Blogging has brought me plenty of opportunities I wouldn’t ordinarily get and one of these was a chance to try a dimsum buffet at Crystal Jade Greenhills. I was invited along with other bloggers and my blogger friend Jamie of Have at You to try their special offering.

It’s actually on it’s 2nd run as they had offered it in August. It was immensely successful so they decided to offer it for just one more month so don’t miss out!

Indeed, I was treated to an afternoon of rich and savory flavors. My take on the food will be one of a “newbie” since I rarely eat this type of cuisine. Hopefully, this helps fellow newbies in deciding what to eat when visiting Crystal Jade Greenhills.

Appetizer

Cold Cucumber with Minced Garlic in Sesame Oil

Congee

Congee with Salted Pork & Preserved Egg

I enjoyed the congee and it’s perfect for a rainy afternoon. Very flavorful and I love the shredded pork.

Noodles

Noodle with Spring Onion Oil

Dimsum

Pork Dumpling with Hot Chili Sauce

Surprisingly, this wasn’t as spicy as I would have thought. In general, I liked the dumplings and of all I really enjoyed the Xiao Long Bao (scroll down for a close up look)

“Beijing” Pork Dumpling

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Minced Pork Dumpling with String Bean

Pan-fried Shanghai Pork Buns

Deep-fried Spring Roll

Another personal favorite are shrimp rolls, I found these to be alright in taste and crunchy!

Steamed Pork & Shrimp Dumpling with Crab Roe “Siew Mai”

Otherwise known as “siomai”, I thought this was also satisfying. It makes for a good addition to your meal.

Steamed Soupy Pork Dumpling “Xiao Long Bao”

I was really intrigued with this and Jamie explained one of the best ways of eating it. Which would be popping it so it will open and then sucking the soup out. I’m coming back for more of this as this was one of the best dishes that I tried.

Steamed Vegetable Dumpling

Flour Roll (Steamed/Deep-fried)

DSC02182 Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce

Another favorable dish with well cooked spareribs.

Steamed Chicken Feet with Black Beans Sauce

I’m not as adventurous as I should be so I didn’t try the chicken feet. I really don’t eat these types of food but if you enjoy innards and all that “yummy” stuff then most likely you’ll enjoy this.

Pan-fried Carrot Cake with Dried Shrimp & Preserved Meat

I liked this and Mr Kenneth also called it a radish cake. It’s pretty heavy but very yummy.

Chef’s Recommendations (Hot Dishes)

The Dimsum Buffet is priced at only Php488+/head and for only a Php100 more you can add a serving of one Chef’s Recommendation dish and fried rice. You’ll also get unlimited free flowing iced or hot tea.

Sauteed Squid with Brocolli

Chicken with Pumpkins in Black Beans Sauce

Pan-fried Sliced Beef with Scallions

I’m a beef eater and I really liked the pan-fried beef with veggies.

Braised Home Style Beancurd with Mushroom

Sauteed Shrimp Kung Pao Style

Also another favorite from their dimsum buffet offering. I love the shrimp and sauce.

Braised Bean Curd with Crab Meat

Deep Fried Chicken with Dried Chili and Peanuts

Sauteed Diced String Beans with Minced Pork served with Pancake

Fried Rice

Fried Rice with Chicken and Ham & Yang Chow Fried Rice

Although, it’s a an unsaid rule to stay away from rice when at a buffet I couldn’t resist eating some of the fried rice. I’m a big fried rice lover and enjoyed the Fried Rice with Chicken and Ham.

Dessert

Taro Pastry (coming soon!)

What a treat! We were given an exclusive try of their “still in the works” dessert, a Taro pastry. I hope they put it on the menu soon because I enjoyed it very much.

With Mr Kenneth and Ms Lisa of Crystal Jade and fellow bloggers Jamie, Edel and Rowena.

Catch their Dimsum buffet from Mondays to Fridays 6:00pm to 9:30pm only until September 30.

Crystal Jade Greenhills is located beside the ground floor entrance of VMall.

Open from 11:00am-10:00pm Mondays to Thursdays and 7:00am-10:00pm Fridays to Sundays. For inquiries or reservatins, please call (02)570-5233.

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