Pretensions does entertain occasionally and found herself making a last minute lunch appointment at Great World City mall, due to its closeness to the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel which was hosting an event. She had eaten at Imperial Treasure (Cantonese Cuisine) once before and had been very happy with both food and service but had not returned for years.

P was a little put off on entry as the stylish lamps and decor did not extend to a very very worn carpet, that looked as though it hadn't been replaced since P's last visit in early 2007. Due to the last minute nature of P's booking, she was not able to take one of the more discreet and nicer booth seats at the side but was stuck at the 5-person round tables in the middle.

Still, all was forgiven once the food started arriving. We'd ordered a small dish of the restaurant's speciality, Roast goose, and it arrived very quickly, with crispy skin and succulent meat. I initially found it slightly salty but that might have been because I started on a rib piece. Dim sum was also above average with the Chee Cheong Fun (rice flour rolls) skin proving smooth, silky and paper-thin enclosing some scrumptious fresh prawns. The dumplings were excellent with P preferring the Har Kau (prawn dumplings) and P's companion the more delicate vegetable and scallop version. The only slight disappointment was the Yee Mee with roe - it was essentially a dish of plain Yee mee although a fairly tasty one.

The waiters were very attentive throughout, coming by to check if everything was alright, refilling tea and changing plates at regular intervals. The nice lady on duty even helped P doggyb ag a bit of the leftover roast goose, doing it all with a smile. This is exceptional for Singapore as the service standards are generally quite horrible. P can understand why the place was absolutely crammed at lunchtime during the week and understand that bookings are mandatory at weekends. The food was generally quite inexpensive as well, with the exception of the dish of roast goose at S$20. P doesn't consider the prices incredible for the food quality though.

P'll definitely be coming back, and soon!