Lei Garden Restaurant (Chijmes)

This is easily my favourite Chinese restaurant in Singapore. Its Cantonese soups and dishes are nice and flavourful, and so are their dim sum. I have been eating here since 16 years ago and fell in love with their food and have never stopped nor looked back. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for good Cantonese food. Their service is also impeccable and friendly. The restaurant is also nicely decorated and clean.

Amazing food and great service from Lei Garden.. they are friendly and helpful. The service staff is observant and can tell who to serve according as i have guests. their private room is cozy and has another balcony place to hang out. plenty of parking here, can get complimentary parking coupon for 2 hours. Need to make a deposit for the room.

If you’re craving refined Cantonese dim sum, Lei Garden truly delivers. Every dish we tried was delightful, but the standout was definitely the egg tarts—crispy on the outside, silky on the inside. Pop the whole tart in your mouth and you’re rewarded with a burst of flavor that’s both nostalgic and indulgent. We were offered a private room, which provided a calm and elegant escape from the bustling main dining hall—perfect for a more intimate meal or focused conversation. Service was prompt and thoughtful throughout, adding to the overall experience. We also enjoyed the comforting Century Egg Porridge and flavorful Ee Fu Noodles—though I forgot to snap pics of those dishes, they’re worth seeking out! Highly recommend for a quality dim sum fix that feels both traditional and elevated.

Lei Garden elevates Cantonese dining with its elegant, open-concept space in the historic CHIJMES—think high ceilings, bright lighting, and a serene yet sophisticated vibe. The crispy roast pork belly is a must-order: crackling skin, succulent layers, and perfectly seasoned. Equally impressive is the thick-cut char siew, glazed to caramelized perfection. Standout mains include the fish in stone pot (tender, aromatic, piled with crispy leeks and onions) and Kurobuta pork, rich and velvety. Dim sum holds its own— fluffy liu sha bao oozes golden custard, and har gow boasts plump, fresh shrimp. The pumpkin and pork soup is a masterclass in Cantonese broth: deeply layered, sweet-savory, and soul-warming. Skip the $9 soft drinks (overpriced even for CHIJMES) and splurge on tea or soup instead. The overall execution is polished. Ideal for special occasions or business meals, where the refined ambiance and culinary finesse justify the premium. Focus on the classics and savor the roast meats—they’re why this place remains a Cantonese icon.

Celebrated the birthday of both my parents. What an amazing meal. The ambience was great, the service staff were friendly and attentive, the food was really good. It has been many years since I"ve enjoyed perfectly cooked Cantonese food. Kudos to the whole team at Lei Garden. My parents were really happy with the quality of the meal. We ordered a lobster which was cooked in steamed egg white and they prepared a pao fan (rice in broth) with the lobster head and it was sumptuous! The meat from the Lobster was cooked perfection and very tender. The pao fan was decadent and we loved the bits crispy rice in it. My mum loved her steamed grouper and the peking duck was delicate and top notch. We also ordered the tofu coated either salted egg, prawn paste pork rib, scallop with asparagus. What an amazing meal. Lei Garden deserves their Michelin star.

This is my 3rd visit, despite the past 2 visits were not good experience. This 3rd visit is really confirmed quality of the dim sum and Peking duck are really bad. The most basic dimsum like Seow Mai seems bought from supermarket with frozen. If you want a high quality dimsum then this is definitely not the place. But you want to follow the crowds with high popularity, then this is the place for you.... The atmosphere is so noisy like in a wet market too...

Best HK Dim Sum available here! The portion is appropriate for family sharing. Love their food so much, the service provided is excellent and the atmosphere is relax for dining. Please note, there is time limit for dining on weekend. And do call in for reservation, so, no need to queue.

I was catfished by their tasty looking photos. But in reality, looks like something you can find in the corner of any dimsum spot in Chinatown. Ex. The photo attached is suppose to be mango sago. And note, I take food photos as a passioned hobby.

Has been here at least more than 10 times. The food is really delicious! It's not fusion Chinese food, it stays to it's Origin and at it's VERY best. I had dim sum and I appreciate that it's not fusion food, not trying to put Truffle oil in every dish. Instead it's a Traditional taste, with the best cooking technique and Fresh ingredients. For me that's a winner. Service staff is efficient and though short handed , I can feel the sincerity in making the service good. We also had the Peking duck but honestly not very nice. Try their other dishes, which are all spot on! I would Recommend this restaurant, It's one of the Best "Non-fusion" Chinese restaurant.

My friends took me to eat dim sum here. Love this place!!! Yummy Pecking duck! Yummy winter melon soup(not on the menu)! Yummy all the different type of dumplings. This restaurant is a keeper!!!

Michelin star restaurant #2. The good first: Excellent selection of Cantonese food which you will not find in usual Chinese restaurants. A large dining area which means you can actually get a seat here (as opposed to most 10-15 seater places with stars which are booked out months ahead). Loved the braised pork in chinese wine, and the braised vegetables which included some unknown to me veggies but with excellent texture. Also got the crab dumplings which were ok. The bad: The service wasn't up to the standards I was expecting from a Michelin star place. Very unattentive, not refilling your water, taking forever to give the drinks, also they were not able to explain a lot of the dishes very well.

Very good Chinese food with excellent service. I came here one night for business dinner and really enjoyed their food and service. My business partner pre-ordered dinner so I don't know how much it was but it seemed high end Chinese restaurant. Great selection of wine by bottle, wide variety, it was easy to find what I liked. Everything chosen for me that night was excellent. Peking duck was crisp with great flavor, pork, tofu, soup... all was excellent. I didn't see the menu and the server spoke mostly in Chinese so I didn't quite get the name of food. Service was excellent, she was attentive, served next food just when we were finishing one, kept coming back to pour more wine, changed a plate for each dish served. I likes they prepared two chopsticks, black one is to pick food from shared plate and white one to eat from your plate. It was a pleasant evening with great food. Highly recommend for business dinner.

Peking Duck is delicious , truffle fried rice and fish must try ! Escalopes and veggies are fresh ! My favorite is side cucumber dish too. Love the pomelo mangoes dessert ! We had a big table but NO ROTATING TRAY ! The service is good . HAPPY to have the toilet on the same floor ! Shall be back !

Despite the uneven reviews, we went for brunch...and are so glad we did! The building and the entire Cjimes complex are visually appealing and harken back to times long past. The room is well spaced, with a comfortable feeling (see pic). The food was absolutely delicious. We had a half Peking duck which yielded ten little pancakes in which slivers of the skin and meat were nestled. As with most purveyors, the remaining meat was then taken back to the kitchen to turn into a polished fried rice dish (we could have opted for noodles). We also enjoyed: - Roasted crispy pork. These crispy little cubes were absolute heaven! I ordered the same thing later that day at another well known restaurant...no where near as good as these were. I could easily opt for a big plate of these for my last supper - Fried silver fish. If it weren't for their tiny black eyes, you would assume a plate of Mickey D's fries! - Flaky pastry with shredded turnip in a crazily shaped dough - Steamed Shanghainese dumplings (nearly impossible to coral onto the serving spoon or grab with the sticks...you might ask for a fork, particularly if you're in a hurry) - Panfried stuffed red chili, green chili and eggplant ...There was NOT a miss in the bunch! While I feel we were well served, I can appreciate some of the service related comments offered by other yelpers. While hard working, staff could be a bit "smoother around the edges," and interactions were sometimes abrupt. They were constantly ensuring our tea cups were full...if I were a bit more jet lagged I might had minded the frequency. Language was uneven across the staff, such using the wrong word or our needing to repeat..but, again, we really didn't mind. To the contrary one of our many servers was very polished and extremely customer focused, having done a great job. Among a myriad of duties (including rolling a table through the dining room), he was on point for the Peking duck experience! I can only speak to the midday dim sum experience, but we feel this was a home run and a memorable experience...a definite recommend.

3.5 stars. Upscale 1-michelin star Chinese cuisine in Singapore. We went there for Chinese New Year and went for their Chinese New Year set dinner. Experience was solid good. Food was overall quite good but not spectacular. Favorite dishes were the chicken, Lo Hei, and the fish. Quality of ingredients and excellent and the food was well-cooked but don't' think it was worth the $200/pax given the lack of wow factor. Set was quite big and we were all stuffed by the end of the meal

This place is exquisite! I can definitely understand why it is a Michelin-starred restaurant. It is within walking distance from city hall/raffles city areas. It is located in a little "restaurant village" called the chijmes. The outside area is a beautiful garden theme. You will walk in to an elegant building where they will escort you to your table either downstairs or upstairs. There are very many exotic yet edible sea creatures in tanks stacked in three rows towards the end of the downstairs dining room. The servers are a little familiar with the English language; however, most items in the menu are pictured as well so ordering isn't too bad of a task. Food was wonderful- each dish was refreshingly tasty. They also have an in-house restroom, which is also a perk. I would definitely try this restaurant again!

I had a satisfying meal at Lei Garden in Shanghai just a week ago. Looking forward to experience the same, I brought my family at Lei Garden in Singapore. Unfortunately, i was quite disappointed. Taste is different for the bbq honey pork. Very little serving for the crispy pork. Overpriced fried rice. Only the Chicken in Abalone was the same. The 3-star rating is limited to the dishes we ordered tonight vs same dishes I had in Shanghai.

Soup prepared to the finest taste. Simply love the milky texture and sweet taste after long hours of cooking

Good food, in smallish costly portions though. The drinks are pretty good but very expensive. I would give it 4 stars with prices 20% lowerz

Not the best place if you looking for good service. The waiter offered to portion out the fish for our table of 10 diners but he obviously has a problem dividing the portions equally. In the end, the 10th person is left with just a little bit of meat on the fin of a fish. The Longevity noodles, however, was the best I've had. The texture was springy enough and very tasty. It is not too salty. Moist enough, yet not oily. As the dinner was a birthday celebration, I have no complaint on the cost.

Chinese fine dinning, great food, great ambience and great service. This is one of the best place to get great authentic traditional Cantonese food.

Since moving to Singapore, I've been on a quest for the best dim sum in town. I found me 3 girlfriends who share the same passion for steamed dumplings and we've been on a mission since. Our ratings are based on: 1) Overall Yumminess (one shouldn't be trekking to a dim sum spot for any one particular dish) 2) Ambiance 3) Service Having previously lived in HK, Lei Garden has been on the radar so we finally booked last Saturday: Definitely amongst the better har gows and siu mais in town. Far from the best, but sitting comfortably above the mediocre line. Everything arrived promptly, which is always key for two reasons: dim sum ought to be served pipping hot, and more importantly to maximize variety at any given moment. The space was nice enough, a bit tired, but comfortable and pleasant with a nice weekend crowd. The kind of place you could invite fellow yummy mummies or future in-laws to. Service - everyone was friendly and adequate though they didn't give me much else to say about that. Verdict: I've added Lei Gardens to our Return list, which isn't bad considering there are only about 3-4 other places on the list.

Been here a couple of times and i got to say I love the ambience of this place. And along with some good food its a good experience. Service is great as well and I have no complains about this place.

Very expensive and the waiters hassle you to order more food than you will actually eat. I don't get a lot of things about this place, like why people eat little tortillas with only a piece of duck skin inside. If I hadn't been there on business, I wouldn't have gone. The wasabi shrimp were good though.

Michelin star dim sum? Sign me up! The dim sum overall was delicious. The flavors are much more delicate than standard dim sum so you really need to be present to fully enjoy. I highly recommend the crispy pork belly cubes. The service was good...maybe too good? We weren't "allowed" to pour our own tea. In one attempt, two staffers ran towards us and grabbed the tea kettle from our hands to pour our tea. I also had an "encounter" with a waitress that wouldn't allow me to rest my phone and wallet on the floor, just under my chair (I do this because I'm easily distracted by the constant stream of push messages on my phone. My goal is to put the phone away and to be fully engaged with my friends.) So, how did the waitress resolve this? She brought another chair over and set it besides our table for my phone and wallet to be placed...properly. :) I was tickled by this experience. Overall, highly recommended.

This ranks amongst the top dim sum / cantonese cuisine restaurant in Singapore, IMO. Food quality and service is top notch; but what make them stand out amongst the top is the price. Value for money!!!