Review Ming Chung - Singapore

Came with a big group and unfortunately didn't have time to catch up on the history of the restaurant. Simple and no frills Chinese food. I felt the best dish was the noodles, which was well textured and tasty. Most of their dishes appeared to reuse similar base ingredients such as the type of vegetables, which gave good fiber content but may put off those looking for variety. Price was reasonable. There was a queue when we visited on Saturday night.

Very good hing hwa cuisine. Probably serving this cuisine way before it became popular. The dishes were generally less salty and less oily. Still you get a really good meal if you liked hing hwa food.

Authentic Heng Hwa food cooked with a heart. Food was generally less salty and oily which is perfect for the elderlies who visit this nostalgic food haunt of theirs. The food tasted generally okay. The fish was well deep fried. I loved the Lala alot. It was fresh and packed with flavours. The restaurant, however, was understaffed. We can see that all the waitresses and servers were rushing around like mad. A little disgruntled too, but they are not to be blamed given the amount of support each has, or lack of. We were asked to order using the QR code but the page was very laggy and was unable to load the page most of the time. Advise to standby hard copy menus as most of your customers are of older age and are probably not as tech savvy.

After hearing good reviews by @reenegey, I decided to try the Heng Hua food here for myself. Also helmed by the third generation, just like @laiwahrestaurant, it was good to see that they are trying equally hard to maintain good food at affordable prices for the masses. If you don't know what to order and are just thinking to try their signature or recommended dishes, you will end up none the wiser. Almost everything on the menu is recommemded😅. Which is a pretty good strategy actually 🤔. The iconic and staple Heng Hua dishes, such as their Lor Mee, Fried Bee Hoon and 啦啦 Stir Fried Flower Clams were all well done. They weren't oily, and not overpowering in tastes but yet yummy and comforting. Their Stir Fried Kai Lan with Beancurd Skin was refreshing and not salty, not oily. I ordered the small portions of everything, so that we could try more dishes. The small Oyster Soup, with Egg and Seaweed, was fresh and like homemade soup. But there were only 5 oysters. So if you are the one serving, do start by distributing one each, before you run out of oysters half way... 😅 The Fried Prawn Fritters were much smaller than expected, but the prawn and batter were fresh and came piping hot. Good enough to eat on its own, or you could dip in their sweet sauce. I enjoyed their drinks and tried almost every single cold drink that they have. Iced Lychee Tea was my favourite, followed by Cold Barley Drink and Lime juice. They open 12noon-10pm daily, except on Monday. #choowai2022 #wongchoowaieats #wongchoowai #mingchungrestaurant #sgfoodinfluencers #sgfoodbloggers #sgfoodshare #yummy #dinner #henghua #food #foodie #foodphotography #lala #lormee #beehoon #chinesefood

Overordered with 2 pax.😂Brings back distant childhood tastebuds that’s so motherly close to heart. Prawn paste chicken is da bomb. Not to mentioned their bee hoon and lor mee. Overall it was a worth dining exp.

Had lunch recently with a buddy at a simple restaurant that’s been churning out traditional Heng Hua cuisine since 1933!! The Heng Hua people come from the area around Putian City, in Fujian Province, China. So it’s in fact an off shoot of Hokkien cooking but very different in its flavours. Food is actually more akin to Cantonese cooking. Light flavours with fresh ingredients, especially seafood. As there was only 2 of us having lunch, I just managed to get a teaser of their full repertoire of dishes. Two signature items: First was a “white lor meen” - this starchy noodle dish came with a clean light taste that accentuates the natural food flavours. The addition of a small amount of dark vinegar elevates the dish further. A fine yin and yang balance of delicate food flavour with strong punch from the vinegar. Yummy. The fish dish they call “Fried Batang Fish”. It’s fried Spanish Mackerel (Tenggiri in Malay). Simple old school home cooking. Delicious when eaten piping hot with a dash of superior light soy sauce. Definitely worth a repeat visit with a larger group to taste some of the other dishes. @whiskydev Repeat visit on 20th March: Back to Ming Chung Restaurant with a bigger group of friends to try more of their “Heng Hua” dishes. 3 carbs on this occasion: Fried “bee hoon” (vermicelli) with pork leg. Thought this tasted OK. No big deal although supposed to be a house specialty. Fried Rice - Good “wok hei” (a desirable char/singe from a very hot wok). The “char siew” (BBQ Pork) and prawns combination was tasty. A good simple fried rice dish. Fried “Pek Kueh” (Rice Sticks). Always thought this was made from potato flour but looking up online, I find “pek kueh” described as “rice sticks”. I’ve since been advised that it’s a combination of rice flour and tapioca starch. The texture is much chewier than regular flour noodles. This is a Hokkien specialty, not just among the Heng Hua. Yummy. We also ordered 4 dishes. Stir fried “lala” clams. Good and an unusual sauce used in the preparation. Looks like some form of tamarind base here. Again, very tasty. Deep fried mackerel. Decent. Went well by dipping it into the dark vinegar that is a signature accompaniment with Heng Hua / Hokkien cuisine. Minced prawn rolls - Very good. Satisfying and simple. Fried prawn dumplings with a nice vinegary chili dip. Kai Lan (Chinese Kale) stir fried with “tau kan” (beancurd skin). Again simple village food that is tasty and satisfying. Overall, simple village style dishes prepared with generally light natural flavours. Deep fried dishes were well elevated by good vinegar and fresh chili dip.

Price remain the same but portion significantly getting reduce. 3 piece of fish cut into small piece to make it look bigger...haha... Still it cost $12 which a bit unacceptable.. Pork Knuckles noodles only one size so I thought could be for 3-4pax. But single handle I could have finish it. Most worth it would still be the signature Lor Mee. A single portion for $5.50 is well worth it else I would only rate 3*

Favourite place to satisfy crave for xinghua food. The ingredients are fresh and service are prompt. There are air con and non air con seats to choose. The spicy clam (lala) is a must order dish.

Was there for dinner to have a birthday celebration by papa since his been patronising the shop since he was young. The lor mee was good as it's my 1st time. And sister said the lor mee is a must try. However, the flower clam lala wasn't that good at all. There's many sand, and some of the lala I believe is not fresh. You can really taste rotten unfresh lala, and it would just linger in your mouth. It's quite bad for the clams. It's bitter when taste md the gravy, but I think it's suppose to taste like that? The portion for the lor mee was not enough(we almost order another bowl), maybe due to many customers?

I would recommend this restaurant. The service was very good. One of the waitress is very personable and very efficient. Our food was very good, price was fair and service was excellent!

I went there several times and was absolutely satisfied with their service. The staff was not only friendly but also extremely helpful!! One of the staff noticed that I had problems fitting my uncle's baby son on the chair and immediately came over to rectify the situation. I was pleasantly shocked. The food is a must-eat if anyone is around Jalan Besar because they ensure quality and high standards especially their lor mee - absolutely phenomenal. One point to note is that I was extremely pleased to see their son helping out with a big smile on his face; it is always good to see the next generation stepping up to alleviate the burden on their family members. Will come again even when I stay in the East!

Friendly staff. Quick Service. Nice Food. Will come back for their lala dish again ;)

tasty, fresh and taste of home cook meal. I love the batang fried fish, reminds me of childhood favourite food.

已经有差不多两年的时间，前几天才再光顾。感觉味道跟从前吃时有些不一样，但还能接受，主要是菜肴还是挺清淡的，不重口味……还会再光顾！

A great place for good Putien food. Service so so and only coffee sho style ambience. The zi char selection has variety. Overall highly recommended.

Growing up in S'pore, I am the third generation of Hokkien "Heng Hwa" folks, eating at Ming Chung. My grandparents came from Fu-Jian "Pu-Tian" to settle-down in this part of Asia, and have the whole clan deeply-rooted with families both in Malaysia & S'pore since the early days of Ming Chung, (if I remember correctly) where it was established near the Singapore Ice Works (the roll of 2-storey shophouses) near the junction of Sungei Road and Pitt Street. it was S'pore's first ice-making plant. Back then, my grand-father ate at Ming Chung when he drove his taxi from M'sia to S'pore, and since my parents' time, & now myself, it's a span of over 80-years- eating the Heng Hua food at Ming Chung. During those days, the moment you sit down, they'll serve you chinese tea (pouring from a big kettle), to what we see on the table today. The traditional taste haven't change much (though I remembered the old taste & the portion was bigger), and we actually seen the growth (old to the new) of this restaurant. I also remembered seeing the old chefs grabbing salt on one hand & throwing it into the fried-rice whenever I walked passed the kitchen, and remembered eating big grains of salt with the fried-rice. Ha! Talking about old customer or loyal customer, you're looking at one here . . .

Good food and very friendly staff

Love their fried Mee Hoon, soup noodles. Always good every time. Will be coming back for more.

Feeling fabulous happy n enjoyable,delicious meal.

Authentic Heng Hwa cuisine. Simple and only focused on delivering the great taste. 民衆有七十年历史的传统美味 : 兴化小吃

Used to be good. But when their business is good, their quality and quantity suffers. Today, the amount of mee that I was served in my Lor Mee was 1/3 of usual. Kai Lan and Beancurd skin was also shoddily cooked, with a 1/3 reduction in quantity too. Hopefully it's a one off thing, but I'm not coming back for some time. 19th August 2017

The standard of the food has dropped compare to previous. Kind of disappointed.