Lao Beijing, Plaza Sing

• blueheeler

  6 Mar 07, 17:33

  I was at Lao Beijing last week, one of the chic new china-themed restaurants in SÂ’pore that serve xiaolongpao (steamed pork dumplings) and stuff like that.
  
  There were 2 of us, & we ordered 3 dishes: steamed dumplings (came within 10mins), chicken with dried chillies (another 10mins after the 1st dish came).
  
  Then we waited for the last dish - seafood fried noodles for $16 - and it didnÂ’t come. After 30mins since we 1st sat down, we asked a waiter. He went to check, but didnÂ’t come back to inform us. My friend and I chatted.
  
  After another 5mins of waiting, we asked another waiter. She went to check, but didnÂ’t bother to come tell us anything.
  
  After another 5mins, we asked yet another waiter. She went to check, but same thing, she didnÂ’t come back to inform us.
  
  So, after about 60mins since we came to the restaurant, we were only served 2 of the 3 dishes we ordered. We got tired, and went to pay. I was expecting an apology:
  
  Me: Bill please. (I was at the payment counter). We didnÂ’t get the noodles.
  
  She: (punching up the bill) Huh? No noodles ahÂ…? Ok okÂ….
  
  So, basically, we didnÂ’t get an apology. The food was quite nice overall, and the china-inspired interior was something different, but if they canÂ’t be bothered to treat their customers nicer, IÂ’m not going back there again. Are you?
  
  Lao Beijing, Plaza SÂ’pura - blacklisted
  
  
• soulwinner

  6 Mar 07, 17:35

  Same I blacklist this place with u until they change a new management....
• stan.

  6 Mar 07, 23:49

  what a service. in china the service they give are really tip top. maybe those waiters here are not china-reans.
• Meili

  2 May 07, 23:17

  same here, service at novena square isnt much better. waiter are slow and unresponsive, they seem like they just dun care. a pot of tea could hv take ages to arrive, despite our reminder. portions are small and expensive. i think management pple in tunglok should read this.
  
  i dont think i would wan go there if given a choice...really! i been there several times, and with each time, service noticeably deteriorates.
• soulwinner

  2 May 07, 23:28

  U thought there is a similar post around?
• Kenashi

  2 May 07, 23:33

  the service so jialat meh
  i went to teahouse n lao beijing at tiong bahru, got gd n attentive services leh
  
• BufPuf

  3 May 07, 08:50

  The 1 at tiong bahru is new 1 izzit?
  
  shall go try one day..no eat before
• DummiesInc

  3 May 07, 10:06

  Got lao beijing at Tiong Bahru ah? I didn't know. Maybe go look look
• Kenashi

  3 May 07, 16:03

  Originally posted by BufPuf:

  The 1 at tiong bahru is new 1 izzit?
  
  shall go try one day..no eat before

  yap, newly opened!
  went there last saturday!
  i feel the atmosphere of the place n the food they served, doesn't match!
  the place got too modern feel to me
• YA.YA

  4 May 07, 00:40

  The Lao Bei jing @ Plaza sing... Service also sama, just as bad... I went there once and that was it.