First impression of Wan Hao

This is another review on a place I had gone for lunch quite a while back. I think two to three months back.

The name of the restaurant is called Wan Hao and it is located on the third floor of the Marriott. The following two photos show the entrance as well as the setting in the dining area.




This was my first visit to the place and since it was during the lunch hour when we went we decided to try a few of the dim sum items as well as some of their main dishes. We decided to order three steamed dim sum item and three deep fried item.

The following three pictures are the three steamed dim sum items. The first one was the steamed seafood dumpling. The base of the dumpling is prawns and scallop and they are been wrapped with a very clear flour skin. After which it is toppled with shark fin and then crab roe. This item was absolutely delicious. The prawn was very fresh and juicy and they wrapped it so well that the the item was not too dry. The flavour of the crab roe gave this item a complementing flavour. The second item I forgot its name already so cannot comment on it. ( Problem of delaying writing till forgot the name of the dish as well as the taste unless it is something very unique or excellent in taste) The third item was the Siew Mai. It was also a dish quite well prepared. It was very juicy and the filling was sufficient and the flavour is embodied in the individual Siew Mai. A very satisfying item.

The below picture shows the three fried dim sum items that we ordered. From the forefront is the char siew puff which is supposed to be one of their more highly recommended item. It was very good in general but my mum who does not like butter stuff did not really appreciate it.

The next two items are the more interesting items.

The first one is honeydew wrapped in Parmesan Ham. The ham was wrapped around the honeydew and then the ham was coated with something and then deep fried. It was quite a unique creation. In spite of it been deep fried the honey dew within managed to maintain its original flavour and moisture and the ham gave it a bit of salty taste. Hence when you ate it you taste the salty flavour of the ham followed by the sweetness of the honeydew. Quite an interesting flavour.

The next one is the sea perch wrapped with vegetable. The internal of the roll was the sea perch and the vege wrapped in the centre and it was wrapped in a layer of skin. It was one of the best dim sum I had. The sea perch was very tasty and the accompanying vege in it accentuate the flavour of the fish with it. The skin was really very crispy.

The below dish is the spare ribs with almond. It is the best spare ribs that I had. It was very flavourful and the sauce that was fried with it was very good. ( A bit on the sweet side though)

It is a dish which will go very well with rice or even on its own.

The below is the San Bei Chicken. This was the best version that I had. The sauce was very good and will be excellent to eat with rice. The sauce very rich of the flavour of the chicken as well as the ingredients which were used in the preparation of the dish. The chicken pieces was also very tender. My mum really loved this item. Highly recommended!

The below is the tofu cooked with scallop. This was a dish which was a bit bland in terms of flavour. It was not so rich in flavour as the previous two dishes. It had a more soothing taste and was light on the taste. Personally I found it ok but my relatives did not find it so outstanding.

The last of the main dish is the braised Ee Fu Mee with two types of mushroom. This has to rank as one of the very best I had. Every strain of noodle was tasteful and the noodle was not overcooked till it loses its "Dan Xing". You could taste the richness of the mushroom in the dish.

The below was the desert that my aunt had. It was coconut presented in three styles. You had the sea coconut. The translucent thing cannot remember what it was. The white base was super concentrated coconut juice which was very rich in flavour and very sweet. My aunt commented that it was too sweet for her liking. However you have to admit the presentation looks quite nice :)

Overall the quality of the food was very high and the ambience was aso very quite and elegant. A very good place for business lunch/dinner. One of the later article that I will be writing would be about the meal I had more recently over here when they had the 60's promotion.