Hing Ket Grill House 庆吉烧烤海鲜屋

Our first iEatClub Makan Outing for 2009 is at Hing Ket Grill House. Thanks to Rebecca and her food blogger friends that make this outing a success and I hope everyone enjoyed the food and company that night. We occupied 3 tables, and for our table, there were 6 of us, and our bill for the night came up to RM205.90, which works out to RM35 per pax.

Well, if you have read the recent review posted about this place, you probably know what to expect. We ordered the usual suspect like the grilled lamb, crab, prawn, stingray and sotong. We also ordered a vege and a tapioca noodle. For direct translation, it should be "tapioca flour gluten". Well, to be honest, this is the first time I've tried this in my whole life!

Of all the items, I think my favourite dish of the day is the grilled lamb. It comes with a mint sauce, which I'm not too quite a fan of as I dun like mint. Was told the lamb were imported from New Zealand actually. I believe everyone on our table agreed the lamb does not have the typical lamb "smell".

My next favourite is probably the stingray or sotong. The grilled stingray is definitely not something I've tried before. I'm not sure if this is standard in Malaysia, but in Singapore, the stingray are usually grilled, and the sambal are then pour over it. However, the stingray here is sort of marinated with chilli/sambal and then grilled, so there's no sambal on top, yet it is spicy. The meat is tender and juicy with a bit of crispiness on the grilled surface. What makes the sotong special is actually the sauce that came with it. It looks like some sweet or plum sauce when you look at it, but actually, is some spicy sauce. In fact, is a little potent, but really compliment the sotong very well.

The prawns are grilled with butter if not wrong. Is pretty good in fact, but not something very special. The prawns were pretty fresh as well, and same goes for the crab. The crab is just grilled, and you can taste the sweetness of the crab meat itself, though I'm not sure if Sri Lanka crabs are used instead though. :)

For the tapioca noodle, it is very chewy or springy. I quite enjoyed the texture of this noodle.

Overall, I think everyone on the table were pretty happy with the food and the price as well. We're also given a complimentary fruit platter at the end. I'm not sure if this is standard. BTW, I was told is best to make reservation the day before. So for those who missed this makan outing, check out this place, I'm sure you will not be disappointed!