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| Spring Court (Wing Choon Yuen) |
Spring
Court is the oldest Chinese Restaurant in Singapore. This iconic
restaurant opened in 1929, has seen many Grand occasions,
tribulations, World war and Economic crisis, however it remains open
until today. In 2011, a movie Great World was released and it
captures Spring Court (known as Wing Choon Yuen at that time)
memorable years in Great World. In itself, Spring Court ('SC') is
truly part of Singapore history.
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| Spring Court - The Menu |
Currently,
SC has made its home in Upper Cross Street, opposite Chinatown Point.
It is not difficult to miss, as the blue colour facade and gigantic
banners are just eye catching. It occupy four-storey heritage shop
house, it has plenty of space for everyone though getting a seat over
the weekend can be a challenge.
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| The Memories of Wing Choon Yuen |
Spring
Court Traditional Popiah ($7.50) is a must try here. You might go
HUH!! $7.50, but this is not your ordinary popiah. The 'lioa'
(fillings) here is in a class of its own. Prawns, fried fish, dried
prawns and eggs. The popiah skin is moist and light, made it a good
appetizer here.
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| Spring Court Traditional Popiah |
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| Spring Court Traditional Popiah - The Fillings |
Lamb
Brisket in claypot ($24 small, $48 large). We ordered the small one
and we are glad we did. Though the lamb brisket is tender with almost
melt in your mouth texture, it is a little bland for my liking. I
like my lamb brisket with more favour if it is served on a small
stove to continuous boiling.
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| Lamb Brisket in claypot |
Yam Ring
with Prawns ($32), one of the signature dish of SC. A thin layer of
crispy coating surrounded the basket, provided a good protection for
the smooth velvety yam. The crunchy stir fry vegetables that filled
the basket, provided a good companion to the fried yam.
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| Yam Ring with Prawns |
Roasted
Chicken with Mince Prawn ($22 small, $38 large). If there is ever a
dish had too much prawn, this will be it. The generous servings of
mince prawn in this dish, made the flavour of the chicken diluted.
The mince prawn was springy and tasty and the chicken is juicy and
succulent.
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| Roasted Chicken with Mince Prawn |
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| Roasted Chicken with Mince Prawn - Check out the fillings |
Lala Bee
Hoon. Off the menu item and this dish only available when there is a
supply of good lala. It has a good wok hei, accompanied with robust
seafood broth. The bee hoon is crunchy, not mushy at all after
staying in the bowl over a period of time. Watch out for the spicy
chilli cake when you slurp the broth.
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| Lala Bee Hoon |
Chinese
Cabbage with dried scallops ($28 small, $42 large). Unfortunately
they run out of the cabbage and they suggest to replace the
vegetables with Nai Bai. The result is not as expected, the nai bai
is over cooked, mushy and did not manage to absorb the solid gravy
from the dried scallops. Must be better with the Chinese Cabbage. I
suggest you order a bowl of rice to polish gravy and dried scallops.
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| Nai Bai with dried scallops |
Finally,
Roasted Suckling Pig ($98 for Half, $198 for Whole). At the start of
our meal, we saw a whole sucking pig delivered to our neighbouring
table. It was so irresistible, we decided to order half. A beautiful
crispy skin with crunchy sound in every bite. The meat is also
succulent, we also clean up the meat of the suckling pig. If you want
me to be picky, some part of the pig was a bit burnt. However, the
smokey aroma does contributed to the nostalgic feelings of
traditional roast meat.
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| Roasted Sucling Pig - Half |
Dessert
was Or Nee, served in individual portion. It was thick and smooth,
however it missing the aroma of spring onion oil. For the sweetener,
they used clear sugar syrup.
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| Or Nee |
As it was
my belated birthday celebration, of course a birthday cake is a must.
The plate that it served is just beautiful. Art on a plate.
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| The Usual Birthday Plating (Cake not included) |
We find
the atmosphere really feels like traditional Chinese restaurant. The
lightings are yellow and very dim. While the chocolate colour table
cloth did not help with brightening up the room. The service is good,
considering they are under staffed. Imagine this, 6 medium size
tables (between 6 to 8 pax each), with only 1 captain and 1 service
staff. My hats off to them.
Overall,
We finally ticked Spring Court off our list, the oldest Chinese
Restaurant in Singapore. While the food can not be describe as
superb, it is the nostalgic feeling that you get when dining here. If
you want to make you elders happy, bring them for a meal here. You
will see they smile from ear to ear, just like lots of the diners we
saw during that evening. Cheers!!
Food:
8/10
Value:
7/10
Service:
6.5/10
Ambiance:
7/10
Budget per Person: $51 - $80
Spring
Court
52 - 56 Upper Cross Street
Singapore 058348
T: +65 64495030
OH:
Lunch: 11.00 – 14.30 (LO 14.00)
Dinner: 18.00 – 22.30 (LO 22.00)
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