Xian Ding Wei - Taiwanese Tea Room @ 1 Utama Shopping Centre

If you're in the mood for Taiwanese food, you should visit Xian Ding Wei - Taiwanese Tea Room in 1 Utama.

When you look through their menu, you will notice that they have many different sets to choose from - sort of like the Bento sets you find in Japanese Restaurants, only it's Taiwanese dishes in this case. Each set comes with a choice of plain rice or braised pork rice, main course selection, 3 side dishes and a soup of the day.

Braised Pork With Spring Onion

Braised Pork Rice

During our visit today I ordered Set No. 10, in which the main course was the Braised Pork with Spring Onion at RM18.90++. The Braised Pork was tender, very flavourful, and served in a generous portion. It went very well with the Braised Pork rice I chose. For sides, I was given some preserved pickles which was tasty without being too sour, a slice of mushroom abalone with mayonnaise, and some nuts in a sweet brown sauce. Every bite was a delight as they were all uniquely different in taste. To wash everything down, was the complimentary Lotus Root Soup which was neither diluted or artificially sweet. Simply perfect!

Braised Meatball with White Cabbage

Side Dishes, which came with both sets

Sandal had Set No.8, in which his main course was the Braised Meatball(pork) with White Cabbage instead. His set was also priced at RM18.90++ and his main course consisted of  2 large meatballs, a few pieces of pork belly, black fungus, mushrooms and white cabbage, braised together in a thick brown sauce. The meatballs were very chewy and tasty, but the sauce was a little light in taste. Overall, it was a nice dish but we both agreed that the Braised Pork with Garlic from my set was better.

8 Treasures Snow

For dessert, we shared the Eight Treasures Snow at RM6.90. The Eight Treasures Snow consisted of assorted beans, peanut, yam balls, pumpkin balls, jelly, raisin, and figs. Nothing outstanding as the ice was lacking in syrup, but the various ingredients made it a very beany and chewy experience.

Verdict :

At a total price of RM54.85, it was a very enjoyable meal for us.  The food, nicely separated in different little bowls and saucers allowed us to slowly savour all the different infusion of flavours. Hands down, one of the better Taiwanese restaurants I've tried in PJ.

Toothpick says : Will definitely return to try their other sets.

Sandal says : The braised pork was good - a must try.

Address :

G360, Ground Floor, Rainforest,

One Utama Shopping Centre,

1 Lebuh Bandar Utama,

47800 Petaling Jaya

GPS : 
N = 3° 9' 0.73", E = 101° 36' 56.72"

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