Blue Lotus Chinese Eating House

Blue Lotus Chinese Eating House is a casual Chinese restaurant at Quayside Isle in Sentosa Cove, the marina and waterfront area at the eastern end of Sentosa. It serves classic Chinese dishes with modern touches. Seafood is the main draw, and crab is the star.

The restaurant has been at Quayside Isle since 2013. It started as a partnership between Ricky Ng, a former chief operating officer of the Tung Lok restaurant group, and the restaurant group of Belgian chef Emmanuel Stroobant.

What to order

The house signature is the chilli pomelo crab. It takes the familiar Singapore chilli crab and adds fresh pomelo. The sharp citrus cuts through the rich, spicy sauce.

If you prefer another style, the kitchen also cooks crab with:

• Black and white pepper: a peppery, aromatic take
• Garlic butter: a milder, buttery choice
• Bei fung tong: the Hong Kong typhoon shelter style, with plenty of fried garlic

Beyond crab, look for Szechuan-style Boston lobster, lemongrass prawn sticks and claypot drunken prawns cooked with Chinese wine and herbs. The menu also covers noodles, roast meats and smaller plates. Over the years, the kitchen has served crispy salmon skin with salted egg yolk and a wok-fried prata kway teow, a playful twist on char kway teow. Menus change, so ask what is on when you visit.

The setting

The restaurant looks out over the Sentosa Cove marina and its moored yachts. Inside, brightly coloured Vietnamese lanterns hang from the ceiling. Reviews have described seating on two levels, with a small ground floor and a larger upper deck.

Quayside Isle is a quiet strip of waterfront restaurants and cafés. It feels far from the theme parks and beaches on the rest of the island, which makes it a relaxed choice for dinner.

Good to know before you go

• Crab by weight: crab is priced by weight, so ask about sizes before you order.
• Sharing: the menu works best for groups who order several dishes and share them.
• Bookings: call ahead for weekend meals or larger groups.

Nearby

If you are spending the day on Sentosa, you could start at Palawan Beach or Universal Studios Singapore and finish with dinner here. For another Chinese meal on the island, try Royal China at Raffles Sentosa. To stay on the island, look at Capella Singapore or read our guide to Sentosa.

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