![]() The meal came to about RM450/USD150 for the 10 of us. That is, if you have a sweet tooth for desserts. Something more substantial than the usual clearer syrup, the combination actually worked wonders. Signature Homemade Beancurd with Minced Meat – Very homely, and very basic. A little oily, no thanks to generous addition of shallot oil, but the velvety smooth beancurd was delicious.ĭessert of milky soya bean with canned longan and honey sea coconut. Fish is good for health, especially the oily ones, so take heed. Generous portions, and my personal favourite dish of the day. Snowy white, fleshy and sweet cod steamed to perfection. Not bad, just barely enough to go around the table of 10’s. ![]() Crispy skin with a melt-in-mouth layer of fat underneath, and quite a hefty amount of meat beneath. Hands down THE dish of the day, the roasted suckling pig came with razor sharp fangs and all. Can’t go wrong with mushrooms during CNY, and was I glad that they decided to leave sea cucumber out of the mix. Healthy, Hearty and Delicious the brocollis, enoki mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms combination was a delight to be savoured. Not memorable enough in my books, but good enough to go with white rice. Tender, flavourful yet fell short of the fell off the bones texture the Pork Trotters came with ample amount of gelatinous fat for complete collagen supplements for the dire days. I guess cooking at home ain’t very fashionable these days, given the last minute rush to seal the deals, shopping for clothes and of course… caught up in jams. Menus with lots of 8’s (price-wise, of course) peppered all over the media with hotels aggressively pushing various packages to the discerning diners. Not a bad choice, since I prefer softer peanuts to crunchy ones myself.Īs the year draws close to a curtain call (Lunar calendar, of course), almost every Chinese restaurant in Klang Valley has been cashing in on this festivity. Occasionally you do get pickles (papaya, especially) or even ‘kacang putih’ (read Buntong’s post to see what the snack is), but at Gold Dragon City, they gave soft braised/boiled peanuts. Saves time actually, since our office is located merely minutes away from this restaurant at Paramount Garden opposite of Giant hypermarket.Ĭonventional starters or tidbits provided at Chinese diners include – peanuts, peanuts and more peanuts. Initially, this lunch with colleagues was planned for dinner but given the time constraints and logistic matters, we rescheduled to lunch hour instead. A kick back to the old school type of eateries laid back, no fuss, no frills Chinese diner which was possibly once THE place to organize a banquet dinner, but has since relented to the fad (or maybe not?) of lavish celebrations at 5 star hotels instead.Ĭomparing Gold Dragon City to Mun Choong, Oversea or even Tuck Kee (yeah, a post to come after our Reunion dinner next week!) would be more fitting, and definitely in the same league since those Ipoh restaurants mentioned above are nothing but serial old players STILL attracting a constant stream of customers. This Chinese restaurant situated in Paramount Garden holds probably decades of legacy, judging from the outlook and the fact that the moment we entered and were seated at our reserved table a warm, deja vu sensation washed over me. Unless of course, you’re taking into consideration the many varieties of modern Yee Sang with abalone and such.Īfter two gastronomic feasts at Shanghai JW Marriott and Zing Grand Millennium, it’s probably time to set the mood back into place and toss some Yee Sang the traditional way. ![]() After all, this Chinese version of a prosperity-laden salad is supposed to be tossed for the notion of it, rather than for its gastronomic value. Hopefully they will read this and get a grip on proper food preparing/cooking and common courtesy! I loved eating there, but now unfortunately i won't be back.The very basic/standard/generic/traditional Yee Sang – But we were not complaining though. What's more, even though i was in plain site, he proceeded to SPIT openly onto the floor!!!! I have an iron stomach and can normally let things go, but i felt a review was necessary as i failed to address the situation before i left to the management. However on my last visit i waited for the takeout inside the front door and much to my dismay i witnessed the cook SNEEZE directly in the aisle between the cooking food and the prepared food and he did NOT make any effort to contain it or cover his mouth. I have ordered takeout from Dragon city numerous times, and the food was fast and tasty. I've just signed up to this review site because of a concerning situation that happened a few weeks ago at Dragon City. By Restaurantica12 FebruCustomers Beware.
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