Choice catch at affordable prices
IT is said that if a restaurant serves tasty and affordable food, people will come even if the location is a bit out of the way.
This is definitely true for Restoran Seafood Seri Bahagia, which is in Kampung Tanjung Langsat in Pasir Gudang.
Located near the Tanjung Langsat Port, the restaurant serves a variety of fresh seafood including crabs, squids, prawns and fish that are caught by local fishermen in the area.
The restaurant, which was opened 14 years ago, was the brainchild of husband and wife Halimun Awang, 52, and Saadiah Ahmad, 49, who started the business by offering ikan bakar before they slowly added other dishes to the menu.
"We opened the restaurant as a way to supplement my husband's income as a fisherman.
"At first, business was very slow but things improved over the years and we started to expand our menu," said Saadiah.
She said most of the restaurant's early customers were locals before word started to spread and people from other places came to the restaurant to enjoy its delicious and affordable seafood dishes.
"Now, people from as far away as Kelantan, Singapore and Malacca also come to the restaurant."
The restaurant's speciality is crabs, which can prepared in a variety of ways depending on the customers' choice.
There's chilli crabs, black pepper crabs, sweet and sour crabs or steamed crabs.
"I had no knowledge or experience cooking these dishes but I developed the recipes myself through trial and error," said Saadiah, who prepares the dishes herself with the help of her children.
She said on a busy day, the restaurant could sell up to 40kg of crabs, which is priced at RM50kg.
"We don't usually have any problem getting our supply of crabs as we get them from local fishermen who catch them in the surrounding area.
"Customers can also bring their own seafood which we will then cook for them for RM20 per kilogramme," said Saadiah.
Another signature dish is the asam pedas, which uses fish like red snapper, ikan sagai and ikan siakap.
She said that the restaurant also receives orders for receptions with a maximum number of 200 people.
"For these events, we would need two or three days' notice so that we can ensure the seafood is available," said Saadiah.
The restaurant is open from 12.30 pm until midnight. It closes every other Monday.
Saadiah Ahmad and her husband Halimun Awang with some of the dishes available at their restaurant.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
IT is said that if a restaurant serves tasty and affordable food, people will come even if the location is a bit out of the way.
This is definitely true for Restoran Seafood Seri Bahagia, which is in Kampung Tanjung Langsat in Pasir Gudang.
Located near the Tanjung Langsat Port, the restaurant serves a variety of fresh seafood including crabs, squids, prawns and fish that are caught by local fishermen in the area.
The restaurant, which was opened 14 years ago, was the brainchild of husband and wife Halimun Awang, 52, and Saadiah Ahmad, 49, who started the business by offering ikan bakar before they slowly added other dishes to the menu.
"We opened the restaurant as a way to supplement my husband's income as a fisherman.
"At first, business was very slow but things improved over the years and we started to expand our menu," said Saadiah.
She said most of the restaurant's early customers were locals before word started to spread and people from other places came to the restaurant to enjoy its delicious and affordable seafood dishes.
"Now, people from as far away as Kelantan, Singapore and Malacca also come to the restaurant."
The restaurant's speciality is crabs, which can prepared in a variety of ways depending on the customers' choice.
There's chilli crabs, black pepper crabs, sweet and sour crabs or steamed crabs.
"I had no knowledge or experience cooking these dishes but I developed the recipes myself through trial and error," said Saadiah, who prepares the dishes herself with the help of her children.
She said on a busy day, the restaurant could sell up to 40kg of crabs, which is priced at RM50kg.
"We don't usually have any problem getting our supply of crabs as we get them from local fishermen who catch them in the surrounding area.
"Customers can also bring their own seafood which we will then cook for them for RM20 per kilogramme," said Saadiah.
Another signature dish is the asam pedas, which uses fish like red snapper, ikan sagai and ikan siakap.
She said that the restaurant also receives orders for receptions with a maximum number of 200 people.
"For these events, we would need two or three days' notice so that we can ensure the seafood is available," said Saadiah.
The restaurant is open from 12.30 pm until midnight. It closes every other Monday.
Saadiah Ahmad and her husband Halimun Awang with some of the dishes available at their restaurant.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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