Chungking

Environment 4/5 Other than the long queue for about 45 minutes, is all good, try to go in a group of 4 and max 5, or it could be quite difficult to get a table. Service 5/5 Staff is quite helpful and cheerful. Apple/ citron sake 3/5 Not the one that we want, can’t find grape or grapefruit. Tried these 2 but not a fan of it. Still prefer apple and citron sake. Fish with pickle vegetable soup 5/5 Good portion, good amount of fish. One of the best I have ever tasted so far. Sufficient for 3-4 people. Grill fish 5/5 I like they deep fried the fish before grilling. The fish is quite savoury and well cooked. We ordered mild spiciness, it goes well with rice. We added bean sprouts, luncheon meat, intestine and duck gizzard. The portion is enough for 3-4 people. Will I come back again? 5/5 Yes definitely, but gotta come earlier before the dinner hour as the queue could be quite long.

Really good food. The serving sizes are extremely generous. I think we ordered four dishes and it was too much for the two of us hahah. Highly recommend the kung pao chicken - was slightly spicy (had some chillis in it), but really liked the sauce and the chicken was nice and soft. The veggies and nuts were also a nice addition to add taste and texture. The eggplant was also very very good (but also a bit spicy). We also got the sliced beef and tripe (I didn’t eat it but apparently it was very nice) and wagyu (?) skewers. The restaurant itself was also very nice and well presented. Clean and kept to a high standard. Only thing was that it seemed like there weren’t enough staff, as a lot of the tables were waiting on being cleared. Would recommend for a family feed or maybe a decent group of friends!

Mostly great tasting dishes. Recommend the fish fillet in homemade pickled green soup. Roasted squash with vegetables vermicelli. The pagoda pork belly is average. Looks pretty, average taste. Won’t recommend it. Do not get the Beef/Tripe slices in chilli (Fu Qi Fei Pian), has a sour tangy taste, not the usual chilli seasoning.

Have to say, overall really nice restaurant when it comes to the taste and portions of the food options. If you can overlook the slow service and bad decor, then it is a 5/5 place. The good: Majority of dishes served come in large portions and tastes pretty good. Nothing overpowering when it comes to spices of MSG. Although most dishes are spicy so be warned. The bad: Service was pretty slow. Ideally you will need to book a few days in advance or at least visit off peak as it is quite popular. The decoration of the place is pretty abysmal I must say. Whoever did the renovation should be ashamed of themselves. Pro tip: The colour menu with pictures do not contain all menu options. Refer to text only order form for full menu options. Also be warned that the English text only menu is not always clear. The salted fish option is fried, however there is no mentioning of this.