Dian Xiao Er#02-203/204 Marina Square
Tel: (65) 6337 1928
Opening Hours:
11:30am - 2:30pm,
5:30pm - 10:00pm (last order 9:30pm).
No Reservations but you can call the restaurant
between 2:30pm - 5pm for a priority queue-number.
Walked past Dian Xiao Er a couple of times and were put off by the long queue each and everytime we were there. Finally decided to give it a try, regardless of the waiting time.
GF was constantly raving about their special Herbal Duck. Being a huge roast duck fan myself, this is definately something i would wanna try. We were told that the average waiting time will be around 45 minutes upon taking our queue number.
Dian Xiao Er wants to bring it's diner a special a dining experience unlike anywhere. Some what like those ancient makan places we see in those Hong Kong Drama Serials, where travellers stop to enjoy a pot of tea and a few Man Tous.
Some may think that in such a pretentious establishment, one is not gonna find good food. Give Dian Xiao Er a try and judge for yourself.
The menu of the night was quarter serving of their Herbal Roast Duck, a simple Stir Fried Chinese Spinach in Superior Stock (with Gou Qi Zhi ), and Dong Po Rou.
The Herbal Duck - Basically really good Roast Duck served with generous amount of herbal sauce ( Tang Gui ). The roasted duck skin was so crispy and the meat so juicy and tender. The Herbal sauce, somewhat sweet, was full of Tang Gui flavours. This is the dish to go back Dian Xiao Er for.Nothing out of the extraordinary about the stir fried spinach. Everything was done just right. I had more than 3/4 all by myself ( actually GF is a hardcore carnnivore ).
The Dong Po Rou was a mistake. The serving was too huge even for 4! Apart from that, the dish was really good to go with a bowl of hot fluffy thai fragrant rice. Quite a "healthy" ratio of fat vs meat i must add.
Overall we give Dian Xiao Er a 3.5 out of 5 stars for their friendly staff, delicious food,prompt service, and of course, the interesting decor. Total cost, around SGD$40.00 if i dun remember wrongly.
P/S : pay your bill with UOB Visa to enjoy a 10% discount ;)
hey! my colleague recommend me this oso! was thinking of going it this sat to celebrate my mum's bday le!!
ReplyDeletePlease go for the roast duck. It's good! Although we never order, but many people order their soup and they look equally fantastic! ;)
ReplyDeleteharlowwww .. tried the roast duck liao .. it's not bad but not as fantastic as i thot it will be .. but the soup is realllly tastyyyyy! i ordered the winter melon one, and they have big scallops in the soup! even the scallop is very tasty, unlike some scallops, cook liao no taste! my mum had the crocodile soup, which she can't stop praising abt it! the kailan is oso nice, a bit sour (coz they put lime), very appetizing!!
ReplyDeletei am glad your enjoyed your meal there! I love their roast duck in herbal sauce there ;)
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