Dragon Phoenix Restaurant@Novotel

(1) Steam Soon Hock (2) Broccoli with fresh scallops (3) Kyoto Pork Ribs

I must say that this restaurant was abit hard to find amidest the whole Daimaru Shopping mall is undergoing major renovation!

and plus the fact that the carpark doesnt really tell the driver exactly where is the lobby or the hotel's location above. So when we managed to find the lift lobby of the carpark and to our surprise when we hit L1 button, we landed at the back service alley of the hotel! So weird. Next we had to walk one whole round to get the main entrance of the shopping mall, find the hotel lift and get to the 6th floor...Hopefull the renovation works will address the wayfinding issue.

The restaurant was well known for their chef Mr. Hooi Kok Wai, a renowned Master Chef in the Chinese culinary world who invented the chinese lunar new year 'Lo-hei' dish as well as the chilli pepper crab.

The floor manager attended to us and introduce us to a few dishes which we listened and followed. Typical singaporeans.

He recommended:

Phoenix Spring chicken

Kyoto Pork Ribs

Steamed Soon Hock

Broccoli with scallops (a little veggie is needed here please)

The first dish that came was the Phoenix Spring chicken which according to the Manager on the floor was one of the house's specialty. True to his words, it tasted different from the normal ones we ate. This one was marinated and roasted with their own special spices.

Crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside. Not bad! Worth the try.

next up, waiters came over to our table and set up a pair of 'golden' cutlery! WHOA...a fork and a knife. Hmm...must be for the pork! Yup! soon, the Pork Ribs arrived on separate white plates for each individual. Not bad service. As for the meat, it was tender,nice colour and i must say, some parts were quite fatty! Which explains for its juicy and tender bite. Not good for health conscious people....

3rd up was the Steam Soon Hock, nothing great here. The sauce was okay. Fish was fresh. Enough spring onions and ginger to go along on top. Quite a big one though...heehee...think the whole fish came up to $78.

Lastly was the broccoli and scallops. Normal. But it was the only veggie dish that nite so i wholloped everything up.

Finally, there is a discount for UOB and HSBC credit members as well as Amex members. Think it's about 10 percent discount.

Dragon Phoenix Restaurant

Address: 177A River Valley Road Level 6 Novotel Singapore 179031

Tel: (65) 6339 3368