Forum Seafood @ Boat Quay, Singapore

 

We walked quite a while, searching for something simple for our dinner in the city of Singapore. Along the Boat Quay road, you will see there are lots of seafood restaurants and their staff standing roadside approaching customers. There were many tourist like us looking for foods while enjoying the view and lots of local people who had finished their works and enjoying their happy hours at pubs.

Most of the restaurants hard selling their foods and prices, even offering discounts up to 30% and free drinks, can you imagine how competitive along them. The crabs they were selling varies in type, but most of them sell Sri Lanka crabs, looks good but we didn’t try for this time.

We had decided to have our dinner at the Forum Seafood Restaurant which is located nearly at the end of the Boat Quay road.  I guess they were still having some renovation outside their restaurant. 

Is kind of good view and comfortable here. We seated at the river side, is Singapore River side. In front are few well-known banks buildings, especially UOB bank, a Singapore bank which its buildings are huge.

Seafood Fried Rice

As that time was quite a late night, so we just had some simple foods as dinner. Quite fast in serving, but is quite small in plate. This fried rice was yummy, just a bit salty. Obviously, it had prawns, some meats, scallops, and others.

Fried Seafood Noodles

Fried noodles with seafood, quite a small plate as well. Inside this dish, had prawn, mushroom, scallop, fish meat, vegetable and squid. A lots of ingredients inside, but the sauce was too sticky and taste moderate.

We had been offer 30% discounts and free soft drinks for the first round, plus 10% service charge and 7% government tax, total cost us SD27.07. If not converting into Ringgit Malaysia, I think this is acceptable, but if you did convert to RM, then I will say is very expensive for just two small plate of “simple dinner”. It is better get more comments and suggestions online or from friends before visiting there again.

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FORUM SEAFOOD

73, 74, 75 Boat Quay, Singapore 049831

 

Restaurant Dragon Waterfront @ Rawang

Restaurant Dragon Waterfront, situated inside Rawang residential area, need to drive through house area, only you noticed the restaurant.  So, how we found this restaurant? Actually we were attracted by its banner at the roadside, so we thought to give a try. I guess it was just newly open.

The restaurant seems quite special; it is wooden structure and has a small fish pond at the back. Although its environment seems lovely, but we smell some urine smell once in a while, I guess is from the toilet nearby.

 

Inside restaurant

Little fish pond

 

Despite the unpleasant smell, let’s see how the foods are:

Ha Kou (Small) – fried mantis shrimp with salted egg       RM 12

Did not taste anything like prawn or shrimp, just rough and thick flour plus some salted egg

 

Steamed Chicken (Small)              RM 28

Smell herb, moderate rating

 

Hong Kong Choi Yun (Small)        RM 10

Although we ordered small, but it seems too little for that price

 

He Bai Beancurd (Small) – Fried own made tofu / bean curd and pours some minced meat sauce              RM 10

This was the most satisfied dish for me. Taste good, the tofu is soft and the sauce is good.

 

Fresh Water Alitia Fish –  Chaozhou steam fish      RM 24

Taste was a bit pale

White rice           RM 1.20 / bowl

Personally feel that the price for a bowl of rice is slightly expensive in Rawang area.

The restaurant is also charging 5% government tax.

Overall, not having good experience there, because the price was not cheap but the foods were not able to satisfy us.

Personal comment: I personally do not like waiter/waitress standing beside and waiting for me to collect my change after I have paid.

 

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Restaurant Dragon Waterfront

Lot 1335 Off Jalan Setia, Rawang 4,

Taman Setia, 48000 Rawang, Selangor

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Meng Chai Seafood @ Miri

It is kind of difficult to find a good restaurant during Chinese new year. Not many restaurant opening and even they did, surely there are lots of people. It was nearly 1 week after chinese new year, 3 of us had a thought to find something good to eat for our dinner. Passing by the Meng Chai seafood restaurant, I saw lots of people in the restaurant, and with its word “Teppanyaki  铁板烧) attract us. It was difficult to find a parking place there, because it located beside the road. We drove round and round the area, still unable to find a parking place. Finally, we just had to park our car far behind the shop lots.

After we sat down, saw that there were few tables still not yet served. Well, Teppanyaki styles I guess have to need to wait for some times for our turn. To order vegetables, you can just directly make your order to the waiter, and for seafood, you may go to choose the fresh seafood yourself.  For good is, they would tell us the price for fresh and frozen seafood, and give recommendation on dishes and the way of cooking. It not likes some other restaurant, try not to let you know the price and charging you a high price at the back or giving a bowl of seafood that is much enough for 3 persons. Feel this restaurant is kind of “honest”.

Surprising me lots are the foods, are extremely DELICIOUS. First of it was the River Prawn, a very big one, RM80 per kg, and as the recommendation given, ½ kg is enough for 3 of us. With Shaoxing wine and the freshness of the prawn, I even drink the prawn soup, what can I said --- OISHII (DELICIOUS) ~

 

Next was Babylonia . It was the first I ate this and bigger size than I thought. Is kind of fun to pull it out and will feel irritable if it’s tail break off while I pulling it out, leaving a big portion inside its shell, really want break its shell to eat it. It was delicious too, and very fresh, LIKE it.

 

Next was spicy octopus. Not bad, It quite good to serve with rice, but seems the spices had cover its freshness of the seafood. Opps...had ate a lot before I remember to take a photo of it.

Lastly, a plate of vegetable, to balance our meal.

All these dishes plus 3 bowls of rice and 3 chinese tea, cost total less than RM 100. Delicious seafood with affordable price, surely I will go there again, and more frequently.

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Marina Bay Seafood

Went there for few times but never try to dine in the restaurant – Marina Bay Seafood Restaurant, from its outside it looks like a high expense restaurant, worry that it will cost high for one meal. Recently family came to Miri to visit us, so we thought to have a try in this restaurant.

Marina Bay located at seaside, with a huge seahorse statue nearby, a very easy locate landmark, constitute a lovely and comfortable panorama.

 

 

 

No matter inside or outside the restaurant, it show its gorgeous design and decorations, some kind like Thailand or Malay culture. It serves not just Chinese cuisine, but also has another set of Italian menu foods.

Seafood toufu soup and Fish scoop soup

Thai style sour chicken

 

Fried 4 vegetables 四大天王

Seafood stew toufu

Get ready to start eating

Surprisingly, the dishes are not that expensive that I though, of course if comparing with small restaurant outside, It a bit higher price. All these dishes plus one pot of Jasmine tea, 5 bowls of rice, 2 plates of snack, and 5% service charge, cost us total RM 92.93.

Well, It kind of enjoying eating there, especially if you choose to sit at the open sea view balcony seats, where you can hear the sound of wave, smell of the sea and enjoy the sunset. One thing to mention: advice not to look up as you will see lots of spider web stick on the lamp and roof. The restaurant should be caution on this.

 

Marina Bay Seafood Restaurant

Lot 1406, Block 9, MCLD Marina Park,

Jalan Temenggong Datuk Oyong Lawai Jau,

98000 Miri, Sarawak

Tel: 085 - 408013

Photographer: W.Y. Sam

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