Singapore｜Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao - T1

Seeing the steak restaurant next door priced at 32.9 dollars, I immediately decided to dine at Crystal Jade. A bowl of hot noodle soup must be the warmest treat for passengers traveling on planes or connecting flights. For diners who don't eat pork, you can order the beef brisket noodles and shrimp dumplings. 🥩Beef Brisket Noodles The soup base is reasonably rich, without any surprises, in a typical Chinese culinary style. The beef and brisket pieces are quite large, making it more satisfying than scallion oil noodles. 🥩Shrimp Dumplings These are large shrimp dumplings, following the Cantonese style. The dumplings are a bit dry, suitable for quick meals. 🥩Bamboo Shoots This seems to be a specialty side dish at Jade Kitchen, ordered by almost every table. However, it has a peculiar taste, with too much sugar, resulting in less saltiness. It's the kind of dish where you can feel a novice chef trying hard to cook, but no matter what, they can't achieve a consistent and flavorful seasoning. However, when eaten with the rich soup-based noodles, it creates a unique combination. It's a magical dish and a specialty of this restaurant. But at 8.8 bucks the price seems a bit high, considering you get only a small portion of bamboo shoots, around 100g. If you only eat the noodles, it might offer better value for money. Overall, it's not a disappointing choice.

Went for the Priority Pass sets. Had Set A (Dan Dan Noodle) and Set C (Pork & Vegetable Ramen). All sets came with har gau (steamed prawn dumplings) and choice of soy milk or chinese tea. Was at the airport at 6.30am for an early flight and this was a great choice. The food was spot on, comforting and tasty and freshly prepared. Portion was big for breakfast. The har gaus were tasty! There’s only 2 staff available, so getting seated took about 5mins. But food was served quickly after getting seated, so all’s good Great experience overall!

I had cravings for the poached chilled chicken Lamian szechuan style and they have it for breakfast! The noodles were slightly undercooked so they recooked for me another batch and it was perfect. Certain menus like xiao long bao is only available after 11am. Attached, I have included breakfast menu