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HK Eats - Tin Lung Heen
as we prepare for the Lunar New Year festive mood, we decided to do a little throwback to our recent visit to Hong Kong's Ritz Carlton Hotel for some amazing dim sum. Located on the 102 storey of the hotel, Tin Lung Heen boasts a breathtaking view of Kowloon's harbour and a delectable spread of dim sum and ala carte dishes. This work of Chef Paul Lau and his team has also earned the restaurant 2 Michelin stars in 2013.
visiting the restaurant during the winter, we kinda liked how they kept our tea warm by the window. the views are awesome, albeit with abit of fog on the day that we visited and the decor of the place was totally Instagram worthy. if you were to query the staff on which dishes earned them the Michelin awards, they will be quick to tell you that it was awarded for the overall dining experience and that probably includes the impeccable service quality that greeted us the moment we arrived. 
at the staff's recommendation, we ordered some of the restaurant's signature dishes from the ala carte menu, before proceeding to review the dim sum selections. This steamed crab claw with egg white in Hua Tiao sauce is indeed very special. the selection on crab has an abundant portion of flesh, and the egg white with the sauce creates this savoury taste which partners the dish very well. we also went on to find out that the dim sum dishes were also prepared with quality ingredients. 
We heard about Tin Lung Heen specialising in char siew prepared out of Spanish Iberian pork, so we ordered a serving of the steamed rice rolls with Iberian pork and mushrooms. the char siew is very tender and juicy even for Hong Kong standards, allowing each piece of the rice-rolls to be a very easy chew. in the same vein as the cheong fun, we ordered some Phoenix Claws or chicken feet in conpoy with supreme sauce. unlike many other dim sum places, this chicken feet is so well steamed that they can be cleanly licked off the bones. The sauce gives it a unique flavour unlike the sweet and spicy version that's more typical in Hong Kong. 
special mention to this dish of deep fried frog leg with chilli and sauce, we don't see this very often back home and it really tasted like very good, soft fried chicken. it wasn't too spicy, and the sprinkles of diced fried garlic made it very flavourful and not too over-powering after a couple of pieces. maybe we could say it was.. finger licking good. In all, the visit to Tin Lung Heen was a good experience and an eye-opener. if you're visiting Hong Kong and would like to go for some dim sum indulgence, this is certainly the restaurant to visit. 
Tin Lung Heen Level 102, International Commerce Ctr 1 Austin Road West Kowloon, Hong Kong Opening Hours Lunch: 12 pm to 2.30 pm (Mondays to Fridays) 11.30 am to 3 pm (Weekends and Public Holidays) Dinner: 6 pm to 10.30 pm (daily) Authentically Cantonese in a refined atmosphere |
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