Continuing the trend of Chinatown restaurants opening branches in the city (we also have Ding Tai Fung and Mamak Village), Chefs Gallery has opened a branch on the ground floor of Metcentre on George Street, up the ramp from Wynyard Station. Like the other offshoots, My Chefs Gallery has a reduced menu, offering just enough to keep fans of the main restaurants coming. Other than the classic wonton noodles and steamed and fried dumplings, My Chefs Gallery has some Chefs Gallery signature dishes, like dan dan pork ribs noodles and century eggs with tofu.
Today I tried the prawn & pork wontons noodles in spicy sauce. The noodles themselves were delicious, well cooked to whatever the Chinese equivalent of "al dente" is. The wontons had real prawn, putting them a notch above most of the other offerings around the CBD. But where is the "spicy"? Perhaps I was expecting the glowing red deliciousness of the spicy wonton noodles at Ding Tai Fung, but the hint of chilli buried under the noodles here was a disappointment. Though luckily on the counter is a tub of chilli - you can see I helped myself to that!
At $10.50 for smallish bowl of wonton noodles, My Chefs Gallery is at the more expensive end of lunch options, but the quality is not bad. I'll be back to try some of the more exotic options sometime.
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