Kuan Zhai Alley: Upscale Sichuan food at Capital Square

Overall

Taste

Value

Ambience

  • Restaurant focusing on Sichuan cuisine
  • Few standout dishes
  • Ambience nice enough for dates or work events
  • Sub-par service for an upscale restaurant
    • Waiters offered to serve after we have helped ourselves
    • Ordered rice taking ages to come after first dishes have arrived
  • Spent ~SGD 70+ per pax without ordering drinks

Address: 23 Church St, #01-02 To 08 Capital Square, Singapore 049481
Opening Hours: 
11:00am – 03:00pm; 05:30pm – 10:00pm daily

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Tasteful dining interior to suit a variety of occasions

Golden Shrimp Balls (SGD 58)

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Taste

Value

  • Tangy citrusy sauce coats the deep fried prawns with crispy crumbs to add texture
  • Unique presentation with staircase platter and fog from dry ice
  • Dish serves 7 prawns

Stewed Crab Roe And Tofu In Stone Pot (SGD 38)

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Taste

Value

  • Thick creamy broth
  • Rich umami flavor from crab roe
  • Tiny cubes of silken tofu interspersed
  • Nicely serves 4 bowls

Fried Matsusaka Pork with Pepper (SGD 48)

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Taste

Value

  • Nothing outstanding about it
  • Good mix of meaty and fatty parts
  • Mildly spicy

Braised Goose with Sichuan Pepper (SGD 58)

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Taste

Value

  • Nothing outstanding compared to other braised goose offerings out there
  • Plenty of bamboo shoots for added crunch
  • Not spicy

Paintbrush Pastry (SGD 8 each)

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Taste

Value

  • Quite tasteless; flakey crust with very faint hints of orange peel
  • Chocolate sauce did not improve taste much
  • Beautiful replicas of calligraphy brushes and can “write” with chocolate sauce
  • Need to pre-order

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