Having previously enjoyed the Riverside's dinner menu and heard good things about their dim sum, I booked in for a restorative lunch following the excesses of my work Christmas party.
A large pot of Jasmine tea (£2.40) provided vital rehydration.
Special cheung fun (£3.70) contained a delicious trio of fillings - plump king prawns, sweet and savoury char sui pork and spiced minced beef. However, I found the casings a little on the gloopy side.
Char sui buns (£2.50) were enjoyably soft and fluffy and filled with more of that delicious char sui pork in a sweet barbecue sauce.
The golden casings of a trio of fried chicken and pak choi dumplings (£2.60) were the best part of the dish - the filling itself was a tad chewy.
Har gau (£2.60) were good, the crystal dumpling cases with a generous quantity of prawns.
Siu Mai (£2.60) weren’t the prettiest versions I’ve seen and the minced pork and prawn filling was a touch bland.
Siu lung bao (£2.50) meanwhile had none of the soup filling for which they're known.
Dim Sum at Riverside Cantonese was enjoyable but I wasn’t blown away. Perhaps I ordered badly or we caught the kitchen on an off day on a dreary Tuesday lunchtime.
However, at a tenner a head including drinks, it’s hard to question the value for money.
Address - Riverside Cantonese, 44 Tudor Street, Riverside, Cardiff , CF11 6AH
Telephone - 029 2037 2163
Web - http://www.riversidecantonese.com/
Address - Riverside Cantonese, 44 Tudor Street, Riverside, Cardiff , CF11 6AH
Telephone - 029 2037 2163
Web - http://www.riversidecantonese.com/
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