Jing

I had a particularly grueling week at work, and so, I surrounded myself with good friends this weekend to unwind. I met with Kong for dinner after work and headed to Jing at One Fullerton, just a hop and a skip away from my office, for some contemporary Chinese food. 

Jing is the second restaurant opened by the people (chef Yong Bing Ngen and hotelier Loh Lik Peng) behind the award-winning, much lauded Majestic Restaurant. With such stellar pedigree, comparisons between the 2 restaurants are bound to be drawn. Unfortunately, this Marina Bay waterfront restaurant is a far cry from its predecessor. We both felt the food was really just a-okay, not bad but definitely not great, and just wasn't worth the price-tag. Service was also not as efficient or knowledgeable as the stylishly-clad ones at Majestic. This was evinced by the barely-occupied restaurant as opposed to a full-house capacity at Majestic.

We got a Seafood Fried Noodles ($26), which was pretty much the same standard as the one offered at Crystal Jade Kitchen, but at almost twice the price. Still, this was one of the better dishes of the dinner, seafood was fresh, succulent and sweet.


We also ordered the Sauteed Kailan in Garlic ($22), topped with roasted pinenuts and coated with a garlicky, oyster-soy seasoning. This was alright, but we both thought $22 for a plate of greens was fairly excessive.


The Sweet Corn Soup with Minced Chicken ($15) was a letdown, it was too starchy and heavy, and I couldn't taste the natural sweetness of the corn. This paled in comparison to the one at Imperial Treasure, which was compounded by the fact that the Imperial Treasure version is more than half the price of Jing's.


I preferred the clear Double-Boiled Winter Melon Soup with Mushroom ($15), though the soup base wasn't as delicate as I'd like. The premium ingredients of shimeiji mushrooms and white fungus made up for the lacking depth in the soup though.




Jing
One Fullerton Road
#01-02
One Fullerton
Tel: 6224 0088
Open daily from 11.45am to 3pm for lunch and 6.30pm to 11pm for dinner
Website: www.jing.sg

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