Goldleaf Restaurant Tasting Session 2022

Goldleaf Restaurant Tasting Session 2022
185 Orchard Road

103 Amoy Street #01-01

86 East Coast Road #01-02

88 East Coast Road
#01-05 Katong Square

Opening Hours:
Daily: 11:30am - 3pm, 6pm - 10:30pm


https://goldleaf.com.sg/

This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session.
Attended with representatives from Chubby Botak Koala, msginginly, Epicurious Caniggia, and Purple Taste.

Abalone Yu Sheng

Homely Communal Taiwanese Meals

(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 7
Ambience & Setting: 6
Food & Beverage: 8
Service: 7
Value for Money: 8
Budget about SGD $58 per person.


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Established since 1971, Goldleaf Restaurant is amongst the most famed Taiwanese porridge restaurants in Singapore, serving up their homely comfort food for over 4 decades. Time almost seems to stand still here, and regulars still flock to Goldleaf Restaurant for their classic, nostalgic dishes. On this return visit, we sampled their 2022 Chinese New Year festive takeaway set meal.

Goldleaf Restaurant Signage

Goldleaf Restaurant Exterior

Goldleaf Restaurant Interior

Ambience at Goldleaf Restaurant is modern and functional. The dimly lit place is sparsely decorated, with sturdy dark wooden furniture lined neatly within the spacious seating area, flanked by yellow cushioned booths. Safe distancing and hygiene measures means the place is usually quiet.

Service at Goldleaf Restaurant is efficient and professional. Staff are quick to greet and seat guests, and they happily interact with diners, but there's now only 1 or 2 staff manning the place. Staff display decent product knowledge, and offer to clear finished dishes throughout the meal.

Food at Goldleaf Restaurant is focused on Chinese Taiwanese cuisine. Dishes are homely and simple, comforting and suitable for everyday dining. With traditional, authentic flavours, meals here offer a variety of choices. Portions are sized for communal group dining. Prices are reasonable, budget about SGD $58 per person for the festive set menu.

Bar

Chinese New Year 2022 Golden Reunion Feast Takeaway

We were here to sample the takeaway set, but while waiting for the dishes to be prepared, we had some Tea Pu-Erh and Braised Peanuts.

Tea Pu-Erh

Tea Pu-Erh

Braised Peanuts

This 2022 Chinese New Year, celebrate with the Golden Reunion Feast Takeaway (SGD $288 for 4 - 5 pax) from Goldleaf Restaurant, a satisfying meal for the whole family to usher in the Year of the Tiger!

Golden Reunion Feast Takeaway (SGD $288 for 4 - 5 pax)

Golden Reunion Feast Takeaway

The luxurious Abalone Yu Sheng has a base of fresh crisp crunchy vegetables, crowned with bouncy succulent abalone. With lovely vegetal sweet earthy flavour, this is a delight.

Abalone Yu Sheng

Abalone Yu Sheng

Abalone Yu Sheng

Abalone Yu Sheng

Beautiful in simplicity, the Steamed Sea Bass Hong Kong Style has a large steamed sea bass fish, where the freshness really shines. Paired with a mild salty savoury sweet gravy of soy sauce, strips of fresh spring onions, and tender sliced shiitake mushrooms with vegetal earthy flavour. The fish has a lovely fresh sweet savoury taste, so good.

Steamed Sea Bass Hong Kong Style

Steamed Sea Bass Hong Kong Style

Steamed Sea Bass Hong Kong Style

Love how succulent the House Made Roast Chicken was, with a tender juicy bite to texture and bold sweet salty savoury flavour. The chicken skin is partially crisp, and so yummy. Kept reaching for more!

House Made Roast Chicken

House Made Roast Chicken

House Made Roast Chicken

For the Mushrooms With Seasonal Vegetables, we had a base of fresh crunchy baby bok choy with lovely vegetal sweet flavour. Topped with bouncy sliced mushrooms (shiitake and white beech) and tender carrots with vegetal earthy sweet flavour, with a light vegetable gravy lending a touch of vegetal earthy salty savoury flavour.

Mushrooms With Seasonal Vegetables

Mushrooms With Seasonal Vegetables

Mushrooms With Seasonal Vegetables

The House Signature Golden Porridge is a rich congee, packed with fresh seafood. There's white clams, blue mussels, squid, whole prawns, and fresh scallops, all with sweet savoury flavour, tender and juicy and succulent. The thick gloopy rice congee is infused with deep crustacean flavour, carrying a robust burst of savoury salty sweet notes of the sea. With a silky smooth texture, this is comforting and decadent all at once.

Signature Golden Porridge

Signature Golden Porridge

Signature Golden Porridge

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This 2022 Chinese New Year, Goldleaf Restaurant has also created a special Festive Takeaway Set Jin Yu Man Tang (SGD $68.80 for 1 - 2 pax) that's great for couples looking for a festive meal. There's a Individual Abalone Yu Sheng which can either be tossed or shaken, and a Individual Golden Porridge which is filling enough for 2 people. There's also a 9 Varieties Box, which we were most intrigued by, as this special packaging is sourced from Taiwan, and fits 9 small dishes that are signatures of the house.

On this occasion, we had (pictured from left to right, top to bottom) these 9 dishes: 1) Cold Japanese Beancurd With Fried Shallots, 2) Tiger Prawns In Garlic Sauce, 3) Steamed Pork Patty With Salted Egg, 4) Stir-Fried Watercress With Wolfberries, 5) Soy Braised Pork Belly With Preserved Mustard Greens, 6) Egg Omelette With Preserved Radish, 7) Signature Chicken Curry, 8) Goldleaf Restaurant Pork And Prawn Rolls, and 9) Braised Beancurd With Bell Peppers. Goes great with congee!

Festive Takeaway Set Jin Yu Man Tang (SGD $68.80 for 1 - 2 pax)

Festive Takeaway Set Jin Yu Man Tang

Festive Takeaway Set Jin Yu Man Tang

Individual Abalone Yu Sheng

Individual Golden Porridge

9 Varieties Box

Festive Takeaway Set Jin Yu Man Tang

Promising a homely, comforting meal, it's no wonder Goldleaf Restaurant is a draw for many. Will return to Goldleaf Restaurant for more home style Chinese Taiwanese dishes!


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