Top dining choices
Tue, Jan 20, 2009
By Victoria Barker, my paper
CRYSTAL JADE
What: While it doesn't do deliveries,
Crystal Jade does do takeaway
during the festive season.
Everything from barbecued
meat to yusheng and poon choi
(right), or "treasure pots", start
from $208.80 for five people.
Where: Call its hotline on
6512-0800 to place an order,
or visit any of its outlets.
AQUAMARINE AT MARINA MANDARIN
What: A buffet spread at AquaMarine's al fresco outdoor area.
It serves braised sea cucumber
and dried oyster with black
moss, roast beef with glazed
shallot red-wine sauce, as well
as slipper lobsters. The buffet
costs $68++ (adult) or $34++
(child).
Where: 6, Raffles Boulevard
(tel: 6845-1111)
HOTEL RENDEZVOUS
What: The hotel's Chinese New
Year (CNY) reunion-buffet
menu ($68++ for adults, $41++
for kids) includes braised sea cucumber,
double-boiled superior
shark's-fin soup with crab roe
and a free flow of yusheng.
Where: 9, Bras Basah Road
(tel: 6335-1777)
EMPRESS JADE RESTAURANT
What: Offering seven to nine course
set menus. Signature
dishes include Red Braised
Shark's Fin With Four Treasures
and twice-cooked crispy
duck flavoured with ginger and
scallions. Prices start from
$288++
Where: The Jewel Box, 109
Mount Faber Road (tel:
6377-9688)
HUANG RESTAURANTS
What: At both Huang Ting and
Huang Jia restaurants, diners
can enjoy 50 per cent off yusheng
(right). Prices start at
$238++ for a seven-course
menu for four.
Where: Huang Ting Restaurant,
The Central, #04-63 (tel:
6410-9750), and Huang Jia
Restaurant, Kallang Leisure
Park, #01-01 (tel:6344-0250)
KIM'S PLACE
What: Known for its fried hokkien
mee, Kim's Place also caters
tze char favourites like
braised beancurd with sea cucumber.
Its CNY menu starts
from $16 per head for a minimum
of 30 people.
Where: Visit www.kims.com.sg
to view its menu or call its hotline
on 8113-1330.
FIRST CUISINE CATERING
What: For smaller gatherings,
First Cuisine offers an 11-course
menu which includes cereal
prawns and crab-meat shark's fin
soup at $21.80 per head for a
minimum of 10 people.
Where: Visit www.firstcuisine.com.sg to view its menu. You
can also contact the outlet on
6250-6090 or 9615-5627.

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