SHAO @ Frankel | Modern Teochew Dining
The name SHAO comes from the Chinese character「烧」. This character is formed from the characters 「火」and 「尧」. 「火」 represents fire which is used in cooking while 「尧」 represents a meeting place.
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Pretty gd teowchew food at Shao, $70 per pax. Bbq crab was not too bad 8/10, star of the day was the chai poh fried kway teow 10/10. Foie gras w tou kwa was pretty unique though 8/10 . Pao Fan, flavourful w fresh seafood 7/10. Overall experience l wld rate at 8.5/10.
View on GoogleAs regular customers, we are consistently impressed by the quality of the dining experience. The food is always exceptionally fresh and delicious, and the staff are incredibly attentive, warm, and welcoming. Highly recommended!
View on Google1 May 2026 8pm Whatcan awesome dinner! After my family's fave Teochew cold crab joint at Seletar closed, we've been hard pressed to find another. And boy did we find it. Allnthe dishes were wonderful - cold crabs, raw crab, black ink cuttlefish, luffa veg, and the best cockles I've ever tasted. My fave were the raw crab, with its flavourful marinate, fresh crab flesh and smooth innards, and drunken cockles, which tasted more like oysters! The cold crab wasn't far behind, and so were the others. The pot of Wuyi tea was a good complement to the rich food. And the "orni" (yam) dessert was delicious. It think they added some osmanthus besides gingko nuts. The service was prompt, warm and very helpful. At last, we've found the perfect replacement Teochew eatery. And this an upgrade to boot!
View on GoogleWas invited here for dinner. Overall food is good not great as I had year ago at their branch in Holland Village. To me their most interesting dish is the cold raw crab. Not many Teochew restaurants serve it. But their cold cooked crab is just so so. Their braised goose meat was ok and to me the lowest performing dish is the seafood fried rice. No wok hei. Pity for this restaurant.
View on GoogleThe staff checked on us after our dinner and kindly offered us a free dessert in exchange for a review, so thank you to the owner and staff for the sweet gesture.. Overall, the food was not bad! The char kway teow had a really nice wok hei and most importantly, it didn’t have that bitter burnt taste which we liked.. The other dishes were a little “meh” for us personally… but maybe it’s just our own preference.. Service was friendly and attentive throughout the dinner..
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