Hidden in a Little Corner of Pearl of the Orient

Life has been really hectic caring for Darrius alone when PiggyBeng is not around. Though MIL and SIL’s family are around but their never ending activities outside the house always left the 2 of us at home most of the time… so I have to entertain Darrius all by myself the entire week… so to speak and do all the household chores as well…. more people more works as the oven hot weather brings in more dust!

This is quite a delayed post… a review on one of the restaurant we frequent on this little island we lived… Went there recently… last month actually….

This seafood restaurant was quite ‘fong kong’ (famous)  in the past according to PiggyBeng but with the mushrooming of many more seafood restaurants around the island has actually sent this place into cold storage… They has since closed half the restaurant as there were very few customers patronising the place now. Each time we were there, there were less than 3 tables occupied. My guess could be they are too isolated and hidden so not many people knows how to get there unless those lived around the area or those who has been there in the past….

The name of the restaurant is Batu Maung Seafood Restaurant… which was actually located in a uphill corner in Batu Maung… near the Bayan Lepas industrial area. There is a Chinese temple next to it but I can’t recall the temple’s name…

Though the restaurant is nothing to shout about in terms of deco but it has a nice view of docking fishing boats as there’s a jetty outside. You can have a choice to sit outside (no air-conditioning so have to feed the mozzies ) or inside with air-conditioning. Service is quite good (I think the staff are mostly family members) and they don’t charge service charge.

This is what we normally order….

The gigantic ‘kapah’ which is called bamboo calm. In Cantonese it’s called ‘chok-than’. It is sooooooooo yummy especially cooked in ‘kam-heong’ style (dried prawns, curry leaves and lots of chillies).

Next…

Another type of calms (sollie forgotten to get the name) which taste like ‘lala’ (another type of calms but flatter). Also very yummy with ‘kum-heong’ style.

The following is ‘tin-kai’ (water chicken or padi field chicken or FROG) cooked in kong-po’ style. We don’t normally order this as we prefer crabs but since we are not ordering crabs this round so we go for the froggy…

My best recommendation is the following….

Combination of salad and cereal prawns…. very the yummylicious! I espcially like the cereal ones as it is soooooo crispy and fragrant!

For all the yumminest, surprisingly they are reasonably priced too… and that was what always make my PiggyBeng happy…. yummy, big portion and price is right!

On top of that, at the end of your meal, they will throw in a plate of freshly cut fruits of papaya, watermelon, guava and mango for FREE! Now, ain’t that a good enough reason to dine there? So, in case you can’t get a booking at some over crowded cafes or restaurants for this Valentine’s, do consider bringing your loved one(s) to Batu Maung Seafood Restaurant… nice ambience by the sea, great tasting food and lots of privacy…. (Sorry folks from other states… unless you are already here in Penang!)

p/s: You won’t get to spot PiggyBeng and myself too as we are having Hokkien Mee at home! (cooked by PiggyBeng lah!)

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