yaaas finally here to experience the manor! we were greatly very warmly by the staff and squeezed in just before a reserved table at 7:30. the place isn’t massive but it’s very cozy and with a very homely feel and the kitchenette was very nicely presented.
slow cooked sliced beef-very tender beef with hot chili sauce.
cabbage and fish-tender fish pieces with bean sprout, with hot chili sauce.
i’m reviewing these two together because they literally had the same spicy numbing taste, it was tasty, especially if you enjoy spicy food, however it wasn’t anything else apart from the spice and taste of peppercorns. both meats were very tender but nothing else special to note. 3.5/5
we waited a bit longer for the rest of our meal and i was definitely getting hangrier by the minute, staff were courteous but the wait was not great.
next was buddha’s feast; food range of stir fried veg in soy sauce but nothing special. also felt there was too much cabbage, but the veg weren’t over cooked and held good texture. 3.5/5
chairman mao style braised pork-the anticipation for this meal was so damn high, and honestly i nearly cried when it came. the meat wasn’t dry at all even the lean parts which were fantastic, the fatty wasn’t melt in your mouth and still had a slight firm texture (which i enjoyed). the sauce wasn’t overpowering and it was a good balance between salty and sweet. personally i think home edition’s is slightly better and it’s for the same cost too. 3.5/5
tofu (they couldn’t make fried today)-wow much better than i originally bought. the flavour was a slightly sweet soy and the tofu texture was absolutely delightful, it didn’t fall apart and held its shape, and it was wonderfully complemented with onion and egg on the bottom. 4/5
twice cooked pork belly with chili sauce-did well on the typical taste, with extra bean bean sauce flavour, however i did find that the pork belly strips were cooked quite tough to chew. it was well done on the whole but i’ve had better with the same taste. 3.5/5
overall the food was pretty good, service a tad slow but the staff were amazing and they gave us (one) free coke. everything was tasty, only that some of the meals didn’t blow me away, and you can get very comparable food for a better price in other places! good experience though, do rate them!