Food Tasting // Yum Cha High-Tea Dim Sum Buffet!

It's time to "YUM CHA"!

An Ala Carte Hi-Tea buffet session anyone? 

8D

Thanks Ling Koh for inviting me!

Thanks to Melody and William for hosting me and showing me around! ^^

I'm so happy to be there and taste those awesome dim sum, LOL!

I'm more of those 2 to 3 meals a day with normal veggies and rice so yea~

Having dim sum or having high tea is a super rare thing for me, but I love it so much! 

Although I would like to eat more (lol) but sadly I have a small stomach (>_<)

Everything's so tasty and delicious, even just by smelling it makes me drool! Omggg~ (´ q ` ” )

So I heard Yum Cha Restaurants first opened its doors in the heart of Chinatown. 

Away from the hustle and bustle of city life, and they offer a unique dim sum dining experience be it for lunch or dinner. 

Since then, Yum Cha has expanded with two more outlets, in Serangoon Gardens and in Changi Business Park. 

Yum Cha Garden
22 Kensington Park Road
Serangoon Garden Country Club
Singapore 557271 

Yum Cha at Changi
6 Changi business Park Ave 1
#01-33 UE Bizhub East (North Tower)
Singapore 486017

Yum Cha Express was also established to serve the growing delivery and catering segment of customers.

Hotline - 62221717 

Check it out for more details (ﾉ≧∀≦)ﾉ www.yumchaexpress.com.sg

So yeap, I'm here for their High-Tea Buffet and learnt that they have this promotion for Yum Cha Chinatown. 

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High Tea Buffet Promotion

$21.80++ for adults and $16.80++ for children below 12

3pm-6pm (Last order at 5.30pm).

Available on weekdays (3pm-6pm) only, not valid on public holidays.

While walking around the restaurant, I realised that they have push carts, wooden chairs and round marbled tables which brings back good old nostalgia of Chinese tradition.

Their walls are coloured dim red which gives a cosy feeling~ Love it! (´∀｀)♡

I like how they display their menu because it gives me the temptation to use it to whack people's head, ahahahahaa! Just kidding~ ƪ(‾ε‾)

I can conclude one thing from the way they fold it... 

Save space yet still can see a peek of those delicious dim sum, lolololol!

Wowowowo~

There are over 80 items on the menu!

Plenty of choices to try all types of dim sum, be it traditional and contemporary!!

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Their signature dim sum items includes Xiao Long Bao, Prawn Dumplings, Shark's Fin with Meat Dumpling, Fish Roe Siew Mai, Phoenix Claw, Paper Chicken Wings, Prawn & Mango Sesame Fritters, Baked Mini Egg Tarts, and Crispy Red Bead with Banana.

I have tried some of them and they are awesome!!!

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The spread of food!!! (´▽`ʃƪ)♡
Oh well....
There's actually more, but I only took the first round of food because I was busy eating when the second round of food came, LOL~

The first dim sum to catch my attention is this because it's black, lololol~
They call this Squid Ink Dumpling but somehow it doesn't stain my teeth, tongue nor lips black.

w(°ｏ°)w
It has this nice special taste~
I don't know how to describe so go try it yourself, LOL!
I ate 3 of it with no worries of being unglam \(0w0)/

Some others that I have tried (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))
Left top - bottom: Scallop Pea-Shoot Dumpling, Dried Scallop Congee
Right top- bottom: Prawn and Mango Sesame Fritters, Shark's Fin with Meat Dumpling

Scallop Pea-Shoot Dumpling is the second dim sum that caught my attention.
I guess it's because of it's color too, LOL but it's also as juicy and tasty as it looks~
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Dried Scallop Congee is my taste, lol!
I like congee so I actually love how I can't feel the hardness of the grains.
It's like drinking something warm yet filling.
Man...
I have thoughts of finishing it but my stomach didn't have any more space. (TuT)

Prawn and Mango Sesame Fritters seems awesome!
I heard that it's a mix of sweet soft mango and tender prawns, but my friend told me the prawn is big so I had to resist from trying it. ╥﹏╥
Argh. Why am I allergic to prawn?!
.....but I did sneak a small bite on some of the dim sum with prawn in it. :x
Cannot resist the temptation because it's just right in front of me on the table!!! (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞

Shark's Fin with Meat Dumpling is awesome too!
I like the taste which I also don't know how to explain, AHAHAHAHA!
I didn't really eat the whole thing because there's a lot of large pieces of prawn inside (;¬_¬)
So yes, go and try it out yourself~ lol!

Left top - bottom: Lotus Leaf Glutinous Rice, Crispy Silver Fish

Right top - bottom: Paper Chicken Wing, Baked Mini Egg Tarts

Lotus Leaf Glutinous Rice with ingredients more than regular, very filling for me. 

Had to resist myself from finishing it, so I can save some stomach space for other stuff. lol!

Crispy Silver Fish, crunchy and addictive. (>_<)

Paper Chicken Wing, I was wondering what the hell was that before it came to the table. lololol!

At first glance, I thought it was hard to eat because the chicken is inside a bag-like paper.

Then I saw my friend tore the paper so easily so I took one too, ahahahaha!

monkey see monkey do~

Baked Mini Egg Tarts! I love egg tarts!

Without thinking much I ate 2, although I was almost full to the brim....but it's a waste to not eat! (๑>◡<๑)

I love the egg custard in the center...the crispy outer pastry crust, ohhhh~ ❤❤❤

This is the push cart that I mentioned earlier on~

How the whole thing really look like, with that shy push cart aunty hiding behind. Ahahahahaha~

Yea so getting food is really easy when they come pushing the carts near your table.

I like this Crispy Vegetarian Spring Roll, especially the taste.

They change the the 'mang guang' with bean sprouts which also gives it a very special taste. ahh~

I like it a lot, omg writing this blog post makes me drool and where else can I get such awesome spring roll besides Yum Cha.

Ehh, I can't think off any other~

That taste~!! Omgg... ._.

Fresh Prawn Rice Flour Roll

I heard the second one is with char siew :o

I didn't taste it because my friend told me that the prawns are huge too, lolol!

Crispy Red Bean with Banana!

Ooo! I love this too! So crispy, sweet, and the mix texture is awesome! 

That mix taste of banana and red bean is wow~ ~(˘▾˘)~

Top - bottom: Lemongrass Jelly with Fruits, Osmanthus Cake

Lemongrass Jelly with Fruits is very refreshing~
This is just nice after all the hot and warm food~

It's both sour yet sweet and cooling, love it! ≧(´▽｀)≦

Osmanthus Cake is surprisingly special. 

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It looks like jelly so I kind of assumed that it tastes like jelly but somehow it's not. :o

It still does have the jelly feels, LOL but have this texture that's close to yam cake, lololol!

It also has this herb taste too, which I think people who likes drinking tea might love it. (・o・)

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So yeaaaaa! When I have the money, I will go there to eat again. 

Yesh, I should do that. Ahhh~ Dim sum~ Opens my eyes!! LOL!

Oh by the way, I heard that Yum Cha Restaurants have also increased the repertoire of the menu from sumptuous spread to seafood dishes like the award-winning black pepper crabs. 

They also offer the 'Tapino' dining style which is a traditional Cantonese practice where you and your friends and or family gather to cook and reminisce over a pot of hot soup.

In the latest Changi Business Park outlet, you can also enjoy traditional Hong Kong roast meats along with their dim sum! Yummy~yummy~ I also want to taste the Hong Kong roast meats one day~ LOL!

Yes, this is the dim sum buffet poster~ 

For more details, 

you can join in the conversations on Yum Cha's Facebook at www.facebook.com/yumchasg

or

check out their website at www.yumcha.com.sg/

 Group photo! ~ヾ(＾∇＾)

For the dim sum fans

Yum Cha is rewarding dim sum fans with new privilege card!

At just SGD 30, members automatically receive a $20 voucher and 10% off their bill at all Yum Cha restaurants! 

Other exclusive benefits include 20% off food bills on birthdays, receive updates and special promotions, and receive a SGD 10 voucher with every SGD 100 spent!

Valid one year from the date of issue, be sure to present the card at the time of dining to enjoy the discounts it has to offer. 

As a bonus, membership renewal is complimentary with an annual spending of SGD 1000!

For more details visit, www.yumcha.com.sg/membership.php

Yum Cha Chinatown

Concept: casual Teahouse , all day dim sum, Tapino Hotpot and seafood dishes

Address: 20 Trengganu Street (Off Temple Street) #02-01 Singapore 058479

Tel: 6372 1717 | Fax: 6323 5375

Email: chinatown@yumcha.com.sg

Opening Hours:

Weekdays: 11am - 11pm

Sat, Sun & Public Holidays: 9am - 11pm

Yum Cha at Changi

Concept: Casual Kitchen, Serves Dim Sum and Roast Delights

Address: 6 Changi Business Park Ave 1 #01-33 UE Bizhub East Singapore 486017

Tel: 6789 1717

Email: changi@yumcha.com.sg

Opening Hours:

Mon to Fri: 10.30am - 3pm & 6pm - 9pm

Sat, Sun & Public Holidays: 9.30am - 3pm & 6pm - 9pm

Closed from 3pm - 6pm daily

Yum Cha Garden

Concept: Business & Family Dining, Serves Dim Sum, Tapino Hotpot and seafood dishes

Address: Serangoon Garden Country Club 22 Kensington Park Roag Singapore 557271

Tel: 6343 1717

Email: garden@yumcha.com.sg

Opening Hours:

Weekdays: 11am - 3pm & 6pm - 11pm

Sat, Sun & Public Holidays: 9am - 3pm & 6pm - 11pm

Closed from 3pm - 6pm daily

Yum Cha Delivery

Tel: 6222 1717

Email: delivery@yumcha.com.sg

Operating Hours:

9am - 9pm daily

Website: www.yumchaexpress.com.sg

— Alexia Faye