River Palace (14th feb 2009)

A Korean Friend, after several years of luring him with food photographs, came to Singapore for a visit. Trying to squeeze everything in a few days is indeed difficult. : )

So we went to some places... and this is one of them. River Palace... I did not think that I had chose this because I thought highly of the food. But rather it came recommended by some people.

Stewed peanuts and Chinese tea...

So here are the food we had tried...

Chilled par-boiled chicken in chinese wine

This was okay. I didn't think the chinese wine taste was strong enough.

And it's not better than those normal hainanese chicken in some hawker centres.

Combination of sliced duck with crispy beancurd skin wrapped in egg pancake

This was good. I enjoyed the crispy beancurd skin, add an additional crunch to it.

Belly of pork Roll with minced garlic sauce

Because of the frist glance, there wasn't much fat to it... I didn't want to waste my tummy space to try it.

Crab meat fried egg white with lettuce wraps

This was different from what I had expected. But it was good enough for me to order another.

Braised sharks fin soup with "Four treasures"

Maybe the reason why we only had a portion per person was it just wasn't good enough.

Braised Pig trotter "mama style"

Well.... I am thankful that they did not say it is in "MissyGlutton's mama style" cause it wasn't good. The vinegar wasn't enough, it's more like half a bottle was used, when one bottle is needed.

Steamed prawns

The prawns were fresh... and nothing is left to be said.

Sauteed beef steak in spicy and sour sauce served on sizzling plate

nope for me... :p I did not like this dish.

Smoked Boneless chicken with Po Lei tea leaves

I doubt the chicken died of lung cancer... cause i felt it did not smoke enough!

Sweet and sour pork with pineapple

Can be better....

Poached spinach with assorted eggs

One of the worst poached spinach with assorted eggs dish i had ever try....

Sauteed fresh scallops with asparagus and pine nuts

The scallops weren't up to my standards...

I guess... sometimes you have to try all the different kinds of food enough to know what u like.
On Valentine day... with a group of friends.... I had indeed made a right choice to go to this restaurant. I think it would be an experience not to be repeated, just because I would not willing do it again.

On another note... I am slightly buried with other things in life at the moment... apologies to people who might be hoping for new entries from me..... I will try harder ....