Thursday, April 8, 2010

Crab Seafood Restaurant Sdn Bhd – A Dinner Outing During Earth Hour

It was Earth day and my sister wanted to take my family out for dinner. Actually we planned to eat in another restaurant at Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara but found that it has changed owner. Anyway, since we are already in the area, we decided to check out Crab Seafood Restaurant which is directly opposite the famous Vichuda (HQ Damansara Utama) branch restaurant. Since it a little late and we are not familiar with the dishes in this restaurant, we just order the set dinner which cost RM188. The restaurant is under staffed and they have a few inexperience waiters/waitresses. So you can expect things to be a bit disorganised! It was peak dinner time and we waited quite some time for our food. However, when the first dish of fried rice arrived, it really changed our perception about the restaurant and its’ service. The fried rice is nice with a tinge of ‘wok hei’ aroma. Since everyone was already very hungry, we finished the fried rice real fast!

Here is the review on the other dishes in the set dinner menu.

Next, the Butter and Milk Cod fish was served. The gravy is nice and creamy. Curry powder is added to this flavorful gravy. Actually, I used to cook this type of dish using tilapia (St Peter’s Fish) but this is the first time I ate it with cod fish. Everyone agreed that this dish is delicious! Thumbs up!

The Crispy Indonesian Chicken is topped with sweet and sour kerabu. It is a totally new taste to me. The chicken is deep fried with flour and spices. The contrast of the savoury and crispy fried chicken against the sweet, sour and spicy kerabu is very unique! Another thumb up!

Yam Basket Chicken There is nothing to shout about this dish except that the yam is nicely done and taste good.

Special Chilli Crab with Buns I normally would not order sweet and sour crab but the taste of this crab dish surprised me a little. It really taste good compared to the ones that I have eaten in other restaurant. I love to dip the bun (muntou) in the rich gravy.......taste heavenly! The crab is full of flesh and sweet! Hong Kong Kailan with Oyster sauce The cook actually fried the Hong Kong Kailan with a little dried chilly. This adds a nice unique aroma to this dish. Another thumb up! A Comlimentary fruit platter which is part of the set meal was served after we ate our dinner. We ordered a side dish of Tomyam Bihun (rice vermicelli) but it came late. By that time we were already stuffed! Anyway, my son and I ate the tomyam bihun. The taste, ok only lah! The total bill came up to be RM208.50 for 6 adults and 2 children. Overall the food is nice and tasty. They have to hire more experienced staff and improve the service. Address : Crab Seafood Restaurant Sdn Bhd No. 23-1 & 23-3 Jalan PJU 5/9 Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara 47810, Tel : 03 61482232 I found this address in the card I took from the counter. It might be the main restaurant. Mei Keng Fatt Seafood Restaurant No 1 Lorong Awan 6, Kuala Ampang, 68000, Selangor Tel 03 42566491/03 42573232 Fax : 42520659, http://www.meikengfatt.com/

Map to Crab Seafood Restaurant, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara

26 comments:

suituapui said...

Drool! Drool! And so cheap!!! Next time I go KL, you must bring me there!!! I belanja! Who wants to tag along? Yumssss.....

Anonymous said...

Ooh...I love eating crabs with mantou. I like salted egg crabs and crabs in marmite sauce.

mNhL said...

The cod fish is very special. Normally, restaurant here served steam and when it turns cold, it has a very strong fishy smell. Yucks. The crabs are yummy! wow...

smallkucing said...

Ya i know that shop. Used to be a hokkien mee shop. The portion of crab looks not much :(

mommyscchoo@gmail.com said...

hey.... all looks delicious ler... i m curious how the cod fish taste like, restaurant here only steam.

gus said...

I like salted egg crabs and prawns!

I like salted egg bitter gourd as welll.

Hmmm, they sound very salty but are actually very balanced, well, the good restaurants do, at least.

The price there is reasonable. Must check it out one day. Thanks to your review, I know what I can order once seated.

MaryMoh said...

Now I'm really hungry looking at all these. They are all that I want to eat now!

Reanaclaire said...

waaah... i love crabs.. lately been eating like mad! now cool down first.. takut cholesterol, not young like u.. aahhh.. stp wants to go.. ok, i tag along, STP!!!

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness..mouth watering la.

petite nyonya said...

the yam basket and the crab look so good!! i am now craving for crabs. thk i'll go have some this weekend :)

Cheryl said...

OK, now I am hungry! The chicken dishes sounded great to me.

Christine said...

LOVE crab and the set menu looks delicious...and saves the hassle of choosing all the dishes yourself!

cleffairy said...

Cikguuuu... bawak me along to korek food from Pete! I help you makan what you kenot eat... like this u nonid to sked gout attack liao. LOL...

GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart said...

Hello Pete!

So nice that you and your family got to spend time together with your sister. I may never have the opportunity to visit this restaurant, but your overview of each dish was very interesting. Everything looks delicious too!

Nice stopping by!
Kindly, ldh

Somewhere in Singapore said...

I want to eat the yam basket... keke...

claire said...

pete..u got mail.. :)

[SK] said...

the indonesian chicken looks very appertising, i think it's quite similar to the thai style chicken right??

Alice Law said...

Wonderful spread of foods! If you said it's nice, it must be really good... a chef like you has authentic and unique taste buds mar! ;)

Have a nice weekend!

manglish said...

aiyaaaa u make me more homesick lar hahahaah

Willie a.k.a Reptoz said...

interesting.

Unknown said...

dropping by and saying hi bro

wenn said...

i love crabs too! but i love to eat them only when I really hv the time.

CheaHSan said...

It was Earth day you went to eat earth haha..great food used to hear 'wok hei' now getting the hang of it slowly. tQ

Yee Ling said...

oh..this rest quite near my place...can go try one day.

Anonymous said...

Wow.!!It seems that you really enjoyed your dinner at that time huh?Good for you.!!Te food looks so yummy,among the foods above I want to try the Special Chilli Crab with Buns..I love crabs a lot..!!Nice post,.!



restaurant st pete

eileen said...

i just had dinner there. the service was terrible. and they cleared my table before i totally finish :(

for 4-pax dishes @ RM200+ it was expensive lor. i still prefer the "crab street" at Aman Suria :)