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Once
in a while, it is good to have a proper sit down dinner whether fine or casual
dinning. After a hectic work and varsity schedules it is time to sit down to a proper dinner with close family. On this occasion, we pre plan our dinner at
Paradise Deluxe Restaurant along Jalan Bukit Besar, Kuala Terengganu. Paradise serves Chinese Muslim food in a
Chinese restaurant setting, with its round table which seats 10 patrons.
At
certain time of the year, like during Chinese New Year where the Kuala Terengganu
city is flooded with visitors from all over Malaysia especially the city folks
of Kuala Lumpur taking a short respite from the city rat race, one has to make
reservation in advance, lest being stranded for hours waiting for table.
We
had the mandatory sweet sour mango siakap fish; my favorite buttered prawn, fried kailan with
salted fish, seafood tom yam and also fried squid. Fish chosen for our sweet sour fish is the fleshy siakap (the
barramundi), fried lightly with some lemon grass, lemon and garlic and garnish
generously with finely slices mangoes. The siakap is fried to perfection with
the lemon grass blends nicely.
The
buttered prawn is cook to perfection, where the butter practically melts upon
first bite. The prawn simply fresh from the fisherman’s boat! Kuala Terengganu
is a coastal town with its abundance fresh produce from the sea. Paradise’s
seafood Tom Yam is full to the brim with fresh seafood, though it is a bit
spicy to my sensitive taste bud, but I ‘fish’ out the contents minus the tom
yam’s soup.
The
fried kailan with salted fish is crunchy but a bit oily. The dishes were serve
with piping hot white rice and Paradise complimentary Chinese tea which is
served piping hot with the rest of dishes.
The
buttered prawn is 10 on Acepaizah scale, while the siakap fish deserved a 8. The rest of the dishes were just ordinary and I am giving a respectable 7. The
atmosphere and its hospitality may earn a 7, since they are not overly friendly
but just simply serving. Maybe it was the crowd but an occasional warm smile
would garner a good point on my Acepaizah scale.
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| siakap fish |
seafood galore
~Acepaizah~
~Acepaizah~
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