Ah Yat Tian Xia - Abalone for the mass

Sometime ago, I went to Ah Yat Tian Xia at Orchard Central with friends. It was a week day night, the business was not good. Mostly could be due to lack of crowd in Orchard Central. Many have saw the advertisement of Ah Yat Tian Xia for selling abalone dish to the mass.

It is true, the price is some what affordable and taste not bad. However, if you are expecting for superior taste, you might be disappointed.



Abalone baked rice which I ordered. The abalone is big, consider the price you pay for it. Standard abalone taste. The sauce is nice, but the rice was a bit hard. Especially at the edge, could be due to overcooked.


My friend ordered the mixed pot. As you can see, all the "ho liao" are inside. Looks nice.

What is the secret to low price of the abalone(although they are small)? They are getting the supply from Oceanus farm in China. Since abalone needs multiple year of effort to grow up to big size. Therefore, you have what you pay for.