The content of this blogpost comes from TWO visitations to Si Chuan Dou Hua (UOB Plaza).
Si Chuan Dou Hua
If you’re in the CBD (Central Business District) area of Singapore and hankering after good chinese food, head over to Si Chuan Dou Hua.
Entrance to Si Chuan Dou Hua
Cloudy Day
View from 60th floor of UOB Plaza
Views of Marina Bay Sands area
Seating Areas inside Si Chuan Dou Hua
Love Dining by Amex
As usual, the husband and I are out lunching again, and we usually chose Si Chuan Dou Hua if (i) we happen to both have work-related matters to settle in the city that day, and (ii) American Express Love Dining benefits mean that the both of us can dine at 50% off. Check out my Love Dining Guides for Hotel Dining and Restaurant Dining for details!
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Settle in with Tea
Order their in-house tea (we chose Zheng Shan Tea) and you’ll be entertained with the tea pouring performance, right in front of your eyes.
Tea Pouring Performance
Tea water is refillable
Outfit of the Day
Bag rest for the Birkin 30 in Rose Extreme 🙂
Rice and Noodle dishes
Want a unique rice dish? The Fried Rice with Sliced American Wagyu Beef and Truffle Sauce topped with Poached Egg is a good one to try.
Fried Rice with Sliced American Wagyu Beef and Poached Egg…
… Topped with Truffle Sauce
Fried Rice with Crab Meat and Dried Scallops
You can tell if a Chinese or Zhi Char restaurant is good by the fried rice it serves – is it piping hot with good quality ingredients and a rich flavour evenly distributed? Not too salty? Si Chuan Dou Hua does their rice well – it hits all the right places. You can’t go wrong with the fried rice here.
Spicy Fried Rice in Fried Dace with Salted Black Beans and XO Sauce
Pan-fried Crispy Noodles with Seafood
One Serving
Tofu and Meat dishes
Take a guess – what’s better than Rried Rice?
A hearty spicy tofu dish, served together with Fried Rice, of course.
Tofu + Fried Rice = Yums
Bean Curd in Spicy Minced Meat Sauce
Also known as Ma Po To Fu (麻婆豆腐）
Deep Fried Taro Puff with Scallop in Curry Paste
Braised Pork Belly in Homemade Brown Sauce
Each order is one serving – so the husband and I ordered one each. We didn’t want to share; it was THAT good.
Also known as Dong Po Rou（东坡肉）
Vegetables
After heavy carbs and deep-fried / sauce-laden proteins, the vegetables might feel like an afterthought at this point.
However, the vegetables / vegetarian options at Si Chuan Dou Hua do not disappoint.
Mushroom Steak with Black Pepper Sauce
A huge Monkey Head Mushroom (Hou Tou Gu) comes with brocolli, peppery sauce, and a little piece of mango on the top. Unlike most mushrooms, this one is super filling, and on the heavier side. The mushroom itself doesn’t have a strong distinctive taste, but the sauce more than makes up for it. Overall a really unique mushroomy dish.
Chinese language literally translates it as the ‘Monkey Head Mushroom’（猴头菇）
Cross-section slices
I think the name is pretty self-explanatory at this point.
Stir Fried Monkey Head Mushroom with Vegetables
Eggplant with Minced Meat in Garlic Chilli Sauce
Desserts
Sometimes, after pigging out, one gives up on the diet, goes all the way and dives into the dessert.
This is the story of my life. Lol.
Desserts
Black Herbal Jelly with Honey
Sichuan Pumpkin Pancake
Chewy and Pumpkin-y. Mmm.
Overall Thoughts of Si Chuan Dou Hua
Overall, lunching here has always been great. The food is satisfying, the service efficient, the views stunning, and the location is amazing for those working in the city. There are private rooms too, for either celebrations or corporate function.
The only real gripe that some may struggle with – is that there’s many non English-speaking staff. Several of the staff only speak Mandarin (plus Chinese dialects – I heard quite a bit of Cantonese and Hokkien in the restaurant). It’s not a problem for me as I’m fluent in Mandarin, but considering that this Restaurant is right in the Central Business District, there is some expectation that servers should at least speak some English. I’ve made phone calls to this place too, and the staff on the line was able to converse only in Mandarin / Dialect.
Neverthless, it’s something I can overlook as everything else is pretty exceptional, and not to mention, the sweet sweet 50% discount that comes with Amex Love Dining (see price breakdown and discount below).
American Express Love Dining discount
To learn more about the love dining programme, check out my guide right here.
For this review of Si Chuan Dou Hua (UOB Plaza), I had made TWO visitations to the restaurant.
Thanks to the American Express Love Dining benefits, I received 50% off the meal (condition: minimum order of two qualifying items for two adults)
Amex Love Dining discounts were applied as such:
Si Chuan Dou Hua Review – First visit
- Fried Rice with Sliced American Wagyu Beef and Truffle Sauce topped with poached egg – $28.00
- Spicy Fried Rice in Fried Dace with Salted Black Beans and XO Sauce – $26.00
- Bean Curd in Spicy Minced Meat Sauce (Ma Po To Fu) – $20.00
- Stir Fried Monkey Head Mushroom with Vegetables – $20.00
- Herbal Jelly with Honey – $8.00
- Sichuan Pumpkin Pancake – $6.00
- Zheng Shan Tea (x2 at $5.00 each – $10.00
– Subtotal: $118.00
– Amex 50% discount = minus – $54.00 (note: only food included – the Zheng Shan Tea was not counted in Love Dining discount calculations)
– New Subtotal: $118.00– $54.00 = $64.00
– 7% GST: $4.93
– 10% Service Charge: $6.40
– Total Bill: $75.33
Si Chuan Dou Hua Review –Second visit
- Mushroom steak with Black Pepper Sauce – $26.00
- Eggplant with Minced Meat in Garlic and Chilli sauce – $20.00
- Pan-Fried Crispy Noodles with Seafood – $28.00
- Fried Rice with Crab Meat and Dried Scallops – $26.00
- Deep-fried Taro Puff with Scallops – $6.00
- Braised Pork Belly in Homemade Brown Sauce – $24.00
- Long Jin Tea (x2 at $6.50 each) – $13.00
- Pickles – $3.00
– Subtotal: $146.00
– Amex 50% discount = minus – $65.00
(note: only food included – the Long Jin Tea was not counted in Love Dining discount calculations)
– New Subtotal: $146.00 – $65.00 = $81.00
– 7% GST: $6.24
– 10% Service Charge: $8.10
– Total Bill: $95.34
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