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| - Crown princess has been my go-to place to bring out-of-town-ers, as it's clean, the food is 'different', and the service has always been good.
This was the first time I'd been to Crown Princess since the menu changed and they dropped the early bird special (Which means I won`t be going to be going as regularly any more - only to bring guests).
Service: 4.5/5
The service here is almost always great. Only one particular waitress is less polite than I would normally expect, but still never rude. Our plates were changed no less than 3 times, despite not having any bones or shells in our dimsum, and the teapot was always full.
Food: 3.4/5
The menu here is creative, taking classic dimsum items and adding a slight western flair. I wouldn't say that the food here is astounding, but it is most definitely good, with attention to detail, and their consistency is balanced well with occasional off menu specials.
Their regular menu would earn them a strong 4/5. However, I would have two criticisms. The first being an excessive emphasis on luxury. The fois gras and caviar siu mai does not taste bad by any means, but tastes just like that, fois gras, caviar, and siu mai. Separate items that don't gain any synergy from their combination
My second criticism is on the special that I tried today, Scallops in-shell with XO sauce. The scallops had not been parted from the shell, so they were somewhat difficult to eat. Additionally, the scallops were overcooked, and the XO sauce did not have any flavour than straight chili oil - excessively spicy. This is the only food here that I have tried and have not liked. There may be some people who would enjoy the spiciness of this dish, but I don't think that this caters towards the general market that crown princess targets.
Atmosphere: 3.7/5
I take points off here because again, the focus on luxury is excessive. This is something I would expect of places uptown or in Hong Kong, but at times, it's a nice change. This place has pleasant service and cleanliness; from a downtown chinese restaurant, what more can expect? One thing to note is that unlike regular chinese restaurants, this place isn`t built for regular big parties of 10 or 12. They have the capacity to do one or two of these tables a night, but the tables are set up largely for small groups of two to five.
Price: 3.25/5
I wouldn't say that this place is worth the price it charges. For two people, the bill came to $50 before tip for 5 dimsum dishes, and two portions of the scallop. I would normally want to tip more at nice place like this with good service, but am always a little hesitant because the price that they're charging isn`t in line with what I would normally associate with dimsum in the downtown area.
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