Cherry Garden Restaurant, Mandarin Oriental Singapore

June 10, 2010 | 5 Comments

Cherry Garden

Dim Sum is easily my favorite meal. With a har gau here, and a siew mai there, here a char siew bao and there a xiao long bao; all the little morsels of love.

Cherry Garden is a Chinese restaurant in Mandarin Oriental Singapore that serves fine Cantonese cuisine. It has always been on the radar for my Singapore Dim Sum list. Ever since my previous visit to the restaurant, I have been wanting to come back for a second time. Cherry Garden Chinese restaurant offers ala carte dim sum on weekday lunch, as well as dim sum buffet for weekend brunch.

One of the biggest impression that Cherry Garden left on me previously was the injection of carrot purée to the skin of the har gau. Gone was the orange tinge and in placed was a green hue in the Steamed Spinach Prawn Dumpling with enoki mushroom ($5 for 3).

Dim Sum Siew Mai

I am sure Cherry Garden’s Executive Chef Hiew Gun Khong has been very busy preparing new tricks up his sleeve. The  previous version of the siew mai was prepared with the inclusion of preserved vegetables to give it a salty and robust taste.

But the chef has since changed the recipe and gone for the classic interpretation of the Steamed Pork Siew Mai ($5 for 3) that is adorned by a sole asparagus.

Cherry Garden Mandarin Oriental

If you like har gau as well as scallop, go for the Steamed Scallop and Shrimp Dumpling ($6 for 3). I enjoyed every bite of the Steamed Radish Cake ($5 for 2). It had the rustic feel and reminded me of the radish cake that I had when I was a kid.

Cherry Garden Oriental

When faced with the Pan Fried Chives and Chicken Dumpling in crispy rice net ($5 for 3), we hesitated for a while. It was like a delicate piece of art crafted under the fine hands of the chef. We couldn’t bear to eat it, much less knew where or how to start. The pan fried chives and chicken dumplings were carefully hidden from sight under the crispy rice net.

Dim Sum Singapore

Mango + Apple slice + Prawns

There you have it, a winning formula for the Netted Rice Crispy Turnover ($5 for 3). Most of the selections on Cherry Garden’s dim sum menu are steamed dumplings, so it was a relief to see a deep fried item.

Cherry Garden Dim Sum

It’s difficult to find someone who don’t like Steamed Pork Xiao Long Bao ($5 for 3). It’s delectable, and petite when you eat in adequate portions. I’d definitely not stuffed myself by going for the Crystal Jade xiao long bao buffet. Just two pieces each for me please.

Soft and fluffy like the clouds, sweet and juicy like the dew; the Steamed Kurobuta char siew bao ($6 for 3) from Cherry Garden is one the best Char siew bun in Singapore! It’s not cheap for two dollar per bao. But trust me, you will love the kurobuta char siew bun.

Mandarin Oriental Dim Sum

Deep fried potato dumplings stuffed with cheese crabmeat and onion ($5 for 3)

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Cherry Garden at Mandarin Oriental remains one of my favorite Chinese restaurant for the best dim sum in Singapore. If not for the fact that almost half the offerings on the dim sum menu are different rendition of steamed dumplings; Cherry Garden will probably make it to the top 3 for my Singapore Dim Sum list alongside Yanting St Regis and Taste Paradise.

I need an excuse to go for their weekend brunch dim sum buffet! Father’s day celebration sounds like the perfect excuse, no?

Restaurant Review
Cherry Garden
5 Raffles Avenue
5F Mandarin Oriental
Tel: +65 6885 3538
// Weekday Dim Sum 12 noon to 2pm
Weekend Dim Sum Buffet $48++ per head
11am – 12.30pm, 1.30pm – 3pm

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5 Responses to “Cherry Garden Restaurant, Mandarin Oriental Singapore”

  1. jiaying
    June 10th, 2010 @ 11:00 am

    i am a rare person who does not like dim sum…..

  2. Clare @ mrsmultitasker.com
    June 11th, 2010 @ 5:33 pm

    Ooh I love dim sum! Thanks for the recommendation Brad. I want to go over to the Oriental right now…

    I actually just did a tasting session for a much more casual dim sum place which I thought was surprisingly good considering the price range and all…
    http://mrsmultitasker.com/2010/06/10/sweet-spring/

    Would be curious to know what you thought of it…

  3. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    June 12th, 2010 @ 12:02 pm

    jiaying: that is not possible! i shall bring you for dim sum and convert you! :D

    chare: no problem, do check out Cherry garden, i think they are one of the better dim sum places in singapore. Okay sure i will go to Sweet spring when i am in the AMK area

  4. linjie
    June 12th, 2010 @ 10:38 pm

    spotted a typo brad. shud b mandarin. :)

  5. ladyironchef - Singapore Food Blog
    June 14th, 2010 @ 11:41 am

    thanks i corrected the typo : )

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