Xin Cuisine at Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium may not be the fanciest Chinese restaurant around, neither does it have a lavishly posh interior to boast. But you know what? We love Xin Cuisine; always have, always will.
Xin Cuisine has a steady following accumulated over the decades, and if you’ve dined there before, you would know how they never disappoint. As for us, we enjoy its relatively quiet environment and how the chefs always upkeep the consistency of the food. No efforts are spared in putting the most tantalizing dishes on your table for your enjoyment.
Whether it is a gathering with family and friends, corporate luncheon with your esteemed business partners, or simply a quiet dinner with your loved one, a meal at Xin Cuisine will be ideal.
There are many dishes to fall in love with, and today, we share with you every reason to love Xin Cuisine. Here are the highlights of our meal.
For the month of May, quote ladyironchef or flash this post on your mobile to get 15% discount off Xin Cuisine’s ala carte menu.
[ Giveaway ] We are giving away 4 X S$50 Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant dining vouchers. 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.
BARBECUED SUCKLING PIG WITH FOIE GRAS, YAM AND JAPANESE CUCUMBER
And this, our friends… this is the bomb! We started our meal with this dish that combines all our favourites into one. Can you imagine the distinct textures of crispy crackling, chewy fats and creamy foie gras altogether? Once you’ve tried this dish, you will never look at suckling pig the same way again. Who would have thought that suckling pig and foie gras would go so well together? But then again, everything tastes better when you add foie gras in it.
For S$35 per portion, it may seem expensive, but think of all the premiums you’re gonna get on one plate. An indulgent treat that will be worth your while, we’d say.
CHEF’S SPECIAL TOMATO SOUP WITH LOTUS SEED
Nothing like the usual Western-style tomato soup that we are all too familiar with. Xin Cuisine’s rendition remains very skewed for Asian palettes, and the Chef’s Special Tomato Soup with Lotus Seed (S$10 per portion) is a creative vegetarian option for those who are seeking a light taste. Nourishing with a tinge of tanginess, this signature soup is boiled over low heat for long hours to produce that natural thickness. This makes a lovely soup dish to whet your appetite.
PAN-FRIED LAMB CHOP AND THREE MUSHROOMS WITH POMMERY MUSTARD SAUCE
There are not many Chinese restaurants in Singapore who do lamb meat well, and we happened to be craving for lamb that evening at Xin Cuisine. Oh God, when the chef presented this Pan-fried Lamb Chop and Three Mushrooms with Pommery Mustard Sauce (S$15 per portion) dish, our eyes lit up and our hearts skipped a beat.
The mustard sauce cuts through the meat so well that there was almost no taste of gaminess. And it is served with lovely onion ring that is homemade with big and fresh onions.
BARBECUED PORK RIB WITH SPECIAL PLUM SAUCE
If lamb is not your thing, try the Barbecued Pork Rib with Special Plum Sauce (S$12 per portion). Also classified as the chef’s signature, we enjoyed the tender pork rib. Plum sauce is just about the perfect complement, and it has a faint spicy note on the aftertaste. We can totally understand why this dish is so popular!
HOME-STYLE ROAST DUCK WITH TEA LEAVES
Chinese roast duck is always a good idea, right? Especially so if it is roasted with tea leaves! That unique fragrance with a woody note will definitely tug your heartstrings, and it is indeed “home-style” – comforting with a touch of elegance. It comes in either a half portion (S$28) or a whole duck (S$52).
BAKED SEA PERCH WITH JAPANESE MISO SAUCE
If we had to pick a single favourite from the entire menu, the Baked Sea Perch with Japanese Miso Sauce (S$16 per portion) is definitely it. A generous slab of sea perch that is baked fresh with no marination or anything funny to change its taste, this is one hearty fish dish that had us scrambling for adjectives to describe it.
We don’t even think ‘heavenly’ is befitting enough! And that Japanese miso sauce that goes with the fish? Yipe, salty yet light; more than perfect.
FRIED FRAGRANT AND BROWN RICE SERVED IN STONE CASSEROLE
Fried Fragrant and Brown Rice with Roasted Pork, Diced Shrimp, Dried Scallop, Peanut and Raisin, served in Stone Casserole. Boy, that was quite a mouthful! But it also means there are heaps of goodness in that stone casserole! It is not your ordinary carbs dish; it is a carbs dish that is earthy, so flavourful, and it will be worth the calorie count. Good for sharing, and it comes in three sizes – S$20 for the small, S$30 for the medium, and S$40 for the large.
BRAISED LIVE LOBSTER EE-FU NOODLE
The Lobster Noodle is nothing fancy; just well-cooked noodles paired with lobster. At S$22 per portion, it is an absolute steal for a decadent bowl of happiness. And you read that right; live lobsters mean you get nothing but the freshest treasure of the sea.
DIM SUM
Dim Sum is another reason why you should head to Xin Cuisine. Most of the dim sum are reasonably priced at S$4.50 per basket. The dim sum menu is available daily, and on Sundays and Public Holidays, the menu features additional items.
The classic offerings – including Siew Mai, Xiaolongbao, Har Gau – are all nicely executed, but if you are there for yum cha with your family on Sundays, you can look forward to other noteworthy creations that include Steamed Melon Ring with Shrimp, Pork Paste in Abalone Sauce (S$4.50 for 3 pcs), Steamed Cuttlefish with Spicy Sauce (S$4.50), Baked Chocolate and Custard Bun ($ 6.00 for 3 pcs) and Deep-fried Bacon and Crab Claw with Salad Sauce ($9.00 for 3 pcs).
Chock full of liquid gold, Xin Cuisine’s Custard Bun gets our vote. The skin of the bun is so airy and thin, and the filling explodes with a strong tinge of salted egg yolk goodness.
Need to sin more? The Roast Pork was SO. BLOODY. DIVINE. It is miraculous how our minds caved in to the sin and we just ate away – a piece after another, without a care in the world, like diet didn’t matter anymore.
CHILLED MANGO COULIS AND HASHIMA SERVED IN MINI PUMPKIN
This pretty little dessert (S$15 per portion) shall pamper you with some sweetness and to “cleanse your palate” after all that savoury moments. It is a chef’s signature, and an evergreen favourite among regulars. Well, it is ours too!
FRIED SESAME BALL WITH RED BEAN AND LIQUEUR CHOCOLATE FILLING
Beyond the ubiquitous Mango Sago and Mango Pudding, Xin Cuisine presents the Fried Sesame Ball with Red Bean (S$8 per portion of 4pcs). It looks like the usual fried Chinese pastry that you get at most Chinese restaurants. However, tear apart the sesame ball and you will find liqueur chocolate filling oozing out. How’s that for a Chinese dessert? Sheer brilliance.
As mentioned at the start, remember to quote ladyironchef or flash this post on your mobile to get 15% discount off Xin Cuisine’s ala carte menu during the month of May,
XIN CUISINE CHINESE RESTAURANT GIVEAWAY
1. Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant is giving away 4 X S$50 dining vouchers.
2. Leave a comment in this post to tell us which dish you would like to try at Xin Cuisine, and why we should choose you.
3. ‘Like’ Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium on Facebook
4. Share the link of this post on your Facebook timeline.
5. The contest starts from now till 6 May 2015, 2359 hrs.
6. Winners will be notified by email.
For the latest updates, head over to Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium website and like Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium on Facebook.
UPDATE: The four winners are Jason Chew, Goh Yee Ping, Jolynn, and Doreen Yau Siok Ching.
Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant
#04-00 Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium
317 Outram Road
Tel: +65 6731 7173
Mon to Sat: 12pm – 2.30pm, 6.30pm – 10.30pm
Sun: 10.30am – 2.30pm, 6.30pm – 10pm
Nearest Station: Outram
This post is brought to you by Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium.
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Hope to get a chance to try this out!
Opps..forgot to advise which dishes i would like to try out. The dishes here make me struggle to chose! But I like dessert most so hope can try CHILLED MANGO COULIS AND HASHIMA SERVED IN MINI PUMPKIN! Choose me as I will be the very good spokesman
I would like to try HOME-STYLE ROAST DUCK WITH TEA LEAVES at Xin Cuisine !
Would love to bring my family to eat at Xin Cuisine restaurant to try BARBECUED SUCKLING PIG WITH FOIE GRAS, YAM AND JAPANESE CUCUMBER.
Home style roast duck with tea leaves I would like to try as I like to ho for nice food locally and share information with my family, and even bring them there.
Definitely the Dim Sum !
I should be choose to win the voucher because I’m interested in the Dim Sum of Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant.
I wana try e BARBECUED SUCKLING PIG WITH FOIE GRAS, YAM AND JAPANESE CUCUMBER n tim sum w my families. As mum s day is coming.. I wana give my mum n granny a treat 4 being a great mum
I would love to try the home-style roast duck with tea leaves because I love roast duck and the one shown in your blog picture looks so yummy! I really hope you would choose me because my family and I love trying out Chinese restaurants and Xin Cuisine sounds so cosy and welcoming!
I would like to bring my mum to Xin Cuisine to try CHILLED MANGO COULIS AND HASHIMA SERVED IN MINI PUMPKIN! It’ll be her birthday in May and she still loves Chinese food. Both of us like mango pudding and I’m sure this creation will delight her tastebuds! She’s a fan of pumpkin too and not to mention, the appearance of this dish will attract everyone
Happy birthday mummy <3
I would like to try BAKED SEA PERCH WITH JAPANESE MISO SAUCE as it seems so fresh and delicious! Would like to win this to try it out with my family!
I would like to try the home style roast duck with tea leaves.
I would like to try the home style roat duck with tea leaves. Hope to win as the food looks appetizing.
I want to try BRAISED LIVE LOBSTER EE-FU NOODLE
Choose me because my family loves to dine at Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant
Roast Pork!!!
home style roast duck with tea leaves
Xin Cuisine’s Custard Bun. It is very hard to find really good Chinese cuisine restarants nowadays that have maintained their standards. Xin cuisine is definitely one of them
I would love to try barbecued pork rib with special plum sauce as I love pork ribs with the nice juicy tender meat simply melts and blends well with the sauce who can resist?
I would like to try the suckling pig! My family are huge lovers of suckling pig and its so difficult to find nice and crispy type in Singapore. Please let me and family have a chance to try it~
At Xin Cuisine, I would like to try “BBQ Suckling Pig with Foie Gras, Yam & Japanese Cucumber”.
Foie gras and yam, both are the delicacies that I will never fail to enjoy, hence the sight of it is enough to make me droll. It’s a TOP notch!
Pick me to enjoy this delicacy with my twin.
din sum… Would like to try with mother for mother’s daycelevration
Wow this looks great, I want to try the BAKED SEA PERCH WITH JAPANESE MISO SAUCE
I love to try the barbecued suckling pig with foie gras, yam and Japanese cucumber.
LadyIronChef, you should choose me because I appreciate the food you recommend.
The Barbecued Pork Rib with Special Plum Sauce look totally delicious! Hope I have a chance to bring my family along to enjoy the wonderful dishes~
Really??? FRIED SESAME BALL WITH RED BEAN AND LIQUEUR CHOCOLATE FILLING???? I love the sound of this! Can’t even!! O em geeee
I want to try braised live lobstee ee-fu noodle.
I hope to try BRAISED LIVE LOBSTER EE-FU NOODLE. I love both lobster and Ee-Fu noodle hence is a heavenly combination. I have not been to Xin Cuisine and hope to have a chance to dine there at a cheaper rate with my family
Barbecued Pork Rib with Special Plum Sauce would be my pick, wanna share this meal with my bestie for her birthday next month!
I would love to try the pan fried lamb chop
My wife is pregnant and need to eat good food, Xin cuisine food is so nice and full of tonic perfect for mum and baby
I would like to try the Dim Sum as I love them. It would be a nice to share them with my wife.
The food at Xin Cuisine looks tempting!
Apart from the modernity in the way the food is plated, the name of the dishes sounds really enticing. Feels more like fusion twist. I am usually skeptical of fusion, but if its done well, it’s worth a try. Dying to try the PAN-FRIED LAMB CHOP AND THREE MUSHROOMS WITH POMMERY MUSTARD SAUCE. Its hard to find a good lamb chop that’s done right here in Singapore. Hopefully Xin Cuisine will surprise me with their rendition of the dish.
Everything looks delicious but I would love to savour the BBQ pork ribs with special plum sauce!
Home styled roast duck with tea leaves is my choice!
Am a biiiig foodie and looking for a classy food haven to remember! Could Xin Cuisine be the one? BARBECUED SUCKLING PIG WITH FOIE GRAS, YAM AND JAPANESE CUCUMBER ftw! Also interested in the lamb to see how good they cook it! And for Bf, the drool-worthy roast pork!
I would really like to try HOME-STYLE ROAST DUCK WITH TEA LEAVES at Xin Cuisine! Fingers crossed
would like to try the Home-Style Roast Duck with Tea Leaves because my kids say “The duck!” when I asked them which dish looks nice. The dish also really do sounds fragrant and will go very well with a bowl of rice!
Thanks!
I ‘m drooling it’s so tempting each 1 of them all, I 1 , I want !
Hi Ladyironchef,
I would like to try BARBECUED SUCKLING PIG WITH FOIE GRAS, YAM AND JAPANESE CUCUMBER at Xin Cuisine because this dish combination is quite special and exquisite. I believe this dish can satify my appetite and my food desired.
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PAN-FRIED LAMB CHOP AND THREE MUSHROOMS WITH POMMERY MUSTARD SAUCE
i never had lamb in a chinese restaurant..so it will be an eyeopener for me!
I would love to try BARBECUED SUCKLING PIG because I have not eat that before!
BARBECUED SUCKLING PIG WITH FOIE GRAS, YAM AND JAPANESE CUCUMBER sounds absolutely heavenly! With modern living being so stressful, I would be delighted to be able to sit down to a sumptuous meal with a wonderful ambience.
As this is a new dining place to me, I really wish to try the BARBECUED SUCKLING PIG WITH FOIE GRAS, YAM AND JAPANESE CUCUMBER with my family of four on Mother’s Day?. This l luxurious dish looks out of this world! So must try!!!
I would definitely like to try their dim sum, especially the custard bun which looks good from the picture and description. I should be chosen because my family usually only eats together when we go out for yum cha on weekends which is rare so I would like an opportunity with this giveaway without having to worry too much about money constraints.
I would like to try the tomato soup. This looks like a Plain Jane dish but I reckon it will taste amazing. Perfection is many simple things done right.
BRAISED LIVE LOBSTER EE-FU NOODLE
ladyironchef is the first website that comes to mind when I am searching for the best foods to try out in Singapore. Thanks for your continuous trying and recommendation! I would love love love to try out the bbq suckling pig. Bbq suckling pig is a good gauge of a Chinese restaurant and especially because I’m cantonese.
Heard of the Dim Sum from a friend. Would like to try that
BARBECUED SUCKLING PIG WITH FOIE GRAS, YAM AND JAPANESE CUCUMBER.
pls choose me because i didnt get to taste such good food.
I would love to try the barbecued Suckling Pig with Foie Gras, Yam and Japanese cucumber. I really hope that I can win this because mothers day is coming and Because I’m only a student, I’ve never really gotten the chance to bring my mum to a good chinese restaurant! So I really hope that with this voucher, I will be able to bring her there!