Crystal Palace Revisited

Yes, after my first foray into Joondalup restaurants, i thought i revisit this one again. And true to their name. It was tasty and sublime. I used to think restaurants with red doors, red pillars and red lanterns are more suitable for the local Australians who wants to experience a little bit of chinese culture without concern over the taste of the food.

My personal philosophy was that if the restaurant had more Aussies than Asian it was one of those household cooks trying to pass off chinese cuisines masquerading it with chinese names like chicken chow mien , long soup/ short soup ( both of which never exist in any restaurant back in Singapore), or things like mongolian lamb. Frankly if you want good chinese food, look inside a restaurant and if there are more chinese in there you know you are in a right place.

So can u imagine my utter surprise when we awere the only 2 asian tables in the whole restaurant and right across the road was one shop which all the asian went, but this was not my only surprise. The food in the restaurant was beautifully cooked, granted its not like top of the range , exquisite cooking but the idea that there are dishes on the menu that are unique to the restaurant tells much about the cook. Unfortunately i am unable to try the fried rice, which is my way of testing the cooks skill.

Below are some dishes we ordered and my review



Spare ribs... this one was reasonable tasty, cannot go wrong if fried well




Nice chicken dish, i think something with claypot. I would recommend this



Beef with Kailan ... only different is they use shrimp paste




This chicken is nice... i am not sure what its called but i am sure its one of their specialty.

If you are in Joondalup, i can recommend this place. Reasonable on your wallet, the place looks posh enough to impress your friends, YOUR BROTHER or of course YOUR GIRLFRIEND....
Unless of course you plan to move south, and stay somewhere in Leach highway. But in any case, a good place to eat 7/10