Taking up the entire level three at Hotel Miramar is new tenant Peach Garden Sichuan.
This is the fifth restaurant by the venerable Peach Garden Chinese Restaurant Group,
famous for its classic Cantonese cuisine and warm and savvy service. The massive space
is divided into the main dining hall and various private dining rooms, all elegantly and
tastefully decorated. There is even an outdoor terrace – perfect for cocktails and
events.
The menu here features well-crafted Sichuan and Cantonese fare prepared by a team of
chefs from Hong Kong and Sichuan. The chefs largely maintain the authenticity of the
Sichuanese dishes but tone down the level of spiciness and oiliness to suit local
palates. Not all the dishes will numb your tongue or make your lips tingle, but they are
nicely executed in terms of taste and texture but tone down. Chilled chicken dabbed with
spicy paste, chilli oil and sesame is an addictive starter. As is the classic Sichuan
dish of thinly sliced pork perked up with piquant minced chilli and garlic. To balance
off the heat, order the traditional double boiled minced chicken soup fused with
spinach. The wholesome broth comes with very finely blended chicken akin to a cloud of
tofu. To calm your palate, another delicate dish is sea perch wrapped around crunchy
veggies and placed atop silky smooth steamed egg.
Stir-fries are popular in Sichuan fare. Here the chef gives them a modern spin. He
tosses prawns with fried minced meat, bambo shoot, oyster mushrooms and Sichuan sprouts,
then serves them on fluffy steamed buns. The stir-fried lamb cubes with assorted
mushrooms dish is just as noteworthy assorted mushrooms dish is just. The juicy meat is
livened up with hints of hot Szechuan pepper. Look out for Peach Garden’s weekend
live feast featuring specialties cooked ala minute from live stations. Accompanying the
feast is a buffet spread of Sichuan and Cantonese delicacies. Those who hanker for dim
sum served the old-school way – on pushcarts – can head to this restaurant
on Sundays from 8am to 11am. The Opening Sunday Breakfast Promotion presents Dim Sum
Breakfast priced at $18.80. Also available on Sunday from 11.30am to 2.30pm is the Live
Feast Buffet Lunch at $33.80. The promotions are valid from 29 June to 31 August. 401
Havelock Road, Hotel Miramar, Level 3, Tel: 6736 3833
