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| - The menu items looked interesting, but I was a bit disappointed when I had dim sum there. Yes, like others have mentioned, the service has a lot to be desired. We waited a little while for a table even though there were plenty of empty tables toward the back. After you're seated you really need to get their attention if you need anything, as they don't really pay attention to the diners.
There are two prices on the menu. The price prominently displayed on the menu is their "club" price which you need to purchase a membership and in the fine print is the regular price for everyone else. Even the Club price seems a bit steep as I find their dim sum dishes tasted pretty average.
The more unique dumplings and Xiao Long Bao were just gimmicky and not worth the premium. The black dumplings with black truffle came steaming with the strong scent of truffles, but it was merely artificial truffle oil which you can't really taste which is unfortunate as I love truffles.
The multi-coloured XLB was also pretty bland and even though each coloured dumpling had a different flavour filling, it was hard to distinguish one taste from another, which was no big loss as it was not an ideal dim sum dish as you can't really share the taste of each flavour with your table unless you order multiples of this pricey $8 steamer of just seven spoon-sized dumplings.
The siu mai-style sticky rice dish was also pretty gimmicky as it may look unique, it's just plain bland sticky rice partially encased in a dumpling wrapper. Because the sticky rice lacked any other traditional ingredients such as salted egg, pulled pork, lap cheung sausage, etc. it was not very satisfying.
I tried the cold bamboo shoots dish and again it lacked any flavour and any kind of sauce or seasoning, in fact, it tasted like it was canned.
The pan-fried Shanghai stuffed buns were one of the few decent dishes, but they were no better than other dim sum restaurants.
For desserts we ordered the milk bread which consisted of two small steamed plain buns and two small golden buns which had a sweet glaze over it. It came with condensed milk to dip the bread in. It was ok, but how can you not screw up this very simple dish.
The restaurant also serves fried fermented tofu, also known as stinky tofu, which a nearby table ordered and the distinctive rotting garbage scent quickly wafted through the restaurant which was pretty off-putting.
With most of the dishes lacking in much flavour I find it ironic that there were no soy sauce on the tables, only red & black vinegar and chili oil which I used plenty of during my meal. The tea was at least good.
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