Treasure Bowl, Bayswater

We love to seek out new restaurants and give them a try. Treasure Bowl is a relatively new kid on the block. It serves Cantonese cuisine and also has the usual BBQ meat fare for sale even though they are not hanging by the window like most BBQ restaurants. It also serves yum cha which one can order via the list tick system (vs. trolleys). 

On our visit, we ordered some unique dishes which I have not eaten before or available in other restaurants. The dishes seem like home cooked fare but appeals to the taste buds.

The first dish is a soup based beef ball, prawn ball and tofu. I have forgotten what this dish is called but I have not seen this on the menu in other restaurants. We did not know that it was soup based so it was a nice surprise - can't say no to comforting hot bowl of soup when the weather is cold and rainy like it has been this autumn. 

The beef and prawn balls were home made and bouncy with a QQ texture. The beef balls reminded me of the ones at yumcha, sans the worcestershire sauce. It seems like quite an odd dish simply because I wouldn't have thought to combine beef and prawn balls and tofu in a dish. A little vegetable like lettuce would have made this a complete dish on its own.

Steamed brinjal, BBQ pork with shrimp paste. Full of umami from the shrimp paste, and soy based sauce, this dish was good to eat with a bowl of steaming hot rice. I imagine this would not be too difficult to put together but the portion was generous and the simple dish was delicious.

Treasure Bowl is a welcome addition to the dining scene in the area. The menu has interesting dishes but geared towards the mid to pricey range, the service was very attentive and fast. The yumcha service is something I would like to try for our next visit.