Where to find cheap and good Tim Sum in Singapore?

[photobum]

To all,

Tim Sum is not something that I eat frequently. Even if I do, I will just follow whoever is going and let him or her decides.

Now, I have a problem. I am told to bring a visitor from India to savoury this delicacy. Since I don't often go "yum char", I don't know where to find cheap and good tim sum.

When I say cheap, I don't mean coffeeshop price. At least some place decent. Budget around $30-$50 for 4 person.

Any suggestions?

 

[Nisa]

To all,

Tim Sum is not something that I eat frequently. Even if I do, I will just follow whoever is going and let him or her decides.

Now, I have a problem. I am told to bring a visitor from India to savoury this delicacy. Since I don't often go "yum char", I don't know where to find cheap and good tim sum.

When I say cheap, I don't mean coffeeshop price. At least some place decent. Budget around $30-$50 for 4 person.

Any suggestions?

a bit low for 4 persons....

 

[blazer_workz]

a bit low for 4 persons....

ya lorz..budget too low..becos when u eat good dim sum u will forget abt price..u will keep ordering and ordering..

my recommendation: Hong Sing (red star) Chin Swee Road.
ambience: 2/5
price: 4/5
food: 4/5

 

[Reliance]

To all,

Tim Sum is not something that I eat frequently. Even if I do, I will just follow whoever is going and let him or her decides.

Now, I have a problem. I am told to bring a visitor from India to savoury this delicacy. Since I don't often go "yum char", I don't know where to find cheap and good tim sum.

When I say cheap, I don't mean coffeeshop price. At least some place decent. Budget around $30-$50 for 4 person.

Any suggestions?

http://eatlu.blogspot.com/2006/09/dim-sum-in-singapore.html

 

[Nisa]

ya lorz..budget too low..becos when u eat good dim sum u will forget abt price..u will keep ordering and ordering..

my recommendation: Hong Sing (red star) Chin Swee Road.
ambience: 2/5
price: 4/5
food: 4/5

Hong Sing?!?!?!

ambience 5/5 (if u are looking for hong kong choas type)
price 1/5 (not worth it at all)
food 1/5 (too oily)

 

[blazer_workz]

Hong Sing?!?!?!

ambience 5/5 (if u are looking for hong kong choas type)
price 1/5 (not worth it at all)
food 1/5 (too oily)

haha u voted the opposite...

ambience: its more or less more organize nowadays..i remember last time u have to look for seats urself..some times will get into a fight..
price: consider resonably priced, cannot find any cheaper..if got, recommend lehz..*drooling oledi*..long time never take dim sum le..
food: its not chinese cusine if its not oily..

 

[caseytan]

http://www.chubbyhubby.net/2005/08/damn-good-dim-sum.html

went a few times, not bad.

 

[barracuda]

there is one in the PSA building, it is called Harbour city restaurant, i think. their dim sum is not bad, and lots of business ppl go there to entertain their customers for lunch.

 

[Nisa]

you can try 88 resturant at the Harbourfront.
I think it's a buffet, but then u need to increase ur budget abit.

I had never like hong seng.
There is only 3 resturants i would go for dim sumon top of my head;

1) Imperial Treasure (Takashimaya)
2) Yan Palace (Chinatown)
3) East Ocean (Shaw Centre)

 

[cy_j]

I agree with the PSA makan place.

 

[alechim]

Hong Sing?!?!?!

ambience 5/5 (if u are looking for hong kong choas type)
price 1/5 (not worth it at all)
food 1/5 (too oily)

its 1 of the rare places where you still can get the traditional yum char feeling. Being a cantonese myself, I love to go there.

Price - very reasonable, for the variaties and taste, value for $$
Food - Quite gd and definitely a place where you can find dishes you cannot find else where

 

[haagen_dazs]

good and cheap for yum cha doesnt always work.
50bucks for 4.. probably food court is your best bet

 

[barracuda]

Or you can try a coffee shop style De Bao opposite Da Dong Restaurant along Smith Street. It is cheaper there.

 

[photobum]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I had been to Red Star a few times when I was a kid (30 odd years ago). These days, I find their prices a bit high, and drop in food quality. Their old master chef passed away more than 10 years ago.

A colleague of mine suggests Victor's Kitchen at Sunshine Plaza. Have anyone tried their tim sum?

 

[Morphis]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I had been to Red Star a few times when I was a kid (30 odd years ago). These days, I find their prices a bit high, and drop in food quality. Their old master chef passed away more than 10 years ago.

A colleague of mine suggests Victor's Kitchen at Sunshine Plaza. Have anyone tried their tim sum?

Makan for a quicky before.
Food's quite alrite but I doubt ya wanna bring foreign guest to makan and squeeze along the shoppin ctr corridors laid out wif tiny tables wif many students with Gundams.:sweatsm:
Tot ya dun wan kopitiam style or pricing.:dunno:
As a matter of fact, 30-50 is a kopitiam budget liao.

Personally I do enjoy Orchard or Shenton way Tong Lok dim sum, check it out as they always have promotions going on.

 

[cityofangels]

You might want to try Ah Yat restaurant at the old Turf Club. It's 50% off dim-sum Mon-Sat. Although it's 50% off, remember, they prob. jacked up the prices before they give the 50% off.

I just went there with my family last wkend and it was around $80 for 6 ppl. The food is good and not to mention, price too.

 

[dEthANGeL]

check out Tung Lok group .. they have a dim sum buffet ... on weekends...

Cityofangels:

so free to surf CS? :bsmilie: :devil:

 

[cityofangels]

check out Tung Lok group .. they have a dim sum buffet ... on weekends...

Cityofangels:

so free to surf CS? :bsmilie: :devil:

Tung Lok is exp, right? ;p

Yeah lor.. One of the very few websites that my company doesn't block. :embrass:

 

[ExplorerZ]

'hongkong street' @ boonlay shopping center :bsmilie: Kopitiam type la, but quite clean... price is mainly $2 per dish, 5 or 10 for a few other bigger dish...
not a lot of variety, probably 20-30+, but they do have other dishes which ain't consider as tim sum tho... :thumbsup:

 

[seankyh]

My favourite one is at Carlton Hotel. Its called Wah Lok.