For Chinese dining in with big groups, whether indoor or al fresco, Choi Garden in Seascape Village is a good choice as it has the longest prestige among all Chinese restaurants there. 

Choi Garden Seascape Village

The Choi Garden Seascape Village offers dine in with function rooms and al fresco dining.  We opted the latter because we get to enjoy the sea breeze and the live band.  

Food

Soup

Diced Wintermelon Assorted Meat Soup (840php/L)

The Diced Wintermelon Assorted Meat Soup is something new for us.  It was definitely a more affordable option than the Shark's Fin Soup but not far of in terms of taste and texture.

Sliced Beef with Black Pepper Sauce

The Sliced Beef with Black Pepper Sauce is a classic favorite.

Steamed Chicken with Black Mushroom & Chinese Sausage

If you're looking for something savory and tender, the Steamed Chicken with Black Mushroom & Chinese Sausage is a good choice.

Fried Crispy Pigeon (750 php/pc)

For our family, a chinese dining occassion without a Fried Crispy Pigeon is a crime.

Steamed Crab w/ Glutinuous Rice

Another must orders for our elders in every family celebration are crabs.  This time we tried the Steamed Crab w/ Glutinuous Rice and it didn't disappoint.

Steamed Crab w/ Glutinuous Rice

As you can see, it is generous both in terms of king crabs and glutinous rice.

  

Birthday Noodles

The Birthday Noodles is another usual order.

Mango Sago (210 php)

The Mango Sago is most appreciated when given as a complimentary.  

Other Seascape Village Restaurants We've Visited:

• Asian Taste
  
• Golden China

Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
Choi Garden Seascape Village is one of the legacy Cantonese cuisine places to dine at for any occassion.  It hasn't failed us yet!

When it comes to Singaporean cuisine, Tao Yuan Restaurant is definitely on the top list.  For such a long time, the family has been raving about it but I'm always too busy to try it.  Well, lucky for me, I finally got to try it when a mentor treated us as a reward for hard work. 

Tao Yuan Restaurant has a typical formal Chinese dining set up with several function rooms.


Hot Pot

Upon being seated, our host told the server that we will be availing of the hot pot so he gave us this hot pot check list.  I know everyone has their own hot pot topping favorites.  Well, I only have one rule: flavorful seafood toppings are essential.
Soup for Hot Pot 

Double Soup in Pot (238 php)

We chose the classic Double Soup in Pot which is composed of the plain and spicy.  We're not really particular with the soup broth because we'll be adding toppings and sauces anyway. 


Meat & Poultry

Sliced Imported Fat Beef (268 php)

We got some Sliced Imported Fat Beef!  I love fatty beef you see but the family are too health-conscious so we never order one so I was so happy with this first time thing. ;)

Seafood & Meatballs

Beancurd Roll (118 php)

The Beancurd Roll has bountiful ingredients.  The only problem was that it was difficult to eat or fully appreciate because it dissintegrates into the soup.

Crab Stick (118 php)

Economical-wise, the Crab Stick is a great hot pot topping option.  It's actually my favorite!

Shrimp Dumpling (148 php)

I like that their Shrimp Dumpling are wrapped with nori.


Vegetable & Noodles

Hofan (88 php)

For our staple, we had the Hofan.

For our greens, we had the Watercrest (118 php).

Japanese Mushrooms (118 php)

The Japanese Mushrooms was coincidentally everyone's favorite.

Sweet Corn (88 php)

We ordered Sweet Corn for flavor but it take effort to eat.

Of course, the tray of condiments and sauces to dip out shabu-shabu items.  

I consider the hot pot to be expensive.  We spent a total of 1,302 php (exclusive of serivce charge).  Our hot pot was divided among 4 persons so that's 325 php per persons each.  It's not far from eat-all-you-can rates already.  But, that's the price you pay for good quality shabu-shabu.

Traditional Singaporean Dishes

♥ Singaporean Hainanese Boneless Chicken (440 php/half)

A must order when dining at Tao Yuan is the Singaporean Hainanese Boneless Chicken.  This is the best hainanese chicken in the country for me!

Desserts

♥ Complimentary Mango Sago

Our host seems to know the secret that they serve Complimentary Mango Sago every Wednesday.  It is served after you settle the bill.   Not a bad freebie since it 98 php per bowl on the menu.

Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
Tao Yuan is one of the best when it comes to Singaporean Cuisine.  The dishes are a bit pricey but definitely worth it.  You'll surely have a great time when dining here. 

Emperor BBQ Cuts Combination

Fish Lip Soup

Birthday Noodles