River Pak Soh Koong and wild Haruan @ Restoran Zong Meng.

Restoran Zong Meng was once a thriving dai chow place
located along the main road in Tapah town.

Now, even though he is a one man chef, he can easily whips
up a five dishes lunch or dinner in no time.

He earned his stripes working under Hong Kong chefs 
when he was working in Belgium.

Watching him prepares the condiments for cooking with extra 
fast hands was a delight.

Seeing him in action, pan frying, steaming, stir frying and flipping 
he wok under roaring flame was like a culinary magic !! 

Steamed river pak soh koong (white whisker cat fish) - firm fleshy
that bursts open and no fishy aftertaste.
Panfried lemongrass chicken - a tad too sweet but full of lemongrass 
flavor (recommended).
Koong poh wild Haruan fish slices - springy and melt in the mouth.
Stir fried wild boar meat - meaty and fragrant.
Pan fried sea prawns - succulent and sweet tasting.
Stir fried yau mak - the only green of the night.

Affordable prices and ample parking.

Location: (riverside after Tapah town bridge)
Tapah, Perak.

Pantai Seafood Restaurant.

Guest post by Michelle.

I have not be feeling too well for the past two days. a bit of sore throat, a running nose and a thumping headache.

The doctor prescribed me some medicines which made me more drowsy, resulted in a loss of appetite.

Tonight "part recovery" dinner @ Pantai Seafood Restaurant was with my family.

We ordered food that could prep up my appetite instead of live seafood or crustaceans.

The restaurant was rather quiet on a Monday evening (maybe we were early).

Service was good and attentive.

Parking is ample.

Steamed river Pak Soh Koong (cat's whisker fish) in a sweet light soy sauce-topped with coriander leaves, spring onion and garlic oil-fresh, tender and succulent flesh with no hint of mud smell-Rm51/

Braised Tau kan (thick gluten puffs ) with deep fried Tofu and Bok choy in a smooth brown sauce -silky smooth Tofu-Rm12/

Pork ribs-well marinated and deep fried-meaty and crispy-with a red chillies sauce for dip-Rm32/

Bayam (Spinach) in a clear superior broth with century eggs-tender and leafy-Rm10/

Total bill:Rm133/

Location:Lot 13575, Jalan Chempaka, PJU 6A,

Kg Sg Kayu Ara, Petaling Jaya.

Tel:03-7725-5099.

San Tai Thong Seafood & Steamboat.

We were on our way to attend a wake at Xiao En in Cheras.

On the way we stopped at San Tai Thong  Seafood and Steamboat for a quick dinner.

This 'tai chow' is a corner lot of a row of old 3 storey shop houses located in Taman Pertama, Cheras- behind Station One in Cheras.

The place looks a bit rundown but the food is good and they offer quite a long list of dishes written on a whiteboard.


Will go back to try their other dishes.

Parking is ample. 

Menu written on a whiteboard.

Pak Soh Koong (white whisker's cat fish)-very fresh and steamed just right-a bit of mud taste around the belly part other-garnished with lots of chopped spring onion and finely sliced ginger-smooth textured and delicious-Rm32/

Lemon Chicken-thickly batter-deep fried until golden brown-crispy skin with tender and juicy meat-Rm12/

Hong Kong Choy Sam-thick stem and leafy but a bit 'old' -Rm7.

Total bill:Rm60/
Location: 4, Jalan Serkut, Taman Pertama,
Jalan Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel:03-9282-6302/9284-9624.