Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe at JEM

Xin Wang's cafe concept: combining the street's favourite of HK, Macau, Shanghai and Singapore. They have recently launched a new menu, which added more dim sum, local tze char dishes and many others.

We decided to try some of their new menu dishes at JEM. Here's what we have ordered:

1. Baked char siew bo lo bun - this dim sum dish comes in 2pcs. Looks small and cute but was a little disappointed in taste. Expected to be more buttery but the crust was plain. The filling was good on the other hand. Rating: 3.5/5


2. Lychee sweet and sour pork - thumbs up for this dish. Tasted better than some other tze char stalls. The portion was generous and the pork cubes were succulent. The lychee added extra tanginess to the dish. Rating: 4/5


3. Minced kailan with silver fish - another good dish to share. The vegetables are fragrantly fried and topped with fresh crispy silver fish. Rating: 3.8/5


4. XW special stir fried beehoon - ordinary tasting beehoon stirfried with some onions, eggs, char siew bits and vegetables. The beehoon taste was quite strong. Rating: 3/5


5. Mini spring rolls - crispily fried 8 mini spring rolls with thai chilli sauce. A good simple appetizer. Rating: 3.8/5


The tze char new menu is definitely worth the try. They have definitely improved from before. Another family or frenz friendly cafe.


Items Ordered:
Baked char siew bo lo bun
Lychee sweet and sour pork
Minced kailan with silver fish
XW special stir fried beehoon
Mini spring rolls


My Overall Ratings:
Food: 3.5/5
Price: 3.8/5
Service: 3.8/5
Ambience: 3.8/5


You can locate them here:
Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe
JEM, 50 Jurong Gateway Rd, 04-25, Singapore 608549

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Honolulu Cafe at Westgate

Honolulu Cafe has opened its 2nd branch at Westgate, taking over the previous Mak's Noodle. The first branch was at Centerpoint and has attracted many people for its well known egg tarts and HK dishes. 

We didn't get a chance to try the food at Centerpoint due to the long queue. We were elated that they had this 2nd branch at Westgate. 

The Westgate branch was opened last Sun on 19th March. At this branch, they sell bread as well. You can do takeaways just like any other bread shops. 

The seating place is small and only occupy less than 20 people indoors. Fortunately today, there wasn't a queue. As they were newly opened, there were some dishes on the menu that were not offered. We ordered the following items:

1. Pork chop, egg and cheese sandwich - HK style white bread with a slice of grilled pork and egg with cheese. It wasn't as tasty as I have expected it to be. Rating: 3/5


2. Baked chicken spaghetti - the dish looks good but was disappointed with the taste. Just pure tomato sauce with spaghetti and cheese. Rating: 2.8/5


3. Curry fishballs - their curry gravy was good. Thick and flavorful. This is recommended to try. Rating: 3.5/5


4. Egg tarts - Finally!! Gotten to try their tarts but was very disappointed with the taste. The crust fluffiness was there but was plain with no butter taste. Egg filling was tad too sweet and tasted more like custard. Rating: 2/5


The cafe may be new and hopefully the food could be improved with time. Nevertheless though wasn't too satisfying this round, we would give the Centerpoint branch a try. Hopefully expecting better taste...


Items Ordered:
Pork chop, egg and cheese sandwich
Baked chicken spaghetti
Curry fishballs
Egg tarts


My Overall Ratings:
Food: 2.8/5
Price: 3.5/5
Service: 3/5
Ambience: 3/5


You can locate them here:
Honolulu Cafe
Westgate, 3 Gateway Dr, #02-06, Singapore 608532
 

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