Yum Sing House Restaurant — Restaurant in Melbourne

Take a seat, uncle Bryce is going to tell you a story of the time he went to Yum Sing House.

This is not the kind of place to take your grandauntie Mary for dinner you haven't seen since 3 years ago, it's too loud, and too ang mo for her. It has classic Malaysian/Singaporean roots with Aussie vibes, almost like how your uncle Bryce set himself up here, a bit atas. This is the place for you to take your significant other to, especially since you've not treated them to something special in a long time. I came with your auntie Feli for a Valentine's date.

Feb 2022: you'll be having 3 menu sets to choose from. One fishy (68pp), one normal (68pp) and one vego (65pp). I took the normal one, think most would too.

The starter was pleasant, Fried Enoki, Snow Fungus and some other things that blended quite well on your tongue. There was something special in the sauce, ginger, very subtle, very artful... eh you know ah, their bbq mushroom in this dish damn good! Reminds me how your auntie Feli's family always made Tong Sui for me. Aiya, I digress (5/5)

Next is the wonton. It was very... Okay. It's a pity cause the wontons you can tell, they were made special. They didn't chuck some random frozen one. But, the sauce, the very clever chili sauce mixed with peanut sauce (you think uncle Bryce cannot tell ah), it was too strong la. Cannot taste the subtle tastes of the wonton. But still, can tell got a lot of effort.(4/5)

Together with the wonton came the buttermilk chicken. Don't be fooled, this is aussie buttermilk chicken, not your uncle Bryce's favourite Malaysian buttermilk chicken. It was.. okay. Seasoning a bit too salty, really too salty. Can't say I could taste the Yuzu in the sauce cause it was too salty. But I did like it was chicken ribs instead of wings, much easier to eat. (2/5)

Fun fact: it's called Yum Sing house, because there's a karaoke upstairs! Not that they cannot spell Yum Seng. No idea how to enter though, your uncle tried knocking on the door but no one there. Must be excluuusive KTV 🤫

Here, our cocktails came in, we got an espresso martini (supposed to be double happiness but no wisk working that day) Kung Fu pandan and incidentally, the Pandan mocktail. They were okay, didn't blow your uncle Bryce away. Pandan drink look pretty in pictures though. (1/5)

Ah here was a much nicer part, the beef steak and salad. The steak visually didn't impress me, but wah, it was pretty good! HO JIAK~ I think this joint's strong point is bbq, seeing how the bbq mushroom and this turned out so well too, they must have some bbq shifu! I'd be interested to taste their char siu if they ever make it. Very delicious with the spring onion and oil. With a surprise bowl of white rice for each of us too. (5/5) The salad was, an attempt, we were happy Yao Mak (cos lettuce) was used and there was a hint of seasame oil (can tell they want to preserve roots, just like your uncle) but there was too much dressing to allow us to enjoy it. The Yao Mak was drowning in tangy seasame sauce (1/5)

And to finish off, the dessert. Unassuming pastry that kept a delicious salted egg yolk centre! Marvelous! The temperature is perfectly warm and didn't do the usual tongue burn like most salted egg yolks dishes do. It was so nice in fact, we vacuumed it up in a blink of an eye. (5/5)

Extra comments: Service was okay, not always approachable, but when they do attend to you, you feel like million bucks. Also, couldn't tell how/where to pay, think they'll benefit from using Mr Yum if this is their style.

Beautiful decor, expensive projectors, Dyson hand dryers. Uncle Bryce like your style. Pity place isn't big enough to make your taste shine.

ORDERED: 🦪 Oyster (Wednesday special $2.00) 🦀 Spanner Crab Croquette, Hot & Sour ($10.00 per piece) 🍖 Honey Soy Sticky Pork Ribs with pickled green chilli ($23.00) 🌾 Deep Fried Silken Tofu with typhoon Shelter & black garlic ($16.00)

🦆 Roasted Dry Aged Duck Crown with caramelised orange, superior soy ($48.00 half duck) 🥕 Roasted Baby Carrots with fried egg custard and kombu ($34.00)

🍮 Vietnamese Coffee Flan with cocoa crumb ($15.00)

It was $93.52pp between two, which included a mocktail each!

REVIEW: Primarily inspired from Cantonese cooking, Yum Sing House has been around since pre-covid! One of their earliest posts from May 2021 tells us that their name is brought to you by: 'YUM' down at our restaurant and head upstairs to 'SING'. 🎤🎶⁠ ⁠The Cantonese phrase translates to ‘CHEERS’. 🍻.⁠ Love this.

❤ My top 3 favourites were the Deep fried silken tofu, Dry aged duck and the Roasted baby carrots. If you want an incredible thin layer of BIG crispy tofu, but the softest and creamiest insides then you're in the right place. The black garlic adds a bit of magic to the dish that becomes addictive and memorable for the whole night. The dry aged duck isn't as crispy as Aru's, where the skin shatters in your mouth. However, the inspiration from the French duck l'orange is beautiful and I enjoy the twist of fruits with savoury meats. Controversial for some, I know! I don't usually have fried egg custard, so this was a real treat. The egg flavour exploded in my mouth, the jiggliness reminiscent of the tofu from earlier. The baby carrots were amazingly soft. Although it was a main, it paired well as a fun partner to the duck.

➖ Least favourite was the Honey Soy Sticky Pork Ribs. I liked the pieces with bone because it broke up from the monotony of the big thick pieces, but the ones without bone personally wasn't doing anything for me. The layer of fat was delicious and soft and melted in my mouth. Yum.

💐 Service was friendly and the wait staff were so attentive! We had a chat with a server who told us his favourite was the truffle rice (sad we didn't order it!) and even when I simply caught their EYE, they quickly came over. 👀 Bless. Appreciated that they kept our water topped up all...

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🌭 Caramalised Fig, Grilled Lap Cheong, Smoked Creme Fraiche 🍅 Pickled Mussels, Tomatoes, Chinese Doughnut 🍣 Ginger Beetroot Cured Salmon 🐖 Chargrilled Pork Cutlet, HK Pepper Sauce 🦆 Roasted Duck Breast, Rainbow Chard

Yum Sing House is a Contemporary Asian restaurant and karaoke bar located in Melbourne’s CBD. The Modern Cantonese menu by Head Chef Aiven Chee (ex @longrainmelbourne, @mamasitamelbourne) is expressed in a unique way, with familiar classics reimagined to share and enjoy. The space itself is very trendy, featuring neon light features, projections and retro pop art. 🇭🇰

We enjoyed a taste of their new Autumn menu, paired with some incredible @sthugowines. Our favourite dishes were definitely the mains - The Roasted Duck Breast was a flavour bomb and the Pork Cutlet was beautifully tender and melted in your mouth. 🤤

Although we liked everything, each dish did have things we would suggest for improvement. The Salmon could’ve been cut smaller and served more chilled as it did end up tasting like a very different dish. The Chinese Doughnuts weren’t soft enough to really soak up the delicious juices from the dish. The Duck skin was just short of crispy. Nothing was a huge dealbreaker, we will definitely be back to try more as we understand large events can of course effect the quality presented.

Head upstairs to find their 5 Hong Kong inspired private karaoke rooms and bar - ranging from small and intimate (7pax) up to their largest (25 pax). They feature state of the art studio equipment, comfy sofas and the option to have bottle service! 🍾

Check their website or socials for many available specials. Book your birthday with YSH this April & receive a complimentary round of house drinks. Happy Hour runs from 6pm-9pm 50% off minimum spend on Karaoke specials Wed-Thurs Dine and Sing for $55pp...