Not my first time to this restaurant but this will be my first review. The food here is awesome and highly recommended although there are some dishes that were less enjoyed but a commendable attempt.
The must try would be their spicy chicken! Crispy deep fried pieces of chicken on top of a bed of dried chilli fried with peppercorns, sliced crispy garlic and peanuts. This dish left two of my guests hunting for more garlic and peanuts within the "needle in the haystack" scenario as their chopsticks battle royale through the bed if dried chilli. Lucky we reordered this dish and they were satisfied with their finds from the two plates.
We also ordered the curry fish head. Now you might ask why come to a "Chinese style" restaurant to try their curry fish head? Well, if their fish steamboat is anything to go by why not give it a go. We were not disappointed. The gravy was thick and creamy. Rich and delicious! A lemak that only a Malaysian chef could prepare. (hint hint) The proof of the pudding is always in the eating and the bottom of the claypot is always a joy of any good hosts. If we had some baguette, I think we could have made the bowl only marginally cleaner as we slurped up all the goodness of the curry sauce.
I had a beef dish the last time which was super tendered but ordered the black pepper beef this time around, hoping for the best but alas, it was disappointing not because it wasn't tasty but because it wasn't as good as I remembered... Sad and we were too full to order the original beef dish. Final die for dish would be their fried kalian. Oh my goodness! They deep fry some of the leaves to form a crispy savoury topping on top of their tender kailan stems. Am amazing dish and worthy of any of the big branded restaurant Vege dishes. They didn't even need to throw in the scallops or prawns to garnish to upsell this dish and make it overtly unaffordable. A simple vegetable prepared in a very simple yet innovative way. Yes, it did take effort to prepare but no, they didn't charge a premium for presenting this dish to us.
Having said that, one could go affordable and a setting for 8 hungry adults could go for a reasonably as a couple of hundred dollars (relatively speaking). But it could also go much higher if one tries the usual premium seafood. My dining habits trend to be more economical so I'm looking for value for money and this place certainly gives good value for money.
Kudos to Michelle and team for a wonderful dinner.