Came with my family of 5 for dinner and enjoyed it.
Food was not bad, simple.
Favourites were - grandma fried rice and fried mee tai mak. Abacus seeds and duck could be better. I would come back for the fried rice.
Also, they serve a mean ginger tea. I loved it.
The restaurant was busy but food was
Food was underwhelming for the price we paid for. The XO carrot cake was not as fragrant as I would like it to be. I had better ones in many other places.
The abacus, the fried fish with pomelo and the prawn in chilli crab paste was good.
Downside was the mantou that was supposed to be served with
Ordered char kway teow , pregnant olive fried rice, Cai Pao toufu, salivating Spicy chicken .
All dishes was very nice !
Call out was the spicy saliva chicken , shredded chicken covered In spicy sauce , infused with szechuan spice, peanuts and topped with coriander.
Cai pao toufu Was yummy , Cai p
A restaurant I would dine in when I don't know what to eat.
I like the salivating spicy chicken. It is interesting to see them serving this dish as main as most places serve it as appetiser / cold dish. There is a vegetarian option for this dish, but I do not have the detail as the waiter could not
Always a hearty and enjoyable meal here at Xi Yan. Found this gem of a place many years ago and was surprised at its price point - affordable and value for money despite its location at Shaw. They offer tze char kinda dishes here, which is great for sharing! Favourite has to to be the 辣子鸡, which spo
Honestly, I'm surprised other people have complained about bland flavours and poor service here because I had a fantastic time!! Didn't need to wait long for a table and food was delicious. I wanted to take nicer photos of the food but my boyfriend was greedy and ruined the presentation before i cou
Everything was still in intact except for the XO fried carrot cake as it was a little bland. Nonetheless, food was still good and unique. Saliva chicken is still the best.
and I have to say their casual dining is just as good except the long table sitting is not great when you have more than 4 or 6 pax … otherwise all my friends really enjoyed the food …
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