Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurat
Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant is an award-winning Chinese restaurant located at Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium.
Wall by the restaurant’s entrance
Xin Cuisine Chinese Resturant – entrance
Seating area
Waiting to Order
Bag of the day: Lady Dior mini
With a Dior Mitzah (silk scarf)
Love Dining by Amex
As usual, we chose to dine at Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant because of the Amex Love Dining Programme – the benefits mean that the both of us can dine at 50% off. Check out my latest Love Dining Guides – for Hotel Dining and Restaurant Dining – right there.
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Cantonese Dishes
First to arrive was the appetiser, a Drunken Chicken.
This one felt like it was drowning in some kind of rice wine. Complex and refreshing, the meat was real tender and oozed an alcoholic aftertaste with every bite.
Drunken Chicken
Eggplant with minced pork in spicy sauce
Yangzhou Fried Rice
Table service
Dimsum
Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant is most renowned for its intricate and beautifully made Dimsum.
To the point that some were almost too pretty to eat – such as the Yam Dumpling with Chicken and Seafood Filling.
Yam Dumpling with Chicken and Seafood Filling
Pumpkin Dumpling with Seafood Filling
Looks fish intensive
Har Gao (prawn dumpling)
Liu Sha Bao (salted egg custard bun)
Salted Egg Yolk Custard
Desserts
Folks – at Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant, no matter how you stuff yourself with good Cantonese food, never skip out on dessert after. Trust me – you won’t regret it.
Chilled Mango Coulis and Hashima with Red Bean Pancake
For one, the mango coulis (pureed mango) was magically soft. Coupled with smooth cool hashima, this was a real winner and just what we needed on a hot Singapore Day.
Spot the Hashima
Red Bean Pancake
The husband, however, seemed to enjoy the Deep Fried Sesame Balls with Red Bean and Chocolate Liqueur Filling a lot more – and I have to admit, this was a worthy contender.
Deep Fried Sesame Ball with Red Bean and Chocolate Liqueur Filling
Bite into one however, and immediately one is overpowered by the hit of Alcohol and Chocolate. This was surprising in a good way – if you want a Chinese-themed Adult Dessert… go for the balls.
Touch of Chocolate and Alcohol
Love Dining discount @ Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant
As an holder of the American Express Platinum Charge Card, I enjoyed Love Dining Benefits for this meal at Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant. Amex Love Dining discounts were applied as such:
Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant
- Har Gao – $8.80
- Yam Dumpling – $8.80
- Pumpking Dumpling – $8.80
- Drunken Chicken (small) – $12.00
- Eggplant with Minced Pork (small) – $22.00
- Yang Zhou Fried Rice (small) – $24.00
- Salted Egg Custard Bun – $6.80
- Sesame Ball (3 pieces) – $9.00
- Mange Coulis with Hashima and Red Bean Pancake – $20.00
- Chinese Tea (2 pax @ $4.00 each) – $8.00
– Subtotal for Food Only (excluding tea): $120.20
– Amex 50% discount = minus – $60.10 (note: only food included – Tea was not counted in Love Dining discount calculations)
– New Subtotal: $120.20 – $60.10 + $8.00 (Tea) = $68.10
– 7% GST: $5.24 (note: at the time of dining, it was in 2022, so GST was 7%. Do note that GST from 2023 would be 8% instead).
– 10% Service Charge: $6.81
– Total Bill: $80.15
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American Express Platinum Charge Card (Image source: American Express)
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