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Yes, THAT Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant famous for their roast duck, with some reviews saying it is “the best roast duck in the world” has opened in Singapore – the 4th city after London, Shanghai and Bangkok.
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Four Seasons (with no relation to the hotel group) is brought over here by the Royal China group, and appropriately opened at Capitol Piazza, positioned as an upper-end mall attracting many new to market brands.
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I will start by saying that I have yet to try their roast duck in any of the other countries, even though I passed by the restaurants quite a few times. Strangely, it didn’t interest me enough then, though I had friends raving about their food.
The restaurant which opened as a small outlet in Queensway London way back in 1990 became known for its roast duck, and attracted a daily long queue.
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The duck took a long preparation time as it would be thoroughly dried before being marinated with a secret blend of spices and herbs, with firing done in a specially built roasting furnace which would help distribute the heat evenly.
A Four Season Roasted Duck would cost a premium price of $68 for a whole ($36 for half and $22 for portion) in Singapore, hardly cheap at all.
For comparison, prices in London are £22, £12.50 and £9.50 respectively (SGD$44.30, $25.20, $19.10).
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Okay with that said, the Roast Duck did have a delectable sauce, seemingly a mixture of soy sauce, sweetener, herbs and spices, somewhat like an elevated version of the Hoisin sauce.
Some parts of the duck meat were tougher than expected, and there wasn’t a crisp golden outer skin as claimed to be. It was kind of soaked in the sauce.
But all in all, still a good duck dish.
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The other dishes recommended by the service staff were considered ordinary, and somewhat expensive for its price.
We had the Deep Fried Sesame Prawn Toast ($12) which bordered on tasteless and oily for a prawn appetizer, House Special Fried Noodles ($18) and House Special “Pei-Pa” Beancurd ($28) – the best of the lot, though nothing really impressive.
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Some of the competitor Chinese restaurant brands in Singapore appeared to fare better for similar dishes.
All in all, an okay-good roast duck, but the rest of the menu didn’t manage to impress.
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Four Seasons Chinese Restaurant
Capitol Piazza #02-27/28/29, 13 Stamford Road (City Hall MRT)
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* Daniel’s Food Diary pays for meals reviewed, unless otherwise stated.
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