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Fit for an Emperor
by by Steph Wy Ng
on Friday, January 22, 2010 12:00 AM
Located on the second floor of the Langham Hotel, T'ang Court is a counterpart restaurant to the 2-Michelin-Star Cantonese restaurant of the same name based in Hong Kong. The Group Executive Chef of Langham Hotels, Mr Kwong Wai Keung - aka the ‘Father of T'ang Court' - has been a chef since 1988 and is currently overseeing the restaurant's kitchen. At the helm of the food itself is Executive Chef Mr Pang Sui Keung, who has worked in leading international hotels for the past 35 years. Their combined wealth of experience in Cantonese food is immediately obvious in the unique, authentic, mouth-wateringly good Cantonese cuisine on offer.
Relish the best dishes on the menu by choosing the justifiably boastful ‘Award-winning Tasting Menu' (RMB288). First to come is the Baked Oyster in Port Wine, marinated in a fortified wine that brings out the strong natural flavour of the fresh oyster. The oyster is slight crispy as a result of being baked and simply melts in the mouth. Ordered on its own, it's an overpriced RMB180.
Those who have problems with their pores should try the thick Braised Fish Maw with Sliced Duck broth - it's supposed to improve the condition of your skin. The two large, crisp, fresh prawns in the Sautéed Prawns with Crab Roe with Golden Fried Pork and Crab Meat Puffs (RMB220) are cooked to perfection - though over-salted, as the manager acknowledged. The fried puffs are also slightly oily but had a refreshingly meaty and flavorsome taste to them.
To celebrate the up-and-coming Chinese New Year the South-China way, T'ang Court has created several Spring Festival Menus. These contain numerous Cantonese dishes, starting from RMB3880 for group bookings. If you'd like to take your other half somewhere different but delicious for Valentine's Day, a romantic meal in the oriental, modernly decorated T'ang Court restaurant (RMB800 per couple) is a suitably ostentatious but calm environment for an intimate rendezvous.
The Bottom Line: Exquisite Cantonese dishes are on offer here but go for the set menus to avoid the huge a-la-carte expense.
