Where do you go to when you are beat from a whole day of shopping, laden with shopping bags and famished from all the walking? And you are just beat from the whole day of hubbub that you want nothing but familiar and hearty food to soothe the senses?
Well, if your craving is leaning towards Chinese food, then your answer is TungLok XiHe Peking Duck Restaurant, an outlet that offers a classic menu of modern Beijing cuisine. Conveniently located at Orchard Central and The Grandstand (Turf Club Road), the outlet is one that is clean and spacious, with a modern Chinese décor that is minimalistic and elegant.
There are many Chinese establishments that impressed us and left us good memories, but TungLok XiHe is one that is timeless. We love its concise menu and how it does not differ too much from its origins – nothing but the comforting familiarity of Chinese food at competitive prices. It is the kind of place that you can host your business associates, throw a celebration or to simply gather with your close ones.
When we had our meal, our tummies were so pleased with the quality meal that we were thinking about all the flowery adjectives and phrases to document the experience, but looking back now, we want nothing but to present TungLok XiHe Peking Duck as it is – unpretentious and classy. Here are our picks from the very good meal we had:
[ GIVEAWAY ] We are giving away 5 x TungLok XiHe Peking Duck vouchers (worth S$91.80 each). Leave a comment below, and share this post on your Facebook timeline to win. More details on the giveaway at the end of this post.
The meal began with the Rose Cherry Tomato (S$10). It looks unassuming, but it is going to be a pleasant surprise when you pop your first in your mouth. Lightly marinated with sour plum and chilled to a nice coolness, this is one great snack to whet your appetite for the great meal ahead. We have previously shared about the infinite benefits of consuming tomatoes, and we are sure even non-tomato lovers will be pleased with this appetiser.
Another appetiser that we would recommend is the Deep-fried Huai Shan with Dried Chilli (S$8). Huai Shan, for the uninitiated, is Chinese yam and a type of Chinese medicinal herb that is known to be really beneficial for our health. We cannot stop munching on this!
The Stewed Duck Tongue in X.O. Sauce (S$14) is an acquired taste and not something that everyone will appreciate, but it is finely executed and it makes a good starter while waiting for your Peking duck.
The food at TungLok XiHe can be described as modern Beijing cuisine. While the focus is on its signature peking duck, TungLok XiHe is more than that. It serves a delectable selection of authentic Chinese classic dishes, cooked with recipes that have been refined over years in the kitchen by the chefs from TungLok Group and Beijing’s XiHe Group.
Some of the seafood dishes that you must try include the Smoked Sliced Fish in Sweet Sauce (S$12), Poached Sliced Fish in Chilli Spicy Sauce (S$22), Bamboo Clams (S$10/pc), and the Sichuan-style Steam ‘Soon Hock’ (S$9/100g).
A dish that the chefs at TungLok XiHe have mastered perfectly is Mrs Zhang’s Braised Lion’s Head Meatballs (S$6/pax). For those of you who have no clue, Lion’s Head Meatballs originated from Hangzhou as a banquet dish reserved for royalty. The chefs have improvised on the recipe by adding bits of mantou with the minced pork to add texture to the meatballs.
The Stewed Mushroom with Minced Pork and Chilli (S$18) is quite unlikely to get your attention among the many meat and seafood dishes, and it may seem pricey, but it really isn’t quite like your usual predictable fungi dish. The whole mushrooms are plump and juicy; the lightly stir-fried minced pork and chilli so fragrant. The seemingly simple combination is really quite a party in the mouth and not so simple after all!
And of course, the star of the show and what everyone must order when dining at TungLok XiHe is most definitely the Peking Duck. To maintain the age-old roasting method, the duck is hung and roasted in a traditional oven for 50 minutes at 200 degree Celsius.
What we really love about TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck (S$78 for a whole duck) is that it not only comes with the usual sweet sauce, but also a specially-blended blueberry sauce which goes really well with the duck, as well as mustard and popping sugar. Yes, the very same popping sugar that we used to have when we were kids!
There are three ways to enjoy TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck. Start with the highly-prized duck skin. Dip the crispy skin into the blueberry sauce, followed by the popping sugar. Never in our wildest dreams would we have thought of this combination. Yet, the marriage of peking duck, blueberry sauce and popping sugar is so impressively good!
Next is the tender and succulent duck breast meat which you can eat with the wheat wrap, together with other ingredients from TungLok XiHe’s ‘Eight Treasures Box’ – a variety of condiments and sweet sauce. Last but not least is the duck thigh which you can eat it directly by dipping it in the sweet sauce. But if we had to pick, we would prefer the aforementioned blueberry sauce which goes unbelievably well with the savoury duck meat. Actually, the blueberry sauce is really a miraculous invention and we believe it goes well with anything!
For the second dish of the Peking Duck, there are three options – cereal, ginger and onion, and TungLok XiHe’s signature salt & pepper.
If you need another reason to visit TungLok XiHe Peking Duck, they are having special promotions at 50% off different signature dishes every day from now till 30 September 2014. On Mondays, TungLok XiHe’s whole Peking Duck is available at half the price for just a whopping S$39++. What a steal!
On Tuesdays, you can sample the Wok-fried Australian Wagyu Beef at S$19++, while Crispy Pork Shank (S$14++) will make a special appearance on Wednesdays. How about having Sautéed Honey Glazed Prawns for just S$13++? Make a reservation for a table on Saturdays! With so many irresistible daily deals, you will be seeing us at TungLok XiHe regularly.
As with the other TungLok restaurants, there is no extra charge for booking of the private dining room. The only condition is to fulfil the minimum number of 10 people, so if you are planning a birthday celebration or to celebrate a special occasion, make a booking at TungLok XiHe!
TUNGLOK XIHE PEKING DUCK GIVEAWAY
1. TungLok XiHe Peking Duck is giving away 5 x Peking Duck vouchers (worth S$91.80 each).
2. Leave a comment in this post and tell us why you want to try TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck.
3. ‘Like’ TungLok Group on Facebook.
4. Share the link of this post on your Facebook timeline.
5. The contest starts from now till 10 September 2014, 2359 hrs.
6. Winners will be notified by email.
Updated // The five winners are Lim Li Ting, Wenyi, Zoe, Sheryl Teo, and Kathryn.
TungLok XiHe Peking Duck
Orchard Central
181 Orchard Road, #07-07/09
Tel: +65 6736 0006
Daily: 11.30am – 3pm, 6pm – 10.30pm
Nearest Station: Somerset
The Grandstand
200 Turf Club Road, #01-23/26
Tel: +65 6466 3363
Daily: 11.30am – 3pm, 6pm – 10.30pm
Nearest Station: Botanic Gardens
This feature is brought to you by TungLok Group.
I would like to win this TungLok Xihe Peking duck giveaway because first of all, I’m a food lover to all of my friends or whoever who knows me. Whenever someone talks about food will probably makes me happy. I came Singapore for more than 4 years and I still haven try TungLok yet because I hav been following ur ladyironchef website and your Instagram where to hunt for good food and there are VARIETY places to go! I wanted to bring my boyfriend to Tunglok this coming November for his birthday! It was so coincident I saw about this on Instagram! Since he haven try TungLok yet. We always hunt for good food. I will be glad if I could win this!!!
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I really wish to win this as I haven’t eaten Peking duck for really very long. tried it once when I was in Beijing for a trip. I really wish to try it again and of cuz bring my family to try it as well. we are not very well-to-do and we wish that this can be a good chance for us to eat this good food and also gather together!
Because it looks really deliciously crispy and it’s my favourite too!!
Because it gives tunglok the opportunity to win over my taste buds(that have tasted the renowned Quan Ju De’s)!
I hope to win this to bring to celebrate my daughter’s birthday with her, and since she loves Peking duck, this would more than please her palate!
I want to try TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck because it looks very sumptuous based on your post and I know TungLok is a good quality restaurant and I am quite sure all their dishes will be up to par.
The blueberry sauce is an ingenious idea!
Traditionally Peking duck is first glazed with maltose syrup and roasted using wood fuel from fruit trees to add a subtle fruity flavor to the meat while retaining the golden crisp to the skin. TungLok has cleverly enhanced both the sweet and fruity flavor with the blueberry sauce, and surprise, the popping candy adds yet another layer of sensatory experience to the palate! Talk about complexity in layers (???)!
Now, this resident sweet tooth and her group of foodie friends will definitely be the first to queue up at TungLok XiHe for this ingenious and succulent Peking Duck!
My mum’s upcoming 60th birthday next week and it would come in handy and delicious for a celebration!
Peking Duck is one dish that is impossible to make at home for the average person and i always love ordering this dish if the restaurant offers it. It also lightens the mood of the meal as you have to ‘get down to business’ with your hands. There is something magical about sharing good food and eating them with your hands and i hope i will get the chance to do this soon with my family!
I would love to try TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck ! Able to taste a duck which used the age-old roasting method, hung and roasted in a traditional oven. The gloss on the thin crispy Peking Duck’s skin, wrapped it with sweet bean sauce, cucumber and scallion with pancakes. YUMMY ! Tunglok is famous for Chinese cuisine. As a Chinese, i think I should tried it once in my life. Although I’ve tried Peking duck in china before, but I was young that time, so I can’t remember clearly what is the taste of Peking duck. So I would like to try XiHe’s Peking Duck again in Tunglok with other dishes that goes well with white rice like Poached Sliced Fish in Chilli Spicy Sauce, Mrs Zhang’s Braised Lion’s Head Meatballs, etc.
*fingers crossed* (:
I’d like to have the opportunity to bring my parents to the TungLok XiHe Peking Duck at The Grand Stand.
bring me back to beijing where i had probably the best peking duck!
I was browsing through looking for good chinese restaurant on your blog and chanced upon this post. It is just the place I am looking for to treat my family and relatives using my first pay cheque! The ambience of the place and the food will definitely pleased both the young and the elderly. Hope I could be one of the lucky winner!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I would like to try the TungLok XiHe Peking Duck because it is the most authentic one I can have without getting on an airplane!
It looks really delicious and your photos make me drool so much I want to go to TungLok XiHe now!
First of all, as a foodie, I’ve heard a lot about TungLok’s Peking Duck, so it has to be a must-try. The opportunity to try some authentic Peking Duck without having o fly!
Secondly, because it will be my brother’s birthday soon and I hope to surprise him!
P.S. The pictures are making me hungry.
Never eaten uthentic Peking duck before so would like to be given a chance to do so at Tunglok as I always loved the fiod at Tunglok.
I would say duck meat is one of my favourite meats. I would definitely love to try out TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck to savour the tenderness of the meat and crispness of the duck skin. It would be great and ideal if I could bring along my parents to enjoy such a delicious meal together.
I would like to win the vouchers because i know that tunglok xihe serves one of the best peking duck in singapore and i would really want to give it a try as theyre are many good reviews on it. From the video u have posted on the peking duck itself, the duck is served pipping hot and u can hear the crisp of the skin when it is being cut by the chef and there is juice oozing out from the meat showing that inside is tender ans juicy unlike some peking duck i have tried, the meat is dry and tough as it was cooked too long even though the skin is crispy. I heard it is really nicely seasoned and ladyironchef’s picture made the duck look really tempting and made me drool.
I am food lover.. Enjoying taking pic of food I ate and post them on my fb.. Tung lok Peking duck is 1 of the best in town.. With my dad birthday coming soon, I hope to win the voucher for him as Peking duck is one of his favourite dish.
I would love to win the vouchers and visit the TungLok XiHe Peking Duck with my kids to let them try authentic Chinese cuisine here in Singapore.
Despite not having the chance to go to the various TunkLok braches in Singapore, I’ve heard that that TungLok serves amazing food paired with friendly staffs that are always ready to make your dinning experience an unforgetable one. Winning a chance to try their peking duck would be an amazing experience as personally, i love how the skin is so crispy yet the meat is so tender. I would love to try the special blend of blueberry sauce, it offers a new taste to peking duck that i have never thought about. Secondly, winning this meal allows me to experience first hand just how nice the experience at TunkLok truly is. Thanks for giving out this chance to win such an amazing opportunity!
I love Peking Duck. When I was in Beijing, I tried the famous Peking Duck from ???. It was rather a disappointment. I felt that it cannot beat our local Singapore Peking Duck. The Peking Duck from ??? is extremely fat (you can literally see the layer of fat sticking on the skin). I have tasted relatively good Peking Duck at a few restaurants in Singapore but have yet tried the one at TungLok XiHe. The voucher will give me an opportunity to try the dish.
I would love to bring my family member to try Tung Lok Peking duck if I am lucky to win.
I want to win because my whole family loves duck meat and my mum’s birthday is coming soon. I can use the voucher to treat my whole family to birthday dinner
My 3 year old boy loves eating peking duck, same for my mum and grandma. I would love to bring them to try the peking duck at TungLok XiHe if I win.
Thanks for hosting!
I hope that i could win this draw for my upcoming birthday on the 23 sept. I would really like to bring my family and my loves one to visit Tung Lok on my birthday for this prefect Peking duck of every foodie’s dream and most of all I REALLY LOVE ANYTHING THAT’S DOING WITH DUCK SPECIFICALLY PEKING DUCK ! ^^
tung lok restaurants has been our family favorite dining venue for the past 2 decades.it is a place of excellent food and beautiful memories of our birthday celebrations.my mom will be 70 this sept and i am sure she would love to try the TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck.
Having had the real deal in Beijing, I’d love to try Tung Lok’s take on the Peking duck with the blueberry sauce and popping candy accompaniments.
Just had Peking Duck in Beijing and from my research, it seems that TungLok may serve up Peking Duck that rivals the ones served in Beijing or even better! I must try, then I’ll know for sure. As they say, tasting is believing!:)
My son was not chosen for his Beijing trip that his school organized n was very disappointed . He loves Peking duck and I think he would feel better if he gets to taste Peking duck in TungLok since he can’t taste the one in Beijing.
my mother’s birthday and my parents’ anniversary is coming soon and i it would be nice if i am lucky enough to win the vouchers to give my parents a surprise
Tunglok’s peking duck is a must try! I have had it at tunglok a couple of times and the cravings is back just by looking at the photos!
Wish to win a chance to try the best Peking duck in Singapore, Tunglok’s Xihe Peking duck!
TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck looks so tantalizing and I love to eat Peking Duck. I really hope to win it so that I can enjoy it with my family. I’m sure we’ll be back for more if we get to sample TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck. Special thanks to TungLok for this awesome giveaway and have a fantastic week ahead!!! I love TungLok forever!!! ????
I would want to try TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck because I am looking for something traditional yet fused with new elements for my parents to try. I would like to bring my parents there to celebrate their 50th birthdays and I believe TungLok XiHe is the definite place to patronize with the wide array of dishes especially the cannot-be-missed Peking Dick which my parents love.
That crispy glazed maroon exterior drowned in the aroma of a special seasoning, accompanied by a zesty blueberry sauce. I can just imagine it resting in my mouth and letting the flavors tantalize my taste buds. The voluptuously tender and succulent meat that lies beneath is filled with a savory juice that gushes out the moment I sink my teeth into it. Every shred of luscious meat is seasoned and cooked to perfection. This is how TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck appears to me in my dream. So, make my dream come true, let me have a taste of heaven.
Because I want to know how good is good for their well known BK Duck!
And Will invite a few overseas friends or family to try it with me. We definitely will order other dishes for tasting purposes! So a bday present for me? 14 sept =D
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My family and I have not tried TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck before. Would really love to bring my family there to try it especially since I was not able to make it back for CNY reunion dinner this year, so going to Tunglok for a meal would be an awesome choice for a ‘belated reunion dinner’. Of course,it would look give me a chance to try the other delicious food Tunglok has to offer. They look and sound really good:)
I was searching for a restaurant for my dad’s birthday dinner next Wednesday when I chanced upon your post regarding TungLok XiHe. TungLok Group has always been a surprise for me, having tried TungLok Signatures,Seafood as well as Dancing Crab.
Touted one of the best and a definite must-try, your review on XiHe’s crispy and succulent Peking Duck has tempted me to give this place a visit. Roasted to the optimum crisp without compromising its juiciness, this dish would clearly steal the limelight at the dinner. The chefs’ bold yet novel choice of a blueberry sauce to go with their duck skin has further enticed me to taste it. And that is not all – THE POPPING CANDY! Curiosity has it, I am more than convinced that I have to get my hands on XiHe’s Peking duck.
Amidst a touch of Beijing, TungLok XiHe exudes a warm and cosy ambience. I believe its the perfect place for the birthday dinner, where the closest celebrate and connect. This giveaway would come in handy, and I am certain that their Peking duck would be ready to sweep me off my feet!
We would like to try TungLok XiHe’s Peking Duck because my girl has developed a liking for duck meat recently.
She normally prefers vegetables and is rather picky on her meat choices, but she saw these pictures and am attracted by the shiny crispy skin and tender juicy slices of meat!
It is also very refreshing and creative to serve the Peking Duck with blueberry sauce and popping candy.
This sweet and savoury combination will entice the kid even more to try!
I’m sure my family would enjoy eating here as so far Tunglok never fails to impress us!
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Thanks for the giveaway!
I m from Beijing. I think i can tell the good Beijing duck when i tasted one. But my Chinese friends in Singapore keep telling me another restaurant is better. so i want to check it out both and to see which one is better.