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Braised lobster soup with bird’s nest and seafood 龍蝦湯海皇燕窩羹
Sing Yin 星宴
Exquisite Cantonese Dining at Sing Yin 星宴中餐廳的經典粵菜
1/F, W Hong Kong, 1 Austin Road, Kowloon 九龍柯士甸道1號W酒店1層
Chef Johnny Chan’s new seasonal Cantonese menu marks the highlight of our culinary expedition this month. 主廚陳忠秋的新時令粵菜是我們這個月美食之旅的亮點。
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n keeping with the embrace of W Hotel, Sing Yin Cantonese Dining is a popular contemporary Cantonese restaurant for trendy foodies. The restaurant serves a range of Cantonese dishes that include dim sum, traditional specialities and seafood, taking advantage of Hong Kong’s ready access to quality ingredients from around the world.
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Our visit was for Sing Yin’s special tasting menu titled Chef Chan’s Exquisite Delights Menu ($680/ person), a six-course meal served at lunch and dinner. The spacious restaurant features sleek, contemporary design elements by famed local designer Steve Leung; its ambience is subdued and relaxed, ideal for enjoying a quality meal. We began with an appetiser combo of Roasted Pork Belly with Crispy Crust, Crispy Scallop with Egg Yolk and Crispy Rice, and Spongy Gluten Braised with Black Fungus in Sweet Soy Sauce. The scallop coated with crispy rice is particularly tasty. Next, the soup. The two choices are Doubleboiled Fish Maw and Conch Soup with Japanese Matsutake, and Bamboo Pith and Braised Lobster Soup with Bird’s Nest and Seafood. We sampled both. The double-boiled soup is full of healthy ingredients and velvety smooth. We also liked the slightly zesty flavour of the lobster soup. You can judge a lot about a chef’s culinary prowess by the way he or she prepares a soup, and these passed muster. There are two choices of seafood: Seared Fillet of Spotted Garoupa with Cordyceps Flower and Goji Berries and Sauteed King Prawn with Egg White, Caviar and Crispy Rice Cracker. We liked the lightly seared fish fillet – done just right to retain its freshness. The prawn with its special sauce is tasty too.
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For the meat dish, the two choices are Sauteed Australian Wagyu Beef “Marbled Score 8” and Wild Mushroom with Black Truffe Sauce in Crispy Bun, and Iberico Pork Roll with Abalone, Asparagus, and Gravy. The wagyu cubes are stir-fried with mushroom in a black truffle sauce and served in a crispy bun, which is a nice twist. The Iberico pork roll is flavoured in thick gravy and tastes delicious. Chef Chan’s own special treat was next, Braised Crispy Rice with Sea Cucumber, Conpoy, and Dried Shrimp in Superior Soup, which uses quality ingredients that includes Kanto sea cucumber and it was delicious. Our dessert was Chilled Sago Cream with Pomelo and Mango Juice and Crispy Fritter with Yuzu Honey, a local favourite, and a perfect summer dessert. Sing Yin offers select wines at $98/glass or $298/ bottle to accompany the meals. Our wines were a 2016 Chardonnay from Parker Coonawarra Estate (Australia) and 2017 Terrazas de los Andes Cabernet Sauvignon from Mendoza (Argentina). An extra $12 gets you a voucher for a box of Mini Golden Custard Mooncakes. Sing Ying also offers other set menus, including the Abalone Set Menu for $888/person, a special Five-course Set Menu at $1,288 for four persons including a bottle of wine, and a Dim Sum Buffet after 3:30pm for just $188 up. We thoroughly enjoyed all the dishes prepared by Chef Johnny Chan. So, if you are in the mood for a quality Cantonese meal amidst a relaxed setting, be sure to give Sing Yin a try.■
