Majestic Chinese Restaurant at New Majestic Hotel

May 8, 2011 | 4 Comments

Majestic Restaurant

Within the edgy New Majestic Hotel is The Majestic, a modern restaurant with a causal yet classy vibe. The boutique hotel is located in Singapore’s historic Chinatown, a 5-minute walk from Outram Park MRT Station.

Majestic Restaurant is known for their Cantonese cuisine and it has been around since 2006. Chef Yong Bing Ngen (who also runs Jing Restaurant at One Fullerton) is no stranger in the Singapore Food scene. Previously from Doc Cheng’s and Hai Tien Lo, he led Majestic Restaurant to clinch the Asian Restaurant of the Year title during the WGS 2010.

I was at Majestic Restaurant on a Sunday for dim sum brunch. With only 13 items on the Weekend ala carte dim sum menu, there is not much choice. Most of the dim sum are priced at $4.50 for a basket of 3 pieces.

Even though I’ve eaten at many dim sum restaurants in Singapore, I have yet to taste a 10/10 Siew Mai. Nonetheless, I am happy to say that Majestic Restaurant’s Steamed Pork Dumpling is better than the average ones that I’ve had.

Custard Bun

The Custard Bun ($6 for 3) at Majestic Restaurant comes in two options: steamed or deep-fried. Evidently, we had the steamed ones, and it was quite a moment as the molten custard flowed out. Majestic Restaurant’s Custard buns were good, but not great.

Char Siew Bun

Next up, we had the fluffy and soft Steamed Barbecue Pork Buns ($3 for 2).

We also had the ubiquitous Steamed Prawn Dumpling ($4.50 for 3 pcs). As much as I think that Har Gow is boring, there’s something profoundly reassuring to see a basket on the table. The mere presence of it makes you feel that you are really having dim sum.

Char Siew Sou

I had just one Char Siew Sou with buttery flaky crust and savoury Char Siew fillings. They were so good! Maybe I should have gone for a basket of four Baked Honey Pork Puff ($4.50 for 3) instead. Hmm…

Roast Duck

I have a soft spot for Roast Duck ($20), and the one I had at Majestic was good. I think the picture of the Roast Duck tells you everything.

Roast Pork

It was impossible to stop at one cube of Roast Pork ($12), but thank God the portion was tiny so it made us less guilty of having more.

Majestic Cantonese Food

The Deep-fried Baby Squid ($12) was a great appetiser. It was strangely addictive and we couldn’t stop eating it.

Majestic Restaurant Singapore

All in all, Majestic Restaurant is a stylish Chinese Restaurant and it is an ideal place for a quiet business lunch. Most of the dim sum items that we had were decent, nothing particularly outstanding. If you are thinking of visiting Majestic Restaurant for dim sum, do note that they only have 5-6 selections on the weekday menu. I’d probably come back again and order their signature dishes from the Majestic Restaurant’s main menu.

Read my list of Dim sum Restaurants | Brunch Places in Singapore

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Majestic Restaurant
31-37 Bukit Pasoh Road
New Majestic Hotel Singapore
Tel: +65 6511 4718

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4 Responses to “Majestic Chinese Restaurant at New Majestic Hotel”

  1. Serene
    May 8th, 2011 @ 12:43 pm

    Nicely written review.

    I’ve heard from a friend about the awesomeness of Taste Paradise’s custard buns but I’ve yet to try ‘em! The Char Siew sou and deep fried baby squid look so delicious!

    Your photos are good enough to tell a story on its own :*)

  2. emily
    May 9th, 2011 @ 6:41 pm

    hey you should try their dinner degustation menu!! they have some truffle infused noodles or sth like that… super yummy :)

  3. Singapore
    May 10th, 2011 @ 1:24 am

    The pics are mouth waterrrring. I hope they are as tasty as they look.

  4. 1 for 1 dining
    June 17th, 2011 @ 4:16 pm

    The photos are making me hungry. I am just wondering, if the dim sum is any better than imperial treasure ones which are my favorite. If they are not, I might not actually want to go all the way down to the hotel to try.

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