I was driving to college one day and I spotted a new shop serving Hong Kong style desserts (a.k.a. Thong Sui). I was really excited as I missed all my Sesame Desserts, Red Bean Soups and Soft Beancurd desserts, so, so yummy... I always wanted to drop by to see what they have to offer, but somehow, we always ended up going to other places instead..
Anyways, L, Starcat and I decided to drop by last week to try it out as I was hungry and wanted something nice and light to eat. The store was about to close, but they said that it was ok for another order, so nice! Very friendly staff!
Just about to close for the day!
We spotted some baked puffs and since I was so hungry, I ordered a Sio Pau (Baked Char Siew Pao) and a Curry Puff!! It looked really good in the display case, but honestly, it didn't taste that great.. The sio pau was a bit hard and dry. The same goes for the curry puff. I think that it could be because it's been sitting there for the whole day or something. But I'm never going to order their puffs ever again!
Sio Pao
Curry Puff
The menu doesn't really serve a lot of Hong Kong Desserts, and there were some items that were on the menu but not served in the store.. Maybe it's some kind of daily special item or something, but R was rather disappointed that she couldn't try her choice. They had my Red Bean Soup and a variety of cold drinks like Longan and Red Dates and Air Mata Kucing. They also serve light snacks, I remember they had toasties there and some other snacks, but we didn't bother. I should have ordered a toastie, since the puffs were so bad.. Maybe next time!L ordered the Air Mata Kucing and Starcat and I both had the Red Bean Soup with Orange Peel. L said that her drink was rather refreshing, and not that sweet which was really good as some places serve syrup as their drinks. I loved my Red Bean with orange peel soup! It was not too overly sweet, and was filled with ingredients such as lotus seed and huge beans!! Really satisfied with my red bean soup, I practically licked the bowl clean! Too bad it wasn't that thick in consistency though.. but I still liked it! I don't really remember what else they serve there, but will definitely go back again to try out their other desserts!
Chan Pei Hong Dao Sha
One thing to complain about though, you really have to remind them that you have orders, coz they forgot our red bean soups... we waited practically half an hour for our dessert, and when we asked them about it, they realised that the bowls were still in the microwave.. Aii..
Parking is easy here, there are loads of spaces in front of the store, and it's situated right next to Ting's Noodle House and another restaurant (I can't remember what it's called..hehe) which is good for people who feel like having something sweet after a meal!
Tang Ren Dessert House,
Ban Hock Road,
(Opposite Grand Continental Hotel)
