Wan Hao is a higher-end Chinese restaurant located in the 5-star Marriott Hotel in Orchard so one would expect the food and service to be of a higher standard. Overall the place just met my expectations. The ambiance of the restaurant is quite peaceful although it was a bit too quiet during lunch meaning that the conversations at the table had to be too soft for my liking. The table that they gave my party of four was good (could be better due to reservations), as we were given a cosy "room" with sofa-like seats & pillows. However for bigger groups, normal tables are provided.
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| Peking Duck (Half) |
The price for this Peking Duck is on the high side and while the actual duck skin is crispy, the "popiah" skin is a letdown as it was much too thick. I don't think I would need to exert so much force when trying to eat this dish. However on the plus side, the staff prepared the Peking Duck for us and did put in sufficient spring onions (good for me). Still a pity about the skin. Portion-wise it is decent, about 8 large "popiahs" as seen in the picture.
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| Peking duck 2nd dish, e-fu noodles |
Second Dish, E-Fu Noodles
Nothing unique but the noodles' texture is decent.
Rating: 7/10 Super Duck restaurant prepares this a lot better.
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| Roast Pork Belly |
Roast Pork Belly -$20
No, the portion is really that small. About 9 cubes of pork belly. Texture of the pork is definitely superior to any other hawker center/food court stalls but that's expected. However, the taste is nothing unique and I felt the pork was a bit too chewy for my liking. If you are looking for pork, I recommend Hua Ting's pork ribs (@ $10 and the rib is huge compared to this)
Rating: 7/10
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| Seaweed beancurd with conpoy sauce |
One of the better dishes of the meal. The portion is definitely a lot bigger in comparison with the rest (Peking Duck & pork belly). This is a good dish, the crispy skin of the tofu complements the inside, which simply melts in your mouth. The sauce is savoury and surprisingly doesn't really compromise the crispiness of the tofu's skin. Easily serves more than 4 pax. Note: the tofu comes with a healthy portion of spinach below it, so you can probably just treat it as a vegetable dish as well.
Rating: 8/10
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| Seaperch (Chef's specialty) |
Avoid this dish, as the sea perch meat is too tough and while the sauce has a tangy and unique taste, it is not enough to justify this as a fish dish. Perhaps the cod fish is better.
Rating: 6.5/10
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| Sweet and Sour Pork |
Sweet & Sour Pork -$18
I normally avoid sweet & sour pork so I'm biased against it but the people in my party who actually like this style of cooking said that this dish is good. I though that the dish was decent because it was on the drier side and the quality of the meat was good. The sweetness was of a normal level but once again I normally dislike sweet and sour pork.
Rating: 7.5-8 (for people who are ok with sweet and sour pork)
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| Beef ribs with chef's special black pepper sauce |
A bit on the chewy side and quite rare, but this is a good savoury dish. However, as expected with black pepper dishes, the pepper may be a bit too overpowering. I suggest getting the next vegetable dish to freshen things up. Decent portion.
Rating: 7.5/10
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| Spinach with egg & century egg |
Spinach with egg & century egg -$18
The receipt labelled this as spinach but I believe it is a different vegetable. Taste and texture is defnitely different. This vegetable is refreshing and has a very light feeling to it. It's good to eat especially after the heavier dishes. I highly recommend this. Portion size is quite big as well.
Rating: 8/10
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| Lemongrass jelly with lemon sherbet |
Lemon Grass Jelly with Lemon Sherbet -$10 for 1
One of their specialty dishes, this dessert is nice to close up the meal. The sherbet is outstanding when paired with the lemongrass jelly giving it a very fragrant but yet sharp taste to it. Highly recommended
Rating: 8.5/10
Overall, Wan Hao is decent but service and the menu could be better. For example, the inconsistency in portion sizes makes it hard for people to decide what dishes to order. For example, the small pork belly portion size is 180 degrees from the that of the beancurd. So my party ended up having a lot of leftovers despite the waitress implying that we had ordered too little (especially when we ordered half a Peking duck and only one fish/seafood dish). Don't be pressured into believing the staff when they said you've ordered too little. The chrysanthemum tea and peanuts came up to $3 per pax and the usual GST and service charge has to be added on. Apparently, you can get a complimentary parking coupon but I didn't get one.
Overall rating: 7.5/10 (I would recommend Hua Ting @ Orchard Hotel over this, check my earlier post on this)
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