Was doing a staycation nearby, and this was one of our dinner destination. Makan kakis have patronized their Jalan Besar outlet before and this is our first time trying the Boat Quay one.
Had a reservation but the staff had mistakenly put it down as 8pm instead of the earlier timing of 630pm. Hence, there was a bit of a scramble to get us a table. Only available ones seemed to be at their third floor, which involved some steep steps climbing.
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| restaurant entrance |
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| interior |
I trust my buddies to order and we waited for the food to arrive. The food would be sent up using the food lift. And I had a good view of it, so it was always in anticipation if those were our orders.
First to land on our table, was the plate of cold appetiser of shredded cabbage with jellyfish. Hmm, first time having this and it was rather refreshing as it was vinegary and light.
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| Shredded Chinese Cabbage with Jellyfish @$9.80 |
Next, was the Peking Duck, served on a tray and looking all glistening and nice.
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| Peking Duck @$38.80 (half) |
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| yummy |
Next, we had a couple of baskets of dumplings but for some odd reason, the speed of serving these started to slow down. The interval between each basket of the dumplings seemed to be between 10 to 5 minutes each.
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| Steamed Xiao Long Bao @$6.80 |
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| Steamed Crab Roe Xiao Long Bao @$9.80 |
Was too hungry so the steamed xiao long baos were quickly devoured. Loved the crab roe ones. I think they are comparable to another famous brand.
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| Fresh Cuttlefish Dumplings @$9.50 |
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| insides of the cuttlefish dumplings |
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| Dumplings with Chive Egg and Shrimp @$7.50 |
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| fully loaded |
In total, we had waited for about close to an hour for all the dumplings and with two to three reminders to the wait staff in between.
We had chosen the duck bones to be cooked in cabbage soup and boy, that was a good choice! A huge bowl of soup was brought to our table and just the perfect dish on a cold night. It is rare for me to say but the tofu in the soup was pretty good too. The cabbage had nicely soaked up on the delicious broth and tasted sweet. The glass noodles were slurp worthy as well.
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| Duck Bone Stewed Cabbage with Tofu and Glass Noodles @$13.80 |
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| cabbage soup |
The last to arrive was a wrong order but since it was already sent up, we ate it. It was pork shao bing (pork pancake) and, it was pretty yummy albeit a tad oily. Freshly cooked and was somewhat piping hot when served. The shao bing was crisp on its outerside yet airy when bitten into. The fillings consists of bell pepper, pork bits and green onions. Pricier but delicious nonetheless.
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| Old Beijing Pork Sauce Pie @$13.80 |
All in all, it was a good meal shared with good buddies. Cheers to our impromptu food adventures and here's to many more to come!
Hand In Hand Shandong Restaurant 手拉手山东菜馆
Address: 69 Boat Quay, Singapore 049857
Website: https://handinhandfood.com/
Contact: 6970 0226
Business Hours:
Daily 11am–3pm, 5:30–10:30pm
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