Its Mom's bday celeb and supposed to check out Mooi Chin. But due to some last minute stuff that cropped up, needed to find an alternative makan place instead. Immediately, I thought of Jade as I rem reading great reviews about Jade.

And so, I trooped down to mt my family for dinner at Jade after a catch up session with an old friend who was back in SG for a break from London.

As we settled down in our seats, a male wait staff in suit immediately came over to set the table (i.e., served the stewed peanuts and condiments as well as remove the cover from the chopsticks). At the same time, he requested for our order for tea. Very meticulously, he brought us the tea cups and arranged them nicely for everyone of us before serving us the tea.

As Mom is more fluent in Canto, I let her do the speaking. Hee, I can barely manage a proper conversation in Canto so can only understand and order the tea in Canto. :P After flipping through the menu, Mom finally ordered the following dishes:

1) Golden Mushroom, Sea Cucumber and Fish Maw withi Superior Thick Soup 上汤海参金菇鱼鳔羹 $36 per bowl
- Thick tasty soup. Fish maw taste tad strong though. So a teeny bit off here.

2) Braised Beancurd and Fresh Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce 蚝皇三菇滑豆腐 $16
- mmmm...Smooth silky beancurd, can one ever have enough? :)

3) Poached Matrimony Vines with 2 Kinds of Eggs 白灼金银泡九杞 $16
- Understood from Dad that the matrimony vines (a type of veg/herb) are very good for the eyesight. Did a teeny bit of research and realise that its actually the leaves of Wolfberries. :) Its the dish that was polished off, gravy included. :P I still want to maintain my eyesight and not wear specs.

4) Chicken cooked in Chinese Wine $18
- Chicken parts cooked in chinese wine and served in a claypot. The meat could have been seasoned a bit more though and certain chicken parts a tad dry. Otherwise, its still ok.

5) Frog Legs with Ginger Slices $28
- This is the best dish of all. Most favoured dish among all of us. The frog legs are deep fried but yet still fresh and juicy as I bite into it. Mom's years of cooking experience said that its cos the frog legs used were not those pre-pkged frozen kind, but real live ones. Woah! The ginger slices are sliced very thinly and deep fried to a crisp. Seriously, anyone can eat this without fear of ginger. Just like keropok!

One point that I must mention is the plain rice served. Its quite fragrant and good to eat on its own by SG standards. Dad did his usual taste test and gave it a thumbs up, considering that he had his fair share of really fragrant rice overseas. Fragrant rice paired with good food above, yea!

Overall, it was a nice meal with good food and good service even though the price is slightly on the high side. Restaurant was full house and noted that the frog leg dish was quite a popular choice. As I was walking out of the restaurant, I saw lobster sashimi on a table. mmmmmmmm.

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