Long Jiang (Crown Hotel), Singapore

Long Jiang whips up Sichuan dishes at affordable prices. The setting is plain to say the least. Stiff brown wooden chairs with cushioned seats surround linen-clad tables with a central floral arrangement. Wooden panelling lines the bar and walls, and the lighting is a tad yellow. Try the seafood dishes such as the fish with hot yellow beans and deep-fried live prawns with butter crumbs and curry leaves. Its all-you-can-eat deal draws the crowd in. Long Jiang serves up two kinds of Chinese wines as well as an unremarkable red and white wine by the glass. Corkage is SGD20.