This review is for Xi Yan at Shaw Centre. I've had Xi Yan at Craig Road a long time ago, had excellent Chinese fine dining, and one of the best glasses of red wine there, an extremely good bottle of Penfolds. Xi Yan at Shaw Centre is for the budget conscious, compared to the one at Craig Road, most small sized dishes are around $10 and feeds 2. We had lo shi fan hakka style which is Mee tai bak - mousetail noodles topped with minced pork. My mom loves this dish as this dish and all the rest here are just salted enough, not too much. We also ordered the Yunnan ham niang dou fu in special broth, another signature here. Can clearly taste that the Yong tau Foo is traditional hakka style, not the mass produced type. Another signature we all had our eyes on was the pork patties minced with salted fish and water chestnuts, which sported slightly charred sides. Cutting through was an even cooked colour, none of the pink pork centers we've accustomed to find. Slight crisp and a good umami taste, but not too salty, superb. Best I've had. The bitter melon with minced pork and crispy olive leaves was very good too. All not so salty. For desserts, we had golden custard Tang yuan in ginger soup, which had spicy not too sweet soup. I had a first: salted egg yolk pumpkin ice cream atop pandan glutinous rice. Everything here is spiced and salted just right, not over the top like most places. My parents loved this place and we will definitely be back. Deserves 6 stars!
The service here was excellent. The server asked our permission if it was OK to seat another party at the table next to us.
15 of us celebrated our 50th birthdays at XiYan last Saturday. The manager, Louis did a fantastic job in hosting us to the private party. The food was over the top, ambience was cosy and the service, impeccable... the joy, priceless! A must go-to for celebrations and good food.
Impressive food and service, and I shared concerns on wine being expensive a year ago. I came back after one year, much improved wine menu with much more options and reasonable cost! Trust the recommendation from Lewis, the restaurant manager, it is very good! Also chef has tried new dishes this time, very very good. Highly recommended.
Fine dining Cantonese restaurant serving good quality private recipe dishes. I like their wine n sake tasting events which paired with their tailored made dishes.
Fine quality food with excellent service. Louis explained each of the course bring served. Nice environment for dining.
Unique chinese fusion food and decor art. Wine is good.
Excellent dinning atmosphere and food was totally awesome prepare by the Chef.
Great food, good service. Cost environmental
Excellent food and service. They extended a special promotion to me after I asked nicely and they made sure the special request was handled correctly. Service was very friendly and they explained every dish. Would definitely love to come back!
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