Brought 2 overseas visitors to the Fu Lin Tofu Yuen Ampang Yong Tau Foo for lunch 'cos they were staying near there. The eatery was recommended on the internet and also by a colleague. Ordered a plate of less than 10pieces of almost all veg plus 2 small bowls of white noodles, bill came to $14! Felt the price wasn't too justified 'cos the outlet wasn't airconditioned, and there weren't anything great about the food that warrants the higher price as compared to other Yong Tau Foo stalls.
Disappointed.
Brought the same visitors to Jumbo Seafood at ECP just now, 'cos again, i've heard and read so much on the internet about their black pepper crabs but had never tasted myself. Alas, spicy food wasn't their cup of tea and they were in a rush to catch a flight later, so we skipped the crabs and ordered instead, the Drunken prawns, Crispy fried baby squids, Stir fried Brocolli with scallops, Steamed fish (soon hock) and Fried seafood tofu (all in the smallest portions). The bill came to $131-- the steamed fish alone was $49.
While i wasn't surprised at the bill, i was surprised that the bulk of the cost came from the none too impressive fish. Honestly, it wasn't big, it wasn't tasty (not stale, yet doesn't taste fresh, not salty, not sweet, didn't absorb any of the soya sauce that it was swimming in--in other words: absolutely tasteless!)
The prawns tasted fresh but were too hard, due to what i believe was possibly over cooking and the baby squids , though really crispy had completely lost the squid taste.
i must say i was really disappointed 'cos the baby squid and prawns were recommended on the internet as well, so much about famous makan places.
Now it makes me wonder about the much hyped about black pepper crabs; frankly, have tried the famous ones at Eng Seng and only found their dish so-so, not worth the queue.
Think the 煮炒stall at the kopitiam near my place can whip up better dishes.
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