Bangsar Seafood Garden Restaurant, One Bangsar

It was probably the largest group of food bloggers assembled for a food review at Bangsar Seafood Garden Restaurant yesterday courtesy of an invitation proffered by Jade and facilitated by Fatboybakes.   Thanks to Paranoid AndroidFrat Mustard and a couple of others, we were also assured of our daily tipple, thus ensuring that our tastebuds were suitably prepared for the food review ahead of us.

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Boneless chicken with fruit sauce

Crisp skin and moist meat with a slice of mango to offer a balance of flavours.

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Steamed red snapper with bean sauce

Fresh and lovely, although I’m not a very big fan of fried fish.

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Stir fried prawns in curry

Thick, rich curry – very spicy, so order at your own risk.

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Braised beancurd

The beancurd was served with the right balance of side ingredients – broccoli, yam, carrot, water chestnuts.

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Stewed chinese cabbage with dried scallops and mushroom

This is one of my favourites.   A whole cabbage stewed, well infused with the flavours of seafood, and served with fried bits of dried scallops and mushrooms.

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Egg omelette with crab meat

Lovely in appearance, taking away the monotony of presentation of the humble fried egg.

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Fried rice with prawns

If there were any more prawns in this dish, it may as well be called Prawns with Fried Rice.   Tasty, but by this time, we were stuffed.

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Stir fried crab with salted egg yolk

I love how the salted egg yolk clings to the shell which begs a good licking.  Thick and lovely with the right amount of spiciness.

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Stir fried crab with salted egg yolk

My favourite piece.  Loads of salted egg yolk trapped in the shell.

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Butter crab

The star attraction, without a doubt.   Thick, with a smooth consistency, the butter (or rather, margarine) sauce is absolutely delicious.   Curry leaves add flavour.

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Fried buns

The tiniest pieces of buns I’ve ever seen.  Each bun is the equivalent of a mouthful.   I’m not sure what they taste like.   Sean grabbed the last one.  He’s fast in everything he does.  Blogging, eating, drinking….

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Mango cream with sago

Overall, I couldn’t quite fault any dish, but with the exception of the crabs and a couple of other dishes, it was pretty standard Chinese restaurant fare.   Nevertheless, the restaurant is lovely with modern furnishings, ample carpark, and it’s halal, so it’s great to propagate the concept of 1Malaysia over a crab or two.

Come Ramadan, Bangsar Seafood will be having several special Ramadan Set Menus ranging from RM498++ (10 persons) to RM898++ (10 persons) with 1kg of crabs free of charge.  Not too bad considering how expensive Ramadan buffets at hotels cost these days.

Bangsar Seafood Garden Restaurant
63, One Bangsar
Jalan Ara
Bangsar Baru
59100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2282 2555

Website HERE.

(Nirvana posts will continue after this!)

INFO:

Ramadan Set Menus:

Dine in style, this Ramadan:
Enjoy 9 signature dishes. Devour 1 KG of crabs for free.
From RM 498+

RM 498+: Appetizer, Shark’s Fin Soup, Chicken with Ginger, Spicy Fried Fish, Lychee Prawns, Signature Beancurd, ‘Kampung’ fried rice, Custard Buns, Dessert

RM 598+: Appetizer, Sharks Fin Soup, Chicken with Plum Sauce, Pomfret with Bean Sauce, Prawns with Sweet Corn Sauce, Steamed “Sang Gan”, Tom Yam Noodles, Banana with “Gula Melaka”, Dessert

RM 698+: Appetizer, Double boiled soup, Roast chicken, Red snapper, Otak Otak Fried Prawns, Braised Sea Cucumber, Oyster Fried Rice, Chinese Pastries, Dessert

RM 898+: Homemade appetizers, Sharks Fin Soup with Pumpkin, Boneless Duck, Curried Garoupa, Braised Seafood, Mango Prawns, Garlic Fried Rice, Banana & ‘Gula Melaka’, Dessert

The Nirvana Bus Tour – The Tanjung Tualang Chapter

road trip

One baby to another said,
I’m lucky to have met you
I don’t care what you think
Unless it is about me
It is now my duty to completely drain you
A travel through a tube
And end up in your infection

Lyrics from Drain You, Album: Nevermind, Artist: Nirvana

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This is my beautiful Malaysia.  I’ve lived here all my life, but I still don’t know how to freaking draw it.   The Nirvana Bus Tour started from the city of purity also known as Shah Alam and headed north towards Tanjung Tualang, a tiny little town in Perak known only for its freshwater prawns.

Kelly's Castle
What’s with the white paint??

Along the way, our driver (aka Bald Eagle) insisted on making a stop at Kellie’s Castle, a structure built by a Scottish planter in the early 1900s.   This was the only non-food pit stop in the entire journey.   Other than pee breaks, of course.  I thus felt a need to record it.

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We saw Kurt Cobain

With eyes so dilated,
I’ve became your pupil
You’ve taught me everything
Without a poison apple
The water is so yellow, I’m a healthy student
Indebted and so grateful –
Vacuum out the fluids

– Lyrics from Drain You, Album: Nevermind, Artist: Nirvana –

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We observed the owner fish out 30 freshwater prawns from the tanks situated outside the restaurant.   They were a sight to behold; my momentary pity upon seeing them leaping helplessly in the tiny green pail was soon replaced by intense hunger at the anticipation of feeding on them.   From the moment I put the first prawn (cooked “kon cheen” style, i.e. dry fried with soy sauce) into my mouth, I knew that we had made the right decision to detour to Tanjung Tualang for dinner.   The prawns (with oozing creamy roe), were sticky and tasty, the flavour coming entirely from the sweetness of the flesh with the aid of just soy sauce.  This dish was quickly followed by prawns cooked in oats, a style of cooking that I can only call genius.   The oats were flaky and crunchy, and it almost felt like I was eating festive cookies.  The third style of preparation was the ubiquitous butter prawns.  The prawns came shrouded in very fine fried egg floss.   Very, very tasty.   At this point, we thought we’d balance our meal with a serving of crabs which were steamed in egg white.  Delicious.

Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth in a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours because I like you.

– Lyrics from Drain You, Album: Nevermind, Artist: Nirvana –

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I love small town fashion

Sloppy lips to lips
You’re my vitamins because I’m like you

– Lyrics from Drain You, Album: Nevermind, Artist: Nirvana –

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We’ll be back, Tanjung Tualang.

The prawns cost RM65 per kg.  Pretty good value considering the freshness of the prawns.

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Lung Seng Restaurant
10, Jalan Besar
Tanjung Tualang
Perak

Tel: 05-360 0735

Opening hours: 11.30am to 9.00pm. Reservations recommended!

Also check out: Masak-Masak, Precious Pea.

The Nirvana Bus Tour continues……to Penang.  Watch this space.

The Nirvana Bus Tour, Prologue and A Nirvana Tribute

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A tribute to Nirvana, featuring The Toy Couple and Cordon Bleu Chef (whom we bumped into in Penang), Hairyberry, Nipplesjoe, Boolicious, Bald Eagle and Lyrical Lemongrass.   Shot on location at QE2, Penang, in between the feasting.  Work hard, eat hard, play hard.

Click HERE for the introduction to the Nirvana Bus Tour.

Next post…the food.