King's Palace, located at the second highest floor of Festival Walk, is a slightly more upscale version of your typical local congee and noodle joint. My mother and I have been here a few times and we find that the quality of food here is very inconsistent. Sometimes, it's pretty good. But other times, it makes us regret making the choice to come here when there are so many other restaurants in the mall... And unfortunately, today was one of those times.
My mother and I came at a little before 2:30pm and since it was late, we managed to get a table right away. There've been times that we're here at around 1pm and have to wait at least fifteen minutes. My mother ordered the roast suckling pig with wonton noodles, and I got the barbecued pork rice. The food took quite a long time to arrive - 15 minutes - and when we asked, the waiter said it was because there was only one chef left at the moment.
My mother's roast suckling pig had more fat than meat to it, and was extremely salty. No joke - I chugged two cup of tea after I had a piece. My barbecued pork was not bad, but there were only 5 measly pieces. The rice was also so soft that it was on the verge of being soggy. There was also way too much rice for the fact that there was so little pork too.
On the bright side, all the food came out hot. Maybe it was because we came at a time that the chefs are all ending their shifts, causing the quality of food to drastically drop? I don't think my mother and I will be back in a while - the last time we were here, the food was disappointing too. read more