3.8/5 Went for the last time to East Ocean restaurant today for Winter Solstice meal celebrations. The whole restaurant was super crowded and the staff were busy and hectic. We ordered a combination of dim sum and ala carte dishes. The dim sum were mostly satisfactory but nothing stood out.
For the Ala carte dishes, the typhoon shelter roasted chicken was just okay, the scallops asparagus were a little bland and the scallops didn’t have a natural sweetness to them. The seafood vermicelli was decent tasting and the best dish of the meal was the signature garlic and spring onions prawns, they were delicous, fresh and sweet and with a nice savoury kick.
The yam paste was good and definitely better than the honeydew sago. We had wanted to order cold crabs but they weren’t available. Perhaps they were really busy but the food standard seemed to have dropped compared to our previous visits. Farewell East Ocean, this decades old Teochew-Cantonese restaurant would surely be missed by many.
Adeline Miao
2
Very disappointed with the 'last' meal with them. I wished it would have ended on a good note.
Came at 5.30 for the 6pm opening. We were the 4th table.
1st of all, no cold crab, no peking duck, no foie gras. Kind of defeat the purpose of eating here.
2nd, all dishes were consistently lacking in flavour. Roast duck, roast pork, char siew all lacking in flavour. The only dish well executed was the beef. Not sure if their taste has been tuned to the elderly crowd here.
3rd, orh nee was overly pureed. It's hard not to make comparison with other longstanding teochew restaurants.
Over 200 per pax, did expect better food.
Wendy CSY
3
The sharks fin is good. Not too salty. Abalone a bit small for the price, probably due to the sea cucumber with it. Not much service by staff as they are all rather busy. Hard to get staff’s attention. They gave us a free dessert after our meal and other tables. Bigger groups have a different dessert. Only 2 of us and when I saw the dessert, I felt like we were given left over pastry from the Mid-autumn festival sale. The pastry is not to our liking.
JC C
5
Must come by 1115am to be in the first seating 1130-1230pm 1hr. If you are a little late, you have to be in the 2nd seating. The service is excellent and food is great. 😊 insane long queue but some people managed to grab a reservation… maybe they know the staff personally. Great dim sum 🥟
Jamie Ng
5
Came here with my family and ordered the set lunch. Very delicious meal. Love the peking duck and the sliced duck, which is very tender. Their dim sum are very nice too! Service staff are also very friendly and attentive 👍
Alvin Ho
2
The food was acceptable, but the service was extremely poor and significantly detracted from the experience. The allotted one-hour dining limit felt heavily enforced; we were actively pressured to relinquish our table, even immediately after our food was served. This made the meal feel rushed and unpleasant
Benedict Chan
4
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Old world charm dim sum Teochew styled restaurant. Morning dim sum awesome. Braised styled duck. Soups and noodles all in highest bracket. Most convenient for Sunday morning yumcha or evening feast. Ample carpark in Ngee Ann City
David Maddison
5
My colleague took me here whilst I was visiting Singapore for a yum cha lunch. It didn’t disappoint and we ate like kings! The roast pork here is some of the best I’ve eaten: crunchy, not too salty or fatty and tasty. I really loved all the dishes to be honest
izumi zhou
5
Before they close, had to patronise!
Food not was good, not overly salty.
Erm. plain rice was kinda expensive though at $1.80 for a small bowl 😅
Sad that the restaurant is closing down after so many years of operations.
CHIN Ong
1
The service was abysmal. The barbecued pork was almost pure fat with barely any lean meat — and the staff didn’t even bother to ask if I preferred lean or fatty cuts. Sure, the roast pork's skin was crispy, but the meat itself was oily, heavy, and hard to enjoy. The dim sum was the only decent part of the meal, but the broccoli with crab meat was downright disgusting — the crab meat looked and felt like something you’d rather not see on your plate.
The worst part? My chair was soaked. The foam cushion was full of water, and my pants ended up completely wet — as if I had an accident. It was embarrassing, uncomfortable, and completely ruined the entire dining experience.