Celestial Court is one of those places where the Muslim can eat dim sum here in KL. As a matter of fact, I only know this place as the only halal Chinese restaurant :P where else ah?
Back to the topic - I love Celestial Court as the service was fast & attentive even when the place was almost full house. It was so spacious and rather quiet, one can enjoy a cup of Chinese tea and their dim sum without having to feel like being in a pasar! (Go to a normal dim sum place and you'll get my point) Not that I hate the noise but once in a while, I'd like to enjoy dim sum with the loved one without any distraction.
As usual tea would be served after placing orders - in this case it was Shui Xian tea. Dim sum session seems not complete without Chinese tea :) maybe it's just me!
Steamed prawn dumplings with bamboo piths (har kau la...) - one word.. huge! The prawns were huge and fresh nonetheless and we enjoyed it very much!
Steamed mini abalone with crab meat (siew mai) - epitome of what a good siew mai should be
Steamed buns with barbequed chicken - taste-wise alright but it would be perfect if it was pork
Spring rolls with shredded toasted duck, mango and mint - unique combination but I loved it nonetheless
Steamed juicy dumplings with herbs & spices (siew long bao) - thick skin and powdery. Din Tai Fung's version beats it by miles
Deep fried golden buns with custard & salted egg yolk - I expected the golden juice to ooze out when I tore it apart. To my dismay, it didn't.
Sauteed radish cake with pacific clams in XO sauce - wok hei is assured!
Freshly made rice rolls with prawns & water chestnut - fresh prawns but all of us had the same thing in mind.. overcooked! The rice roll's texture was mushy.
Scallop dumplings in "Eye of Phoenix" topped with salmon roe - no complain
Eight treasure glutonious rice in lotus leaf - one of the best version here in KL. I just love how the aroma from the lotus leaf infused into the glutonious rice.
Congee with scallops - smooth texture
Congee with seafood - ginger provided extra zing to the taste.
Leo's verdict - We were full to the max by the time we finished the dim sum session. Jenn's parents complemented on how good the dim sum tasted, albeit very expensive. I've gotta admite that people at Celestial Court have everything to make their dim sum sounds expensive. Although I admit that this place remains as one of my firm favourite places to eat dim sum in KL (the other one is Tai Zi Heen in Prince Hotel). Without my Starwood card, I would have paid a bomb here.
Celestial Court
Imperial Hotel
Jalan Sultan Ismail
50250 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-27179900
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2) My reviews are based on my personal taste and preference and therefore may vary for others.
8 comments:
tai zi heen at prince hotel also does halal dim sum! but i don't know whether it's better than celestial court's or not, heh :D
the salmon roe on the scallops in your pic is interesting. i don't think i've ever had salmon roe in dim sum before :D
There's this Halal Chinese restaurant at PNB building @ Darby Park. It was oklar by my tasted buds ;)
I am a big fan of dim sum! Especially siew mai =)
The halal Chinese restaurant Unkaleong refers to is called MinMax (yes, really!) and it serves halal dim sum also.
This is the first time I've spotted mini abalone on siew mai though. Coolness! :)
Yikes! The comment I left here disappeared! Blame Friday the 13th, I guess.
But to recap: I've never seen mini abalone on siew mai (or indeed any other dim sum) before. Very unique! :)
Ohhh now u got me craving for dim sum!!
Yums, I think with this I can safely come here to use up my coupons :p
There's one more restaurant where you can enjoy Halal Dim Sum buffet style. It's at the Inn of Four Seasons Restaurant at Holiday Villa Subang. I've been there twice. Quite reasonable price @ RM38 +10% +6% per head and eat all you can.
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