Restoran Chen Food 曾美味餐馆 — Restaurant in Malacca

I recently had the pleasure of trying out this eatery, and here's my take on the dishes:

The Xiao Long Bao was a delight, with its juicy filling, although it leaned a bit too sweet for my taste.

The Broccoli Prawn dish was a standout, with fresh, crunchy broccoli and succulent prawns, all tied together with a savory sauce.

The Fried Beancurd was a mixed bag - while it was slightly oily, the flavor was decent. On the other hand, the Fried Beancurd was soft and tender, making up for its oily counterpart.

The Steam Black Bean Rib was a pleasant surprise, with its rich, deep flavor.

The Pork Bone Soup, unfortunately, felt like something was missing. It tasted okay, but was a bit too bland for my liking.

Lastly, the Ginger Soup with Rice Ball was a highlight, packing a strong, bold flavor that left me wanting more.

Overall, this eatery has its hits and misses, but is definitely worth a try for some of its...

Super nice fried rice. Full of wokhei till the extend of shocking to my taste buds. Perfect

However for other food, it's kind of normal. Tried ordering other food like

Smashed cucumbers - it feels lacked of crunchiness

Hand torned cabbage is too thick. It makes the overall mouth feel not that great

Onion Oil Biscuit is lacked of fragrance and too deep fried. Resulted into lesser aroma and hard texture

Ordered a dumpling called 9 Tower Pagoda dumpling which use a type of fragrant leaves to minced. However it's lacked of taste so the food purely based on the vege aroma.

Get free tofufa for doing review but must be 5 Stars given. Hence, that explained the abundance of good reviews.

All in all, can come for the fried rice....

Food: Tastes okay but lacks authenticity – 3/5 Service: Adequate – 4/5 (staff are polite but not chatty, likely due to being from overseas) Environment: The highlight – 5/5 (well air-conditioned, comfy seating, no strong kitchen smells)

One downside: A staff member asked us to leave a 5-star review while we just started eating, offering free tofu pudding in return. I find this misleading for others trying to get honest reviews.

Suggestion: Ask for feedback after customers are at least half way done their meal. If you really want to know how each dish did, the staff can be more specific in asking, instead of asking how the food...