24 Jul
Unique Seafood Perak
Our first visit to Unique Seafood falls on Father’s Day, with a lounge full of customers waiting to be seated we were fortunate enough to secure a table shortly. We handed dad the baton of ordering since it was his day.
We were expecting jumbo oysters, huge mantis prawns, bigger sized crabs but most of the orders turned out less than satisfactory. According the restaurant manager, those were “the few left in the tank” unless we can tolerate with the frozen seafood. Most of the non seafood dishes like guai fei chi (empress faux sharkfin), claypot egg plant with minced meat, two-some kalian are pretty good. The salted egg crab albeit small in size, is really rich and flavourful. It better be, since Unique claimed themselves as the pioneer of salted egg crab.
Claypot Egg Plant with Minced Meat
Guai Fei Chi (Empress Faux Sharkfin)
The total bill came about RM 180 which is pretty reasonable. For a minimum amount of RM100 spent on each bill, we were entitled for a kg of free fresh water prawns. So my parents make a revisit to claim for the voucher, and ended up ordering more. With more vouchers on hand, we went back for a family dinner the third time and this time around we have more vouchers to spend. Can you see the chain effect? The free fresh water prawn promotion is a pretty good marketing gimmick huh?
A medium size geoduck with fresh, plump and firm looking siphons was chosen. Known as the elephant trunk clam in Chinese, the giant clams purported to have aphrodisiac qualities are particularly popular in
Do not be fooled by a geoduck’s freakish look, with its large meaty siphon or neck extending from its large oval shaped shell. The meat has a sweet, fresh sea flavor and crunchy texture and is best eaten raw ala sashimi style or plunge quickly into boiling soup. Extra vegetables and tofu were ordered too.
Fresh Water Prawn in Dark Sauce
Salted Egg Crab (Flower Crab)
Other than ala carte menu, Unique Seafood has more to offer, especially value for money set lunches and dinners that’s priced between 188++ to 688++. The dinner comes with a little heftier price tag but is worth every single cent. We were fairly happy with most of the dishes ordered, other than the insignificant flower crab that was recommended by the manager. Apparently Unique Seafood is quite popular among Ipoh folks, with a good scene of crowds on weekend nights, so do make your reservation beforehand.
Restoran Perak Unique Seafood
No 5, Persiaran Lagoon Sunway 1,
31150 Ipoh, Perak.
Tel 05-5486010 / 016 2615622
Fax 05-5486020
Posted by J2Kfm on July 24, 2008 at 1:25 pm
hey, you went for it, TWICE?
think it’s 1 kati (600g) free prawns instead.
sad to say, we did not claim the free prawns, as I wasnt around on most days this month. therefore the one month grace period expired. should’ve passed them to you. haha …
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Posted by ai wei on July 24, 2008 at 2:13 pm
oh! this unique seafood! there is one near my hse area too. just 10 mins walk from my hse but i have yet to try out. >_<
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Posted by squall on July 24, 2008 at 2:53 pm
yum~~yum~~
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Posted by cumi&ciki on July 24, 2008 at 11:18 pm
just like the kl one huh?! geoduck… its’ weird but eat it like sashimi.. that’s what i do
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Posted by wmw on July 25, 2008 at 3:13 am
Tonight, another round! ;o)
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Posted by mimid3vils on July 25, 2008 at 4:08 am
the geoduck looks really weird but taste good?
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Posted by xin on July 25, 2008 at 5:37 am
the price seems pretty ok. i thought unique seafood was really pricey. btw, the geoduck looks really gross, didn’t know its a delicious food. will try for sure next time!
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Posted by zulhassan on July 25, 2008 at 4:46 pm
i love that pahat-pahat.
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Posted by su-yee on July 26, 2008 at 10:34 am
they have 1 near jaya1 Pj too!
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Posted by Big Boys Oven on July 27, 2008 at 3:53 am
this is an awesome place, looks like we have to save some mone’ and dine there soon! cool!
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Posted by Simon Seow on July 27, 2008 at 3:59 pm
See if I got the chance to try this when I go Ipoh on November.
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Posted by Precious Pea on July 29, 2008 at 3:19 am
Yummy! I like geoduck sashimi style for its natural sweetness. I used to love Unique a lot but too pricey.
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