Chai Seafood @ Batu Maung, Penang

Since after my first visit to this shop, it has been marked down in our mind that this is the place that we will be coming back often. Since it is in Bayan Lepas area so it makes us easier when we want to have some chu char. Furthermore, the service is quite fast and also it has air condition. As nowadays the kid will always complained that it is too hot. So if you facing this kind of problem, perhaps you can drop by this place for lunch or dinner.

Following are some of the dishes that we tried after several visit

From above 1st row: Hatyai Bean curd ~ RM8 and Stir fry "Yau Mak" with garlic ~ RM7

If you like the "kerabu style" of bean curd, then I would like to recommend you to try their Hatyai bean curd. As it has the best combination of sweetness, spiciness and sourness. Not to mentioned that the bean curd is very crunchy after they deep fried it.

From 2nd row: Steam Kappa with Lemon ~ RM12

During one occasion, hubby visited this shop for lunch and he happened to try the kappa there. And he insisted to bring my gal and I to try it out. As he described that the kappa is bigger in size compares to the normal one that we had.

So we head there and try the steam kappa with lemon as introduce by the lady boss there. Well, the kappa is indeed very big and juicy and not to mention that the sweetness came from the freshness of the kappa. My gal and I enjoyed it very much.

***** Please note that the big size kappa is not available all the time. *****

Last row: Steam Promfret ~ RM18 and Seaweed Soup

My gal loves seaweed soup, so we decided to give it a try. And it turn out to be not bad. As for the promfret, it is quite normal.

First row: Stir fry green beans with dried shrimp ~ RM10

Another dish that I highly recommend you to try is the stir fry green beans with dried shrimp. Providing that you love green beans and dried shrimp. The dried shrimp is deep fried and then stir fry with the green beans. That's make both the green beans and dried shrimp very crunchy.

***** Please note that this dish is very dried. If you prefer some sauces, then you should omit this dish *****

Second row: Marmite Chicken ~ RM14

Their marmite chicken is a bit different to others as it is cooked with some chili padi. So be very careful when you dig in. The chicken is very tender and tastes nice.

Last row: Steam grouper with teochew style ~ RM40 and Hot plate sizzling bean curd ~ RM12

The steam fish with teochew style makes you have more appetite as it is a bit sourish and the fish is fresh. As for the sizzling bean curd, it is quite simple dish.
First row: Steam fish with special bean paste sauce

Please be warned that this dish is a bit spicy for people that who cannot take spicy foods like my gal. She complained that it is too spicy for her. But hubby and I quite like the taste as it is something different.

Second row: Onion Omelette and stir fry asparagus

Both are quite a simple dish.

Last row: Stir fry bitter gourd with spare ribs and black bean paste, Stir fry lady fingers with garlic

Both hubby and I enjoyed the stir fry bitter gourd with spare ribs. Out of surprise with the combination, the bitter gourd does not taste bitter for us. And it is not salty as well. The spare ribs are quite tender. As for the stir fry lady fingers with garlic, it became a favourite dish for my gal right now. hahhahaha.......

First row: Flower shell ~ RM8

During one of the visit, hubby saw that they have flower shell, so he ordered some to try. As occasionally, my gal loves easting this kind of shell. But off course we will limit her to some extend. The flower shell is nice when it dip with the chili sauce.

Second row: Stir fry vegetables ~ RM7 and Assam Prawn ~ RM16

Their assam prawn is quite special as normally we will get the dark color assam prawn that cooked with soy sauce. But this is different, you can see from the photo above. As a prawn lover, off course i enjoyed the plate of assam prawn very much. hahahhahaa......

Last row: Curry Fish ~ RM18

Occasionally, my gal will ask us to order some curry fish. As she loves to coated her rice with some curry. The curry fish is quite nice and the fish itself is so fresh. But be warned that it is quite a big serving. It seems like never ending of fish inside the clay pot. hahhahahhaa.......

First row: Stir fry mix vegetables with broccoli and stir fry kappa with chili padi

After trying the steam kappa, we decided to dry other cooking style of kappa. Which is cook with soy sauce and chili padi. Which is not bad. But this time round, the kappa is the normal type.
Second row: Mantis Prawn

Since this visit is with my mum and sister. Hubby order mantis prawn for them to try. The mantis prawn is very fresh as once you order the mantis prawn, they will scope it straight from their aquarium. Their mantis prawn is nice.
Last row: Chili crab and man tou

Whenever we have more people dine in, hubby will order crab especially with my sister presence. This is the first time we try the chili crab. And it turn out to be quite nice. My gal was in love with the mantou. I think she ate lots of the mantou. hahhahaha.....

First row: Stir fry kappa with spring onion ~ RM12

Another try of their kappa with spring onion. Since my gal wants something not spicy. So that she can have some of it. As the previous stir fry kappa with chili padi is a bit spicy for her. hahhaha.....
Second row: Curry Fish ~ RM24

Since this trip is with my friend, we order some curry fish for her to try. However, we found that it is a bit different from what we ordered before. But we still enjoyed the dish.

Last Row: Hatyai Chicken ~ RM14

Hubby want to us to try the Hatyao Chicken in one of our visits but we were told that it is quite a big served for 3 of us. So since this time round we have more people. So we get to try it. I believed that it is quite similar with the hatyai bean curd that we had before. But please be warn that it is quite a big plate of chicken. We have the difficulty to finish them too. hahhahaaa....

Well, that's what we ordered after several visits.

Restoran Sin Hwa Lam Seafood Restaurant @ Batu Maung, Penang

If you are familiar with this place, then you should know that they have moved from here

Kafe Sin Hai Beng to

Restoran Sin Hwa Lam Seafood Restaurant

Today I am going to combine the 2 dining posts together. The upper part of the post are posts that I dine in Sin Hai Beng whereas the second part was dine in Restoran Sin Hwa Lam Seafood Restaurant.

Steamed Fish with Teochew Style

The fish is very fresh and the Teochew style tastes nice......

Pai Kut Ong

Hubby ordered this for my gal and the Pai Kut is very tender and thin. and it tastes nice..... my gal loves it very much.

Stir fry vegetables with garlic

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Following are the meal that we order from Restoran Sin Hwa Lam Seafood Restaurant:

Watercress Soup with Spare Ribs

Spare Ribs

My gal also enjoying this dish very much.

Sizzling Bean curd

The bean curd is very smooth and soft. Tastes nice.

Stir fry Broccoli with mushrooms

Overall, their foods taste nice and yet with reasonable price. ^o^

Batu Maung Seafood Restaurant Part III

For location please refer to here.

Since CNY is around the corner, I will blog more Chu Char style of foods. As during or before new year, people tend to going out for meals. One of the recommendations are:

Batu Maung Seafood Restaurant

Hubby and his colleagues went to this seafood restaurant to have lunch during November. Below are their orders:

(The photos are limited because hubby is using his mobile phone to capture and he has to do it quick as everyone is very hungry.)

Baked Oyster with cheese

Hubby orders this again because he wants his colleague to try. They all love it.

Stir fry frog with dried chilli and spring onion

Hubby comments that this dish tastes great and not too spicy.

Deep fried mini squids

This is yummy and tastes very nice and crunchy. lol

Bean curds with dried shrimp

This bean curds are really nicely done and taste good. If not mistaken, the bean curds are home made.

Deep fried siakap fish with special sauce.

Hubby could not remember the actual name of this dish. But he comments the fish is really fresh, crunchy, sour and bit spicy.

Stir fry asparagus with sambal
Overall...... hubby and their colleagues love the foods very much. And they are satisfied with their meals. lol

Other visits can be found:

Part I

Part II

CK Reviews

Restoran Pen Mutiara

Actually we intend to cook yesterday night. But we felt so tired. So we decided to go out for dinner. At first we intend to go for chu char. But on the way out, hubby felt like having curry. And he recalled that he never brought me to Restoran Pen Mutiara before. Hubby used to go to this place quite often, he told us about the claypot curry fish head. So I asked my gal whether she wanted to have curry (as recently she like to try spicy foods. lol) and she said yes. So we headed to Restoran Pen Mutiara @

Entrance

Wisma Nelayan, Pelabuhan LKIM Batu Maung, 11960 Bayan Lepas, Penang.

Tel: 604 - 3101759

Fax: 604 - 6261084

This restaurant is very big in size and the interior look grand. They claimed that they can accommodate up to 300 people with air condition environment.

Photos capture from their menu introduce their signature dishes ~ Claypot Curry Fish Head

Our order of the day........

Claypot Curry Fish Head

This is a must try from this restaurant as it is their signature dish. lol The curry fish head tastes good and the fish head is very fresh. My gal eats lots of the curry sauce. At first she tells me it is a little spicy and the more she consumes, she told me it is very spicy. lol

Since it is in claypot, the fish head still hot after we finished our meal.

Fried Egg with Onions

The egg tastes really nice even though is a simple dish. It has a nice aroma but we found it a bit too salty towards our liking.

Deep Fried Squids

Well..... a bit disappointed with the deep fried squids as it is not so crispy and the squids is a bit too tough to bite. lol

Sauce for Deep Fried Squids

Fried Kai Lan

Rice Pot

White Rice
If you visit this restaurant, you should try their claypot curry fish head which is good and tastes delicious.

Batu Maung Seafood Restaurant Part II

For location please refer here.

Actually, we planned to go to ISARIBI Japanese Restaurant for dinner but PS wants something nearby. So we went to Batu Maung Seafood Restaurant. And after we were seated, I saw some familiar faces coming in from the main door of the restaurant.

Guess who we bumped into?

Will give you the answer at the end of the blog. lol

We order the folowing dishes for the night:

Stir fry brocolli with garlic

Claypot Siakap
PS loves this very much. The fish is very fresh and I think she ate most of this fish. lol

Chicken Satays

We ordered this after we placed our order because PS asked us whether they got satays? And I recalled I saw it in my last visit. So hubby asked the waitress and bingo. I am right, they do serve chickeb satays.

The chicken satays are very tender and nice aroma. Yum! Yum!

Steam Mantis Prawn
Well..... the mantis prawns are very big and you can see the fresh mantis prawn from my last blog. For taste vice it is not bad. PS prefered the smaller mantis prawn as she reckons smaller mantis prawn tastes better.

Steam Oyster with garlic

This time hubby orders oysters with garlic. And the taste is ok.

ok...... did you guess who we bumped into?

B4 we left the restaurant, we went over to introduce ourselves to CK Lam and her family. Indeed it is a great pleasure to meet CK and her family.