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| - A sub-par dimsum joint. Both the service, price, and quality of food used to be far better when they were still called Hoi-Tin, but evidently, time have really changed.
The prices now are higher than before, and not competitive anymore - they're pretty much the same as other dim-sum restaurants in the area now, nothing special. They're service has really fell and the waitresses now seem very unprofessional and unwilling to do refill tea, get an extra set of utensils, etc.
Their food tends to be on the salty side and their meats are often filled with fat! The quality of their rice noodles really fluctuates - on some days, they can be fresh and warm, on others, the skin is thick, there is almost no filling, and it's barely warm. In general, not sure why, their food is really only warm, and never hot.
The dinner really wasn't an improvement at all. We ordered a pot with vegetables and mutton, and it looked half eaten when it came to our table! The amount of food in the pot didn't even reach the top and there was also very little steam coming out - odd, considering those stone pots are usually filled to the brim and sizzling when served. Keep in mind there were also maybe 2 other tables in the restaurant with us, so it's fair to say that the kitchen wasn't overwhelmed with cooking either.
We've gone here twice for tea and once for dinner, and it for all those times, the quality of food, atmosphere, and service really feel short of the price we paid.
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