There had been quite a hype on this unique award-winning Cantonese restaurant, and yet I had only finally decided to give this place a try recently during lunch. Located right on the ground level of Odeon Tower, this restaurant was easy to locate and fairly accessible.
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| Entrance of Asia Grand Restaurant |
The restaurant was not big and there was a certain charm to the interior design. I felt at home quite instantly.
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| Interior |
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| Grand Chandelier |
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| Pickled Fish Cake Appetiser |
Food came rather randomly which was OK for me but I do know of people who would be mindful of the order food should be served. The dim sum dishes which i ordered were quite decent. The Char Siew polo bun is worth special mention here. It has a crispy layer which was not too sweet which coated the Char Siew filled fluffy bun.
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| Char Siew Polo Bun ( $4.80 for 3 pcs) |
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| Generous Char Siew Filling and Crispy Sugary Coating on top of the bun |
The Siew Mai is decent as well and taste like the way it should in top dim sum restaurants.
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| Siew Mai ( $5.80 for 4 pcs) |
The Scallop Dumpling was a great change from the usual Har Gau.
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| Steamed Scallop Dumpling ( $5.80 for 3 pcs) |
The roast pork was lean and skin was crispy. The only complaint was that there was an strong pork aftertaste, which was typical of those imported from Australia.
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| Roast Crispy Pork ($12 per order) |
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| Lean and Crispy indeed! |
As with all Cantonese restaurant, one litmus test would be the soup. Grand Palace indeed passed the test with flying colours. Though a tad on the salty side, this pot of gem was bursting with the sweet seafood flavour.
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| Melon Soup With Seafood ( $12 per order) |
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| Look at the amount of ingredients within! |
The baked crab with cheese sounds like an appetising sin but taste wise its quite ordinary really.
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| Stuffed Crab Shell ( $20 per order) |
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| Generous Crab meat filling baked with Cheese |
The healthy bean curd with mushroom and crab meat tasted slightly on the bland side but I did like the fresh soya bean taste of it.
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| Beancurd with Mushroom and Crab Meat ($14 per portion) |
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| Two type of beans were used as one can see from the pic. |
The pork ribs with sweet and sour sauce was one of the best I had tasted. The meat was well marinated and tender. I couldn't stop helping myself to it one piece after another.
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| Pork Ribs with Sweet and Sour Sauce ( $24 per order) |
Lunch came to an end eventually and I was too stuffed to try their dessert. Overall Grand Asia had live up to it's expectations. My soul, needless to say, was nourished too.
Asia Grand
331 North Beach Road
#01-02 Odeon Towers S(188720)
Tel: 68870010
Opening Hours:
Mon to Sat: 1130 - 2230
Sun & PH: 1000 - 2230
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