A good balance of flavours

NEW RESTAURANT

Royal Pavilion

Level 1, Park Regis Singapore

23 Merchant Road

Tel: 6818-8888

Open for lunch and dinner daily: 11.30am to 2.30pm; 6pm to 10pm.

FOR the longest time, chefs have been trying to crack the old chestnut that East is East, West is West and ne'er the twain shall meet. But like the US and Russia, Romeo and Juliet or cream of bak kut teh and chorizo, attempts to unite can be pretty painful. Especially with the latter, when restaurants which venture beyond tried and true classics into silly dish territory make modern Chinese cuisine more of a threat than a promise.

Such is the apprehension that accompanies a visit to Royal Pavilion - a self-styled modern Cantonese eatery at the blink-and-you-miss-it Park Regis Singapore in Merchant Road. It's a four star hotel recently bought over by a Chinese tycoon, which may explain the conver…