The year of the Ox is almost upon us, which can only mean one thing. It’s time to get ready to exchange pleasantries with all those aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and cousins that you’ve not seen in a while, as you prepare for a grand yearly reunion.
This Chinese New Year (CNY) tradition may be a chore for some, but there’s no denying that the food is always a hit and the rowdy Yu Sheng tossing session (a subdued Chinese version of a food fight) never fails to bring families together.
If you’re scratching your head figuring out what to eat for the reunion dinner, here are a few venues with packages and home deliveries that go for under $50 per head.
Best restaurants and home deliveries for reunion dinners in Singapore 2021
Restaurant
Location
Price
Xi Yan
1 Scotts Road, #03-12/13, Singapore 228208
From $48.80 per pax
Ban Heng
Delivery
From $39.60+ per pax
Dian Xiao Er
Various outlets
From $49.30++ per pax
Beauty In The Pot
Delivery
From $33.50+ per pax
Neo Garden
Delivery
From $39.47 per pax
Red Star Restaurant
54 Chin Swee Road, #07-23, Singapore 160054
From $47++ per pax
LingZhi Vegetarian
541 Orchard Road, Liat Towers #05-01, Singapore 238881238 Thomson Road, Velocity@Novena Square #03-09/10, Singapore 307683
From $44++ per pax
Hai Di Lao
Delivery
From $42 per pax
Xi Yan (Dine-in)
https://www.facebook.com/sg.xiyan/posts/3615342718559067
Address: 1 Scotts Road, #03-12/13, Singapore 228208
Price: From $48.80 per pax
Contact: 6733 3476
Perfect for smaller gatherings, casual Chinese restaurant Xi Yan’s most affordable CNY offering is the Growth 6-Course Set Menu D. It costs about $39.80 per person, with a minimum of two diners.
If you’re sharing this year’s reunion dinner with just your immediate family, opt for the restaurant’s Good Luck 7-Course Set Menu C.
For only $48.80 per person, you’ll get to savour Shanghai braised pork belly, Henan crispy chicken skin, shrimp paste fish fillet with pomelo salad, seafood and more, on top of the restaurant’s signature salmon and ikura prosperity yu sheng.
Ban Heng (Delivery)
https://www.facebook.com/banhengsingapore/posts/115032287154515
Price: From $39.60+ per pax
Contact: Order form
This festive season, Ban Heng is offering Pen Cai with generous servings of cold crab, boiled prawns, black fish, dried oyster, smoked slice duck meats, roast chicken, braised meats, Chinese sausage, cured wax meats and sea moss at only $238+ that serves four to six pax under their Reunion Home Delivery Menu.
Additionally, each order of Pen Cai comes with a complimentary assorted seafood claypot (consisting of superior shark’s fin, whole abalone, sea cucumber, dried scallops, mushrooms, top shell, pig’s trotter and lettuce) and Yu Sheng platter.
Dian Xiao Er (Dine-in)
https://www.facebook.com/dxesg/posts/3676786232407790
Address: Various outlets
Price: From $49.30++ per pax
Contact: Depending on outlet
One of the most popular Chinese eateries in Singapore with 13 outlets scattered across the island is Dian Xiao Er. Patrons are known to flock here for the herbal roast ducks.
This CNY, indulge in the restaurant’s Auspicious Set A, which consists of its signature dish, along with fish maw soup, prawn and mushroom with pumpkin and cheese broth and more, listed below:
The entire set boasts eight courses and serves three to 10 people. Opt for the three to five pax package, priced respectively at $49.33, $49.50 and $49.60 per person.
Beauty In The Pot (Delivery)
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4maa9vg3CB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Price: From $33.50+ per pax
Contact: Order form
Surprisingly, Paradise Group’s Beauty In The Pot has the most affordable reunion dinner bundle out of this whole list — their “takeaway only” Longevity package has 21 ingredients and serves up to eight pax — all at an affordable rate of only $268, which amounts to $33.50 per person.
Here’s the full list of what’s included:
Things to take note of:
Soup bases are only included with purchase of sets
Steamboat pot is not provided
Condiments to be ordered separately
Enjoy 15 per cent off self pick-up orders
Prices are subject to 7 per cent GST
A surcharge of $3 will be applied for delivery orders from Feb 5 to 13, 2021 (CNY week) and Feb 14, 2021 (Valentines Day).
ALSO READ: CNY 2021: The best and most unique yusheng for lo hei
Neo Garden (Delivery)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ7XrQxjO0d/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Price: From $39.47 per pax
Contact: Order form
If you’re a Singaporean, you would’ve definitely heard of Neo Garden Catering and their high quality catering services and delectable dishes since the early 90s.
Their popular CNY reunion dinner menus are back this year, catering to larger families with 8 to 10 people. What’s available under $50 per head is the Happiness Reunion Set ($394.70 for 8 to 10 pax, $39.47 per pax) and Longevity Reunion Set ($458.90 for 8 to 10 pax, $45.89 per pax)
Each catering menu features eight dishes, including the Prosperity Salmon Yu Sheng as well as popular items such as Imperial Prawn Ball, Cantonese-style Har Lok Prawn, Dang Gui Roasted Duck, Fortune Chestnut Chicken and more.
Red Star Restaurant (Dine-in)
https://www.facebook.com/jane.bui1/posts/10158904054128326
Address: 54 Chin Swee Road, #07-23, Singapore 160054
Price: From $47++ per pax
Contact: 6532 5266
At Red Star Restaurant, you’ll find some of the best Cantonese dim sum in Singapore served traditionally from push carts. Come the festive season, it’ll also offer set menus for gatherings of up to 8 people.
We recommend the $188++ set for 3 to 4 people, which includes five courses featuring a raw fish, shark’s fin with crab meat, roasted USA duck, fried ee noodles and pork ribs.
LingZhi Vegetarian (Dine-in)
https://www.instagram.com/p/zeLRFcsyed/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Address: 1. 541 Orchard Road, Liat Towers #05-01, Singapore 2388812. 238 Thomson Road, Velocity@Novena Square #03-09/10, Singapore 307683
Price: From $44++ per pax
Contact: 6538 2992, 6734 3788
Honour those New Year resolutions and opt for a healthier menu for the reunion dinner. At LingZhi, you’re free to feast guilt-free on its vegetarian offerings. It offers eight set menus, but the ones that are below $50 per head are Sets A and C.
Set A is a five-course meal for two at $88++ ($44++ each), including a vegetarian Yu Sheng, double-boiled soup with yellow fungus and peach jelly.
The six-course Set C, priced at $188++ for four and $288++ for six, features mushroom truffle bisque and General Tso’s monkey head mushroom with broccoli. Oh, did we also mention that this set comes with a complimentary TungLok gift?
Hai Di Lao (Delivery)
https://www.facebook.com/HaidilaoSingapore/posts/2043902632408610
Price: From $42 per pax
Contact: Order form
This popular hotpot chain needs no introduction. Choose between Sets B, C and D, priced respectively at $42, $49.66 and $46 per person for your family reunion this CNY.
Set B (4 pax) includes:
Fish Ball With Roe
Crab Sticks
Sliced Fish
Signature Mashed Shrimp
Fish Roe Stuffed Beancurd
Lotus Root
Black Pork
Fresh Tofu
Sweet Potato Vermicelli
Golden Mushroom
Asparagus Lettuce
Tofu Slices
Pork Ball
Crown Daisy
Double Hotpot
Set C (6 pax) includes:
Pork Belly
Signature Mashed Shrimp
Sliced Fish
Mini Sausage
Chicken Slice
Seafood Platter
Quail Eggs
Black Pork
Luncheon Meat
Golden Mushroom
Crown Daisy
Sweet Potato Vermicelli
Fresh Aorta
Fresh Tofu
Mushroom Combination Platter
Fried Tofu Skin
Assorted Meat Balls & Mashed Meat
Taro
Asparagus Lettuce
Pork Jowl
Crab Sticks
Chinese Yam
Double Hotpot
Set D (8 pax) includes:
Pork Belly
Fresh Aorta
Sliced Fish
Chicken Slice
Aussie Sliced Lamb Shoulder
Luncheon Meat
Fried Crispy Fish Skin
Black Pork
Mini Sausage
Signature Mashed Shrimp
Handmade Shrimp Cakes
Pork Jowl
Chinese Bullfrog
Pork Ball
Fried Tofu Skin
Spinach
Konjac Thread
Kelp
Asparagus Lettuce
Seafood Platter
Mushroom Combination Platter
Sweet Potato Vermicelli
Fresh Tofu
Beancurd Skin
Crown Daisy
Crab Sticks
Assorted Meat Balls & Mashed Meat
Golden Mushroom
Double Hotpot
Things to take note of:
There is a $20 flat delivery fee.
Only pre-orders for Sets B, C and D are available during CNY period.
Before you make that reunion dinner order, remember to source for the best cash back credit card to make the payment. After all, getting some money back is also a form of good fortune for the year ahead.
ALSO READ: 7 best hotpot restaurants for your reunion dinner
This article was first published in SingSaver.com.sg.
foodsChinese New YearRestaurants / Eateries
