 +0000

yan palace cannot! their “char siew so” uses vegetarian char siew one! this one I’m 100% sure there’s no meat inside!

if not crystal jade, then try kam boat at marina square or shaw tower, the shaw tower one is always filled with hongkongers on weekends, so you can guess how authentic the dim sum is.

By: rainiex

rainiex — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:03:43 +0000

think 5 bucks is bit too ex… u may like to try out “red star” restaurant they serve value for $$ dim sum and are dish out in those dim sum carts… another recommendation would be yan palace restaurant at hong lim… serve great dim sum too… used to go there every wkend with my gramps for brunch when i was young… ;)

By: Veron

Veron — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:18:38 +0000

Is it crab roe? Is it prawn roe? Or is it just flour?

(This is just about the smallest subject matter we can debate over. Haha)

By: damien

damien — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:27:43 +0000

im thinking it shld be prawn roe that they use,since its cheaper than crab roe,and in more abundance..haha..

By: chillycraps

chillycraps — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:39:29 +0000

lol, it’s not real roe bah, it’s coloured flour on the siu mai! (I’m 80% sure, since most tim sum restaurants do that)

By: Daphne

Daphne — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:05:00 +0000

Seriously.. singapore has got to have the smallest and most boring range of dimsum at all the chinese restaurants. even when i walk into places tht ‘specialise’ in dimsum.. i get so disappointed!! some places call themselves dimsum restaurants, but have a grand total of 10 types of dimsum on their menu…

dimsum chefs in singapore need to go for some overseas training… hehe!

By: Veron

Veron — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:16:56 +0000

I know it’s some kind of roe. But it doesn’t exactly resemble the crab roe that I see on sushi! So I was wondering what roe it is.

By: xxoos

xxoos — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:09:50 +0000

the orange stuff on top of those dim sum is roe, usually it should be crab roe, but some might use other kinds of roe.

i think one of the reason why your best of list was filled with western establishments might be because of your personal tastes and preferences. from the food that you’ve reviewed, they’re mostly western styled food, with more western food to be considered among the many, it’s normal that there are more winners in the best of list. there are plenty of good chinese eating establishments out there for you to try out~

By: andy

andy — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:29:15 +0000

am just next door! yah..i didn’t know until i was directed there…just outside the kitchen..:)

By: Veron

Veron — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:24:15 +0000

That place is near your workplace huh? I didn’t even notice they had bar seats!

By: andy

andy — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:15:32 +0000

Strange coincidence, was just there for lunch this afternoon! Packed and could only get a “bar” seat…was quite happy with the dim sum :) Then again, I’m easily pleased..haha.

By: Veron

Veron — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:11:33 +0000

chillycraps: $5 is relatively expensive for dim sum. But then again, I would expect nothing less from Tung Lok. Steam-as-you-order? Sounds like a long wait for customers! dan: Yeah I am not exactly true to my roots when it comes to food. It all boils down to personal preference.

By: dan

dan — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:51:02 +0000

hi…nice looking site!

the very 1st sentence from wikipedia….
“Chinese cuisine is widely seen as representing one of the richest and most diverse culinary cuisines and heritages in the world.” ….so how can you not like your own food? :)

for me, everytime i went to angmoh land, i have to start searching for chinese/asian food after a few days :) …how different can western steaks, ribs or fish/chips taste?

ok, i probably have not tried enough of western cuisine to comment here… but as of now, i am certainly not a fan either

By: chillycraps

chillycraps — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:41:54 +0000

5 dollars per item seem quite expensive leh…

oh by the way, now if you go to Hong Kong (the land of dim sum) you can hardly find dim sum on trolley anymore, since most restaurants there switched to steam-as-you-order style.