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Taste Paradise
i have long concluded that you cannot stroll into a dim sum joint in Singapore and enjoy the most delicious dim sum at roadside fare the way we always do when we're in Hong Kong. Nonetheless, amid dwindling standards at some of our local old-school names, good quality dim sum can still be found here; you might just need to endure a queue for a few hours or pay a little premium for it..
having tried and given the thumbs up to Royal China and Paradise Pavilion, we did a weekend gathering over at Taste Paradise (ION Orchard) to check out their dim sum there. having a big group for the day, we let loose and ordered the full range of their much raved about dishes. 
i still suspect there's a dash of local influence into some of the dim sum dishes, but over at both Paradise Pavilion and Taste Paradise, their fried cheong fun and fried carrot cake in XO sauce are their best-sellers. stir fried with egg and bean sprouts, the fragrant XO sauce and little bit of chilli totally suits our local palette. 
another signature dish, albeit somewhat controversial, is their double-boiled shark's fin dumpling soup. we'd hereby risk the wrath of the marine lovers to declare that the soup was excellent. a well boiled soup with an ample serving of shark's fin, one of the more unique dim sum creations on the menu. 
this is what the Paradise Group are about. coming up with creative interpretations of traditional dim sum fare and coining it their signature. this fried tofu in black truffle sauce looks harmlessly normal, but the seasoning applied to this deep fried tofu makes you want a second bite. i guess if you're gonna pay quite abit more for tofu, it'd better taste special. 
that's the massacre contributed by 7 people. special mention should be made to some traditional dim sum dishes that we thought were pretty well done. we absolutely enjoyed the Siew Mai, the steamed custard buns, the chicken claws and the glutinous rice with chicken. in all, it was a good, delectable spread. ambience wise, we somehow preferred Royal China or Paradise Pavilion more. considering you'd be paying equally good money for the dim sum spread here, we somehow felt that the folks at Taste Paradise were more eager to have a faster turnover. nevertheless, for a day of good family fun or a lazy afternoon gathering amongst friends, Taste Paradise's dim sum is an option right at the heart of Orchard Road. 
Taste Paradise 2 Orchard Turn ION Orchard #04-07 Singapore 238801 Opening Hours Mon to Fri: 11.30 am to 3 pm (last order 2.30 pm) 6 pm to 11 pm (last order 10 pm) Sat, Sun & PH: 11 am to 4.30 pm (last order 3.30 pm) 6 pm to 11 pm (last order 10 pm) Place your reservations early and call again a day before to confirm.. |
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