Friday, June 29, 2012

Dim sum @ Di Wei Chinese Restaurant, Empire Hotel Subang

Both my children love dim sum very much. They often ask us to bring them for dim sum every weekend. 

During our weekend getaway at Empire Hotel Subang, we took them for dim sum at Di Wei Chinese Restaurant. We've eaten there once for dinner and enjoyed the food. The restaurant was fairly busy on a Saturday afternoon, but service was good. Upon arrival, the waiting staff kindly brought 2 cute cutlery set for the kids, which they liked very much. 

Vietnam style fried salad roll


Hehe both of them wanted to take photo with their cute plates!


Complimentary appetizer - cucumber and pineapple in a spicy dressing


There is quite a good variety of porky and non-porky dim sum items here. You can also order a la carte if you want, at the moment they have a Peking duck promotion which runs til August, whereby you can get a whole duck for RM39.90++. We saw lots of people ordering it but because we are dining in a small group, we decided to forego this and just go with the dim sum.

I did all the ordering, choosing some of our regular dim sum items such as har gao (steamed prawn dumpling), siew mai (steamed pork dumpling) and steamed scallop dumpling for the benefit of the kids as well as some of the more unique sounding items from the menu.

The steamed prawn dumpling had a nice translucent skin, this time I didn't take so long photographing the photo hence the skin didn't feel so sticky. The prawn was big and juicy. Both the steamed scallop dumpling and siew mai was also good, and Baby C loved it cos it is topped with lots of roe.


Steamed prawn dumpling with water chestnut (RM10 for 3 pcs)


Steamed fresh scallop dumpling (RM12 for 3 pcs)



Steamed pork dumpling with crab roe (RM10 for 4 pcs)

We also enjoyed the deep fried prawn dumpling, again nice juicy prawns and the wasabi sauce wasn't overpowering. The steamed pork ribs was also good, the meat was tender complemented by a sweet-spicy sauce. Usually I try not to order xiao long bao from any restaurants other than Din Tai Fung as they are usually quite poorly made, however the xiao long bao (steamed Shanghainese dumpling) here at Di Wei was surprisingly very good. The translucent skin was not too thick and did not break when we lifted it up to eat. Inside, the pork was juicy and filled with a flavorful broth. Bravo - another place to get my XLB fix in future.


Deep fried prawn dumpling with wasabi sauce (RM10 for 3 pcs)

Steamed Shanghainese dumpling (RM9 for 3 pcs)


Steamed pork ribs with chilli sauce (RM8)


The only item I didn't enjoy was the steamed cheong fun as the rolls were slightly too thick and stodgy and the prawns were minced up too finely. One that I loved was the Vietnam style fried salad roll, which contains no meat at all and just a cold "salad" filling. I felt it went really well with the "hot" deep fried crunchy skin. The salad had a slightly sweet dressing. Definitely unique. The deep fried salted meat dumpling was also very good - I like the slightly chewy glutinous rice texture of this, plus the sweet crust and salty meat filling was a good combination.

Steamed cheong fun with prawn (RM9)


Vietnam style fried salad roll (RM12 for 3 pcs)- very unique


Deep fried salted meat dumpling (RM8 for 3 pcs)



On to desserts, we had the steamed mini custard bun which a oozy salted egg yolk filling as well as egg tarts. We also enjoyed the chilled light cream of sago with seasonal mango topped with ice cream, which came with some homemade "green" jelly that Baby D kept looking for in his glass. LOL.

Steamed mini custard bun with salted egg yolk (RM6 for 3pcs)



Home baked egg tart (RM9 for 3 pcs)


Dessert time = happy time :)


Chilled light cream of sago with seasonal mango topped with ice cream (RM10)



"More, more.. green jelly"


Peking duck promo

Verdict: Dim sum here is good, I certainly don't mind coming back if I'm in the vicinity.

Click here for my previous review of Di Wei. Click here to read our review of Empire Hotel Subang.


Opening times: Mon - Fri 11.00pm -3.00pm, 6pm-10pm; Sat-Sun and PH 10.30am - 3.00pm, 6pm - 10pm.

Service: Good.

Location: Di Wei Chinese Restaurat, Empire Hotel Subang, Level 1, Jalan SS16/1, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03- 5565 1388

GPS Coordinates: 3.082033, 101.583200

18 comments:

  1. i like peking duck! i'm wondering about the hidden cost of this promo though. maybe i always assume that when i order peking duck, it'll be served in two courses: the first with the skin and the rolls, the second with the meat cooked with noodles or rice. it looks like only the skin and the rolls would be RM39++ here, and we'd be charged RM15++ for the second course. so that would be more than RM60. still quite reasonable, but hmmmm, not quite a bargain anymore, i think. ok, sorry for ranting =)

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    1. Actually I've had a similar deal in a Chinese restaurant near our place, we just opted for the duck ie the slice the skin off for the pancake rolls and then they will just chop up the meat and you eat it like you would eat a roast duck. Hence no charge for second course. Not sure if it works the same here.

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  2. So near yet so far. Have not been there before. The dim sum looks good. Will have to go one of these days.

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    1. A nice setting, good ambiance. Have your dim sum then can go for a little retail therapy in the mall.

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  3. Good to know that the dim sum there was yummy. Your children look so happy =)

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    1. My children are happy whenever we mention dim sum to them. Esp Baby D who would try everything!

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    1. It's actually green tea, found it a little gritty.

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  5. I like the Peking duck too. hv to dine there or do they do takeaways?

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  6. That dimsum sure looks mouth watering ! I want to try some of that mango sago ! :D

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  7. Now I craving for dim sum after see your post, tomorrow or Sunday I want to take dim sum.,hehehe ..

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    1. I think this Sun I also will bring my children for dim sum again. They love it too much.

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  8. They certainly look good...expensive, but good! And oooo...Peking Duck!!! I want!!! Drool! Drool!

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    1. I love Peking duck too, especially the skin... mmmmmmm!

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  9. Not been back here for quite some time. I must make it a point to return soon.

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