Dian Xiao Er 店小二 (Tampines 1)

I am not really a fan of roast duck, but occasionally I will have the craving for Dian Xiao Er's herbal duck.

Service is good, pricing is a little steep.  Favourite is their herbal duck and mongolian pork ribs. Herbal Duck is tender and juicy, with the right level of herbal taste.  Mongolian Pork Ribs is really somethiing I love, sweet and spicy. Others are just decent.
 This is the outlet that is quite near to my house, and on the average, I visit it probably once or twice a month.

Lunch today is at
Dian Xiao Er 店小二

The tables and cutleries are clean
Chinese-styled decorations and ambience
It looks very contemporary old school

We came in really late at 3pm
and were one of last 2 tables eating in
The host informed us that
last order is at 3pm and they close at 3.30pm
But they did not rush us throughout our meal

Anyways I find it a really cool place to dine in
Their Chinese New Year (Reunion Dinner) menu is out too
and opened for reservations

At the back of the restaurant offers a scenic view
of hmmm.. HDBs and the MRT station

As we can see, they are famous for their ducks
We're here today to eat em Donald Ducks

The menu looks pretty cool
For non-Chinese readers, it reads
"Dian Xiao Er Secret Manuscript"
Its like a Kungfu Manuscript
that teaches you "duck punch attack"
or "ducky tornado kick"

Lettuce Oyster (蚝油西生菜)
$8.30
Wow.. Its delicious!
The oyster sauce is just right
and the lettuce is juicy and crunchy =)

The dishes arrived promptly
and the staff were robotically polite
As in everything they say were like scripted
and they speak real fast
Its like playing 02JAM in speed 5.0
I think they are bots

Angelica Herbal Duck (当归烤鸭)
$11.80
This is great too!
The gravy has a herbal and sour plum flavor
with hints of fragrant good quality soy sauce
The meat is tender and the skin crispy

Soup of the Day (每日老火例汤)
$5.50
Not very impressed with the lotus soup
Its hawker standard
The soup is not simmered long enough
As much as the lotus and ribs are already tender
and to the teeth

Total Damage: $57.65 for 3 pax

General Ratings
Food Quality: 10/10
Food Portion Size: 9/10
Value for Money: 10/10
Beverage Quality: 9/10
Service: 8/10
Ambience: 10/10
Return Factor: 10/10
Other Remarks: Its fantastic! Love it! Will totally return for more ducks!

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They have great services and that's what I look for apart from great food!The staffs were friendly and polite.

I admit the roasted duck is the best I have tried. But the rest of dishes are great, especially the fish maw soup with seafood - A must try!!

My friends and I loved this place!

I had dinner with a friend last Friday at the new Tampines One mall. As an aside, the car park is tiny which explains the perpetually long queues leading to the car park.

Anyway, on the recommendation of my friend, we decided to have dinner there. The roasted duck is the speciality of Dian Xiao Er. To be honest, I think I have tasted better roasted duck. The meat is tender and the duck comes de-boned but somehow I just don't find it very flavourful. And because I don't find that the flavour has seeped into the duck, there's that signature "ducky" taste to the meat, if you know what I am talking about.

We also ordered wintermelon, pork ribs and conpoy soup. That was very nice. The soup was clear, not oily and had nice soft pieces of wintermelon (cooked to the right texture - not too hard, not too soft).

A plate of char siew was given to us on the house but actually I suspect that they gave it to us because it was near closing time :P The char siew was, to me, below average. Definitely not something I would recommend. The reason is because I found it very waxy tasting, kind of plastic-ky. My friend commented that she didn't find it flavourful enough.

And because my friend was craving soup, we added on another seafood thick soup. I think this soup is only average, not as nice as the wintermelon soup (but I have a weakness for clear soups).

Service-wise, no complaints. The staff are pleasant and friendly. The place was not packed so I would not have expected any less.

I would recommend going there with at least a group of 4 so that you can have more variety. If I had to choose between Dian Xiao Er and somewhere else which is similar, for example, Soup Kitchen, I would probably choose the latter.