During our training, we were fortunate enough to try out the simple course set lunch in the restaurant; which I believe is offered in a lunch package.
The restaurant was designed with an authentic Oriental feel; with a mock and miniature waterfall at the sides of the bridge leading into the restaurant from the main entrance
The design was also in line with the given name of the restaurant; Emperor which provides the Imperial palace-like atmosphere.
Despite the pleasant ambiance and interior, I found the food rather disappointing.
In fact, I should mention that it should be categorized in the lower classes of Chinese restaurant in terms of the food quality and taste.
The herbal chicken soup; was really salty, much to everyone's chagrin.
Harboring hopes on the better subsequent dishes, the Kung Pow (stir-fried with dried chilli) Chicken was also slightly on the salty side.
The steamed egg custard; with 3 layers of eggs. Layering the top is the normal Omega eggs; followed by the salted duck eggs in the center and filled with the century eggs as the core.
It was yet another salty dish.
The deep fried fish fillets again welcomed our taste buds with excessive salt and really showed us what salt is made of.
This plate of Stir-fried asparagus with freshwater prawns was fortunately cooked with ordinary taste and stole the limelight (or rather, our taste buds!) as being the most plain and soothing taste.
In fact, the prawns were really fresh and tasted really well with the crunchy asparagus.
In every Asian meal, there is always rice - this is a plate of Yangchow Fried Rice with yet again another round of excessive salt.
Finally, a bowl of refreshing and cool dessert soup which was thankfully not too salty NOR too SWEET (as everyone was worrying).
Longan with stuffed pineapples in sweet soup
It was a nice place; but only for the atmosphere.
Foodwise, it was really disappointing and this came from someone who had lunch there twice (I attended 2 separate trainings in Sheraton on 2 consecutive weeks).
The steamed egg custard with 3 types of eggs...
ReplyDeletei tot usually the salted duck egg and century are cut into cubes and put into the chicken egg mixture for steaming ~
din know they can be served in layers... interesting ^_^