Crabs, Crabs, Crabs!

With the large crowd at Jurong Point on Saturday nights, we had to make do with the less popular eating places even at 6:30pm. Thus hubby finally got a chance to try the advertised Crab QQ Noodles in the Chinese restaurant at the basement of Jurong Point's new wing.

I myself wasn't quite sure of Pioneer Wharf. Though it's the chain's 3rd outlet, its less-than-full capacity on a weekend night didn't inspire much confidence.

Well, the 1st impression of the place was certainly good. The service staff were helpful. A high chair (those plastic foldable ones) was brought out the moment we requested for one, and when Sam refused to get in it, a waitress quickly stacked up 2 adult dining chairs so that Sam could reach the table.

The experienced staff constantly reminded the new (& obviously young) waiter to serve the dishes away from Sam. The plastic bowl, plate & small metallic fork & spoon were given without me having to request for any, though it was halfway through our meal before anyone thought of offering Sam a plastic cup of water. By that time Sam was already enjoying his warm homecooked barley ($3.50), which was pretty good.

Sam was in those moods where the plate of appetiser peanuts ($2 on the bill, so better reject if you don't want it) with a bowl of white rice ($1) would keep him satisfied while we ponder over the menu. We didn't order too much, in case the restaurant wasn't up to our standard, but fortunately the food turned out pretty good!

The HK Kai Lan with minced garlic ($12) was average, and so was the Chicken Soup ($8). But hubby was full of praise for the beancurd in the Claypot Beancurd ($12), which came with 3 large prawns and the gravy delicious with rice. The Crab with QQ Noodles took some time coming, but it was worth the wait.

Our crab (@ $3.30 per 100g) was fresh & very meaty, and the noodles were totally full of the essence of crab! Sam polished off his own bowl of noodles even though he refused any of the crab meat. Hubby found the noodles a trifle too plain, then discovered the XO sauce on the table ($2 on the bill) which transformed the noodles from good to great! The dish costs us $31.40 before discount ($5 for the noodles, $26.40 for the crab), and fortunately there was a wash basin the restaurant itself for us to wash up thoroughly after the very satisfying meaty crab.

I guess the next time we would try one of their many speciality dishes, which leans heavily on prawns, so most likely to taste good. Most likely we would end up eating crabs again though, quite a good deal after the 15% discount with DBS/POSB credit cards.


Pioneer Wharf
#B1-45/46 Jurong Point Shopping Centre
Tel: 6861-6833

Return to Seah Street Deli

It had been years since I went to Seah Street Deli. I still remember my 1st visit there >10 years ago: I had ordered some kind of salad which included blue cheese, and because of the pungent cheese, I wasted the entire salad. *no kidding*

So, returning after so many years, I decided to order the NY Cobb Salad ($20.50) with its blue cheese again. And this time, I've already learnt to enjoy the pungent cheese, even if I had to drown the taste in lettuce. ;P

Still, it was nice to find the place basically unchanged, complete with the old jukebox & friendly service. And as hubby said, the clientele of the Deli had became parents by now, so I shouldn't have been surprised to find the fully adjustable Graco high chair we have at home in the restaurant. Or perhaps I simply hadn't noticed such items when I was a young single adult.

Sam didn't need the high chair though, he fitted just nicely on the wooden dining chair. The kids' menu was a white sheet for the children to colour in with crayons, but Sam got bored with the colouring before we even made our orders, so I had to whip out his fav cars. Again.

The waitress had thoughtfully given Sam his water in a plastic cup & straw, complete with cover to reduce chance of spilling. What confused me was that while the restaurant was so obviously child-friendly (from the menu to the chair to the service staff's attitude), they did not have plastic cutlery!!!!!!

So while they brought a separate small bowl & spoon for Sam to eat from, the bowl was ceramic (I don't mind the metal spoon). Fortunately Sam didn't topple anything during the meal to mar our pleasure.

I was very pleased to find the kids' menu included Macaroni & Cheese with Sausage ($8). At least it seems to be healthier than the usual chicken or fish nuggets with fries on the same menu. The Linguini with Ratatouille sauce & vegetables seemed interesting too, would try that on the next visit.

Anyway, turned out Sam loved the Macaroni, which wasn't too cheesy. He couldn't sit still enough to finish half the bowl, or perhaps he had filled up on the Mozzarella Cheese Sticks ($11.50 for 8pcs), which came with a very good salsa dip that Sam hasn't learnt to appreciate. I guess even if he ate only the ends of the Cheese Sticks - where there's more of the crispy breaded coating - he would also be full after polishing off the ends of 5 sticks.

Fortunately we remembered to take away the leftovers of the macaroni, cos Sam finished off everything after he got up from his afternoon nap. I'm so glad to find an alternative to french fries for him in an American restaurant!

Oh, 15% discount with Citibank credit cards, so the overall cost didn't turn out too bad after all.


Seah Street Deli
Raffles Hotel Singapore
1 Beach Road
Tel: 64121816