tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812783312097178638.post4399432134809905072..comments2024-03-28T17:17:34.397+08:00Comments on Sparkling or Still: Ming Kee Live Seafood @ Macpherson RoadSparkling or Stillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12543383006969783687noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812783312097178638.post-85497847830178564272014-02-07T15:30:48.803+08:002014-02-07T15:30:48.803+08:00Do not ask me why there are two restaurants on the...Do not ask me why there are two restaurants on the same street - it baffles me totally.<br /><br />It was painful finding parking here during dinner time. At least the 556 one was near to the HDB open-air carpark.<br /><br />I dined here with my family last December 2013 and it has taken me sometime to decide to write a review because I felt that this has really wrong.<br /><br />This restaurant has a window at the front of the kitchen where diners could look into. Was utterly disgusted when I witnessed the chef cooking and smoking at the same time in the kitchen. Is this allowed? How clean will the food be? The chef was also drinking whisky at the same time.<br /><br />Food was over-rated, especially the signature crab bee-hoon which tasted like it had been cooked with seawater. The Guinness Stout pork ribs were chunky and difficult to bite, especially for older folks.<br /><br />Service was horrible...there was only one waitress to service 4 tables who was also the order taker and cashier. We had to DIY to get our own tea pot refilled at a pantry at the back of the restaurant and our bill took the waitress close to 20mins to process??? My final bill for 4 persons was $363 which included a service charge of 10%???!!!!<br /><br />I suspect that I have been ripped off here. This is because like most Singaporeans, my family enjoys eating crabs and we have cooked our own Sri Lankan crabs at home before. We buy the big ones from the Tekka market for $37/kg and Ming Kee serves at $50/kg which is considered value as most major restaurants charge more than $60/kg. The supplier had told us that normally the big Sri Lankan crabs are available in 1kg/1.2kg sizes only. What really bewildered me was that the crab that was served to us was the most 1.2kg however my receipt showed that I was billed for 1.7kg which was like 500g heavier or rather $25 more, not to forget the 10% service charge that was imposed on the total bill?????<br /><br />We had ordered a plain steamed Soon Hock in Hong Kong style which was fresh and easily the best dish of the night but the final bill really made me uncomfortable. We can buy fresh Soon Hock from the market at $25/kg but I was charged $88/kg here. The one we had looked like it was the most 800g but we were billed for 1.1kg...<br /><br />We did have a word with the chef Ivan (the one whom I witnessed smoking) who gave excuses and said that he was not the boss and couldn't make decisions.<br /><br />We were sick at the attitude shown to us and just wanted to get out ASAP.<br /><br />To sum up, as food-loving Singaporeans sometimes we can overlook being "carrot-heads" when we eat out if it has been a fair dining experience, especially if the food and service is good, but this????? I think this has gone really overboard. These people should be put out of business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812783312097178638.post-64615704421012527392013-05-13T18:41:41.722+08:002013-05-13T18:41:41.722+08:00Ming Kee has moved to a spanking new premise at 52...Ming Kee has moved to a spanking new premise at 520 Macpherson Road. The owner Ivan will be doing the cooking himself for now. Don’t miss his marvellous cooking! Call 67445520 for reservations today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103439732336712305noreply@blogger.com