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Since 1963, Lai Wah Restaurant was the world's first restaurant to bring you famous dishes such as Chinese New Year Yu-Sheng (鱼生), Yam Pot with Shredded Meat (佛钵飘香), Mandarin Stewed Chicken ( 京都镡子鸡), and many more .. including Chilli Crabs* ...

* : chillis crabs were invented by Palm Beach, but the Four Heavenly Kings (of whom Two Kings were at Lai Wah Restaurant) modified the sauce into the version that Singaporeans love, with chilli sambal, tomato sauce, stock, a hint of vinegar, eggs, onions and spring onions


Latest

12 May 2013 (Sunday) :
Lunch session : fully booked
Dinner session : 
     Indoors : fully booked.
     Outdoors (tentage, fans) : available

11 May 2013 (Saturday) :
Lunch session : limited tables available
Dinner session :
     Indoors : fully booked.
     Outdoors (tentage,fans) : available

14 April 2013 : SPH U 周刊 U Magazine  interviews

31 March 2013 : Sunday Times Life! interviews

March 2013   50th anniversary promotions :$4 (usual $6) noodles/bee hoon/Fried Rice. $18 (usual $30) crispy roast chicken, boneless Yu-Lan Chicken.   VIP cards , Stamps-collection,   spaghetti with Chilli Crabs !

25 Feb 2013 (Mon) to 1 Mar 2013 (Friday) : Closed

6 Jan 2013 to 24 Feb 2013  "CNY Festive period" . CNY Yu Sheng is available.       

June 2012   Great Singapore Sale  for Fathers' Day !  Good-value Set Menus from $198 (8-10 persons no Sharks' Fins), from $268 (10 persons, Sharks' Fins)

    Mar 2011  MediaCorp magazine "8 Days" Eat out guide "BITE" interviews Lai Wah

29 Jan 2011   MediaCorp's TODAY interviews Lai Wah

15 Dec 2010  Food directory "Singapore Time To Eat 2011" interviews Lai Wah

23 Aug 2010   MediaCorp's Chinese weekly magazine I-weekly interviews Lai Wah 

24 July 2010   Hosted 2010 Singapore Food Festival Demo Master Class, Cantonese cuisines.

                       With renowened celebrity food-crtiic Makansutra KF Seetoh

19 July 2010   Comedian-actor / celebrity-entrepreneur Irene Ang interviews Lai Wah

17 July 2010  Hong Kong daily papers "Apple Daily" interviews Lai Wah

14 May 2010  Award-winning food blog ieatishootipost (Dr Leslie Tay) interviews Lai Wah

Jan-Feb 2010  Singapore Top 5 YuSheng, voting organised by hungrygowhere  and Standard Chartered

21 Nov 2009  3-week Indoor renovation completed

17 Oct 2009    SPH RazorTV interviews Lai Wah


About The Restaurant

 

50 years of experience / 50 年 老字号 

 Lai Wah Restaurant at 377C to 383C Jalan Besar was opened in Sep 1963 by the late Mr Wong Kok Lum 黄国林, with smaller shareholders --- Mr Tham Yui Kai  谭锐佳 and Mr Lau Yoke Pui 刘育培 --- two of the Four Heavenly Kings of Singapore Cantonese culinary（ 饮食界 �四大天王�）

 

VIP was Mrs Lee Chin Koon / Mdm Chua Jim Neo (李進坤夫人 蔡认娘女士) mother of Singapore's Minister Mentor and former Prime Minister Lee Kwan Yew (李光耀）.

 

12 noon, 14 Oct 1970 (Wed) - Lai Wah Restaurant at Block 44 #01-1436 Bendemeer Road was opened.

VIP was again Mrs Lee Chin Koon / Mdm Chua Jim Neo (李進坤夫人 蔡认娘女士) mother of Singapore's Minister Mentor and former Prime Minister Lee Kwan Yew (李光耀）.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, Lai Wah Restaurant at Bendemeer Road is run by the descendants of the late founder  Mr Wong Kok Lum --- Mr Wong Kah Onn, the eldest son, and his wife Mrs Helen Wong-Lim

 

  

 

 

 

(click to see video)

 

 

 

Makansutra SFF Culinary Master Classes

Date: 24 July 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 9.30am - 11.30am
Dishes Demonstrated: Cantonese Classic

 

 

 

 

 

Lai Wah Restaurant was the  world's 1st restaurant to serve Chinese New Year Yu-Sheng  in 1964. 

Lai Wah also invented the modern-day method of serving Yu Sheng with a pre-mixed special sauce comprising plum sauce, rice vinegar, kumquat paste and sesame oil --- instead of customers mixing inconsistently-concocted sauce.

Reference : 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusheng

TODAY 29 Jan 2011 Page 3

i-weekly issue 669 26 Aug 2010 Page 2

Shin Min Daily 15 Feb 2003 Page 24

Lian He Wan Bao 17 Feb 1996  Page 34

Sin Chew Jit Poh  27 Jan 1979  Page 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(click to see video)

17 October, 2009

To toss a good yusheng (Food feud Ep 3.4)

[04:00]

When the Four Heavenly Chefs of Singapore created the iconic dish yusheng - a raw fish salad eaten during Chinese New Year - they didn't know they were making history. What's the secret to a top-notch platter of yusheng? Find out from the owner of Lai Wah Restaurant, where two of the Heavenly Chefs were from.

In 1960s , the other 2 famous dishes that we invented

 Yam Pot with Shredded Meat (佛钵飘香) and

 Mandarin Stewed Chicken ( 京都镡子鸡)

costs only S$5 !!

 (see our 1960s menu)

 

 

 

50 years of serving tasty Cantonese culinary cuisine at affordable prices !

Distinctive "Wok hei" （锅气） even in simple dishes such as plain vegetables and $6-only YangZhou Fried Rice !

Air-con indoor dining ; 14 tables

Al-fresco outdoor dining (upon request), ideal for pet-owners and others who enjoy the evening natural breeze

 

 

New multi-storey car-park

Free parking on Sundays and Public Holidays 

 

 

 

 

NO 10% Service Charge

NO 7% GST

attractively-priced set menus 

low-priced menus for outdoor catering  (3 tables to 100 tables)   

 

 

Chilli Crab Spaghetti (for 2-3 persons)

辣蟹大力面 (2-3 人用)

$36/= (U.P. $40/=)

800 gram Sri Lanka crab ($4 per 100 g)

斯里兰卡螃蟹 800公克 ($4 每100克)

1 Day Advance Order预定1天

 

 

 

 

 

50th anniversary discount

$18 each chicken (Usual $30)

$10 half chicken (Usual $18)

$4 noodles/been hoon/hor fun, 

fried rice, braised rice (usual $6)

 什锦伊面/米粉/河粉，杨洲炒饭，什锦烩饭

 

Weekdays (except Public Holidays and eves).

not valid with other discounts, promotions. 

not valid during CNY festive period (12 Jan 2013 to 24 Feb 2013) 

 

 

 

 

$50 voucher* and VIP card upon 10 stamps collected

1 stamp issued for dine-in ala carte above-$50 spend in a single receipt*

* excluding Beer, Tea, Beverages, not valid for set menus, catering, not valid with other discounts, promotions.  not valid during CNY festive period , Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day

 

VIP card : 10% discount for dine-in ala carte above-$50 spend in a single receipt , excluding Beer, Tea, Beverages, not valid for set menus, catering, not valid with other discounts, promotions.

* not valid during CNY festive period , Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day

 

Stantard Chartered, DBS cards :

10% discount for dine-in ala carte above-$50 spend in a single receipt, on  week-days (excluding public holidays and eves) 

* not valid during CNY festive period

 

 

 

 

Birthdays : complimentary longevity buns for set-menu above $250

* not valid during CNY festive period

 

   

        

 

 

above-$50 dine-in : complimentary desserts(almond pudding with longans, worth $2 each serving)

* not valid during CNY festive period

 

 

NO corkage fee

 

 

 

    Ask for less salt, less oil, less MSG 


     

     

     

     

     
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