Dolly Dim Sum — Restaurant in Johor

鱼子蒸烧卖 Siew Mai Dumpling = RM10.90 白玉翠虾饺 Har Gao Dumpling = RM11.50 香脆炸肠粉 Crispy Shrimp Cheong Fun = RM14.80

Service Charge 10% = RM3.72 Service Tax 6% = RM2.23

This is quite a Large Eatery in Aeon Tebrau City. It's cutely renovated in a very Modern Style. The Staffs were Polite and Courteous. One thing to note is that this place is Cashless Only. You pay using either your Credit Card, Debit Card or other forms of Cashless Options.

鱼子蒸烧卖 Siew Mai Dumpling = RM10.90

This has a Very Nice Chickeny Smell when served up. Its made of Chicken which while not a Traditional Ingredient usually used in Siew Mai, I thought it was nice to have a Different Interpretation of this Classic Dim Sum Dish. Visually, it looks Accurately Made as a Traditional Siew Mai should look like. 做的有模有样.

The First Bite into it gave a Strong Hit of Mushrooms. I like that the Actual Filling within is not 100% Minced Chicken, but a Good Mix of both Minced and Whole Pieces.

The Chicken Taste is Not Overpowering, quite Subtle actually and I LOVE the Little Pockets of Spaces within the Filling which hid Little Bits of Slightly Salty Savoury 汤汁. This made the Whole Siew Mai exceptionally Bouncy and Juicy.

白玉翠虾饺 Har Gao Dumpling = RM11.50

Visually, I thought it looked Nicely Wrapped with a Tease of Orangey Hue. First Bite of this was a Very Solid and Bouncy Juicy Prawn Meat with a Very Slight Bit of 汤汁. Overall Not Overly Prawny.

What didn't hit the Spot for me though was the Skin. I felt the Bite Texture was on the Thicker Side. I feel they are playing it Overly Safe here because they don't want to make the Skin too Thin that it will Break after Steaming.

香脆炸肠粉 Crispy Shrimp Cheong Fun = RM14.80

This looked Visually Impressive and Colourful. The Scallion and Chilli Slice Garnishings really helped alot here.

When you actually eat this, you will realize this is actually a Popiah in Disguise. The Filling within is actually a Familiar Popiah Filling made up of Mangguang and Carrot Strips. Instead of using Popiah Skin to wrap though, the fillings are Wrapped in a Very 脆皮 Crispy Skin and then Double Wrapped with a Outer Soft Cheong Fun Dough Skin and finally topped off with Chicken Floss.

The Cheong Fun Skin while Soft, is on the Thicker Side and the Uniform and Clean Cut of it made me think that this is probably not Handmade, not the HK-Style Ultra Silky Soft Type. I wished it was Softer, but it does its Role well enough in this Dish.

The Garnishings aren't for Fun either, especially the Red Chilli slices. Not only does it add Colour to the Dish, but occasionally it provides an Unexpected hit of Red Chilli Heat to tease your Tastebuds to avoid Flavour Fatigue.

The Saltiness of this Sauce did felt abit Too Salty and started to Overstay its Welcome the more I ate, so do share this with Someone.

Arguably, I can't really call this a "Cheong Fun" though, as I felt this was more like a Different Atas Variation of a Popiah disguised as a Cheong Fun.

Conclusion and Closing Thoughts

Ultimately though, I cannot give my Top Score for this place because while the Staffs are Polite, they did come over to my Table to try to take away my Empty Dishes while I was still Eating.

At least they were Polite about it and asked me if they could do so. I told them specifically to leave my plates as I am still eating and they backed off and never approached to attempt again.

The Whole Concept of Dim Sum is that you are supposed to chill and relax and take your time to enjoy the Finger Foods. I really cannot recommend further for anyone who wants to treat this like a Chillax Dim Sum Place.

At a Total Price of RM43.15 (S$12.50) for everything I ordered, I thought the price is slightly high but still reasonable. If you are Ok that the Staffs will attempt to clear your Table while you are still Eating, I can recommend this for anyone to come give this a try.

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Decided to try this dim sum place for lunch and concluded that it was a gem 💎

To gauge the restaurant dim sum quality, my family taught me to order their har gaw (steamed prawn dumplings). The skin and the texture of the prawn will show off the chef's skill and from then on, you can assure the rest of the dim sum, should be good.

After a joke, we were restricted to ordering a half portion because we are going to have a second lunch later, even though I'm no hobbit. 🤭

The black pepper beef puff was an excellent starter! Til now, I have no idea why we had chicken wings. "It's their speciality, because Dolly's Fried Chicken Wings!", quipped my brother.

My mum like hum sui kok and wu kok, so we ordered the former that came with a thin glutinous skin and char siew fillings. I think their char siew bao uses the same fillings, so we scored there.

We had the steamed beef balls, but hear me out! Dolly Dim Sum, if you are reading this, the quality is there. Just add more coriander (香菜) and chestnut bits and it will be a winning dim sum!

Last but not least, we had a portion of their Fried Radish Cake with Prawns that comes with a potent kick.

We enjoyed our lunch here and will definitely be back to order more dishes, with more dining...

This is my first visit to Dolly Dim Sum after checking the online rating of 4.5/5, I decided to come here to quench my lunch cravings for Dim Sim with my Dad and colleague on our JB getaway at Aeon City, Tebrau. What impressed is how warm and comfortable the friendly Malay staff made us feel. We love their service and the decor which makes one feel like dining in a cutesy mint green doll house living room! Of all the dishes we ordered, we love the Sze Chuan dumplings which wins a huge Wow at first bite (we could order 3 plates of it!), followed by the perfect century eggs porridge with thinly sliced condiments, sesame oil and well portioned for a diner (not too heavy nor little), prawns chee cheong fun; and last but not least, range of chilled drinks best! The pink guava bits and puree with orange juice cooler is tops in our opinion. Dolly Dimsum are generous with prawns in the broccoli and chee cheong fun dishes. We love that the dishes are not salty and taste of the ingredients are fresh and satisfying.

I would want to bring my family and friends here again to try the above dishes and more, plus the interesting variety of chilled...