Lunch @ Xin Cuisine

Had a food tasting session at Xin Cuisine (Holiday Inn Atrium) today. Been 2 years since I visited the restaurant, it has since been renovated and the ambience and deco has a more classy feel to it now.

Here are what we ate:

Scallop salad tuna fish crystal dumpling

Double-boiled sea whelk with chicken n cordyceps flowers soup

Braised fresh prawns with melon

Venison with coffee bath I'm so lucky to be able to try this dish, which is created by Chef Daniel Koh and he had presented this dish in <<自尊厨王>>. The chef roasted the coffee beans on the spot with this 'roasting machine' that was specially brought in for this dish, and then the venison was given a spa in the pot (used for korean dishes as well) along with the roasted coffee beans. The aroma was great and though the venison might look unsightly at first, it tasted super yummy!

Steamed Eggplant with Preserved Veg

Lobster Mianxian Soup

Champagne 金堆子

After lunch, if you are seated in the private rooms, they will serve you with the tea that the room was named after. Mine was 竹叶青. They serve quite good dimsum as well. Xin Cuisine is a nice place for lunch at mid-range prices. I was so full after the lunch that I skipped dinner ...