Wealth Garden

Do you like a good Siew Ngap (Roast Duck)? You would have to try the duck at Wealth Garden (which was previously known as New Panda) in Doncaster. After a tiring day of baking and bowling :), we decided that someone else cooking for us would be a good idea. I'm glad I made a booking (at literally the last minute) because when we arrived, the parking was full and we were redirected to a nearby underground parking of a recently built complex. Wealth Garden has recently been refurbished and is under new management.

The host that greeted us looked familiar, and with enquring, we realised that he previously worked at Taipan. We were informed that the head chef from Taipan is now running the kitchen at Wealth Garden. Sounds promising already. I also read a review on another blog (gluttonygluttony@blogspot.com) regarding the restaurant. It gave it a 9.5/10 score and said that the pork in orange sauce was a must.

So that was one of the dishes that we ordered. To be honest, the dish paled in comparison to the other dishes that we had. We also ordered a steamed coral trout (1.5 kg for 4 people and we finished it!) which was fabulous. Firm white flesh meat that melted in your mouth. The beancurd and vegie hot pot was decent but ordinary.

The duck was definitely the highlight of our meal. Initially, we wanted to get a sizzling beef. Looking around at all the other tables, everyone seemed to have a plate of roast duck. We did not regret changing our order, for the duck was pretty tasty. Went really well with the pinot noir that the wine expert in our group brought. Yes, it has BYO service too.

The service was pretty good considering the place was full. One particularly waiter was quite rude though. When we asked for some chili sauce, He just said "Lataaaa...!" (translated as "Later!" ), walked off pointing to a bottle of wine he was carrying, I guess trying to indicate he was too busy. The chili sauce never came and we had to ask someone else. Our second encounter with the same waiter was when we needed another pair of chopsticks. He came around and practically chucked it on the table. I was surprise he did not try poking our eyes out with it. I guess he was having a bad day.

Despite that happening, we still enjoyed our meal. It was decent food and once again, the company was excellent. Makes me wonder how we are going to cope being away from such good friends.