Chui Huay Lim
POSTED ON Sunday, April 22, 2018 AT 11:30 AM \ leave a comment (0)
this is to me the mother of all Teochew restaurants in Singapore, one that the towkays (bosses) i know swear by and i guess being located within the compound of the Teochew Gentlemen's Club since the colonial days speaks well of its authentic association. Today, the restaurant is refurbished and is operated by the listed Jumbo Group. If there were any lingering worries of a dip in standards once a restaurant comes under any IPO setup, it all came to naught once we visited this age-old institution.



Chui Huay Lim Teochew Cuisine prides itself for serving Teochew dishes in its most traditional form. The food selections also include the most exquisite ones, which were popular with the Club's members since its early days. Following the culture of the dialect group, all patrons were served with the strong "kung fu" tea at the start of the meal. a great way to whet our appetite and wash down any other tastes that somehow remained from earlier. with that, we got straight into the restaurant's specialities.



Good quality steamed fish is one dish that the Teochews would always love to have. most commonly, though not cheap, many would go for steamed pomfret. However, as our group was small, the restaurant staff recommended that we tried the Threadfin instead. it was a good choice as well, the fish was delicately de-boned by the chef and cut into bite-sized portions so that we could pick them up with our chopsticks. the fish was fresh, well-steamed and very juicy, a good recommendation indeed.



Teochew braised duck is almost always a must-have. Served with Tau Kwa and a generous serving of braised sauce, we gave the dish a big thumbs up for its tender meat, good marination and reasonable portions. For the more adventurous ones, it is useful to note that Chui Huay Lim is one of the few places that serve braised goose meat as well, it would be interesting to try one day how they would fare with the tougher poultry meat. instead of noodles, the restaurant is also popular for Mee Sua (thin wheat flour noodles), stir fried in seafood. a refreshing change from the other Chinese restaurants where people usually end their meals with Ee-fu noodles.



There are also other dishes that are rather uncommon in other Teochew restaurants that patrons ought to try here. this dish of pig's trotter jelly is a unique dish served cold, the meat is soft and melt-in-your-mouth, certainly no smell of pig organs that may put some off. All in all, our visit to Chui Huay Lim confirmed its reputation as one of the best Teochew restaurants in Singapore, and certainly one place to bring parents and parents-in-law, especially if they're Teochew.



Chui Huay Lim Teochew Cuisine
190 Keng Lee Road, #01-02
Chui Huay Lim Club
Singapore 308409

Opening Hours
Mondays to Thursdays: 12 pm to 3 pm; 6 pm to 11 pm
Fridays to Sundays: 11.30 am to 3 pm; 5.30 pm to 11 pm

a Swatow-based food consultant was engaged by the restaurant to attest to the authencity of the dishes..

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