Lunched at victor's kitchen last sunday. the place was not as crowded as i had expected it to be, considering how much my sister raved about it.

we ordered 13 different dishes, most of which were pretty darn good.

personally, i felt the best was the carrot cake. served on a plate, the carrot cake didnt look like the typical blocks of carrot cake i used to have. and it didnt taste like them either. instead of the excessively oily and sometimes hard and cold carrot cakes served in other restaurants, carrot cake from victor's kitchen was only a little oily (mostly from the XO sauce) and was extremely soft. YUM! we even ordered another plate of it at the end of our meal despite our bottoms threatening to burst at its seams.

the you tiao cheong fun was also good. the you tiao was still slightly crispy when the lady served it to us. the cheong fun was also very smooth. although the sauce that was served with the cheong fun was not the best i've tasted, overall, it was still a pretty good dish. we also ordered the char siew hor fun, but it didn't seem to taste as good as the you tiao cheong fun. think there was too little meat and too much cheong fun.

another must try is the fu pi juan (i can't remember the english name the shop gave it). although a little too oily for my sister's liking, the generous helping of prawns wrapped inside each fu pi more than made up for these greasy little rolls of goodness!

the milk tea that we ordered was served in a bowl filled with ice. i thought this was pretty neat, considering other places which served ice milk tea usually filled the cup with ice prior to pouring the milk tea in, which reduces the actual amount of milk tea they give you. in addition, the ice would dilute the richness of the milk tea.

the char siew buns and milky custard buns were normal. nothing to rave about.

we left, well-fed and satisfied. overall, a good place for good food(comparable to those i tried in HK) at affordable prices.

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Ever since business bloomed due to the word of mouth, this humble looking eatery had expanded from one stall to three scattered stalls around the ground level of Sunshine Plaza.

To be honest, Victor's Kitchen looked rather "lok kok" with minimal attention paid to its renovation. But we don't really care because if they're scrimping on that to deliver us quality food at low prices, why not? I'll just grab a shaky wooden stool, sit down, and eat my hearts out.


Victor's King Prawn Dumpling, S$3.80++,
The freshness of the prawns play a major role when it comes to eating Har Gaus, and this one here didn't disappoint us. Prawns were tender and bouncy, and the transluent skin clinging around were thin and soft, yet firm enough to hold the entire dumpling together without falling apart.


Tasty Queen Size Siew Mai, S$3++,
I don't know why Har Gau Siew Mai must go together when people speak of dim sum, but we're not missing this out. The Siew Mais didn't appear 'queen size' as stated in the menu, but they were still quite tasty alright. It wasn't soggy, and most importantly, it didn't reeked of the foul pork smell which we both hate.


Scallop, Sausage Carrot Cake with XO Sauce, S$3.80++,
This Carrot Cake was apart from the fried ones we usually eat, and it was quite fascinating to see the whole steamed carrot cake literally soaked in XO Sauce. Taste wise, though somewhat bland with zilch hint of any Scallops nor Sausages, it went really smooth and well with the heavy XO Sauce.


Steam Chicken with Chinese Wine, S$2.50++,
Not just one, but all of the chicken parts were composed of bones, and very fatty meat. Yuck.


Oyster Sauce Char Siew Bun, S$2.80++,
We are big fans of Char Siew Baos, and the ones served here are definitely in our top ten list! The buns were made of soft cottony goodness loaded with juicy chunks of Char Siew - two is never too full!


Milky Custard Bun, S$2.80++,
The first Custard Bun we've tried was right here at Victor's Kitchen, and following our first unforgettable experience, we went around trying Custard Buns from other places but none could become a match for this. We simply love how the rich creamy egg custard blended perfectly with the salted egg yolk - sweet with a slight tinge of saltiness.


King Prawn Cheong Fun, S$3.50++,
You can really skip the Char Siew Cheong Fun here, because it was so-so and you could find much heavenly ones at House of Rice Roll and Porridge @ Killiney. Go for the King Prawn Cheong Fun instead which the Killiney eatery loses out at. The prawns, like those in the Har Gaus, were so fresh you could hear them crunch!


Youtiao Cheong Fun, S$3++,
Initally when we saw this in the menu, we were like, "who the heck would put a Youtiao into Chee Cheong Fun?" Nevertheless, being curious, we ordered the dish anyway and it turned out to be an absolute no regret! A very unique dish to speak of - with the crispyness of the fried dough sticks in contrast to the silky rice rolls, and together with the sweet black sauce, the combination was simply out of this world!


Crispy Golden Shrimp Rolls, S$3.50++,
None of the online reviews we've seen had mentioned about this dish, but it was admittedly great in our modest opinions. The beancurd skin was light and crispy; the hot shrimp fillings were juicy and delicious; and the vinegar added more even more punch to everything.


Passion Mango Pomelo Sago, S$4++,
Don't forget to order this soothing Passion Mango Pomelo Sago as dessert to end off a gratifying dim sum meal.


VERDICT
Overall, we are very satisfied with Victor's Kitchen and the affordable prices that go along with it. Though menu items were pretty limited, they were enough to tell us what good authentic dim sum is. (We heard that the owner's actually from Hong Kong!)

My sch is just opposite this sunshine plaza, so i used to eat this very often. Their hargao,[prawn dumplings] used to be superb, fresh prawns, good ingredients, good service [the uncle, will give us free tea at times] their phoenix porridge well cooked, everything tasty, delicious, and affordable even for students like us.

The day finally came when we decided to abandon this stall for good.
Slowly the chopsticks and spoons came in dirty and oily to us, food served slow, orders forgotten, what blew everything off was when
i ordered prawn dumplings and it was sourish. the table beside us also complained about the sourness. and the what we got in respond was "SORRY AH" and that we sld change to another dish because "nobody felt it was sour".

perhaps the business grew too fast after being interviewed by various channels, the happy uncle i used to see is now usually sweating, no smiles, busy rushing from one point to another, many times fustrated.
there was no more customer service, the chinese national auntys he hired dipped her finger into my porridge, and gave me very oily and dirty chopsticks and spoon, you can even see pieces of the oily stuff on the spoon. When we asked for a change, she gave a very unhappy attitude, and returned with the same dirty chopsticks.

they were rude, and had no regards for customer service. you asked them for the menu, they tell you "go in front take yourself okay"

The eatery you see now is actually updated with more desserts and new stuff, the desserts are still good, food still nice, if you can ignore all this customer service, and hygiene. I wished they could have stick with what they used to serve. it was enough, perhaps this was too much for them to handle.


Yes, the food used to be so nice, the people happy, the customers glad to find such a cheap and great eatery, but now standards have totally dropped,

it is my 3rd year in school, and its a pity seeing how this eatery have changed. now seriously and really, i totally believe that maintaining the standards is the least thing you could do if you want to let your business grow.

Victor's Kitchen is one of those places that I have been going to for a while now. Chef Victor ( and yes a bonafide chef) has really expanded his menu and the space in the years since.

Foodwise: I tend to enjoy subtle "cheng" tastes so I have read a couple of reviews that have asked for stronger flavours and those HGWers may not completely agree with me. I always order Zhar Leong ( Yu char kway in cheogn fun) ; I order the carrot cake and I order the Charsiu pau or the Lotus leaf rice. I also order the Summer Milk tea.
Benchmarked against the usual HK themed cafe- I find Victor's food alot better and fresher but I am biased.

Ambience: helps if you can speak Cantonese but its a snack bar set up!


Service: Dim sum is made to order(as in Not frozen and reheated) so it tends to take longer than a fast food joint. I have been going there for a while so naturally service is friendly and YMMV.

Feasting Day starts at Victor's Kitchen. After reading so many good reviews on this tiny eatery, persuaded my HB to go try it.

It was around 11.30am when we reached. One table left. We hastity sat and ordered the following items.

Har Kow in 4s SGD 3.80 - 1
Can see the prawns through the whitish skin

Siew Mai in 4s SGD 3.00 - 2
Cant see any crab roe, but it's ok. The pork is quite lean compared to other Dim Sum places that we tried.

Prawn Cheong Fun SGD 3.50 - 1
Hb finds the Cheong Fun too thick.

Deep Fried Shrimp Roll SGD 3.50 - 2
This is our favourite! The skin is so crispy and the filling is very generous!

Steamed Shrimp and Spinach Dumpling in 3s SGD 3.50 - 1
Not much shrimp meat but it was filled with chopped spinach. Dumpling skin is kinda thick to me.

Braised Phoenix Claws SGD 3.00 - 1
Hubby like this dish, said it was very favorful.


Fried Wanton in 3s SGD 2.50 - 1
Normal taste with big wanton skin that is very crispy.

Steam Chicken with Chinese Wine SGD 2.50 - 1
Hb said this taste lie the steamed spareribs but without the fermented black beans. However the meat is quite fatty

Cha Siew Bun in 2s SGD 2.80 - 1
There is quite a lot of filling. But I prefer the "fluffy" kind of cha siew bun. The bun feels quite "heavy"

Steamed Carrot Cake wth Special XO sauce SGD 3.80 - 1
The carrot cake itself is quite tasteless but the XO sauce is good.

Steamed Milk Curd with Almond milk SGD 3.00 - 1
The steamed milk curd is very pudding like. Not very smooth. The almond taste is very overpowering.

We loved all the prawn-Dim sum, very fresh and especially the Siew Mai and Shrimp Roll, we had to order two servings.

The auntie and uncle servers are very attentive and prompt.