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| - I've been to Luckee restaurant twice now, once when it first opened and a second time today for brunch.
The restaurant has changed its menu a little, with a separate dim sum menu as well as the occasional dim sum cart/tray that came around offering items like curry squid, black bean short ribs, pan fried cake, and such. The curry squid was quite nice, with a deep curry flavour and spiced with lemongrass. It was tender and cooked perfectly, and is something I wish they offered on their regular dim sum menu.
On the recommendation of our waiter, we tried the cheung fun (rice noodle roll) - we ordered the vegetarian one which came stuffed with spinach and crispy chinese doughnut. It was delicious but if you order this, ask the waiter to allow you to pour the sauce yourself. Our waiter poured ours without asking, which made the crispy doughnut too soggy over time.
The deep fried beef baos were still as good as I remembered, and the bacon fried rice was a gem. The sui mai came with a scallop and truffle on top, a nice touch. The best dish was the dumpling with scallop inside; forgive me as the name escapes me but it comes with 3 per order and has a red gogi berry on it. The mango pudding dessert was delicious as was the ginger custard tart, not too sweet and small enough to allow a nice finish to the meal.
We sat in front of the glass enclosed kitchen with full view of the preparations and going-ons; a real treat to see your food being made by these expert dim sum chefs.
I wish I could give Luckee 5 stars but could not due to the following:
- The hostess, while moving a high chair, banged it hard against the back of my mom's dining chair, which startled her. Nobody likes to be started like that during their dining experience, and it seemed to take her a minute to realize she should apologize for such a mistake.
- When we received fresh plates for our desserts, there was a curly short hair on my sister's plate. The busboy did not even notice and when my sister pointed it out, he did not apologize, took the plate away and came back way too quickly with another plate. We both wondered if he had actually gotten a new plate or had just wiped the hair off. It was pretty gross.
- When we paid for our bill, I mentioned the above incident to our actual waiter, who was apologetic but didn't know that the above happened. In most establishments, there is good communication between all the wait staff so I'm surprised that the bus boy didn't tell him such (the bus boy was also incompetent; when I asked him about the white tea, he replied "I don't know, I don't remember the name", and then proceeded to stand there without bothering to find out the info). The waiter did want to comp our desserts but I had already paid so he said the next time I dine he'll ensure I'm taken care of. A nice gesture and a compliment to him for doing so.
Overall, I would go to Luckee again. It's a beautiful room to have dim sum in and the food is delicious and interesting. I would just wish for better service and attention to detail next time.
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