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Crystal Jade 翡翠酒家

Add: 7F Westgate Mall 1038 West Nanjing Road / 南京西路1038号梅龙镇广场7楼
Tel: 5228 1133
Hours: 11:00am-3:00pm, 5:00-10:00pm
Website: www.crystaljade.com
Price: 150-200 RMB/person
Visited: Oct 2015

Please note that this was an arranged tasting.

Lunch at the newly revamped Crystal Jade in Westgate Mall. I’d never been to Crystal Jade before the renovation so I can’t really compare, but the new look is quite pretty in shades of grey and blue-green, with lots of mirrors all over. The menu has also gone through much scrutiny, resulting in a more concise  list of classic and modern Cantonese dishes.

3 Barbecue combination 烧味三拼 (118 RMB), a trio of BBQ pork with manuka honey, crackling pork belly, crispy roasted duck 马芦卡蜂蜜叉烧、金牌脆皮烧肉、金牌脆皮烧鸭. Very good.

Steamed Black Truffle and Prawn Dumpling 黑松露翠玉饺 (8 RMB/piece).

Steamed Minced Pork Patty with Squid Ink 墨鱼汁土尤蒸肉饼 (88 RMB) is a dish I haven’t tasted before. Pork belly is first minced then mixed with chopped water chestnut, diced eel, and squid ink. Flavor and texture both excellent.

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