The Hungry Bunny

A friend had read a rave review about Plaza Parkroyal's Annual Crab Buffet ($58 per adult for weekend dinners) and jio-ed us to partake in the crustacean devastation. While we had a great time with our friends, this buffet is exactly what I hate about buffets. You pay for the variety and not one iota of quality. While you do get 8 varieties of crabs in one sitting, I didn't think it was worth the money at all. Or the calories. I would have gotten more bang for my buck at any of the notable seafood chains like No Signboard or Long Beach or Jumbo . Just one crab from any of these seafood joints would have made for a much better dinner than all the 8 varieties of crabs at Plaza Brasserie. I wouldn't have walked away from dinner feeling completely unsatisfied. And I wouldn't have felt so cheated by the rave reviews of the bloggers who'd waxed lyrical about the "amazing" crabs here. That's the problem with heeding the recommendation of a review done so...

I've always loved dining at Tung Lok Signatures . I thought their food was consistent, delicious and reliable. Until now. We had Sunday dim sum with Ernie recently and it was uncharacteristically lacklustre. The best of them barely passed muster, with the majority disappointingly sub-par. The quality was far from what I'd come to expect of Tung Lok Signatures, where I used to count on having a really good meal. However, for some reason, the fare had that day was generally clumsy and lacking in finesse. I think we'll just stick to our usual suspects for dim sum (i.e. Chijmes Lei Garden , Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck , Cherry Garden and Crystal Jade Golden Palace ), and reserve Tung Lok Signatures for their dinnertime ala carte menu instead from now on. For starters, the you tiao in the Steamed Cheong Fun wrapped Dough Fritters ($7) was overfried, resulting in a rock hard fritter. We ...