美新茶餐廳

Overall:
–Easy access from MTR (Jordan C2 exit, 3 blocks straight ahead, then make a left)
–No waits
–Good service
–Reasonable prices
I can’t really complain at all about this place. Have been a few times, and enjoyed it both times.
Food:
Good claypot rice with crispy rice on the bottom. 10+ options of claypot rice. For the seasonal vegetables they have 5+ options, and can cook it in 3+ ways. One time we had the vegetables in soup broth and it was very good. Can’t complain about any of the food.
Service:
They let you take your time to order and don’t rush you out. When I called a few days ahead to ask about making reservations for a Monday evening, they said there was no need and there would be seats.
Special food accommodations:
They also said that I could pre-​order any special request dishes. If our party was interested in ordering soup, I could leave my phone number and when they go to the market to see what type of ingredients was available, he could whatsapp me the options and the pricing for a party of 8 (original number of people we had). They did message me the next day with 3 options.
Pricing:
Each claypot rice is about $ 50. For 6 people, we ordered 4 claypot rice, 1 vegetable, and 5 drinks and total was $ 65 per person.
Definitely a place I would return to. A nice local and neighborly vibe.

I’ve walked this place a couple of times and every time I see their claypot rice cooking outside and think I should try it. I finally got the chance tonight!
We had two claypots (salted fish with meat cake, shrimp paste with pork), their onion and soy sauce chicken and veggies. The salted fish and meat cake claypot had generous portions of both ingredients. The pork in the meat cake tasted fresh and the salted fish was definitely salty enough. The shrimp paste with pork was also very good. The shrimp paste that the pork was cooked in was just strong enough to have flavor but not overbearing. The cut of pork has the texture of pork neck meat — tender but with a slight chew to it. Both pots produced really good burnt rice. The burnt rice at the bottom of the claypot was crispy and didn’t stick to your molars.
The onion and soy sauce chicken was tender but a little bit under cooked. Still edible, but there was a light pink to bigger pieces of meat. The veggies that we ordered were very bright green and well cooked with garlic, even though we actually ordered with soup.
The staff were nice and patient, no rushing you in and out. The restaurant itself felt like it had been there for a long time, but it wasn’t dirty or grubby. My only complaint was that the food took a long time to come (at least 20 minutes). The server warned us that the claypot rices would take long, which I understand, but the chicken and veggie should have been quicker. It could have also been that I was really hungry so felt especially impatient.
Overall, I had a good dining experience it here and would recommend this place to anyone in the area.