Mumzie had a headache last Saturday, so the girlfriend and i had to makan sendiri for lunch.. which gave me the perfect excuse to drive all the way to Ampang to try this place which i’ve heard and read good reviews about..
so off to the hills of hulu langat it was.. ok, well not really.. actually planned to go to another thai bbq place called Nong & Jimmy’s.. i called earlier to ask if they were open for lunch and the moron on the other end told me yes.. upon reaching there i see their sign which reads “Open from 6pm-12am”… zZzz.. conned.. but this actually turned out to be sort of a blessing in disguise i guess.. since i was in Ampang already so thought why not drive to this place which is near the infamous Look Out Point..
If you know Look Out Point, getting to this place is fairly staightforward.. if L.O.P. is on your right, then just drive on for another 1km+(less than 5mins drive) and keep a sharp eye out for this little sign on your right..
its easy to miss but its the first right turning u can make after L.O.P.. the road heading to this place is a gravel road with patches of tarred road as you go along.. driving a 4x4 is a major advantage here.. at the end of the road seemingly deep in the jungle you will see a vege farm on ur left and the Fish Farm Thai Restaurant will be on your right.
Since it was only 2 of us we ordered just 5 dishes.. haha.. if you’ve seen us, for sure you’d wonder how d hell we can actually eat so much..
First up was the Paku Belacan.. i really like this vegetable for some reason.. its got a great texture.. doesnt go soggy and retains its crunch well.. stir fried with belacan is for me the best way to cook it.. it was really quick to arrive and didnt disappoint.. wasnt too salty like a lot of places tend to do it and had just the right ammout of belacan not too overpower the taste of the vege.. nice..
Next on the menu was the Seafood Tom-Yam.. im not sure what authentic tomyam should taste like, cause i havent been to Thailand yet(will be going soon though).. but if i had to guess, then this tastes pretty authentic to me.. sour and spicyness was good but a word of advice, ask them to tone down the spicyness a notch if you cant take the heat cause this version packs quite a kick.. they are not stingy on the ingredients either, there were about 5 medium sized fresh prawns, squid, musrooms, and some other stuff i cant recall.. definite must order..
They also specialize in BBQ dishes here.. you will see when you enter the restaurant an area where all the nice bbq-ing happens.. so upon recommendation of the waiter, we tried the BBQ Lamb.. a few post ago, i recommended the lamb at Hing Ket.. but after tasting this, we both conclude that this is the winner of the two.. albeit they use a cheaper cut here(lamb chops instead of cutlets at Hing Ket) the flavour from the marinade was awesome and they grilled it to perfection, the fat crisped up but the meat remained tender.. went well with the thai garlic chili sour sauce that came with it..
Another BBQ dish ordered were the prawns.. I have been having a craving for grilled prawns recently.. i dont know why especially since i am slightly alergic to them and didnt really fancy them a few years back.. the prawns that were served were super fresh and the flesh was really sweet.. and BIG.. super worth the price.. i can just imagine myself once im old.. drinking booze with tody here together with these sweet succulent crustaceans..
Dining at a fish farm.. you have to order fish.. i quite enjoy fish.. steamed, fried or baked.. but it has to be fresh.. the fish here is caught upon order(apparently you can even choose your own).. i was tempted to order 2 versions of the fish but after deliberation, thought the better of it.. so instead of the Salt Baked Talapia.. we went for the Talapia Steamed with Lime Thai Sauce.. many people are afraid of talapia because it can have a muddy taste that freshwater fish tend to have.. i admit i hate that taste as well as it can ruin a whole meal.. but the fish here had a very minimal muddy taste.. it was there, but the tangy lime, garlic, corriander and chili broth that the fish was steamed in did a good job of masking the taste.. the meat nearer to the belly had a stronger taste of mud so you might want to stay away from that section.. the combination of ingrediants give a broth a nice refreshing taste which complements the BBQued dishes well..
Overall I absolutely loved the food here and the ambience is just wonderful.. its good to come to a place like this sometimes.. hidden in the hills, away from the city.. price wise i think its very cheap.. we drank a small bottle of Tody(fermented coconut alcohol drink) and 2 sweet Coconuts.. the dishes were mainly rm15 or rm10 apart from the fish(rm27) which is great value considering the quality of the food and the ambience.. oh, 1 gripe though.. there are waaaaay too many flies.. but what do you expect being on top a fish farm..
Address:
KM4, Jalan Ampang-Hulu Langat, Ampang
Selangor 68000
Malaysia
1 comment:
Evon Tan said:
i been there~
i miss the "xi ham" @ huge kerang there~
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