Location: Level 1, Unit Number #01-33
Authentic Hunan provincial restaurant featuring traditional stone pot fish, signature baked shrimp, and bold spicy flavors prepared by 5-star hotel-trained chef from Changsha.
Lao Chang Sha 老長沙 at 18 Tai Seng Street #01-33 brings the authentic flavors of Hunan province to Singapore's commercial district, featuring a chef from a prestigious 5-star hotel in Changsha, Hunan, China, who specializes in creating traditional stone pot fish, stir-fried pork, and classic Hunan delicacies that showcase the bold, spicy flavors and sophisticated cooking techniques that have made this regional cuisine beloved throughout China. Operating Monday through Friday from 11:30 AM to 9:00 PM, Saturday from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and Sunday from 11:30 AM to 9:00 PM, this restaurant serves office workers, Chinese cuisine enthusiasts, and adventurous diners seeking to explore one of China's most distinctive regional cooking traditions in an elegant setting that combines authentic preparation methods with modern dining comfort.
The restaurant's signature menu centers around their special Fish Hotpot and stone pot preparations that highlight Hunan cuisine's mastery of complex flavors and textures, alongside popular items like Mutton Kebabs, steamed eggplant, and signature baked shrimp served in brass pots over open fire that create dramatic presentations befitting the province's reputation for bold, memorable dishes. Customer favorites include dishes described as "very delicious and authentic Chinese Hunan cuisine" with particular praise for preparations that balance the characteristic heat and numbing spices of Hunan cooking with sophisticated flavor profiles that appeal to both Chinese diners seeking nostalgic flavors and local food enthusiasts eager to experience regional Chinese cuisine beyond typical Cantonese preparations commonly found in Singapore.
Strategically positioned within the 18 Tai Seng development with both indoor air-conditioned seating and alfresco dining options, Lao Chang Sha benefits from free parking available on weekends and Friday nights, plus convenient access via underpass connections to Tai Seng MRT Station, making it accessible for both business diners and weekend food explorers. The restaurant has earned an impressive 4.9/5 rating on Foodpanda based on 14 reviews, demonstrating consistent customer satisfaction with their authentic approach to Hunan cuisine, while accepting various payment methods including Visa, MasterCard, and cash for customer convenience. For Singapore's diverse dining community, Lao Chang Sha represents a rare opportunity to experience authentic Hunan provincial cooking prepared by trained chefs using traditional techniques, establishing itself as an essential destination for anyone seeking to understand the depth and complexity of Chinese regional cuisine beyond the familiar Cantonese dishes that dominate local Chinese restaurant scenes.
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Thye Chuan
The food here is excellent! Their tomato eggs and cauliflower dishes, I will always come back for these! When there are more people eating, their mala fish is worth sharing together 😊👍
Paul Chin
Excellent, Authentic Hunan Cuisine. I just had lunch with my younger daughter this afternoon at this beautiful restaurant. The food was marvelous and the beer was enchanting at below Kopitiams' prices. Service was fantastic with the owner remembering my taste preferences despite the fact that I last visited the restaurant more than 15 months ago. I just made a reservation for 14-18 persons for a family of gathering in May. My younger daughter and myself spent more than 10 years in Shanghai and the food reminded us of the wonderful experience we had in China. Thanks 🙏🙏 🙏 Back today, May 18th for a family gathering of 18 pax. The food is just marvelous. And the total bill is only SGD 512. We all enjoyed ourselves very much. Thanks 👍
Joel Tan
Decent place for some great Hunan cuisine. Prices are typically higher than most authentic China restaurants but the ambience and cleanness of the place makes up for it.
xaxxolonch
Love the food here, the seafood here was super delicious and fresh. I personally recommend the fish hot pot and the shrimp it was flavourful and refreshing. The price was expensive but delicious. bbq tofu was a disappointment too hard to chew.
Alwin Woo
Nice beef pork and lamb kebabs with bucket rice of various meats. If you like Hunan cuisine and don’t mind spicy give this a try.
jianhong lin
Very very yummy! Bosses here are friendly and nice! Food standard is always there. Reasonable price and food portion
chefquak
friend couple bought 7pax dinner @ 老长沙 the 小吃 - pigs ears, cloud fungus, century eggs were good standard the skewers (kushiyaki 串烧）- lamb was very good, beef a bit tough..flavouring was good..I generally do not like 孜然牛肉becos the cumin is too heavy..this one the flavouring was good👍 the mushroom skewers with loads of garlic dry good 👍 the belly pork skewers can skip..very tough not done well the eggplant, pork with peppers (a popular human dish), 干锅菜花cauliflowers and liver all good standard the signature 压轴 石锅酸菜鱼 uses whole garoupa fish..soup still tasty but taste wise cannot compare with most 酸菜鱼in China or the couple good 湖南菜in Singapore (now China & good Singapore restaurants standard quite matching). restaurants in China mostly use live 黑鱼（toman or snakehead) and nicely fillet the dining experts quite different with a tasty soup and nice smooth easy-to-eat toman fillet so this preparation would not be my choice of 酸菜鱼even tough it is garoupa unless it is just fillet with head and bones just as stock not served but that would be expensive
JJ T
Food: 4star Service between 3.5-4 star Its a small shop in TaiSeng18 area with only 2 service staff. We reserved a table and the lady boss asked if we want to pre-order so they can get the ingredients prepared and cooked while we arrived. I thought its a nice proactive gesture from her. However when we arrived, they cant cope with the serivce. There were about 6-8 tables including us, a table of 12. They were so short-handed till the beers were not uncapped, we were give the tool and told to open and pour ourselves. Food wise, the 辣子鸡was good, crispy but some were purely skin or flour. Organic califlower 有机花菜 was my favourite but portion was small for 4-6pax, it felt the portion is goof for 2. 刀拍黄瓜 手撕包菜 - this was oily n veg was under cooked. 干捞粉丝煲 - not something i would order again. 香煎海鲈鱼 - this fish was good, though abit too oily 👍 蒜香小排 - nothing fantastic and it was too small and not mych meat 香爆大虾 - prawns were small, shell stick to the meat, i guessed they are not freshed n tasted so-so chicken wings - nothing fantastic too frog legs - my frens said its nice but i find it very oily grilled lamb skew Braised Beef Basket 红烧肉 酒鸭
Fairy
Chili chicken and cauliflower tasted good but a bit too salty for us. Very warm service. Lively atmosphere. Daily lunch special is only $5.80. It tastes good although the portion is a bit small.
Alex Lim
5 stars 🤩 Everything was perfect for what we ordered. The most prominent feature was that every dish that touches their frying pan is filled with super strong wok hei!
西红柿鸡蛋
肉汁豆腐干
榄菜肉沫四季豆
土豆丝炒肉
梅菜扣肉
小炒猪肝
醇香牛腩
长沙小炒肉
Mao's Braised Pork Belly
Braised Pork with Preserved Vegetables and Steam Bun
Flavored Beef Offal
Spicy/Sour Cabbage Flavor
Numb Spicy/Sour Cabbage Flavor
Good with rice
西红柿鸡蛋
肉汁豆腐干
榄菜肉沫四季豆
土豆丝炒肉
梅菜扣肉
小炒猪肝 (Spicy)
醇香牛腩 (Spicy)
长沙小炒肉 (Spicy)
Highlighted as a delicious and authentic dish.
Min. 4 skewers
Min. 2 prawns
Min. 4 skewers
Min. 4 skewers
BRAISED PORK WITH PRESERVED VEGETABLES AND STEAM BUN
SIZZLING SQUID
DELICIOUS SPICY FRIED SHRIMPS
SOUR AND SPICY CHICKEN GIZZARD
STIR-FRIED PORK LIVER
FRIED LETTUCE WITH GARLIC
ORGANIC CAULIFLOWER
SAUTEED SPRING BEAN WITH MINCED MEAT
SHREDDED CABBAGE
FRIED SCRAMBLED EGG WITH TOMATOES
FRIED EGGS WITH GREEN PEPPERS
FRIED CUCUMBER WITH PERILLA
STIR-FRIED DRIED TOFU WITH MINCED MEAT
EGGPLANT WITH MINCED MEAT
SIZZLING SLICED POTATOES
要肉汁拌饭哦 (The gravy is good with rice)
Fried Shrimps in Hot and Spicy Sauce
Organic cauliflower
Braised Ginger Duck in Casserole
Braised pork belly
Hot Plate Sizzling lamp
Flavored beef offal
Sour and spicy shredded potatoes
Changsha Fried Pork
Hot Plate Sizzling Fish
Scrambled Eggs with Tomato
Stir-Fried French Bean
Braised Pork with Preserved Vegetables and Steam Bun
Sour and Spicy Chicken Gizzard
Shredded cabbage
Chongqing spicy deep-fried chicken
Grilled Pork Trotters
Grilled Garlic eggplant with Garlic
Grilled Corn
Grilled mid joint wing
Grilled Lamp Kebab
Grilled Hot Dog
Beef Kebabs
Special Grilled Pork Belly
Grilled Chicken Feet
Grilled Pork Skin
Grilled Dried Tofu
Grilled Salamander
Grilled Red Pepper
Stir fried Guangdong Rice noodles
Golden fried Little Mantou
Featured Hunan Fried Noodles
Laochangsha soy sauce
Steam Dumpling (6 pieces)
Rice
Pomelo Tea
Coca-Cola
Sprite
Rock Sugar Pear Drink
Genki Forest
Herbal Tea
Mineral Water
Fish meat tender, rich flavor! (Spicy/Sour Flavor)
Tender and smooth. Spicy and delicious!
Surprisingly fresh, incredibly spicy!
Perilla aroma. Spicy but not dry!
(Spicy/Sour Flavor)
Fish meat tender, rich flavor! (鱼肉鲜嫩, 味道浓郁!)
Surprisingly fresh, incredibly spicy! (鲜得出奇, 辣得过瘾!)
Perilla aroma, spicy but not dry!! (紫苏香气, 辣而不燥!!)
Tender and smooth. Spicy and delicious! (鲜嫩爽滑。香辣可口!)
Mala/Sour Cabbage Flavor (麻辣/酸菜味)
Includes Braised Chicken (口味鸡), Shredded Potato (土豆丝), and Rice (白米饭).
Add a glass of drink to your lunch special.
Includes one side dish and steam rice.
Includes shredded cabbage and steam rice.
Includes shredded cabbage and steam rice.
Partially visible, likely includes other items.
Braised pork + broccoli + egg soup (non spicy) with choice of Rock sugar pears drink or Sour plum soup.
Steam pork ribs + broccoli + egg soup (slightly spicy) with choice of Rock sugar pears drink or Sour plum soup.
Steam favoured chicken + broccoli + egg soup (slightly spicy) with choice of Rock sugar pears drink or Sour plum soup.
Stir-fried Sauteed spring bean with minced pork + broccoli + egg soup (non spicy) with choice of Rock sugar pears drink or Sour plum soup.
Stir-fried dried tofu with minced meat + broccoli + egg soup (non spicy) with choice of Rock sugar pears drink or Sour plum soup.
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