Ban Heng at The Cathay

This is our first reunion dinner for this year. We made a reservation at Ban Heng restaurant at The Cathay 3 weeks ago, but could only find a table during a weekday. The exact CNY eve has been fully booked. 

There are 5 different CNY menus for offer. We opted for Menu B which offers suckling pig as one of the options. The set menu is meant for 10 people. Food was promptly served after we were seated. 

First came the lo hei. The lo hei was good. The sauce was just nice and shredded vegetables very fresh. 


Next to be served was roasted suckling pig. The pig looks delicious but tasted very porky. 


We did not really like it. The skin was thick and not crispy enough. The fried soon hock came next. The 2 fishes were very crispily fried and drizzled with thick sauce. 

Shark's fin soup was next. A little starchy and not too much shark's fin. We love the prawn freshness from the salted egg and pumpkin sauce dish. The prawns were so big and crunchy and nicely sauteed. 

For vegetables, we had braised teochew cabbage with mushrooms and black moss. Vegetables very soft and nicely braised. The main staple was ee fu noodle with mushrooms. Lots of noodles but with very little mushrooms. 

Last but not least, dessert was red bean soup with lotus seed. Sweetness was just right with the right consistency. 

Portion was huge and we had to have take aways of the dishes home. Overall environment was comfortable but service not at its best. Ban Heng seems to have lose its touch over the years in terms of food and service.


Items Ordered:
Lo Hei
Roasted Suckling Pig
Braised Shark Fins soup
Deep Fried Soon Hock Fish
Salted egg and pumpkin sauce prawn
Ee Fu noodle
Red Bean soup with lotus seed

My Overall Ratings:

Food: 3.8/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: 3/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

Ban Heng

Former Cathay Building, 2 Handy Rd, Singapore 229233