I must admit that I was a little skeptical when I heard that Tung Lok was trying to reach out to the masses. I mean, this is Tung Lok we are referring to, where everything served is done in tip top fine dining condition and whereby senior management have been known to literally visit the fish markets to pick up the fish.

Well, after finding out that they opened a branch near where I work, I decided to try this place out for dinner and so I visited the place yesterday.

The ambience is a very nice white and bright setting with low-rise booths which allowed for private conversations. I decided to start with some appetisers and first on my list was the Drunken Chicken, which consisted of six pieces of chicken leg that was soaked in a wine sauce. Served chilled, it was a pleasant way of opening the palate although it was a tad hard.

Next on the menu was the Crabmeat Corn Soup, which essentially was corn soup with lots of starch and very little crabmeat. Nothing much to shout about here.

I then tried the eggplant with minced pork. I liked how they used a younger sturdier and more crunchy eggplant. The one comment I have is that it was a little too sweet instead of the usual spicier version.

I also tried the Tofu with Spinach in which the top of the tofu had a layer of dried spinach. The tofu was generally silky and tasted nice. The soya sauce that accompanied the dish made it homely.

Finally I tried the Beef Brisket Noodles. To my surprise, they used handmade noodles instead of the usual "mee kia". I suspected that quite a lot of the water that was used to cook the handmade noodles got poured over to the plate, hence diluting the sauce. The beef brisket was also a tad hard to eat.

For dessert I tried the Hashima Jelly which tasted very sweet. It's suppose to be good for the face but I have not seen any results yet.

In general, the way I would summarise this place is your grandmother's cooking in a more posh environment. What I liked about the place is that they served small portions which allowed me to try many dishes and the prices charged were very reasonable. Service was efficient. Many of the service staff looked like grandmothers too but they were pretty quick on their feet and did an admirable job of trying to upsell the dishes.