Mellben Seafood at Blk 232 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 - Birthday Celebration with G2 Stanley & Bob

The Occasion 

To celebrate yours truly's birthday, the evening ended with Bob & I, G2 & Stanley heading for our yearly pilgrimage to Mellben Seafood at Blk 232 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 for Crab Bee Hoon Dinner. 

The Owner  
Sng Boon Chuan, 60, is the proud owner of Mellben Seafood, the key mastermind behind such a successful operation at the heart of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3. His winning formula : getting his crabs from various sources so he is not held hostage by any one particular supplier, and ensures he has a constant supply of crabs all year long, regardless of weather & seasonal changes that might affect the yield of crabs. 

 Manage to get a photo taken with Boss Sng Boon Chuan. 

The Restaurant 

Mellben Seafood has grown from a coffeeshop Zhi Char outfit over these 20 years with modest furnishings to the current fully furbished restaurant complete with al fresco dining, with seating capacity of about  close to more than 180pax. 

The Kitchen 

Playing centre stage is this nucleus of main kitchen at Mellben Seafood comprising of an Executive Chef with his team of 5 sous chef generating out claypot & claypot load of fresh crabs cooked in a variety of flavors : Chili crab, Salted Egg crab, Butter crab, Black pepper crab, Curry crab, & their Signature Crab Bee Hoon (which happens to be my all time favorite). The Mellben Seafood kitchen here works like clockwork with each sous chef managing one specialty dish  at his own station. 

The crabs here are priced at a hefty $55 per kilogram, but many loyal die-hard fans do not mind the heavy price tag as they are certain to get their dose of omega & iodine rich crab - cooked ala minute, fresh & juicy. The Chef's tip when ordering crabs - choose male ones as they do not carry crab roe and are laden with lotsa crab meat. 

The Ambience 

This is only a weekday evening about 7pm and already Mellben Seafood is 100% occupied. Many diners are so busy cracking the crab shells they are completely oblivious to the fact that the weather is hot & Mellben Seafood has no air-conditioning. The fact is when the food is fresh, of good quality & the chef's culinary skills are great, the aesthetics & comfort are only secondary. 

Proudly displayed on the walls are crab shells each endorsed by some famous celebrity who have visited Mellben Seafood at Blk 232 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and loved to leave their trail behind. 

Here comes our order for the evening. 
Two male crabs each swimming in their rich bee hoon soup served hot in a claypot. 

The Mongolian Pork Ribs tastes simply great with a unique blend of sauce. 

The Scallops & Asparagus are stirred fried in Hae Bee Hiam. 

Mayim Chinese Cuisine at North Point - Dinner with Bob

After moving from the south (Farrer) to the east (Simei) & now to the north (Sembawang), North Point has been one of our favourite dinner hangouts. There's no lack of dining places here. Mayim Chinese Cuisine is the place we go for whenever we have a noodles craving. 

The Chinese cuisine served here at Mayim typically consists of Southern & Northern Chinese influences, ranging from La Mian, Shi Zhi Tou, to Dim Sum. 

The Ambience & Decor 

Here we have the La Mian Chef kneading the dough for the making of La Mian noodles.

The Founders of Mayim named it so after the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, bearing the meaning of "water". 

On a typical Friday evening crowds of hungry diners throng & fill up close to 90% of the tables. 

A wise anecdote in huge font is aligned as a centerpiece on one of the walls in the main dining section which rightly translates as "the common peasants regards eating as the normal practice, to be happy one has to be contented alway".

These lanterns with huge lantern covers & a short tassel, emit a pleasantly cosy light, lending a warm cosy ambience to the restaurant. 

This is one of the must devour item on the menu whenever Bob & I visit Mayim. The Mix Combo Noodle (dry version) consists of Roast Char Siew & Chicken served with Hong Kong style noodles in dark sauce. I always add all of the pickled green chili & onion, pickled garlic, roasted garlic into the noodles to taste. 

Another must have dish is the Roast pork served with mustard. Chef made the roast pork till it retains a crisp outer skin & soft juicy moist meat layer. The mustard lends a strong mustardy flavor that blends so beautifully with the roast meat & brings out the flavor of the meat so well. 

Mayim is located at :

930 Yishun Avenue 2

#02-01/05, North Point 

S769098

Tel : 67583168

Opening Hours : 

Mon to Sat 11.30am to 10pm

Sun & PH   11am to 10pm