Chinese New Year 2022 – Best Reunion Dinners & Feasts!

Just because gatherings are downsized this year doesn’t mean your Lunar New Year feast has to be less extravagant! With less than a month left before we usher in the Year of the Tiger, it can be stressful trying to find the perfect place to celebrate with your loved ones.

Don’t worry, this trusty article will introduce to some of the best restaurants with a series of outrageously delicious festive menus that will dazzle you and your loved ones!

Carlton Hotel

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant’s stunning seven and eight-course set menus beholding traditional Cantonese favourites. Crafted by MasterChef Ng Wai Tong and his culinary team, the elaborate spread of mouth watering dishes includes Steamed Live Soon Hock, Pan-fried Hokkaido Scallop with Golden Sauce, Braised Whole Abalone, Dried Oysters & Vegetables and Prosperity Smoked Chicken. Also making a return is the all-time favourite Longevity Poon Choi, a traditionally intricate dish comprising indulgent ingredients like whole abalone, sea cucumber, scallops, prawns, roasted duck and more. Set menus begin from $398++ for four pax to $748++ for five pax.

Vegetarian folks will be pleased to know that there are two Lunar New Year set menus ($78++ per pax/$80++ per pax) tailored for them. Equally luxurious dishes such as Braised Asparagus Stuffed with Bamboo Fungus, Deep-fried Yam Perch Fish and Braised Winter Melon Ring Stuffed with Mixed Vegetables await.

A reunion feast isn’t complete without yusheng, and Wah Lok has six different renditions to select from. Toss to the start of an astoundingly auspicious Lunar New Year with their newest creation, the Fortune Sea Cucumber Lo Hei, which comes laden with braised Konnyaku slices of premium sea cucumber, jellyfish, iceberg lettuce, white radish, carrots, black moss and marinated ginger, complete with a tasty homemade plum dressing. Other options include the signature Alaskan Crab Lo Hei and Hamachi Yu Sheng in “Soon Tak” Style, Lobster Yu Sheng, Prosperity Salmon Yu Sheng, and Truffle Abalone Lo Hei.

To make your reservations, simply contact Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant at 6311 8188 / 6311 8189 or email wah.lok@carltonhotel.sg.

InterContinental Singapore 

A Lunar New Year feast like no other awaits at Cantonese restaurant Man Fu Yuan. With a total of six indulgent prix-fixe menus to choose from, and an ensemble of specialty a la carte favourites, Man Fu Yuan is ready to make the new year an exceedingly memorable one. Invite prosperity, wealth and good health into the new year with the ultra-luxe 60-Inch Garden of Abundance Yu Sheng ($588), topped with baby abalone, lobster, sea urchin, scallops, salmon, crisp fish skin and a drizzle of pomegranate sauce. Take things up a notch with the premium seven-course Abundance Prix-Fixe Menu ($328++ per pax) comprising delectable offerings such as double-boiled giant fish broth with bird’s nest, king tuber mushroom, Yunnan cured ham and braised lobster with superior crab meat egg white sauce.

Their a la carte dishes are nothing to sneeze at either, especially when they include Man Fu Yuan’s signature Roasted Suckling Pig with Glutinous Rice ($488) and Abundance Treasure Pot ($498) boasting over 18 premium ingredients like 8-head abalone, Canadian lobster, Hokkaido scallops, pig’s trotters and Yunnan pleurotus tuber fungus.

For dining enquiries, visit their website or email them at sinhb-festive@ihg.com.

Pan Pacific Singapore

Pan Pacific Singapore is all fired up and ready to celebrate the new year with a bevy of reunion feasts at their esteemed restaurants. Prepare for an indulgent feast of star-studded Cantonese dishes at Hai Tien Lo, featuring eight delectable set menus from $128 per person. Diners can look forward to impeccable creations such as Braised Classic Whole Abalone with Sea Cucumber in White Truffle Oil, Double-boiled Fish Maw with Bamboo Pith and more. The Prosperity Dim Sum Buffet ($99 per adult) promises an all-you-can-eat spread, as well as premium delicacies in single servings like Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

Herald in an auspicious new year with a bountiful feast of Chinese classics at Edge that highlights the best of the season from $75 per adult. Stars include the Roasted Five Spice Whole Suckling Pig, Slow Braised Pork Knuckle with Chinese Mushroom and Yam and Deep Fried Red Snapper with Hot Bean Minced Pork Sauce. Complete the festivities with the tossing of their Blossom Yu Sheng (from $44).

All reunion feasts are available from 17 January to 15 February 2022. For dining reservations or enquiries, contact 6826 8240, email dining.ppsin@panpacific.com or visit their website.

PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering

PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering is gearing up to give you a roaring good time with an exciting line-up of reunion feasts and high-tea sessions. From 24 January to 13 February 2022, get ready to tuck into a series of tasteful dishes from the Feasts of Fortune that will no doubt take you to a new level of gastronomic delights. Indulge in sumptuous dishes such as the Braised Eight Treasure Duck, Salt-Roasted Tiger Prawn with Garlic Butter Sauce and Steamed Glutinous Rice with Assorted Waxed Meat and Sausage, as well as perennial favourites such as their Signature Pickering Laksa with Scallop and Prawn, Wok-fried Baby Crawfish with Mala Sauce and Roasted Beef Striploin. Round off your feast with a classically sweet finale of Deep-fried Golden Nian Gao and Tang Yuan.

Delve into an impressive buffet spread complete with captivating festive dishes. The Joyful Reunions feast takes place between 31 January to 2 February 2022 and 14 to 15 February 2021, with an enhanced festive spread featuring classics such as Buddha Jump Over The Wall, Braised Premium Pot, Stir-fried Scallop with Button Mushroom and Edamame in XO Sauce, Steamed Halibut and Mandarin Orange Panna Cotta. Ushering in sweet tidings for the new year, the Tiers of Joy afternoon high-tea sessions will be running from 24 January to 15 February 2022 with a curated selection of sweet and savoury treats such as Glutinous Rice Ball with Mini Abalone, Bak Kwa and Cheese Croissant, Pineapple Crumble Tart and Osmanthus Jelly with Raspberry.

Pan Pacific DISCOVERY members can enjoy exclusive savings on festive buffets. For more information on pricing, visit their website. Reservations can be made by calling +65 3138 2251 or emailing dining.prsps@parkroyalcollection.com.

Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel

Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant is set to elevate your Lunar New Year reunions and celebrations with a stunning plethora of masterfully crafted Cantonese masterpieces, each with its own festive flair. Illuminating the flavours of Spring with the finest ingredients, you will be enthralled with bespoke set menus and a la carte dishes, each one more exquisite than the last. Chef’s recommendations include Bird’s Nest Dumpling with Crab Roe Superior Soup, Signature Ginseng Irish Roast Duck, Braised African 22-Head Abalone with Crispy Fish Maw; Sautéed Australian Lobster with Black Truffle, Pan-Fried Foie Gras & Fresh Milk Egg White in a Puff Pastry Nest; Golden Nian Gao Tarts with Pineapple, Yam, Japanese Sweet Potato or Chocolate. There is something for everyone

The Lunar New Year Prosperity Set Menus (from $118.80++ per person) and A La Carte Delicacies are available for dine-in and takeaways from now until 15 February 2022. The Lunar New Year Eve Reunion Dinner Set Menus (from $128.80++ per person) will be available on 31 January 2022.

Kickstart the best year yet with six varieties of yu sheng platters such as the ultra-luxe Lobster, Swordfish, Hokkaido Scallop, Sea Urchin, Caviar, Salmon Roe & Crispy Fish Skin Yu Sheng ($268++), and all-time favourite Mini Abalone & Crispy Fish Skin Yu Sheng (from $88++). Don’t miss the popular, collagen-filled Eight Treasures Pot with Bird’s Nest (from $488++), a treasure trove of premium ingredients such as Bird’s Nest, 10-Head Australian Abalone, Fish Maw, Dace Fish Black Moss Beancurd Bag, Live Prawn, Pork Tendon, Free Range Chicken and Japanese Shiitake Mushroom. 

Handcrafted Lunar New Year goodies such as the signature Chicken Bak-Kwah Cookies; Pineapple Tarts; Eight Treasures Cakes, Cookies; Koi Fish Nian Gao and hampers are also available for order online or at the hotel’s Lunar New Year Booth (Hotel Lobby).

Enjoy up to 15% off Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant’s Takeaway Treasures with promo code <MTCCNYWH>”(until 28 January 2022); up to 25% off (until 16 January 2022) and 20% off (17 to 28 January 2022) Lunar New Year Takeaway Goodies with promo code <MTCCNY>.

Visit celebratorydelights.com/cny for more information. To make your reservations or orders, simply call 6831 4605, or email mhrs.sindt.fb.reservations@marriotthotels.com. 

Sofitel Singapore City Centre

Racines has pulled out all the stops this Lunar New Year with a series of exclusively-crafted lunch and dinner set menus. Whet your appetite with delectable starters such as the Crab Basket inspired by Asian lobsters salads, comprising deep-fried marinated crab meat, mango aioli, shaved vegetables, ikura and pie tee shell, and heartwarming Ginseng Soup, a nourishing concoction that has been double-boiled for eight hours with black chicken, ginseng and wolfberries. 

Seafood fans will relish the palatable Barramundi, served with homemade pickled vegetables, glass noodles and Executive Chinese Chef Andrew’s special chilli sauce. Meat lovers can sink their teeth into the ultra-tender Australian Pork Belly that has been braised for eight hours in garlic, coriander and black soy sauce, complete with Chinese mushrooms, knotted beancurd and fluffy Jasmine rice. 

A sweet finale awaits with a choice of two special desserts crafted by Executive Pastry Chef Sam Leong. Inspired by fruits befitting the festive season, the Mandarin Orange symbolises prosperity in its light mandarin orange mascarpone mousse, white chocolate and mandarin orange purée, pistachio cornflake base, and an elegant finish of osmanthus and berry compote. The Pineapple, built with caramelised pineapples, coconut panna cotta, mango gelée, mango coulis and sablé breton, shouts wealth and good luck.

Available from 1 to 28 February 2022, lunch sets begin from $32++ and dinner sets begin from $58++, with options of adding on Racines’ Traditional Yu Sheng from $38++. Visit their website to find out more.  Accor Plus tenants can enjoy 10% savings with the exception of reservations made on 31 January, 1 and 2 February 2022. For further enquiries and reservations, email HA152@sofitel.com or call +65 6428 5000.

Lunar New Year celebrations are just right around the corner (tick tock!), so be sure to make your reservations soon to ensure your reunion feasts are secured, and all ready for you to dig in! Here’s wishing everyone an auspicious — and of course, delicious — Chinese New Year!