101
Seafood Gourmet is a new Zi Char restaurant in the crowded block 101
Yishun Ave 5. After we parked our car, we took a wrong turn exploring
the block. LD and I count there was about 5 other seafood Zi Char
restaurants in that block itself. Looks like the competition is going
to be stiffed.
To be
exact, 101 Seafood Gourmet ('101SG') is located beside POSB ATM,
which is directly near the entrance of the block 101 carpark.
Although you can not see the shop directly from the road, keep a look
out for their brightly lit signboard on the pavement.
We
started the tasting session with 101SG signature dish: Lala Bee Hoon
with Superior Broth ($20 for Large). This white colour looking broth
actually packs punch. It was robust and peppery, with a touch of
sweetness from the clams. The thin, smooth and silky bee hoon soaked
up the richness of the broth, to provide a good base for the fresh
and juicy clams. A touch of heat from the pepper, helps to arouse
your appetite for the meal.
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| Lala Bee Hoon with Superior Broth |
Crab with
Bee Hoon ($38 for 2 crabs during this promotion period). Yes, the
price is correct and value for money. Of course don't expect Sri
Lankan crabs, instead 101SG uses Indonesian Crabs, to be exact the
female crabs which was fresh, sweet and filled with roe. The broth
was a little bland to my liking and missing much of the crab flavour,
especially for thick bee hoon. Although the crab was fresh and meaty,
it was not something that I will order if I return.
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| Crab with Bee Hoon |
Threadfin Fish Head ($68 – seasonal price). A giant piece of fish head that is enough to feed a table of 8 to 10 pax. Steam with a special homemade chilli on top of the fish, it will dazzle the chilli lovers. It is perfectly steam, the meat is fresh, soft and flaky. Once the chilli paste mixed with the tangy soup from the fish, it created a unique flavour like tom yum that enhance the flavour of the fish. A very good dish indeed, thumb up from LD.
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| Threadfin Fish Head |
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| Threadfin Fish Head |
Salted
Egg & Black Pepper Crab ($38 for 2 crabs during this promotion
period). A combination of two currently popular crab dishes in
Singapore, salted egg and black pepper. The salted egg sauce here is
the watery version. Using the female Indonesian mud crab, the crabs
was fresh, sweet and filled with roe. The uses of the black pepper
actually hinder the salted egg flavour to shine, making it a here nor
there dishes. LD and I agree that it will be better if they stick to
one version instead of trying to fusion the two type of sauce.
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| Salted Egg & Black Pepper Crab |
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| Check out the roe |
Green
Dragon Vegetables ($10 for small). Also known as the vegetables from
the forest. It has similar texture and taste like chives. Stir-frying
it with bean sprout added a crunchy texture to the dish.
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| Green Dragon Vegetables |
Ayam
Goreng Kalasan ($18 for half – special for the day). This fried
chicken dish drew its inspiration from Ayam Kalasan, which is popular
dish in Java, Indonesia. Normally the chicken is boiled in its
marinate before it was fried to crispy dry. The version at 101SG only
fried till the skin is crispy and served with fried tofu. I actually
think this is better compare to the original Indonesian version. Here
you can enjoy crispy skin, with the succulent meat. The fried tofu is
a bit heavy on its seasoning, so better eat it with the rice and
chilly to balance the saltiness. Please note that this Ayam Kalasan
might not be available everyday.
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| Ayam Goreng Kalasan |
Salted
Chicken ($18 for half). A signature dish of 101SG and I can see why.
The kampong chicken is baked in salt, that seal the juice of the
chicken and seasoned it at the same time. The yellow colour skin of
the chicken and gravy, reminds me of the Hong Kong version of
Hainanese chicken. The meat is succulent with well seasoned kampung
chicken taste. In the broth you can taste the dang gui (herbal
angelica) used to seasoned the chicken. One of my favourite dish of
the night.
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| Salted Chicken |
Salted
Egg Prawn ($16 for small). This salted egg prawn version is totally
the opposite of the salted egg crab. Each of the fried prawns are
coated with the salted egg batter. You can taste the crispy and bold
flavour of the salted egg with the crunchy prawns. Yum Yum.
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| Salted Egg Prawn |
The
Verdict, with such a high competition in the neighbourhood, 101
Seafood Gourmet has the ingredients to be a successful zi char place.
The dishes are creative, while the cooking is just mouth watering.
The service is very friendly and the price is reasonable. What else
you can ask for. So you are planning for some great food in Yishun,
give 101 Seafood Gourmet a try. Cheers!!
Thank you
very much to HungryGoWhere and 101 Seafood Gourmet for the tasting
invitation.
Food
& Drink: 7.75/10
Value:
7.5/10
Service:
N/A (Tasting Invitation)
Ambiance:
6/10
Budget per Person: $11 - $25; $26 - $50
101
Seafood Gourmet
T: +65 8117 0101
Currently Looking for a new location
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