Restaurant review: Nanxiang Steamed Bun
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We tried this new restaurant at The Curve yesterday. I have a thing for xiao loong bao, and when I saw that this restaurant had so many varieties…well, I just had to try it!
The restaurant was quite packed, and all the ‘2-pax’ tables inside were taken, so we ended up sitting outside next to the hustle and bustle of the weekend market.
This is what we ordered:
While waiting, we were served an appetizer of pickled cucumbers…yummy, one of my favourites! This one had sliced garlic in it as well…very nice!
Our food didn’t take long to arrive:
Here’s the steamed pork with mushrooms (steamed pork with crab roe not shown)…
…glutinous rice dumplings…
and fried red bean puff with sesame seeds (I hate sesame seeds…it tastes extremely ‘heaty’ and oily!)
Sadly, the steamed dumplings were so-so only. The taste was marred by the ’skin’ of the dumpling…it was too thick! I personally still prefer the one at Shanghai 10 by Chef Loong. The glutinous rice dumplings were basically lo mai kai wrapped in the usual dumpling skin…a different presentation from the usual lo mai kai in a bowl, but nothing spectacular. I didn’t like the fried red bean puff…the pastry was too flaky and the red bean paste wasn’t smooth enough.
I don’t think we’ll be going back there again soon…mainly because it’s really REALLY expensive. The food is mediocre, and while I appreciate the skill that goes into making the xiao loong bao (what is it…exactly 18 folds?), the quality of the food doesn’t justify the price.
Comment by carrot on 4 February 2007 @ 11:58 pm
why is the word “new” written in chinese next to every item? that IS “new” right?
Comment by boo_licious on 5 February 2007 @ 4:30 am
Yup, the food here is nothing fantastic. What’s good is their Shanghai Fried Rice though - fluffy rice grains. If you love Chef Loong’s xiao loong baos, you must try his sifu’s one in Shanghai, Marriott Hotel. Shanghai 10 opening or just opened another outlet in Avenue K.
Comment by zewt on 5 February 2007 @ 6:18 pm
you made me so so so so so sooooo hungry !!!
Comment by sooyin on 5 February 2007 @ 10:10 pm
Carrot: New? Where? You think I know how to read Chinese?!?
Boo_licious: Ooo…thanks for the tip on the xiao loong baos! Will keep that in mind!
Zewt: Well, I don’t recommend you try this place lar…it’s really too expensive!
Comment by pixelator on 5 February 2007 @ 11:44 pm
I always get the feeling that most of the restaurants in The Curve really CMI… Cannot Make It!
Comment by sooyin on 6 February 2007 @ 8:59 pm
Pixelator: Actually, you’re right! Most of the ones there aren’t really good! Biggest disappointment is the corner kopitiam…or rather, shop masquerading as a kopitiam. Second worst kaya toast I’ve ever tried! The worst is at Old Asia!
Comment by boo_licious on 10 February 2007 @ 12:29 am
Pixelator - u’re rite, most of the time the food at the Curve is not worth it. Only place I like is Little Penang but what’s amazing is how super packed all the restaurants are at the Curve every weekend.
Comment by Pixelator on 12 February 2007 @ 2:36 pm
If I do go to The Curve for dinner or lunch, it’ll be at Sakae Sushi. Even that the quality and quantity of the sushi is going down the hill.
Oh yeah, once me and my ex-colleagues wanted to have a drink in this place called Colonial Times. 1 word: LOUSY! 3 sub-words: LOUSY-SERVICE, LOUSY-CHOICE, LOUSY-AMBIENCE! When we got there, we saw a huge projector screen showing the EPL, so my colleagues didn’t mind. When we sat down to order, all the beers were not available! Get this: no Heineken!! What the?! The cocktails were horrible and the service was bad. Very “I don’t give a damn” mixed with jee-lo common sense one. Sigh. To make things worse, they told us that the EPL was recorded. 15 minutes later, they switched it off and retracted the thing the projector projects images on… 0_o
Colonial Times is at The Curve.
Comment by baby on 22 March 2007 @ 8:36 am
ITS EXPENSIVE AND NOT REALLY NICE
Comment by Jackson on 22 March 2007 @ 3:14 pm
After seeing all the review, i guess i must try out this restaurant!!
Comment by sooyin on 23 March 2007 @ 9:06 pm
Baby: Definitely agree that it’s expensive! Would like to try the fried rice though…!
Jackson: Do, and tell us what you think, k? After all, not everyone have the same taste in food…=)
Comment by food fan on 7 July 2007 @ 4:03 pm
i think although nan xiang is quite expensive, but the food is great. i think the xiao long bao is the best in jakarta.
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