Hong Kong Sheng Kee Dessert

This place is disgusting for mango desserts. Never stepping foot in here again the next time I’m craving a mango fix.
Manfriend and I confused Hong Kong Sheng Kee with Hui Lau Shan Healthy Desserts. Big mistake. The latter is the one found all over Hong Kong and is THE place for Hong Kong desserts. Hong Kong Sheng Kee’s desserts, on the other hand, were diluted and iced. The mango was not fresh and the ice cream tasted old. Yuck.
The the plus side, this place has a large menu and does seem to offer a lot more than just desserts, like noodles, rice, dim sum, etc. But, yea, I dont think I’ll be stepping back in here for a while. I’m too disappointed with the desserts!
Interesting Fact: Sheng Kee is a very famous brand in HK for moon cakes. I wonder if this is an offshoot of the same?

The promotional set at Sheng Kee is the main draw for the lunch crowd at Raffles City. Most times it’s crowded, even on weekends, Singaporeans always love a quick soupy meal. I had desserts a few times there, the seating’s a little bit cramped, people at different tables could lock elbows and do ‘We are the world’.
That said, the service was pretty good. They gave me pepper when I asked for it, and made no fuss when I accidentally toppled it over (sigh).
For a restaurant that has dessert in their name, expectations would naturally be higher, especially since there’s ‘Hong Kong’ inside it too. Their desserts were moderate, all their hot pastes (e.g. sesame paste) were powdery with a consistency that could be easily achieved at home. The mango pomelo sago was tangy with a liiiiiiiiiiitle bit too-​thick mango purée.
Their lunch deals are pretty value-​for-​money, worth a try.

The basement at Raffles City is full of small restaurants like Sheng Kee, which are mostly overpriced. But I decided to give this a go as they were having some promotion the last time. One thing I immediately tried was the custard bun, one of my favourite desserts. Verdict: the yolky inside was hot, but the flavour didn’t burst as much as others I’ve tried. Also, the colour of the bun was a pale yellow which almost look sickly.
I also gave the kway teow dessert a go, as I was feeling adventurous. Turns out that it wasn’t kway teow at all, but some sort of jelly. It definitely went better with the cold syrup and other sweet stuff in it than kway teow would have.
Didn’t try to food, as it looks like normal wan ton mee stuff with a higher sticker price.