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2012-08-28
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My wife and I wanted to try a new tasting restaurant nearby where we both work and we decided on Tim's kitchen.I called the restaurant for reservation but the lady told me to walk in, so I went to the restaurant at 1210pm and was immediately shown to a table. As a foreigner ( Singaporean), I had trouble speaking the correct Cantonese but the male staff was NOT helpful. He left me to mark the tim sum pamphlet myself which took a while. He walked away and did not make any recommendation and left u
I called the restaurant for reservation but the lady told me to walk in, so I went to the restaurant at 1210pm and was immediately shown to a table.
As a foreigner ( Singaporean), I had trouble speaking the correct Cantonese but the male staff was NOT helpful. He left me to mark the tim sum pamphlet myself which took a while. He walked away and did not make any recommendation and left us alone all the time. When we were ready he was no where to be found and we paid service charge..sigh..
We ordered har kow + pan fried turnip cake + fried rice with diced beef and dessert + sweet n sour pork + red dates cake.
The food took ages - 15-20 minutes ( when restaurant was half filled ).
Har kow - good, skin did not fall off, prawns were fresh
Trunip cake - rather tasteless, blend, too rigid texture, dry.
Sweet n sour pork - nice blend of sweet n sour, sauce just enough but my wife hated star anise flavouring which was inside the dish.
Beef fried rice - super oily, can see oil on plate, no presentation at all - like a dough of oily rice dumped on a white blend plate.
Red dates cake - this is the best dish amongst all I ordered. Beautifully done and steamed. But be prepared for the sticky and chewy feel.
We asked for some sauce and no attendants could be seen - restaurant was half filled.
Overall, the ambience was good but the staff was too bland to blend with the ambience...
Price wise - expensive for the standard Tim sum fare - average - HKD$28-35 for a portion of Tim sum. Dishes varies from HKD$85 onwards. Fried rice was HKD$108. We paid HKD$357 with no drinks except chinese tea chargeable at HKD$10 per head.
I would not feel that the price jusify the service and the taste of food. We were disappointed.
Thus for us - it would be an overall of 6 out of 10 experience.
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