The first day of Chinese New Year falls on 10 February this year. But before that, it’s time to decide on the menu for your reunion dinner, which traditionally takes place on the eve of the Lunar New Year. For those who prefer to dine at home, this delectable array of takeaway reunion dinner options let you and your family welcome the Year of the Dragon without any of the hassle. From sumptuous seafood feasts to tantalising treasure pots, these curated sets offer a convenient way to usher in good fortune and happiness for the year ahead.
KEK Seafood’s Auspicious Fortune Pot Set
Keng Eng Kee (KEK) Seafood is well known for its Signature Moonlight Horfun and Coffee Pork Ribs. A mainstay in the local dining scene since the 70s, it opens its third outlet this month at SAFRA Punggol (its second outlet is at SAFRA Tampines), just in time for the Chinese New Year celebrations. But if you prefer to dine in the comfort of home, reunion set menus for 5 or 10 diners are also available for takeaway.
We’re eyeing KEK Seafood’s Auspicious Fortune Pot Set ($468). Designed for 10 diners, it’s a complete meal showcasing the Fortune Pot, which features premium ingredients such as 10-head abalone, scallops, fish maw, sea cucumber, and more. The set also comes with Tobiko Seafood Ee-Fu Noodles and Fortune Yusheng with baby abalone for everyone’s favourite prosperity toss.
Exclusively on 9 February at kengengkee.oddle.me
Qian Xi Treasure Pot & Yu Sheng Set
This Chinese New Year, you can’t go wrong bonding with loved ones over the Qian Xi Treasure Pot. Available in two sizes ($268 for 6 persons or $368 for 10 persons), the savoury centrepiece stars premium ocean treasures including whole abalone, sea cucumber, fresh and dried scallop, fish maw, and prawns, alongside other ingredients such as roasted pork, braised pork trotter, yam and lotus root.
Need a more fulfilling reunion meal? Then expand the feast with the 10-Pax Yu Sheng Set ($138), which combines the Lucky Combo Yu Sheng with a whole Crispy Roasted Chicken and Fried Rice with Dried Scallop in Lotus Leaf. Both are exclusively available for takeaway at any Qian Xi Group restaurant (including Jubilee Garden at SAFRA Toa Payoh, Pearl Garden at SAFRA Jurong and Summer Garden at SAFRA Mount Faber) on Chinese New Year Eve.
SAFRA members also enjoy 8% off for the CNY Reunion Menus when they dine-in; more info at safra.sg/amenities-offerings/jubilee-garden-restaurant, safra.sg/amenities-offerings/pearl-garden-restaurant & safra.sg/amenities-offerings/summer-garden-restaurant
Exclusively on 9 February at qianxi.com.sg/promotion
Suki-Ya Take-Home Hotpot Platters
Featuring restaurant-grade meats to elevate your celebration, Suki-Ya’s exclusive Take-Home Hotpot Platters provide a one-stop solution for a cosy steamboat reunion at home. Pick from platters of Wagyu beef, Iberico pork, chicken and salmon, each named after Suki-Ya’s character mascots. There’s Porky’s ($55.80), Meaty Boy’s ($58.80), Beefy’s ($68.80), and Suki-San’s Deluxe ($88.80) hotpot platters.
Besides the meats, each set also consists of a vegetable platter, meatball platter, as well as udon and ramen. You also get a choice of soup base such as Sukiyaki, Butaniku, Tomato, Dashi Kombu, and Kimchi, as well as a selection of sauces from Suki-ya’s flavour bar. But first, toss up the complimentary yusheng for a great start to the Dragon Year!
Available from 15 January to 25 February at order.suki-ya.com.sg
Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Auspicious Reunion Feasts
Sit back and connect with loved ones while Crowne Plaza Changi Airport does all the work this Chinese New Year. Highlights in the Spring Blossom Bundle ($298) include Stir-fried Black Pepper Jumbo Prawns and Lotus Leaf Steamed Chicken, while the Bountiful Harvest Bundle ($398) showcases Dang Gui Roast Duck and XO-glazed Iberico Pork Ribs. Each bundle serves up a medley of four dishes ample for five to six diners. You can also add on the traditional Crowne Prosperity Yusheng (from $78) to begin your feast on the right note.
Pre-order by 21 February at bit.ly/cp-cny-estore
One Farrer Hotel Prosperity Bundle
Simplify your family reunion celebrations with One Farrer Hotel’s convenient Prosperity Bundle ($258). Good for four persons, the takeaway set menu begins with the Signature ‘Fatt Choy’ Yusheng with fresh salmon and golden fish skin. Then the meal continues with Abundance Mongolian Pork Ribs, Szechuan-style Stir-fried Prawns and Braised Flower Mushroom with Fish Maw and Broccoli. The festive feast concludes on a satisfying note with Wrapped Glutinous Rice with Dried Shrimp, Chicken and Mushroom.
Pre-order by 16 February at orders.onefarrer.com
Soup Restaurant’s Reunion Takeaway Set
Soar into the Year of the Dragon with Soup Restaurant’s new Lobster Abalone Abundance Pot. The auspicious dish is generously filled with an array of premium seafood, including lobster imported from Western Australia, all simmering in a sumptuous lobster collagen broth. It features in the Reunion Takeaway Set ($438), alongside Baby Abalone Yu Sheng, Signature Samsui Chicken, and Steamed Rice with Chinese Sausage and Snow Vegetables. Each set is tailored for five diners, perfect for an intimate celebration at home.
Available from 29 January to 24 February at order.souprestaurant.com.sg
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