For those interested to try out Lei Garden, it would be worth calling up to place reservations in advance for their daily soup and Peking duck.
Daily soup
The abalone slice was not exactly prepared to our liking. It was too ‘soft’, resulting in a rather ‘lumpy’ taste. The goose feet fared better, though there was slight indifference to your normal chicken feet. The only plus point from this dish was the very rich and saucy gravy.
I personally would not recommend it. Well, it tasted nice and soft like a minced meat ‘cake’ should (compliments for not making it too mashy), but the underlying gravy was too salty for our preferences. It kinda ruined the dish altogether.
Claypot rice
The rice was too dry and in general nothing too fanciful to talk about. It tasted very average and to be honest, I would advise against it if you are going to inevitably compare it with the standards of those offered in Singapore and Malaysia, or even at some other places in Hong Kong.
I was rather put off by the double standards rendered by the serving staffs of the restaurant. Apparently the receptionist was not very friendly towards Mainland Chinese, well in terms of their attitude (tone of speech). Thankfully I did not fall victim due to my poorly articulated Cantonese, but still prejudicial and preference treatment is a ‘no-no’ by my books. I was certainly not too impressed. On the food in general, it was definitely above average, but some hits and misses for sure.
On a more positive note, apparently their dim sum was something to look forward to. Definitely have that in sight for my next Hong Kong trip!