Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurat

Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant is an award-winning Chinese restaurant located at Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium.

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Wall by the restaurant’s entrance

This Chinese fine dining establishment is also a popular venue for meetings and weddings.
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Xin Cuisine Chinese Resturant – entrance

The husband and I had been to Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium before for their dinner buffet, and that experience wasn’t bad – so one day we simply decided to drop by the in-house Chinese restaurant as well.
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Seating area

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Waiting to Order

And this was the bag of the day. Lol.
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Bag of the day: Lady Dior mini

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With a Dior Mitzah (silk scarf)

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Cantonese Dishes

First to arrive was the appetiser, a Drunken Chicken.

This one felt like it was drowning in some kind of rice wine. Complex and refreshing, the meat was real tender and oozed an alcoholic aftertaste with every bite.

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Drunken Chicken

The husband was hankering after something more hearty, so he ordered the sauce-heavy Eggplant claypot dish.
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Eggplant with minced pork in spicy sauce

Hot, juicy, and flavourful, it went exceedingly well with the Yang Zhou Fried Rice.
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Yangzhou Fried Rice

The rice was simple but oh, so well-fried. Plus, table service was excellent; the staff offered to serve us and happily chatted us up while doing so. 10/10 for friendliness.
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Table service

Dimsum

Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant is most renowned for its intricate and beautifully made Dimsum.

To the point that some were almost too pretty to eat – such as the Yam Dumpling with Chicken and Seafood Filling.

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Yam Dumpling with Chicken and Seafood Filling

Xin’s version of the Yam Dumpling was made to resemble swans. The presentation is super cute and instagram-worthy. Taste-wise, it was also extremely well-fried and crispy, just the way Yam Dumplings should be.
Here’s another one that’s exceedingly unique – the Pumpkin Dumpling with Seafood Filling.
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Pumpkin Dumpling with Seafood Filling

This one really messes with your senses. At first glance, we expected this to be slightly sweet (cause of the pumpkin) but my, it was more on the savoury side. The dumpling’s skin was pumpkin-infused but the inside was a burst of seafood stewy goodness.
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Looks fish intensive

For the less adventurous, go for the good old Har Gow (prawn dumpling). Can’t really go wrong with this one.
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Har Gao (prawn dumpling)

And then. There was Salted Egg Custard Buns (Liu Sha Bao).
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Liu Sha Bao (salted egg custard bun)

Doubling up as both a Dimsum and a dessert item, the hot lava-like salted egg yolk was sinfully rich. Eat with caution – the inside can be scorching hot.
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Salted Egg Yolk Custard

Desserts

Folks – at Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant, no matter how you stuff yourself with good Cantonese food, never skip out on dessert after. Trust me – you won’t regret it.

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Chilled Mango Coulis and Hashima with Red Bean Pancake

The Chilled Mango Coulis and Hashima with Red Bean Pancake was highly recommended by the server, and for a good reason.

For one, the mango coulis (pureed mango) was magically soft. Coupled with smooth cool hashima, this was a real winner and just what we needed on a hot Singapore Day.

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Spot the Hashima

We asked the server to recommend something authentic and unique to try, and the Sichuan Pumpkin Pancake was on the list. (Not that I can really tell what ‘authentic sichuan’ really means).
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Red Bean Pancake

Contrast that with a deep-fried sweet red bean pancake rolled in sesame seeds. Honestly, the entire combination of Hot and Cold items was Da Bomb. If I had to pick a personal favourite, this dish is probably it.

The husband, however, seemed to enjoy the Deep Fried Sesame Balls with Red Bean and Chocolate Liqueur Filling a lot more – and I have to admit, this was a worthy contender.

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Deep Fried Sesame Ball with Red Bean and Chocolate Liqueur Filling

On the outside, it looks like a regular sesame ball – the kind commonly found at roadside markets or pau and carrot cake type shops all over Singapore.

Bite into one however, and immediately one is overpowered by the hit of Alcohol and Chocolate. This was surprising in a good way – if you want a Chinese-themed Adult Dessert… go for the balls.

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Touch of Chocolate and Alcohol

Overall, an extremely enjoyable meal at Xin Cuisine Chinese restaurant – I can highly recommed it if you love Cantonese fare. We were definitely stuffed ourselves. Worth every calorie, and yes, we’ll be back another day for more.

Love Dining discount @ Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant

As an holder of the American Express Platinum Charge Card, I enjoyed Love Dining Benefits for this meal at Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant. Amex Love Dining discounts were applied as such:

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  • Har Gao – $8.80
  • Yam Dumpling – $8.80
  • Pumpking Dumpling – $8.80
  • Drunken Chicken (small) – $12.00
  • Eggplant with Minced Pork (small) – $22.00
  • Yang Zhou Fried Rice (small) – $24.00
  • Salted Egg Custard Bun – $6.80
  • Sesame Ball (3 pieces) – $9.00
  • Mange Coulis with Hashima and Red Bean Pancake – $20.00
  • Chinese Tea (2 pax @ $4.00 each) – $8.00

– Subtotal for Food Only (excluding tea): $120.20

– Amex 50% discount = minus – $60.10 (note: only food included – Tea was not counted in Love Dining discount calculations)

– New Subtotal: $120.20 – $60.10 + $8.00 (Tea) = $68.10

– 7% GST: $5.24  (note: at the time of dining, it was in 2022, so GST was 7%. Do note that GST from 2023 would be 8% instead).

– 10% Service Charge: $6.81

– Total Bill: $80.15

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