[Tasting] Goldleaf Reunion Feast 2022

For families opting to host this year's Chinese New Year reunion dinner at home, Goldleaf Reunion Feast Takeaway is priced at only $288 nett and good for 4 to 5 pax. Goldleaf Restaurant is open through-out the Lunar New Year, hence do make your reservations early!

Goldleaf Reunion Feast 2022

Goldleaf Reunion Abalone Yu Sheng

assembled and ready for auspicious tossing

For yusheng, everyone ought to know the drill by now. Mask-on, no shouting, no verbalising of the auspicious terms.

Still happy because once again, we could still enjoy the freedom to gather for a meal.

silent lou hei

Goldleaf Reunion Feast (good for 4 to 5 pax)

Super loved the crispness of the vegetable and its sweet flavours. Lovely.

Mushrooms with Seasonal Vegetables

The steamed seabass is another classic and well-loved dish. Enjoyed by all and thank you Alvin for helping to portion it.

Steamed Seabass in Hong Kong Style

One of my favourite dish from this set, is the Housemade Roast Chicken. The meat was tender and its rustic flavours on-point.

Housemade Roast Chicken

The Signature Golden Porridge is true to its name, revealing a large pot of shimmering golden deliciousness that is generously packed with seafood. There's clams, mussels, abalone, scallops, squid and prawns. Wow.

Signature Golden Porridge

closer view

Comforting and full of umami, the porridge was a winner and understandaby a crowd favourite. Just be careful with the shells.

For all lovely singles out there, there is a special takeaway set featuring 9 dishes (bento box style), a small bowl of Signature Golden Porridge and a mini yu sheng. Looking at the portion of this set, it can also be comfortably enjoyed by two pax.

small Signature Golden Porridge (front), mini Yu Sheng (right), 9-classic dishes bento (back)

Tasty classic signature dishes for porridge.

delicious homely dishes

Thank you Kris for extending the invite and as always, Karen for your hospitality! Reunion dinner with Kris, Ivan, Alvin, and Hence.

Goldleaf Restaurant

Address: 88 E Coast Rd, #01-05/06/07 Katong Square, Singapore 423371

Website: https://goldleaf.com.sg/

Contact: 6346 1088

Business Hours:

Daily: 11:30am–3pm, 6–10pm

Geylang Lor 9 Fresh Frog Porridge (芽笼九巷活田鸡) @ Geylang

It's been a decade (or more) since I last ate in Geylang. Kid you not. So, it was with some anticipation when friend suggested a trip there to eat porridge. Yay!

bright red signboard

The road was super busy, with cars turning round and round in search of a parking lot. Pedestrians dashing out of the road or strolling at a snail pace without care...probably everyday occurrences there.

The signboard definitely wasn't like that, way back in the 'olden days'. Yes...am ancient btw. Could still remember the beef hor fun from across the road. Beef hor fun was't good looking but super tender and very yummy black peppery beef. But frog's porridge...can't really recall how it tasted like back then.

orh luak (oyster omelette)

Actually, don't know if its 'orh jian' or 'orh luak' but it's panfried oyster omelette flour (@$5, I think). This was a rather tasty plate. The bits of well-fried flour has some heat in it (chili?), and a certain fragrant ingredient. Perhaps, dried shrimp or something. But the oysters were limited edition. Few and scarce.

pre-packed drink of lime juice with sour plum

Done with appetisers, and the main course came after a 20 minutes wait.

spicy fresh frog legs (3 pieces)

plain porridge

The porridge has quite a thick consistency but thankfully, it wasn't clumpy. The frog legs cooked in dried chili sauce goes very well with the hot porridge. Definitely need to drizzle the sauce onto the porridge for oomph! The meat was sweet but very bony as well. Shioks. Porridge and the frog legs costs $25.

comfort food

Ah Chiang's Porridge @ Tiong Poh Road, Tiong Bahru

Had dinner there on a weekend night. The system here is to order from the cashier and make payment first. Then, the staff will deliver the food and drinks to your table.

fried fish skin （炸鱼皮） and a plate of raw fish slices （鱼生）

mixed porky parts porridge (猪什粥) with additional egg

The porridge here was silky smooth (滑粥), but there wasn't alot of ingredients in it. Had the fried fish skin and raw fish slices to go along with the porridge.

The fried fish skin was crunchy and remained crunchy even when dunked into the porridge. First impression of the raw fish slices was...so tiny?? And yet, that plate costs a whopping $5.30! Gosh. Inflation ha?

Pacific Saury raw fish slices (秋刀鱼)

There's actually two choices for the raw fish, and the other one costs $3+ only. Didn't try the other version though.

closer view very thinly sliced fish

Hua Yuen Porridge @Tiong Bahru Market

Wanted to eat porridge and raw fish tonight, so hopped onto SBS bus 123, and about 10 minutes later, voila! Tiong Bahru Market at Seng Poh Road. I thought there will be a couple of stalls selling cantonese porridge, but I was wrong. Most were selling Teochew fish porridge! Hmmmm, I know... it's been ages since I last visited this market :P

The porridge stall was manned by a young chap and a lady. Opted for the value set of century egg with shredded chicken porridge + raw fish slices for $4.50 only. Good right?



value for money



yummylicious


The porridge was thick, and every bite has century egg bits and chicken shreds. Mine has thigh meat, and that's exactly what I liked! Tasty!


I don't know why, but the raw fish slices were whitish in color. Was kinda expecting like pinkish raw colored...


looks like kinda cooked, hor?


The fish slices were quite decent, but some of the meat has tendons so those parts turned out to be rather tough and chewy. Otherwise, the fish was tasty from the drizzling of sesame seed oil, lime juice, soy sauce and eaten with spring onions, ginger and chili padi.