Over the weekends I went to Kuantan for a short trip with Sheryl. We didn’t have any concrete plan, and it was basically just an opportunity to spend some time and catch up after she’d come back from her post graduate studies in Europe. After all, it was some 7 years since we were last living together in the States.
Pak Su seafood restaurant, with the best al fresco dining experience
After spending better part of the afternoon chilling at Cherating beach sipping coconut juice, we decided to check out Pak Su seafood restaurant by the beach. It was partly due to convenience as Pak Su is located rather close to where we were staying.
While this is a Chinese restaurant, it is also halal, and there were quite a number of Muslim patrons and workers alike at the premise.
We took a table at the al fresco dining area by the beach. The scenery was incredible, full moon, strong waves, and the rather powerful sea breeze makes up for one of the best seafood dinner ambiance I’ve experienced.
fresh Canadian oysters, vegetable, butter prawn
For the two of us, we ordered a pair of fresh Canadian oysters (RM 8 each) to start. They were huge, juicy and absolutely delicious, the other other place with comparable oyster would be Kensington at Seremban.
Butter prawn (RM 20) was another commendable dish, it was cooked in the “wet” style (there’s also the other butter prawn preparation you might have had from Chinese wedding dinners, this is not the same method). The prawns were huge, fresh, and rather delicious.
To fulfill the illusion of having a complete meal, we ordered a plate of vegetable (豆苗 RM7) too. It was however, a bit too old and not something I’d recommend.
stuffed crab and steamed siakap
The one famous seafood dish everyone must try when at East-Coast is the stuffed crab. Pretty much every seafood restaurants from Kuantan to Kemaman will have this particular dish on the menu.
We ordered two stuffed crab from Pak Su (RM 6 each). It was basically a crab shell stuffed with plenty of crab meat and god knows what else, but it was quite tasty! I would order more than one next time, it was like having the best of crabs without having to deal with the whole peeling off crab shell nonsense.
The steamed siakap (RM 18) we had was forgettable. The fish steak as per recommended by our server was way too tough it felt like we were chewing on cardboard. There are quite a lot of other live fish to choose from though, so perhaps other choices would be better than what we ordered.
KY, the awesome view, and Sheryl
The service at Pak Su follows the life style of east-coast Malaysia quite a bit too much, it was horrendously slow. While it didn’t take too long for us to get our food after ordering, getting the attention of servers to start the prepare our table/ordering/paying/getting change took way too long.
Our dinner was RM 84 in total, including 5% government tax, pretty reasonable price that is comparable to KL standard.
As for the food, there were dishes that was rather good (oyster, stuffed crab, butter prawn), and some were pretty lousy (vegetable, fish). However, I do feel that this place is worth visiting even if just for the ambiance. You really have to be there to appreciate it.
Address:
Pak Su Seafood Restaurant
No.4/1417, Batu 6, Lot 922, Kg.Bahagia Beserah,
26100 Kuantan , Pahang Darul Makmur.
GPS: 3.87582, 103.36636
Tel: 09-544 8025
URL: paksu-seafood.com.my
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By nikel on Feb 4, 2010 | Reply
OMG…seafood..fill stomach..staring on it onli..
from Nikel Khor
By panda on Feb 4, 2010 | Reply
OTT….can give a review fpr places that serves nice yee sang??
By noobie on Feb 4, 2010 | Reply
yea i had lunch here when i visited kuantan last year. the lala’s were freaking huge.
By Lyrical Lemongrass on Feb 4, 2010 | Reply
Your description of the alfresco dining is so romantic.
By yl on Feb 4, 2010 | Reply
if you are looking for the best stuffed crab then can spend another 25minutes drive towards kemaman where the real McCoy is.
Restoran Malaysia or Tong Ju serve the stuffed crabs since >15years ago.
By Leo on Feb 4, 2010 | Reply
next time try shark meat… not sure whether controversial or not, but there’s one restaurant near Tanjung Lumpur that serves good food featuring shark meat
By vialentino on Feb 4, 2010 | Reply
not bad that u know this place in kuantan…very very nice place to eat saefood and enjoy the wind there…
the last time i went….the stuffed crab taste a bit drop compare to long time back…anyway…good and cheap seafood there…
By KY on Feb 4, 2010 | Reply
Nikel,
Eat!
Panda,
Will try
Lyrical Lemongrass,
Well thank you!
Noobie,
Looks like I shd have ordered lala too!
By KY on Feb 4, 2010 | Reply
yl,
I heard!
Leo,
I eat shark meat, just not sharks fin. Eating the whole animal is fine but not the cruelty in which the fins is harvest
vialentino,
Ya I thought it wad quite good and of course the ambiance more than make up for everything else
By ShaolinTiger on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
That’s pretty cheap for what you ordered.
By KY on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
ShaolinTiger,
Yaa pretty decent pricing
By JD on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
Wah very nice food, and a lot of food for 2 of you. But then again, you’re the blogger that we wonder isn’t fat already right? Haha.
By KY on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
JD,
Cos jaga health ok
By eiling on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
haha I like your awesome map with the sight of the sea!
By Huai Bin on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
The stuffed crab looks very promising. I’ve seen it done in a lot of places but the best are the ones with lots of crab meat.
By KY on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
eiling,
Hehe thanks
Huai Bin,
Yess it was nais!
By MickeyMiao on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply
I love Pak Su
By KY on Feb 6, 2010 | Reply
MickyMeow,
Yah it’s pretty good!
By foodcrazee on Feb 6, 2010 | Reply
the only 2 things that caught my eyes is the oysters and STUFFED crabs. . . .!
By wy on Feb 7, 2010 | Reply
ha. kuantan my hometown. u should head to restoran zaman (near airport) when u’re on your way back to kl. they’re famous for nasi lemak, mihun soup etc..but there’s more u can find in kuantan
p.s/ 1st time commentin on your blog. coz its KUANTAN! lol
By KY on Feb 7, 2010 | Reply
foodcrazee,
Hahah yah they were good!
wy,
ooOo wish I had known that earlier!
By ciki (Cumi & Ciki) on Feb 7, 2010 | Reply
waaaa.. fresh canadian oysters.. i want!
By KY on Feb 7, 2010 | Reply
ciki,
they are delishhhh
By Penguin on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply
lo, I am from Kuantan too. You should try Satay Zul (near Hotel Vistana). It is the best satay in Kuantan. Price also resonable.
By jess on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply
omg..i love that stuffed crab! brings back fond memories of when i was staying in kuantan! <3
By KY on Feb 9, 2010 | Reply
Penguin,
Ooo cool, thanks for the tips.
jess,
very nice kan?