Fatfish Steamboat Revisited!

Val treated me to Fatfish last night!

 i walked up! it was only 630pm, so it was nice and bright :)

approaching Fatfish! wahaha.

We sat outside this time round, because we took the grill+steamboat option. I didn't know they have this grill option!! When I called to reserve yesterday afternoon, the manager asked me if i wanted steamboat only or steamboat+grill. I went 'got grill meh??'

FYI, my review on Fatfish steamboat alone is here.

Here's the sinful cup of butter.

and their home made chilli sauce that Val loves :)

We were just right next to the SHIP :D

nice scenic spot isnt it?

they have a side trolley to put all our raw stuff! :)
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Having the grill option is great for variety, but bad for health! wahaha. The sound of the hot splattering butter seemed to have the power of getting people excited! But of cos, it's not wise to bring children, coz the splattering butter can go a long way, to your hands and face. Val and I were totally reeking of oily butter after the dinner. But the taste was great! Tasty! Yummy!

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I wanna go AGAIN!

Lu Tian Seafood @ Amoy Street Food Centre

Address: Amoy Street Food Centre, MND Complex, Anx B, #02-119

Tel No: 62217302

Email: NIL

Opening Hours:

Mon-Sat: 12pm to 930pm

Type of Place: Hawker Centre

Recommended Attire: No restrictions

Type of Cuisine: Chinese

Average price spent per pax: $8

Who went with me: Claudia, Jeff, Doris, Jonathan, Adrian and Myself

Rating (out of 5) –

Food quality: 4.5

Service quality: 4.5
Ambience: 3

1  = Poor

2 = Below Average

3 = Average
4 = Good
5 = Excellent

Located on the 2nd floor, this stall was one of the bare few that remained opened till late. Managed by an elderly couple, it was amazing that zhi char dishes can actually be prepared from this tiny stall. I mean, where can they possibly keep all the crockery and endless ingredients??

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6 of us were there. So we ordered 4 dishes - Curry Fish Head, Sambal Crayfish, Stir-fried Kang Kong and Stir-fried Beancurd (with other ingredients). Doris and I shared a plate of rice while the rest had 1 plate each.

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A drinks stall was open that night, just 1 stall away from this zhi char stall. $1 per can!!!!!

All dishes were customized to the number of persons eating. This is 1 huge claypot of curry fish head!

With a very fleshy and succulent fish head :)

Review - Half our reviewers found it spicy, the other half found it okay. Can I say that it's just right then? Wahaha.

The gravy wasn't the thick coconut-ty kind, but still tasty and was great for rice. The flesh was aplenty, and I had the privilege of finishing up the remains of the fish head, eyeballs and all. The eyeball was nice *winks*

The flesh was very fresh and there wasn't much fishy smell. Flesh came off the bones easily. The accompanying slices of ladyfingers were nice and gooey while the brinjal was soft and juicy. *slurps*

Stir-Fried beancurd.

i noticed in the above picture that there was egg yolk all over the dish. That's something new, coz usually there isn't.

Review - this dish was expectedly good. Not a WOW. I mean, how WOW do you want this dish to go?

The ingredients were all fresh. Broccoli was crunchy, beancurd was slightly charred (which was swell), and there were sotong, fresh prawns and thick fish slices.

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Now, I am purely reviewing the food alone. When we all knew the price that we had to pay, we decided that every freaking dish we had was a WOW, because it was too cheap to be true!

Sambal crayfish

I was expecting proper crayfish in their shells. Hahaha. But i guess this is more friendly :)

Review - the flesh was very very very succulent. Not the kind where those restaurants put a chemical to fake the crunchiness, but this was really the natural freshness. I loved the thick slices of onions too!

The rest of the reviewers - everyone was just going 'Good! This is good! Very nice!' What more can I say?

Stir-fried Kang Kong.

a side track - when i saw this pic, i was thinking 'Man, I think an European will be astonished to see this kind of serving style!' Europeans are generally used to smaller individual portions, not this messy orgy of kang kong on a huge plate. ha.

Review - one of the best. It was totally devoured by the 6 of us. The level of spiciness was not as potent, hence no one complained heehee. The kang kong was very tender and fresh. Adrian is one picky vegetable eater and he praised this dish!

Hor fun that Jeff had (not full enuf?) According to Jeff, he didnt find this impressive, just passable. But Doris was the one who recommended this to Jeff coz she adores it. I love the chao da hor fun look though :)

This was the price per pax! I simply had to take a pic of this! This has to be the cheapest zhi char dinner I had!

Another WOW thing you must know - I ordered the sambal crayfish and kang kong to take away. The auntie asked me how many people was that for. I said 2, and she said she would prepare the dishes for 2 persons. Isn't it wonderful that they are able to customize? That's really so WOW. and the price was even more WOW. $11. ELEVEN BUCKS.

We were happy and we simply had to take a pic with the empty plates :)

Tada! heehee.

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This stall opens till 930pm in CBD area, so expect little crowd and prompt service. The auntie understands English and she is one quiet but friendly lady. Uncle stays inside the stall busy cooking. Oh, the rice is not the softie type, but very well-defined and is fantastic with the curry gravy!

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This is a great place for cheap zhi char and catching up with friends. You can sit for as long as you wish, have endless drinks (since they are $1 per can wahaha) while catching up. 2nd floor is deserted during the evenings, so you can even hold informal discussions there!

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Thumbs up!!!

Chinese New Year Chomping Session!

Chinese restaurant! Very appropriate for CNY! Aiyo, i looking more forward to CNY than Xmas already!

Yummy pics thanks to http://www.sbestfood.com/leedo.htm

Crab Bee Hoon

Pic Trotter

Red Wine Chicken Soup

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Register for it here!

Visiting 川王府火锅

I've been there maybe 4-5 times already, and I like their service, smiley and sincere. The lady boss also quite nice and remembers us (I think and it seems like it! haha). However, the food served isnt as good as Fatfish. But this place is cheaper than Fatfish. Oh well. 一分钱一分货！

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Shall be doing a proper review for this next Tue when I visit! :D

Fatfish Thai Steamboat @ Admiral Hill Country Club

Address: 351 Old Nelson Road, #01-19 S758698

Tel No: 68529161

Email: enquiry@fatfish.com.sg

Opening Hours:

Mon-Fri:11:30 till Midnight
Sat, Sun & PH: 3pm till Midnight

Type of Place: Steamboat Restaurant

Recommended Attire: No restrictions

Type of Cuisine: Thai Style

Average price spent per pax:

Adult Weekday Ala-Carte Buffet (Mon-Thurs exclude Eve & PH)  - $21.80+
Child Weekday Ala-Carte Buffet (Mon-Thurs exclude Eve & PH) - $11.80+
Adult Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet (Friday-Sunday, Eve & PH) - $23.80+
Child Weekend Ala-Carte Buffet (Friday-Sunday, Eve & PH) - $11.80+

*Child height below 1 meter Free of charge!!!

Beverage not included in Ala-Carte Buffet
*A charge of of $5.00 for each set of stove.
*Wastage will be charge at $10.00 for every 500grams $ 11.80+

Who went with me: Mum, Hubby, my girl and myself

Rating (out of 5) –

Food quality: 5
Service quality: 4
Ambience: 4

1  = Poor

2 = Below Average
3 = Average
4 = Good
5 = Excellent



Fatfish started at Admiral Hill Country Club not too long ago, probably have been there for less than 1 year.

They have both alfresco and air-conditioned dining.

And there's a ship right beside the restaurant, part of the country club's exterior design.

Pardon the shaky image; my girl was giggling. :D

Ok i took over.

Each stove costs $5. Traditional type; but powerful. In the middle of dinner, the gas was used up and the lady helped us change it quickly. As she took out the gas can, my girl peered at it curiously and commented 'She changed batteries ah?'...

We went stunned for a moment and all burst out in laughter, even the waitress.

This plate of huge tiger prawns and clams is served only once. The prawns are super SWEET can.

The lovely restaurant manager asked us if we would like her to choose the 1st round for us, since it was our first visit. Understand that she does this to everyone who visits for the first time!

My favourite tau kee!!! So huge and crispy some more!  very professional looking hor?

Her selection for us! The food come in clean and compact bowls.

This beef fillet is super TENDER and tasty! marinated very well :)

Pork Belly in thin slices. Yummy! They also have shabu shabu style beef fillet too. We had 2 plates of that :)

Their homemade chilli sauce. Not very spicy, but it adds alot of flavour to the food! Very tangy and refreshing.

They only have 2 types of soup: chicken and tom yam. Both are very nice (even my mum said so!). the tom yam soup is not very spicy, which is cool. Spicy soups will make you drink more --> spend more!

The beige coloured huge salmon cheese sticks are nice :) the cheese squirts out when you cut it up hehe.

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The downside is that there is no free flow of drinks. Mineral water is $1.50 per bottle while soft drinks are $2.50 per can. I think the mineral water price is pretty ok!

The food that was served were all fresh and they all look very good! I mean, other restaurants' food looked like they were frozen over night, u know? Some even worse; the food is sometimes served FROZEN. The food at Fatfish don't! I am very pleased with their food quality and service as well. They were super busy, but no hint of impatience at all when we asked them for assistance. Ambience is very typical, with Mandarin pop songs in the background, ok for me :)

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People, shall we make this our next Chomping Session???? Hahaha.

Melaka Trip 15-16 Nov 2010 : Various Makan Places!

1) Chung Wah Chicken Rice Balls

Google Maps - Key in Chung Wah Chicken Rice Ball

Price - per pax 9.50RM

This is how it looks like, you can't miss it! See the narrow entrance on the left? That's where we queue up and enter the stall.

Inside the stall. The whole stall sells only this.

Here's the ping pong sized chicken rice balls.

They have ran out of chicken thigh, hence we only could try the breast meat. =_=

Maybe they added a wing to compensate us..hehe. The chicken was tasty and we finished the whole plate (we ordered only 1 pax's portion). Although it was breast meat, it wasn't tough at all. They also chopped up the chicken into very small slices, and they probably used the chopper to press the meat down in order to soften it.

The chilli sauce, which I loved. Spicy, but addictive!

Close up!

Half-eaten rice ball. yes i ate only 1 ball. The rice wasn't clumpy at all, it was rather loose and the rice bits were soft yet kind grainy. Personally, I hate clumpy soft rice, but this one was different! Amazing.

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Hubby felt that it was not very value for money. 9.50rm per pax is around 4sgd. although they gave quite a big plate of chicken.

I think it's a must try when one goes to Melaka! Haha. But follow us, jus order for 1. Coz there are plenty of food to try down Jonker Walk!

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2) Jonker 88

Google Maps - Key in Jonker 88

Price of Durian Chendol - 3rm

Price of Assam Nonya Laksa - 4rm

This place is good for its chendol and assam laksa, according to Angela, so here we are! The queue on the left sells the desserts, while the right queue sells the savoury stuff. Hubby went in to get seats while i started to queue for the assam laksa.

My review will be biased here, coz I am a lover for assam laksa, no matter where haha. I've tried assam laksa at Cuppage Plaza's Angel Kitchen and when I tried this, there was indeed some difference. This one was obviously better lar (it better be!).

The soup was of the right level of spicyness and it's filled with plenty of little treasures like raw onions, bits of sardines, tau poks, fried wantons. Very fufilling!

Onions free one. But I like :)

I have to take a pic of this. This thick bee hoon bits are short in length, their texture is soft and chewy. Hubby loved it. First time he took assam laksa and enjoyed it!

Fried wanton. Tasty!

Durian Chendol. Not much of durian though.

This chendol is not too sweet, they added jus the right amount of gula melaka. It doesnt make u feel really sinful. heh.

Interior of Jonker 88.

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3) Restoran Ole Sayang

Google Maps - Key in Ole Sayang Restaurant

Price - 42rm for 4 dishes and 2 drinks (no rice)

Here's their address on the menu! prices are not cheap, but for a restaurant, it's ok. They are probably only slightly cheaper than Ivins in Singapore.

Pics of ancestors. They are either real owners of this restaurant, or just part of a marketing gimmick.

Entrance of a typical peranakan restaurant. very mysterious.

Two pics of the most recent ancestors right above me. I tried to google his name, nothing came out.

Appetizers. Normal keropok!

Ahhh this has to be the best. This was so fragrant and tender! Only restaurants and zhi char stalls have the right stoves for this kind of results!

Shrimps in sambal gravy. Haha, hay bee more like it. This is quite spicy, but i still managed to finish all the shrimps!!

Huge piece of otak. Not spicy, good standard! But there is no fish flesh though.

Ayam Rendang. This is another thumbs-up dish! The chicken is tender and flavourful, at jus the right amount of spicyness. We were glad we did not order rice. If not we wun be able to finish!

My grass jelly drink. The grass jelly is minced. There was a fly that nearly flew into my drink. After that I was wondering if it really went in. Won't be able to tell, u know..

Got crowded after a while with businessmen and a large group of local workers.

From the outside.

Above the entrance. The street where this restaurant is, is dead quiet at night. I am amazed at their good business!

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4) Hotel Equatorial Breakfast

It's the first time i'm seeing such an egg, that has more yolk than white!! And it's such an exclamation mark for me, coz I LOVE YOLKS hahha.

This too!! How did they do it!!! Chickens are chickens mah.. why so different de? And the saltiness level is POWER. My type haha. SG salted eggs' standard dropped so much! There is barely any salty taste!

a very nicely done omelette with cheese, onion, bacon bits. very runny and cheeeesy.

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5) Etc.. Cafe at Hotel Equatorial (Lobby level)

Price for doufu cheesecake - 7.50rm.

It looked so yummy and i passed by this cafe at least 5 times!! Decided to try it out while waiting for our coach.

But, it's such a disappointment lehh :( coz the chef added lemon flavour! Personally I never liked cheesecakes with lemon flavour... I prefer the full blast cheesy taste. I ended up eating up all the crispy cereal bits below the cheese. lol.

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Yes if you have noticed, I missed the satay celup and bak kut teh!! I totally forgot abt them leh! argh. Well, that gives me a reason to go back again! I would like to give a thumbs up for Hotel Equatorial too! The standard room we lived in, was clean, comfortable and cosy. And it came with SIX fluffy pillows!! How generous! For once I did not suffer from stiff neck after sleeping in a hotel room!

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Jus wondering ; who might be interested in a short trip to Malacca (either a day trip or a 2D1N trip)?? If day trip, we can book a coach, reach malacca by 9am, and stay there until after dinner. What do you think??