I’ll be honest. The only reason why I went to Old Hong Kong Legend at Raffles City Shopping Mall was because Royal China was fully booked that day. Surprisingly, they have pretty good dim sum at reasonable prices.
If you have not heard about the Old Hong Kong Group, they currently have four restaurants: Old Hong Kong Kitchen at Novena Square 2, Old Hong Kong TasteMyVillage at Serangoon Gardens, Old Hong Kong Teahouse at Katong Village and of course, Old Hong Kong Legend at Raffles City Shopping Mall.
The dim sum menu at Old Hong Kong Legend has around 20 items, with prices ranging from $3.2 to $5.5 per basket. From the steamed items like Steamed Shrimp Dumping, Steamed Beef Balls, and Steamed Glutinous rice; to deep fried items like Deep Fried Prawn Dumpling, Deep Fried Spring Roll and Deep Fried Chives Dumpling; and baked items like Mini Egg Tarts, Baked Bo Lo Bun and Barbecued Pork Puff Pastry – there are options for every one.
Ever since I tried the Chicken Feet from Tim Ho Wan (One Michelin-Star restaurant in Hong Kong), my opinion about the dish has changed. For me, it used to represent one of those gruesome punishments in Fear Factor, but now, it is more like a yummy dim sum treat. Old Hong Kong Legend’s Steamed Chicken Claws with Black Bean Sauce ($3.2) was the perfect way to start one’s meal.
The Steamed Egg Yolk Custard Bun ($3.2) was good, but not life changing (read: not the best custard bun in Singapore). That said, I’ve paid $3 for one custard bun before, so the ones here are worth a try. Imagine: taste of happiness for merely a dollar each.
Three dim sum items arrived in quick succession: Steamed Glutinous Rice ($4.5), Pan Fried Radish Cake ($3.2), and Steamed Barbecued Pork Bun ($3.2). Except for the Glutinous rice in lotus leaf, the other two items were run-of-the-mill and nothing worth mentioning.
When I was scanning through the menu, the baked items like Char Siew Sou, Egg Tarts and Baked Bo Lo Bun were screaming ‘EAT ME’. Unfortunately, the oven was spoilt that day and we couldn’t order any of them. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced this, but it is not a nice feeling to see something, and not being able to eat it.
Thankfully, the Steamed Shrimp Dumpling ($5.5) and Steamed Pork Dumpling ($5.5) were decent and we quickly forgot about the baked dim sum.
All in all, Old Hong Kong Legend at Raffles City Shopping Mall (City Hall) is a competent restaurant to have dim sum. If not for the fact that there are so many good dim sum restaurants like Royal China, Man Fu Yuan and Wah Lok in the area, I’d come back more often for lunch.
For more recommendations, read my list of dim sum restaurants in Singapore
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Old Hong Kong Legend
252 North Bridge Road
#02-18 Raffles City Shopping Centre
Tel: +65 6336 3038
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Wow…looks like this is another place i got to try! Oh do try Bosses Restaurant @ Vivocity also! Not too bad. They once mentioned something about a promo from 2.15pm to 5.15pm on weekends but i forgot how much discount it was. Do call and verify!..
Oh i think i forgot to add Imperial Treasure Nan Bei at Takashimaya also. Service wise may seem kinda rushed alittle because of the HUGE crowd it has on weekends but food wise its really not too bad. Custard buns quite nice also.
Want to try it! in my mind “dim sum” “dim sum”.
You should try their porridge. Best porridge I’ve ever eaten in my entire life!
their char siew sou taste really bad! it took
me a few bites before i tasted the char siew. the outer layer was way too thick.
Old hong kong at raffles city as one of the worst dim sum restaurant in Singapore. I went this morning at about 11.30am, despite no crowd at at, I have to wait more than 5mins to be seated. The dim sum was cold and the service is very poor. Had to call a few times before someone attended toys. I was recommended budda jump over the wall costing $32 but what I got was only lukewarm clear soup with a small abalone and a few small pieces of sharks fins. It’s definitely not worth it. The whole meal for 3 person cost me $132. It will never go there Again!
i have tried Peking duck with duck meat wrap and steam with beancurd skin.
Never really eat the duck meat, the whole meal wondering where is my duck meat. I saw them took out a big duck, but they only serve me probably 15% of my duck meat.
This is my worst restaurant in Singapore
Horrible….
Was at Novena today,service is the worst I ever been treated.
I rather to buy a bread talk and eat under the hot sun.
HORRIBLE!
Just went there today for dim sum lunch..Fully agree with Phyllis’ comments on their service. It is indeed appalling. Was made to stand up from my seat to allow waitress to serve food to another table as the tables were squeezed so close together. The ohk double boiled shark fin soup was diluted and lukewarm at best. Really regret coming here..so never coming!!!