BABY SEAFOOD @ BATU BELAH, KLANG

Makan Gang was at my place last weekend. Not knowing where and what to eat for dinner, Baby Seafood came to mind. Located just 10 minutes drive away from my house, this gem was discovered when we moved to Setia Alam a year ago. They serves very good food at very reasonable price but I only patroned this place twice. It was the crowd that turned me away. Each time we pass by the restaurant, I could see people standing outside waiting for table. Once I even spotted people waiting outside the shop 15 minutes before it was opened for dinner.


I thought we were early since I suggested we go before their opening time at 6 p.m. It was only 5.50 p.m. when we entered the restaurant but it was already crowded. We took the second last table available and those that came 5 minutes after us have to wait outside. What is so special about the place? Well...read on what we had for dinner!

Soup of the day? Definitely not!!!


Walking into the restaurant, one can easily detect the smell of burning charcoal. Not surprising when almost 90% of the tables order their signature steamed fish that comes piping hot on a charcoal steamer. Thai style steamed fish is their specialty and one can choose between garoupa, threadfin, red or white snapper. I like the taste of the broth a lot. The spiciness and tartness of the broth are perfectly balanced with just the right amount of sweetness. While it's burning hot to the mouth, it doesn't leave a stinging sensation in my stomach. The spiciness came from dried chilies and birds' eye chillies; the wonderful aroma from lemongrass, ginger galangal and lime leaves, and the tartness from sour plum, salted vegetables and pickled garlic. The bowl of soup given earlier was for the fish. Because of the charcoal steamer, it dried up pretty fast so we have to refill the broth from time to time. The best time to attack the broth is midway through the dish when the broth becomes concentrated and more flavourful. The sweetness of the fish enhanced the overall taste too! Our threadfin was of decent size. The price of the dish?? RM27 only!!!


Spinach in Superior Stock came next. I wonder if anyone could enlighten me about this dish here. All my life, the spinach in superior stock I ordered in PJ/KL is served in clear diluted stock with bits of salted eggs, century eggs and at times, some fried baby anchovies. But twice I ordered this dish in Klang and both came in thick starchy broth. The spinach in superior stock here live up to its name.


This dish was indeed very SUPERIOR. Lots of Chinese Ham/Bacon, tiny whole dried scallops and pieces of salted eggs were found in this dish. Needless to say, the broth was sweet and tasty. I was thinking to myself, this gonna cost a bomb!! I guess my Makan Gang thought the same too. All were shocked when we saw the bill...RM12!!!!!


Deep Fried Pandan Chicken..another signature dish of there. Quite big in serving, around half the size of my palm.


At only RM1.60 per piece, it was a joy tucking into the well marinated chicken meat. Makan Gang already declared that they gonna have more than one piece on our next visit.

The Sizzling Hotplate of Prawns, Squid and Cuttlefish was nothing to shout about. The gravy was sourish sweet; appetizing but it failed to impress me. Maybe I was too busy drowning myself with the fish broth so I didn't bother having second helping of it. Priced at RM20, it wasn't exactly expensive as there were lots of medium-sized prawns.

Lastly, another signature dish of theirs...Mee Siam. Funny how they fared so well with Thai-style dishes. Again, they got the taste right. The portion is enough for 2 person if you wanna make it as a meal on its own and it is economically priced at RM5 only!!

The total bill came up to RM78.60 for 4 adults including tea, rice and towel. Makan Gang was impressed and vowed to return this coming weekend to try their Claypot Fish Maw and Stewed Pig's Tendon.

Do check out this gem if you happen to be around the area.
Baby Seafood is located at:
No. 186A-1 Jalan Sg Putus
Batu Belah 41400 Klang
Operating Hours: 12 noon - 2.30 p.m.; 6 p.m. - 10.30 p.m.