Update: Effective from Dec 2014, Grand Mandarin will be known as Grand Mandarina
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| Grand Mandarin |
This food review was
based on invitation hosted by Grand Mandarin and Hungry Go
Where.
Grand
Mandarin a fine dining Chinese Restaurant that is just open for
business. Actually, it started operation in mid May 2014. Located at
New Bridge road just before entrance to the MRT station, this
restaurant is accessible not only by public transport, there is also
public parking lot beside the building.
In
case you are wondering, Grand Mandarin is not related to the Mandarin
Hotel Group, however it is the brainchild of a group of high flyer
foodies from the financial industry, answering the calling for their
love of food.
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| Honey Glazed BBQ Pork Loin (Char Siew) |
We
begin the tasting with Crispy Roast Pork & Honey Glazed BBQ Pork
Loin (Char Siew) as appetizer. The roast pork is has a crispy yet
light skin texture, well seasoned and tender and juicy meat. It is
neither too fatty or too skinny. Very addictive indeed. The Char Siew
is sweet, with a good caramelisation on the outside and the meat that
just melts in your mouth. Yum Yum.
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| Crispy Roast Pork |
For
Entrée, Grand Mandarin 4 Happiness Combination. Consist of Honey
Glazed BBQ Pork Loin (Char Siew), Prawn with Orange Zest Sauce, Fried
Soft Shell Crab with Chicken Floss & Curry Leaves; and Soya
Poached Foie Gras with 20 year “Shao Xin” Wine Jelly.
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| Grand Mandarin 4 Happiness Combination |
The Foie Gras texture is dense and velvety. The taste is very smooth and coated with Shao Xin wine jelly and with a hint of premium grade soya sauce. While the prawn is fresh and crunchy, serve with a creamy and tangy orange sauce. Fried soft shell crab is crispy and coated with chicken floss. The curry flavour help to remove any unwanted taste from the crab.
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| Fried Soft Shell Crab with Chicken Floss & Curry Leaves |
Double
Boiled Soup with Sea Cucumber, American Ginseng and Mushroom follow
next. The soup is clear with a clean taste. Although the flavour a
bit subtle, you can still taste the essence of the ginseng, sea
cucumber and mushrooms in the soup.
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| Double Boiled Soup with Sea Cucumber, American Ginseng and Mushroom |
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| The Sea Cucumber |
Sanbei
Cod Fish with Spring Onion, Chilli and Thai Sweet Sauce. Plating of
this dish is just beautiful. Red colour fried basket made from flour
become the bowl for the dish and also to give the crispy texture. You
can feel the omega in the cod fish, although the san bei sauce is
slightly on the strong side, you can still taste the fish.
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| Sanbei Cod Fish |
For
meat dish, Stir-Fried Wagyu Beef Cubes with Red Wine and Black
Pepper. Again, the plating itself looks delicious. The wagyu beef is
tender and juicy with nice marbling, but I personally feel the red
wine and black pepper sauce are a bit over-powering the natural taste
of beef.
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| Stir-Fried Wagyu Beef Cubes with Red Wine and Black Pepper |
For
Carbo, we tried two dishes. One is Pork Neck stir-fried with Korean
Glass Noodle and Fried Rice with Egg White and Dried Scallops. My
vote goes to the stir-fried glass noodle. The noodle is very springy,
crunchy and the pork neck is very tender. The taste and flavour is
just right. The fried rice has a lighter and subtle taste, allowing
the dried scallops to stand out. It is best to eat it with the
sambal. (For those who know me, you know that I do not mix my food
with chilli and sambal. However for this occasion, I actually put a
little sambal in my fried rice to taste it out as LD is not around to
provide her opinion :))
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| Pork Neck stir-fried with Korean Glass Noodle |
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| Fried Rice with Egg White and Dried Scallops With Sambal in the background |
Chilled
Green Apple Jelly Served in Dragon Fruit provide a refreshing finale.
It is cold, light, refreshing and healthy. Yum Yum.
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| Chilled Green Apple Jelly Served in Dragon Fruit |
The
ambiance of this restaurant are elegant and posh. It is well design
and incorporate a unique chandeliers (Apologies no picture as they
were function on the first floor). Grand Mandarin occupied the first
and second floor of Thye Shan Mansion and they also cater for
corporate function as the first and second floor are linked with
video feed.
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| The Setting |
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| Empurau Fish |
Overall,
Grand Mandarin do provide you with a Grand dining experience.
Currently they are also serving the famous Empurau Fish. The fishes
are brought in from the wilderness of Sarawak, Malaysia. So if you
are looking for a new Chinese fine dining location, give Grand
Mandarin a try. Kudos to Grand Mandarin and Hungry Go Where for the
tasting invitation. Cheers!!
Food:
8.5/10
Value:
n/a
Service:
n/a
Ambiance:
8.5/10
Budget
per Person: $51 & Above
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