Mellben Seafood Restaurant

Once again went for supper with Krystal, Uncle Steven and Terence. This time we went to Mellben Seafood Restaurant. Its just a stone's throw away from Rabbit Brand Seafood. Apparently this shop is some famous crab bee hoon place that relocated recently from Ang Mo Kio. At least that's what Krystal said. It could just be a branch that spawned off the main outlet.

When I took a photo of the sign board the grumpy shop aunty said that I'm not allowed to! -.-" After I told her in my broken chinese that I was sorta like advertising for her on the internet she just kept quiet and walked away. Hmmmmm....

Another lady (she looked nicer, did I mention younger too?) took our orders. We were pondering over what to order, partly because Krystal couldn't really eat spicy food. We already knew that crab bee hoon was the order of the day, but what would accompany it? Finally settled for dua tao (some kind of mussels or clams) and luo han chye (mixed vegetables).

The luo han chye was a really small plate. Can't believe we paid like $8 for such a little amount of vegetables! It did taste nice though, no complaints about that.

Next up was the dua tao. The sauce was a little spicy but nothing we couldn't handle. The clams were abit rubbery though, not sure if the texture is meant to be like that or if it was overcooked?

And finally at long last the crab bee hoon came. This was served by the grumpy aunty. Surprisingly this time she suddenly became very nice! She told us to let her know if we wanted to add soup. Later she even added extra bee hoon for us at no extra charge! Wonder if it's because of what I told her in chinese... Now what exactly did I say? Haha.

Anyway the dish was served in a claypot, though I scooped out a bowl and put the crab claw there to take the picture. We ordered 2 crabs and they turned out to be huge! Not sure if they were sri lankan crabs or what but they were big and had a lot of roe underneath! The crab was fresh and the meat was firm and sweet. The soup was milky, slightly peppery and very tasty. Not sure if its the MSG though, but it was really satisfying!

The whole meal worked out to be about $70, considering that we had to large crabs, I'd say was pretty worth it. Anything for crab bee hoon man! Don't suppose I can find this kinda good food served at "Mellben" if I go to Melbourne right? Haha ok bad joke. =X

Let the feasting before I leave continue!

Mellben Seafood Restaurant
Corner Coffee Shop along Joo Chiat Road (Next to Miki)
Opening Hours: 6pm to 3am