Been thinking about it for few weeks, so HECK, just give it a go!! Eat first and diet later. And upon surfing around the blogsphere, I have shortlisted 2 places. Oriental Pavillion at Jaya 33 (based on previous good experience) or Prince Hotel, Tai Zi Heen (based on my favourite food blogger recommendation). And I have decided for the later as they are currently running a Dim Sum buffet at RM45++ and the price would work out the same for both, so why not give it a try rite?
* the buffet dim sim menu*
BAD MISTAKE!!!The dim sum really doesn't worth my effort of breaking the diet routine!! Nothing to shout about for this Dim Sum at Tai Zi Heen, Prince Hotel. (In fact the a-la carte version and the buffet version is about the same? As the offerings were the same).I reckon that the popular Dim Sum Chain - "Jing Xuan" quality might be better than them! Alrite, it's unfair to compare them because one is a Hotel Dim Sum (Halal) and another one is a non halal version. Okay, to give you an idea of why I say so, let's try to compare apple to apple - the Porridge. Frankly I feel like throwing the porridge to the dustbin. They call it century egg porridge and how they did it was -- first they cook a pot of plain porridge (and thicken with starch? Coz when it's cold the thick white porridge turn into very watery), scoup it into the bowl and then add in some low quality century egg (when bitting on century egg, you don't taste anything at all) and serve!!!! Frankly I just could understand how a Chinese Restaurant in a Hotel could serve this type porridge!!! I have never tasted anything as bad as this!
** If you happen to be there, I strongly suggest you NOT to order this, unless you are into plain porridge
As for Har Kao, the no name stall around your neighborhood could do better than them. Their prawn tasted strangely weird, crunchy, juicy but you don't really taste the sweetness of a prawn. On the other hand their Siu Mai were fairly okay as it's a chicken version of the siu mai. To be fair, their har kau tasted Alright, average.
Fried stuff are generally better as they serve it pipping hot from the Kitchen. But you can't be just ordering the fried stuff for a dim sum session rite?
Egg tart were okay, but the presentation is worse than the roadside dim sum stall. *shake head*
Worse, they add in a lot MSG in the dim sum that I was feeling very thirsty for the remaining whole day!
The only thing that is worth my stomach quota is their Mango Pudding, but paying Rm45++ just for the pudding? I'm sure u can get better ones out there.
After this I am totally disappointed with my well trusted food blogger. Perhaps is was a paid review and that's why the blogger did not warn the reader about the food quality? Or perhaps the quality have dropped tremendously?
