Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Soon Lai Seafood Restaurant @ Lintang Batu (Night)

The food here is, I would say cheap,though not as cheap as Bukit Tambun mind you.
Because of that the crowd here is...... well,a swelling tide depending on the time of day.
Waiting period can be long but isn't so bad that you have to start knitting.

There are open air tables for smokers and a partially air conditioned indoor area, for non smokers which now and then attracts bloody lunatics, who like to park their asses in here and puff away.

The thing about this place is,it sometimes attracts some fat rich indian customers.
They talk very loudly, bragging about the datuks they know,which datuk is coming to join them for dinner and really order a heck of a lot of food.
Actually when the ushers ignore them,they'll throw status,dollars as well as their booming voices,just to get their way.Not used to waiting I tell you.
If you have the misfortune of being seated next to them,be prepared to hear incessant whinings and demands from this brat pack.

In one incident,a poorer chinese family was asked to vacate seats that they waited half an hour for, leaving the old folks hoping mad,the wife sour faced,husband with no face left and the baby bawling.

Service can be a bummer if you are unlucky.Some never get their food, depending on which order taker you get.

Drink maker needs to be harassed constantly,or you will never get it, cos its a madhouse in there I tell you.Some customers resort to waiting right outside the doorway just to self deliver their own drinks.

The Bad

Crabs -ok only.Downright hated the sauce.But their regulars lap it up like there's no tomorrow
Bayam thng-nice but too tiny a portion.However the taste can fluctuate from bowl to bowl.
Thai roasted Pork leg-too sweet,regretfully chewy sinewy crap that's mouthfuls of ligament fat after cellulite fat after half melted cartillage fat,with a faint whiff of pig sty perfume.Just gross!
Nestum whatever -is bleaugh...a whole tin of oily mangled unidentified nestum fart,garnished with bay leaves.

The Good

Crabs- not very expensive,quite fresh.
Kamheong lala -ok
Steamed kapah-sweet,tinged with chinese wine
Curry dishes-robust,fragrant,mouthwatering,very spicy,hot