Worth it for / Skip if
Worth it for — knowing the bill before you go — the venue publishes S$61 for the item on record; a table you can lock in — seats are booked through TableCheck.
Skip if — you are deciding at the door: the record carries a booking route, not a walk-in policy.
Every clause above is drawn from a named field in this venue's record — a published price, a booking route, the verified hours — and nothing else.
What it costs
The venue publishes S$61 for the single item on record. No service-charge or GST note is recorded against any priced row, so no all-in figure is estimated here.
Confirm the current price with the venue when you book. Forkin publishes prices only where a dated public source carries them, and flags it when sources disagree. Source: Hua Ting Restaurant official menu. Last checked 3 September 2026.
How to get a seat
- Book through TableCheck .
- Monday — 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm
- Tuesday — 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm
- Wednesday — 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm
- Thursday — 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm
- Friday — 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm
- Saturday — 11am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm
- Sunday — 11am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm
- Last seating — Last order is at 2pm for lunch and 9:30pm for dinner.
- Largest party — The Chairman's Room seats 20; other private rooms can seat groups of four.
deposit and cancellation terms is not on record for this venue — ask when you book. Booking terms source: Venue website, last checked 4 September 2026. Hours source: Cantonese Restaurant Singapore | Hua Ting Restaurant at Orchard Hotel, last checked 9 September 2026.
What to expect
- Dress code — Smart casual; bermuda shorts, singlets and open-toe shoes are not allowed.
- Dietary options — Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are available; the restaurant is not halal-certified.
- Menu — The venue’s own published menu is on record — 1 item, with prices.
- Getting there — Orchard MRT, 7 minutes on foot · 442 Orchard Road, Level 2, Orchard Hotel Singapore, Singapore 238879.
Source: Venue website. Last checked 4 September 2026.
The longer version
Two independent reviews of Hua Ting's post-refurbishment Orchard Hotel dining room -- one from 2023, one from shortly after the 2018 reopening -- are both favourable with no material criticism, praising the Cantonese classics and Peking duck. A third, contemporaneous Ranting Panda piece was excluded because it discloses an invited tasting.
What the published coverage says, assessed by the Forkin editorial desk from 2 linked sources — not a personal dining review. Every source behind it is under How this was assessed.
Signature dishes
Dishes named in official sources for this venue:
Menus change, and this list is not dated. Confirm current dishes and prices directly with the venue.
Opening hours
| Monday | 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm |
| Wednesday | 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm |
| Thursday | 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm |
| Friday | 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm |
| Saturday | 11am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm |
| Sunday | 11am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm |
Hours can change at short notice, especially on public holidays — confirm with the venue before travelling. Source: Cantonese Restaurant Singapore | Hua Ting Restaurant at Orchard Hotel. Last checked 9 September 2026.
If not this, then
Assessed Chinese and Cantonese listings from Forkin's own directory — cuisine first, never geography alone.
- Same tier — Shang Palace · FORKIN WORTH IT · Orchard · Stevens MRT
- A different call — Behind Clay · WORTH A LOOK · Clarke Quay · Clarke Quay MRT
- Also on record — Summer Pavilion · FORKIN WORTH IT · Marina Bay · Promenade MRT
Nearby
Inside Hua Ting Restaurant
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Official Instagram
No official Instagram account is on record for this venue yet.
Common questions
How much is Hua Ting Restaurant?
The item on record is S$61, as published by the venue. Drinks are extra unless the venue states otherwise. Prices last checked 3 September 2026.
How do I book Hua Ting Restaurant?
Bookings are taken through TableCheck at https://www.tablecheck.com/en/mcil-orchard-hotel-singapore-hua-ting/reserve/message?utm_source=website. The verified hours show service on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Last seating: Last order is at 2pm for lunch and 9:30pm for dinner. Largest party: The Chairman's Room seats 20; other private rooms can seat groups of four. Deposit and cancellation terms is not on record — confirm it when you book.
When is Hua Ting Restaurant open?
Monday 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm; Tuesday 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm; Wednesday 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm; Thursday 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm; Friday 11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm; Saturday 11am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm; Sunday 11am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm. Source: Cantonese Restaurant Singapore | Hua Ting Restaurant at Orchard Hotel, last checked 9 September 2026.
At a glance
Orchard442 Orchard Road, Level 2, Orchard Hotel Singapore, Singapore 238879
Orchard MRT, 7 min
Mon–Fri11.30am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pmSat, Sun11am–2.30pm, 6pm–10pm
Established 1992
$ $$$
Last verified 25 August 2026
How this was assessed
This listing was assessed by the Forkin editorial desk from 2 linked substantive sources, at confidence medium, last assessed 29 August 2026. The full scoring breakdown and every source is below.
Official pages only — no independent coverage on record. 2 sources in total.
Why Hua Ting Restaurant scores 9.0
FORKIN WORTH IT · band 8.5–9.5 (base 8.8)
The Forkin Evidence Score is a transparent calibration of the published evidence behind this venue's editorial stamp — not a personal dining rating, and never derived from Google data. It starts from the stamp's base value, applies the five evidence adjustments below, then clamps the result inside the stamp's band.
- Source consensusmoderate+0.05two independent attributable sources or some disagreement
- Critic calibreindependent0.00independent/blog-only attributable backing
- Praise specificityhigh+0.10multiple concrete dish/experience signals and supporting guide detail
- Consistencyhigh+0.10multiple sources and explicit broad/consistent agreement
- Evidence recencydated−0.10newest dated support is before 2023 or unavailable
Scores are rounded to one decimal place and are only published for venues carrying an evidence-backed editorial stamp. Full rubric: Forkin Evidence Score methodology.
Editorial stamp
FORKIN WORTH IT
Confidence: mediumForkin desk assessment of attributable public coverage — not a personal dining review.
Two independent, exact-outlet reviews of the post-refurbishment Orchard Hotel premises are uniformly favourable with no material criticism. Only two counted sources and one is several years old, so confidence is medium rather than high.
Last assessed 29 August 2026 · 2 linked substantive sources
Linked evidence
Dania Experiences (daniaexperiences.com) · 6 August 2023Daniel Food Diary (danielfooddiary.com) · 11 April 2018The Ranting Panda (therantingpanda.com) · 2 February 2018 · contextCaveat: Hua Ting closed for an extensive facelift and reopened at the same Orchard Hotel premises in early 2018 (per the MICHELIN Guide's 'First Look: Hua Ting's New Look and Menu' feature); pre-refurbishment coverage would describe a different room and is excluded. Both counted sources post-date the reopening. A Ranting Panda piece published 2018-02-02, immediately after the reopening, explicitly discloses 'This was an invited tasting' and is therefore excluded as hosted, not treated as independent evidence despite otherwise being exact-outlet and current. The Daniel Food Diary piece (2018-04-11) is close in time to the reopening but its own text carries no hosted/invited/sponsorship disclosure on a full-text check, so it is counted per the per-article independence rule; it is nonetheless the older of the two counted sources. Identity check: 442 Orchard Road, Level 2, Orchard Hotel Singapore confirmed against the Supabase listing 'hua-ting-restaurant-orchard-hotel' (area Orchard) and matches both counted sources.
How these stamps work · They are non-numerical and separate from Google Maps information.
Full source log
This listing is backed by the following public sources:
Orchard Hotel Singapore — Hua Ting RestaurantOrchard Hotel Singapore — Moonlit Elegance: The Hua Ting Collection · 2026-08-01Facts, opening hours and social profiles can change. Confirm current details directly with the venue before visiting. Record last verified 25 August 2026.