70: Meow Meow Seafood Grill Fish Restaurant

Boy the title was sure a mouthful.

Anywho, Meow Meow Seafood Grill Fish Restaurant (herein referred to only as Meow Meow) is located in Dataran Mentari, Petaling Jaya, and is run by none other than - (Mr.) Ah Meow himself. So if you ever run out of names to call your eatery, just name it after yourself (make sure your name is really unique first).

I can see it now... Keong Keong Seafood Grill Fish Restaurant...

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The minute we step in, we suddenly realize, "gee, this place sure looks new." (but actually the restaurant has appeared before in the newspapers a couple of months back). Huge menus made from thick plastic, spotless floors, an open kitchen... And them "bam!" it hit me.

I must have stumbled into a posh restaurant.

Oh shi-.

I look around. Reasonably plenty amount of normal looking families. Good, okay. This might not be so bad after all.

Then the drinks came.

Oh no... Is that a slice of lemon in the cup of ice? Ever had a slice of lemon in your coke in a Chinese restaurant before? Swanky indeed.

I was actually presently surprised. Service there was pretty good and down to earth. When I stepped in, plenty of families were not served with food yet, so my first guess was we had to wait for quite some time. But in reality, when one table was served, boy did they get served. Everything for that one table would come out at one shot!

Anyway, here we go. First we have the golden taufu.

Usually, taufu's of this caliber are usually oily and salty. Not in this case. It was oily enough to make it moist, and the meat was not salty at all. The meat was not finely minced, but some people might say it adds texture, while purists would rip out their hair.

Next up, was the spicy squid with petai. Completely opposite (thank you, captain obvious) from the taufu, I felt that this had too much chili oil (as the healthy eaters rip out their hair) but was pleasantly. But I guess it wasn't so bad. The squid was not overcooked until rubbery, and of course, petai being petai, was fantastic.

Gotta love that spinach soup. I thought it was pretty well flavoured, had those fried little fish(?) to give it that (little) "crunch". Ah, and of course the dreaded century egg. Normally, these taste horribly chemical to me, but not today! I guess I owe it to the seasoning in the soup.

I guess it won't be a proper meal without some herbal chicken. So here you go, herbal chicken. The broth was fragrant, and it had chinese wine in it (bonus!). With plenty of ginger and wolfberries, it was sweet too. My only peeve is that most of the chicken was only bones.

The next dish was a weird one, and most of us couldn't put our finger on it.

It was called Thai Style Prawns, but it was neither lemak, spicy, sour or whatever. I expected it to drift somewhere in the middle, well, because Thai style is all about cooking and balancing your dish with the aspects of sour, spicy, sweet and salty. There was a certain "earthiness" or grit (very fine) about the curry sauce, which I believe was powder (curry powder or stock powder). The taste itself was pleasing, but the minute I felt the "grit", I was kinda turned off. The prawns on the other hand were excellent. They were pan-fried, before being put into the sauce, which gives it a nice texture and crunch.

Of course, this can't be a grill restaurant without some stingray.

Oh yeah.

Wa.. What is this?

Ok, I admit, the whole style was different that the usual "ikan bakar" style we are all used to. It was oily, and some part are pretty salty (especially nearer to the sides). A total crapshoot really.

The whole night was filled with hits and misses, but if you do want to try some restaurant styled grilled food, do drop by!