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Sunday family lunch as usual, we went to Victoria City Seafood for dim sum. I dine here once with clients before and the dishes were quite nice here. The environment there was pretty decent, the noisiness was acceptable. The interior was nice but definitely not as grand as Prince Restaurant.
The tea pot was cute and was heated all the time on a candle. Seemingly posh, the restaurant did not have enough manpower to serve all its customers. The service speed was quite slow as a result. One nice thing about Victoria City Seafood Restaurant was that their dim sum would not come to you at the same time. They came one after each other which gave us time in between to taste the dim sum as our own pace.
1) Deep Fried Bean Curd
The Deep Fried Bean Curd had an appetizing look with a golden yellow coating. The coating was crispy and the bean curd inside was soft. The bean curd although not particularly smooth, was light and melted in your palate gently. The texture was great. However, the bean curd itself was pretty much tasteless. That's why they have a small dish of chilli sauce to make it more tasteful.
2) Baked Barbecue Pork Bun $18
The Barbecue Bun was served real hot. It possed a cotton white look, and seemingly good to taste. The bread was surprisingly thick and had a pathetic filling. The filling was too tiny to give a taste and the flavour was brought down by the bread. Disappointing.
3) Steamed Shrimp Dumpling $20
The skin of the shrimp dumpling was thin but was also very floppy without a texture. The shrimp filling was not particularly special and did not posses much shrimp taste.
4) Roasted Chicken on Deep Fried Bread
You must have heard of Peking Duck for many times, but have you ever tried a similar version with chicken? The Roasted Chicken was my main reason to visit, it just simply too delightful to taste and I have been missing it since the last time I visit. The roasted chicken was sliced thinly just under the skin, to give just enought meat for taste. The skin was extremely crispy and the meat was real tender and smooth. The deep fried bread, placed under the roasted chicken, was to be eaten together with the roasted chicken. It was crispy and nearly crunchy to taste. There were also salted pepper that went along with the dish. The combing crispyness of the bread and the roasted skin and the tenderness of the chicken had made this dish irresistably delicious and you just can't stop yourself from having more.
5) Hot Spring Egg with Cavier $15/one
You have to at least ordered two dishes of the Hot Spring Egg with Cavier to try it. To be blunt, it was the most disgusting dish I have ever had in dim sum restaurant. The egg in half was hard to chew, the egg yolk was pre-treated to give a more yellowish colour but tasted disgusting. Not to mention the portion was pathetic. The cavier on top of the egg wasn't good either. It tasted fishy. Horribly disgusting dish.
6) Stewed E-fu Noodles w/ Shrimp & Chinese wine $88
When the dish was served on our table, I was impressed by how meticulously it was prepared. The golden coloured dish was topped with nicely halved shrimps. The sauce was not really tasteful but had a pint taste of chinese wine with it. The E-fu Noodles was first made al dente, but was quickly soften by the sauces on the dish.
7) Sweetened Red Date Pudding $16
The Red Date Pudding was one of my favourite at all time. I guess chewy and gelatine food is always a girl's best friend. The Red Date Pudding was extremely chewy and spongy. Taste-wise it was in suitable sweetness. Nice texture and nice taste, come try one if you are dinning here for dishes!
The tea pot was cute and was heated all the time on a candle. Seemingly posh, the restaurant did not have enough manpower to serve all its customers. The service speed was quite slow as a result. One nice thing about Victoria City Seafood Restaurant was that their dim sum would not come to you at the same time. They came one after each other which gave us time in between to taste the dim sum as our own pace.
1) Deep Fried Bean Curd
The Deep Fried Bean Curd had an appetizing look with a golden yellow coating. The coating was crispy and the bean curd inside was soft. The bean curd although not particularly smooth, was light and melted in your palate gently. The texture was great. However, the bean curd itself was pretty much tasteless. That's why they have a small dish of chilli sauce to make it more tasteful.
2) Baked Barbecue Pork Bun $18
The Barbecue Bun was served real hot. It possed a cotton white look, and seemingly good to taste. The bread was surprisingly thick and had a pathetic filling. The filling was too tiny to give a taste and the flavour was brought down by the bread. Disappointing.
3) Steamed Shrimp Dumpling $20
The skin of the shrimp dumpling was thin but was also very floppy without a texture. The shrimp filling was not particularly special and did not posses much shrimp taste.
4) Roasted Chicken on Deep Fried Bread
You must have heard of Peking Duck for many times, but have you ever tried a similar version with chicken? The Roasted Chicken was my main reason to visit, it just simply too delightful to taste and I have been missing it since the last time I visit. The roasted chicken was sliced thinly just under the skin, to give just enought meat for taste. The skin was extremely crispy and the meat was real tender and smooth. The deep fried bread, placed under the roasted chicken, was to be eaten together with the roasted chicken. It was crispy and nearly crunchy to taste. There were also salted pepper that went along with the dish. The combing crispyness of the bread and the roasted skin and the tenderness of the chicken had made this dish irresistably delicious and you just can't stop yourself from having more.
5) Hot Spring Egg with Cavier $15/one
You have to at least ordered two dishes of the Hot Spring Egg with Cavier to try it. To be blunt, it was the most disgusting dish I have ever had in dim sum restaurant. The egg in half was hard to chew, the egg yolk was pre-treated to give a more yellowish colour but tasted disgusting. Not to mention the portion was pathetic. The cavier on top of the egg wasn't good either. It tasted fishy. Horribly disgusting dish.
6) Stewed E-fu Noodles w/ Shrimp & Chinese wine $88
When the dish was served on our table, I was impressed by how meticulously it was prepared. The golden coloured dish was topped with nicely halved shrimps. The sauce was not really tasteful but had a pint taste of chinese wine with it. The E-fu Noodles was first made al dente, but was quickly soften by the sauces on the dish.
7) Sweetened Red Date Pudding $16
The Red Date Pudding was one of my favourite at all time. I guess chewy and gelatine food is always a girl's best friend. The Red Date Pudding was extremely chewy and spongy. Taste-wise it was in suitable sweetness. Nice texture and nice taste, come try one if you are dinning here for dishes!
TO CONCLUDE...
Victoria City Seafood Restaurant is definitely not the place for dim sum, but you could come to try their dishes tho, they are quite nice.
Victoria City Seafood Restaurant 海都海鮮酒家
Shop 3202, 3/F, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, 17 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
☏ 2956-2882
Date of Dinning: 21-11-2010
Shop 3202, 3/F, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City, 17 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
☏ 2956-2882
Date of Dinning: 21-11-2010
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