Xin Cuisine at Holiday Inn Atrium remains one of the underrated chinese restaurants and I wonder why - especially when the decor is inviting, decent food and recently they launched an all you can eat weekend buffet lunch offer.
Anyhow I opted for a weekday yumcha session instead - I am unfortunately at a stage where stuffing myself silly for my money's worth is not in vogue.
Shrimp Dumpling ($6)
All was fine and dandy until the translucent skin tore with a mere lift. An almost epic fail in the face of delicate handiwork though the succulent shrimps made up for it.
Pork Dumpling ($6)
These were probably oversteamed until the fish roe dissolved into the dimsum.
Turnip Cake ($5.50)
Tasty turnip cakes topped with a scallop XO sauce, oh yummy!
Minced Pork and Century Egg Porridge ($5)
Way too salty for comfort this turned out to be, good to skip and save the calories on.
Crispy Beancurd Skin ($7)
Seaweed and mango gave this fried beancurd skin dish an added twist - delicious with vinegar pairing too.
Steamed Pork Bun ($5.50)
These were definitely ordered to fulfill the list of dimsum staples, another of those fluffy buns with roast pork within. I very much prefer my char siew baos with a thicker pau layer.
Scallop Dumpling with Salted Egg Sauce ($7)
Somewhat over the top with this plated dish, scallops and salted egg worked but not the presentation. What can a single dragonfruit ball and cherry tomato do beyond looking pretty?
Spicy Dumpling ($4.50)
Chinese dumplings gone singaporean but the spicy sauce was hardly complementary.
Xiao Long Bao ($8)
Likewise for these juicy bulbs - Din Tai Feng still does these truckloads better!
Scallop Dumpling ($9)
This deconstructed dumpling has both the broth, stuffing and silken skin combined. That dash of vinegar made for a hearty soup.
Meat Rice Flour Rolls ($6)
A letdown with thick doughsticks and meat stuffing that made this very dry.
Lemongrass Sorbet ($10)
This was almost laughable inspite of its description in flowery language, jelly with canned longan, topped with lime juice and a rock hard lime sorbet and blueberries thrown in. A dessert I'd have put together so haphazardly on my own. Unimpressed much.
Unlike Tien Court, I enjoyed their dinner alot better than yumcha. So then - I'd propose going to Tien Court for lunch and Xin Cuisine for dinner if you are around the area.
Xin Cuisine
Holiday Inn Atrium
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