Sponsored Review : Mellben Legend Seafood

I believe Mellben isn't a name that is unfamiliar to many Singaporean friends. It is soooooo popular that I never tried it before because the queue is forever long. Finally I had a chance to try out the ever popular crab-ster place, thanks to Silver & Fenny.

My first attempt holding a crab & look ! Even my face is smaller than the crab !

We had a total of seven dishes, including 3 crab dishes.  

To start off, we had the savory signature tofu. Topped with the spring onions and fried onion bits (?) , the fried tofu is smooth in the inside and accompanied with a nice thick gravy. The gravy, I likey.

Signature Tofu 

Followed up by the Lemon prawns, which was more like a tomyum prawn soup to me. Well, it just taste like tomyum goong and surely appetizing.

Lemon Prawns

The vegetables are fresh, crunchy and of course making the late dinner not so sinful. *wink

Dry Ba Kut Teh (pork ribs)

We had an appetizer, a soup and a vegetable dish, of course we had something for the carnivores too. 

Meat lovers, I present to you the Dry Ba Kut Teh Pork ribs.

Here comes the highlight of the day!
P/s : I'm not able to advice on the crab pricing as they follow the market rate & weigh by kilograms.

Crab Laksa

The crab laksa is a new addition to their crab menu. Famous for their Crab Beehoon, Mellben introduces the crab laksa to appeal to Singaporeans and curious tourists. Creative combination of the crab and local laksa, this dish allows patrons to enjoy the freshness of the crab and yet a local favourite at the same time. Yet, the thick gravy does not over power the sweetness of the crab. 

Curry Black Pepper Crab

Not the usual kind of black pepper crab you would have. Not just black pepper, the chef also adds in the curry powder to level up the fragrant of the crab. A combination of curry and black pepper crab! Yums !!!

Golden sands Crabs

In short, this is Liu sha bao (custard buns) in crab format.

My say : 

 If I'm going to dine there again, I would order the lemon prawns again.Thinking about it is making me hungry!! My favourite crab dish is of course the Golden Sands Crab, while my least favorite is the Crab Laksa. (I'm not a fan of local laksa) The crabs served during the dinner were big, fresh and meaty(?).Glad that all the crabs we had during the dinner had tons of flesh(crab meat) This is a nice place for family dinners as they offers a great variety of food choices, just like any zhi char stores.  

I would recommend this place for tourists who are looking for local flavors at a reasonable price. A pity that the location does not have any pretty sea view but definitely a comfortable place to dine in. Don't expect aircon and fantastic service as it is a very Singaporean kind of place. I also like the fact that the drinks menu have many choices of home made drinks, not to mention about my love for the coconut they serve ! Will re-visit to satisfy my crab cravings and bring my foreign guests there. 

Advice to make advance reservations before heading down.

Rating :

4/5

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Ending off with a group picture together with my crab-mates!

Address : 9 Opal Crescent Singapore 328404

Nearest MRT : Boon Keng / Potong Pasir MRT
Contact : +65 6509 0918 

Hope you are hungry now and enjoyed what I had for you !

Loves,
A.

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Sponsored Review : Seafood Fiesta at PARKROYAL 's Plaza Brasserie

Plaza Brasserie popular Soft shell crab

Thanks to HP, I had an extended invitation to try out Plaza Brasserie's buffet spread. 

Crab lovers, you cannot miss out this place. 

Here's what I have to share.

 Durian Prata

 The other bloggers was raving about the roti prata before we could start out meal and my first impression was. SIAO AH COME BUFFET PLACE EAT PRATA.  And the next thing I knew, I had two of them. The durian prata was SO Good, I can't stop thinking of it. The durian paste was just nice in my opinion and just in portion with the prata. Not very oily as well.

Shrimp on toast. 

I like it and I think there's another nothing really special about this. Shrimp spread on toast, fry. There's just this magical texture about this that I could not explain. Bad description I know.

Crab Cake. 

THIS, IS RIDICULOUSLY NICE. It tastes like compressed crab meat forced into a cube. 

Closest description . Freshness of crab remains, no signs of the "sea" taste.

Salted Egg Crab .

Too good. It was so good we could not stop and I would have to steal KFC's tagline- It's finger lickin' good. #promise.

The above are my personal favourite from the buffet. The following that I am sharing are yummy too, just that they are not on my top list.

That is not just what the buffet has. 

From the buffet bar.

 Assorted maki and sashimi from the Japanese food station

 You got to try their roast meat too.


Wide variety from the dessert bar. My pictures just don't do justice.

I like the chocolate mousse best from the desserts bar followed by the chocolate cake.

Plaza Brasserie also have a wide variety for ice cream toppings.

Ice cream flavours rotates and we had rum and raisin, chocolate and peppermint on the day we went.

M&M Toppings, you heard me.

On the plate : Fried rice with crab meat, Crab cake, Baked Salmon , Salmon salad , Squid , shrimp on toast.

Best of Asia - Seafood Fiesta at Plaza Brasserie
Date: 8 March to 26 May 2013
Dinner (Mondays to Thursdays): Adult $53 Child $32
Dinner (Fridays to Sundays): Adult $58 Child $35

For enquiries or reservations, please call Plaza Brasserie at 6505 5710.
The buffet is available from 8 March 2013 - 31 May 2013 daily. 

Plaza Brasserie is located inside PARKROYAL on Beach Road 
Address : 7500 Beach Road , Singapore 199591
Nearest MRT Station : Bugis MRT

Enjoy your meal!

Loves, 
A.

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