Yum Sing House delivers a relaxed Cantonese dinner with standout scallops and duck
I booked Yum Sing House thinking it would be loud and fast. It wasn’t. We walked in, got seated straight away, and the room felt settled. Lights low, a few tables in, nothing rushed. It made the night easy from the start.
The setup helps. There’s space between tables, so you’re not listening to the next group or squeezing past chairs all night. It sounds small, but it changes how you eat. You relax a bit more, take your time, and actually work through the menu.
We started with oysters. Fresh, cold, no heavy dressing. Exactly how they should come out. Nothing to pick apart.
The scallops were the standout. Soft in the middle, no rubbery texture, and just enough flavour around them without covering them up. They were the first thing on the table that made everyone stop for a second.
The barley-fed beef tartare with sweet soy and sesame rice cracker was the one that kept getting passed around. The beef was finely cut, the sweet soy gave it a bit of depth, and the cracker added crunch. It didn’t feel heavy, which is where tartare can go wrong.
Dumplings came out next, and they did what you want them to do. No broken skins, filling was even, and they tasted the same from first to last. Simple, but it matters.
The duck is the dish I’d go back for. Skin had proper crunch, the meat was tender, and it wasn’t swimming in sauce. It held its own without needing anything extra.
The prawn toast had the right crunch, but it just needed more prawn. You could taste the bread more than anything else, which was a bit of a letdown next to everything else we ordered.
I had a cocktail from their drinks list, and it worked with the food. Not too sweet, not trying to do too much, just easy to drink while eating.
Service was solid the whole way through. Staff checked in when needed, cleared plates without interrupting, and didn’t rush us out. It felt like they were actually paying attention rather than just moving tables along.
Pricing is where it surprised me a bit. Looking at the menu, you expect it to creep up, especially ordering oysters, scallops, tartare, and duck. It didn’t. For what we ate, it felt reasonable, and no one at the table walked out thinking it was overpriced.
Final take. It’s a place I’d go back to without overthinking it. The scallops and duck are worth it on their own, the tartare adds something different, and the rest of the menu supports it well. It’s an easy, solid night out.
