Szechuan House - Aloha Hotel - Malate

Chinese restaurant with exotic food, like frogs are served here. Although, I am not a fan. We still ordered food that are new to us. And luckily we find the menu and food of exotic viand taste great here. Small but nice restaurant inside Aloha Hotel.

Food was not as good as remembered the last time we were here, about 5 years ago. They had attentive staff, old yet classic interiors which is good. But the food was not that good. We ordered Xiao long bao, hakaw, crispy noodles, chicken noodle soup, crab fuyong and stewed pork belly with mantao. Serving size is big so we got to take a lot of food home after we ate. I was disappointed with the xiao long bao, though understandably, only a few Chinese restaurants get this dimsum right. Do not order their hakaw! Just get this common dimsum from other Chinese restaurants! Crab fuyong was good but a little salty for my taste. The pork belly is tender and tasty but full of visible fat.

I always pass by this place  whenever I take the long (for me) drive to MOA, and it would always pique my interest with the name of the restaurant in big, bold letters. I finally tried this restaurant after doing some errands. The place seemed a bit run down. The interiors were old, and a little bit musty. This could've been an added charm, if the food were good. The problem is, it wasn't. :( We ordered the Spicy Dandan Noodles, Fried Spareribs with Salt and Pepper, and rice. The Spicy Dandan Noodles were just okay. A bit on the bland side, it didn't deliver on its promise of being spicy. The Fried Spareribs with Salt and Pepper, a standard fare in most Chinese restaurants, was not flavorful, as well. The meat was also a bit tough.  Szechuan dishes are well known for being spicy and flavorful. Szechuan House does not live up to that expectation. Sadly, not coming back again.

I grew up with Sze Chuan House. This was my late dad's default sze chuan restaurant. He liked spicy food so we'd go there a lot. I decided to eat there with some friends who were looking for some Chinese cuisine aside from the usual Cantonese fare. The restaurant decor was dated Chinese 70's. The food was ok but not as spicy as I remembered it. It used to be better. The service though was as good as I remember.

Ate here sunday dinner.the place is old.tablle with plastic wrapping.food was pricey, nothing special. We had the bland fish fillet with tauso,shrimp gambas was tasty, chili chicken with peanuts was too swèet and the serving was very small, if u order the small size its really small. Crab meat rice.beef and tripe with spicy sauce was a winner.