The long walk from the bus stop to Greenwood Ave is worth it!

Discovered the place by chance, it being the most promising restuarant with reasonable, affordable place for the teenager's pocket. my frien and i settled for their seafood platter for 2, and since then, i'm addicted!

Since the first visit, i've been there twice! both times, a pleasure and a time of indulgence! (considering that most of the platter is deep fried) but still, it's well worth it.

The restuarant itself has a seafood mart at the front, and a dining area at the back. the mart is clean, dry and seemingly specialised. the fishy smell aint that bad, if you compare it to the supermarkets or (even worse) the wet market. the produce on display are a good assurance that the ppl here know their seafood. everything is fresh, if you want, you can even select your meal raw, and see it at the dinner table later... ;)

The dining area is simplistic, with dim lighting, and flowers on the tables. the toilet is cute and convient, located behind curtains.. but who will bother abt ambience once the food is served?

The clam chowder is a love-at-first-taste affair. the broth is light, and the ingrediants are fresh. everything is harmonized and soothes the platte for the heavier stuff in the later courses. a terrific way to impress and hook the dinner.

Mussles are offered for apetizers. i'm under the impression that the flavours differ from day to day, depending on the chef's prefernce. the first time i dined there, they were drizzled with mint, the second time, they had a sauce with onions, which tasted similiar to the ones used for chilli crabs. of the 2, i prefered the former.

The seafood platter (the main dish) is (as i had said earlier) mostly deep-fried. the soft-shell crabs are juicy and crisp; the fried osyters were light and delightful (i could eat 8 at one go!) and the fish, depending on the day's produce i think, often oven-baked or grilled, is tender and succulent! all these were served with fries at a side, and calamari. one may get sick of the oily stuff, so do ask the waiter for mayo, the fries are a good conversation companient near the end of the meal. the portions are really good, making you feel as if it's realli value of the $70 (for 2) you're paying.. so other than satisfying your platte, it satisfies your pocket too!

For desert, juz afew stores down, there is Gelato! try the mango sorbet with the peanut butterscotch, or the choc-choc peanutbutter. they're low-fat (thus guilt-free) but taste absolutely wonderful! better than the normal fare of icecream around. i'll pass hagan daiz for one of these any day.... But, a warning, not all flavours are for everyone. ask to try the flavours before you dive in, the grapefruit sorbet was bitter, and the pistachio wasn't up to standard..... hmmz...

Sorriz for the slip-short effort. in a hurry... =p

Rating: (outta 5)
Seafood Bestro: 4 wishes
Gelato: 3 wishes