Li Wah Restaurant @ Bendemeer Road

Celebrated Uncle's 91st birthday last week. Now that calls for a celebration, it's not everyday someone turns 91!! On the same note, I wouldn't wanna live that long, would you? We dined at Li Wah Restaurant which is located at Blk 44 Bendemeer Road; apparently this is the birthplace of "Yu Sheng". 

With an ordinary looking signboard, one would not pay much attention to this restaurant. Li Wah's interior wasn't as extravagant looking either. Boasting a cosy home-like ambience, Li Wah didn't quite leave me with a good first impression. 

The first dish wasn't a typical cold dish, instead pink longevity buns were served. The pink buns were filled with sweet lotus paste and was pretty passable; I thought the pau skin was too dry.

Longevity Buns

The dishes arrived pretty promptly and the Chinese appetizer was up next. The appetizer was ok, I liked the seasoned jellyfish salad the best.

From Left Clockwise: Scrambled egg, Spring Roll,  Prawn Salad, Seasoned Jellyfish and Fried Chicken Fingers.

I don't really know how to appreciate Shark's Fin soup but I reckon it tasted pretty standard, just like any other gooey soup I suppose.

Shark's Fin Soup

Unfortunately, my bro failed to take a picture of one of the better tasting dish: the herbal chicken. I thought the chicken was very nicely cooked, it was really soft yet succulent albeit a tad too salty. 

The Fried Yam was pretty decent. Although it was a little too oily for my liking, it had a nice balance of both crisp and softness. 

Fried Yam

My Aunty was really going all out, she ordered both fish and pork ribs despite having eaten a whole chicken. The fish was ok, nothing too special. 

Steamed Fish

I thought the pork ribs were pretty tasty, had a nice balance of both sweet and sour. I also liked how it was tender and not too fatty.

Pork Ribs

Like all Chinese meals, we closed our meal with some carbo. The Yee Mee was flavourful but wayyy too oily. I'm not quite a Yee Mee fan so I guess I will keep my bias opinions to myself.

Yee Mee

Desserts were some lychee with almond jelly. I'm not a almond jelly fan either but I thought the jelly was pretty good as it didn't contain much almond essence.

All in all, I thought Li Wah wasn't as fantastic but it may be the fact that we didn't order their signature dishes. According to the newspaper write ups and magazine reviews which are neatly pasted on the windows and walls, do give their Venison Hor Fun, Golden Toufu and Yu Sheng a try and you just might be humming a different tune.