Rachel and I had a quick meal at Ximending (西门町) Restaurant at VivoCity a few months back. As the name of the restaurant suggests, they specialise in Taiwanese fine cuisine. We were rushing off to another place and hence did not order much.
In fact, we just ordered a two person portion of their Cai Por (preserved radish) Fried Rice and a Mexican mushroom chicken soup to share. Both were delightful to wolf down, but the soup serving was extremely puny for $12.
The bill came to around S$40 with GST and service charge for two pax. We felt it was a little steep as we only ordered two items. They also do not serve plain water and the tea on their menu is only available at $10 per pot.
Maybe the restaurant is not catered for single or couple dining, but more for large group dining where the dishes and cost can hence be spread out.
There are many restaurant options available in VivoCity. Though the food quality was good, it is not likely we would visit Ximending again unless they adjust their beverage menu and item pricing to make it suitable for single or couple diners.
If you are interested to try out the restaurant, their details are as below:
Address: 1 HarbourFront Walk #01-51A VivoCity Singapore
Tel: +65 6376 8018
Opening Hours: Daily, 12pm – 10pm
Technorati Tags: ximending restaurant, ximending vivocity, singapore ximending restaurant, vivocity taiwanese restaurant, vivocity taiwan cusine, taiwan food in singapore, taiwan fine dining in singapore, cai por fried rice, mexican mushroom chicken soup, ximending food review, ximending restaurant food review
Chef Vincent Pang is expanding his culinary portfolio with the launch of IM QALB by…
National Gallery Singapore will present Pop after Pop: Art around Us, the largest group exhibition…
Nespresso has introduced the new Vertuo Up in Singapore, bringing its latest coffee machine to…
HUAWEI has officially introduced the HUAWEI Pura 90s Series to the global market, unveiling its…
FUJIFILM is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its iconic QuickSnap one time use camera with…
Forty-year mining executive and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Victoria Gold Corp. joins…
View Comments
OMG $40 for rice and soup!?!?
The exact bill was around $37 if I didn't remember wrongly. So it was expensive right? Anyone else dined there before too?
I did not have a good experience with them. My order came after 45 mins after 2 reminder and when I asked for the manager, he did not apologize for the late order and insist the order normally have to wait for 20 mins which by the way my order take 45 mins! I ended up leaving the restaurant without having my order. For your info, my order is just a 肉碎面... Price is one thing, service is another... I wont go there again.