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Terubong Seafood @ Paya Terubong
By lingzie | July 13, 2008
I hardly venture into Paya Terubong/Air Itam area for some strange reason, though this place holds one of the best seafood places in Penang, if I dare say. 
Cheap and good is what you will find at Terubong Seafood. Usually packed with locals tucking into fresh seafood, my dad told us we’d go at 6pm to avoid the rush crowd!
I left the ordering to my parents as they have been to this place more times than I. A short while later, we were presented with our first dish…their signature deep fried tiny prawns (RM8)… these were crunchy and absolutely delicious! A great snack!
We also ordered another signature - ladies fingers (RM6). This was cooked with the similar marinade as their ‘ikan bakar’ (grilled fish). I loved this dish! Spicy but really good!
Next up was their home made fish ball soup (RM15). The soup was flavorful with a hint of Chinese wine and the fish balls fresh with a slight crunchy bite to it.
Then came the sweet and sour prawns (RM17) which were just perfect! Not too sour.
Finally came the steamed fish Teow Chew Style (RM45). Their other very popular fish dish is the ‘ikan bakar’ but we decided to try the steam fish this time. And this steamed fish did not disappoint!
Finally we decided that we still had a bit of space left in our stomachs, so we ordered a plate of fried maggi mee (RM3)… which was definitely one of the best fried mee’s I’ve had in a long long time. Definitely got ‘wok hei’ and not too salty or oily. Thumbs up!
My saliva is dripping already as I type out this entry, despite the fact that I’ve just had dinner… must visit this place again soon!
Terubong Seafood can be contacted at 04-8660903, 012-4103303.
This review by Food4Thot has the full address as well as directions to this place. For other reviews hop on over to BackStreetGluttons page.
Topics: Chinese food |
July 14th, 2008 at 12:43 am
signature deep fried tiny prawns is a MUST order dish, if anyone miss it…. regret lo…
Huat Koay like the Teow Chew Choi a lot.. (he is teow chew nang)…. haha… always come to a battle to get which style to order between me and Huat Koay… lol
Nice place …. worth going even far from my place..
July 14th, 2008 at 9:37 am
I’ve been to this shop … hmm… I think it’s 2 yrs ago. I only remember that the food there is nice but can’t recall what we’ve ordered. *paiseh*
July 14th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
hey Lingzie!
this place is the best in penang if looking for fresh and delicious seafood.
why dont u all order the ikan bakar…is the best of best!
and i knw well with the owner’s daughter, which is my secondary school classmate ler….
July 14th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
deep fried tiny prawns look appetizing! the crunch can be felt from here.
the fish is pomfret? quite pricey huh? but if it’s fresh and nice, all’s forgiven i guess?
July 14th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
I love to have the home made fish ball soup…a dish not easily found in most Penang food stalls.
July 15th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Good choice with the steamed fish. I think sometimes with fried dishes, the cooks can disguise food that’s not fresh but when it’s steamed, only the freshest will taste good.
(But since your parents chose it themselves, there’s no worry on that matter, haha.)
July 15th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Wow… good food and cheap too!!
July 15th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
This looks awesome! now while you watching telly, you oledi make my saliva dripping and my jaw wide open! lol!
July 16th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
penangtuapui - lol! next time you and huat koay half half la…you order half the dishes, he order the other half.
allie - oh 2 years ago ah…time to visit this place again! lol
arielbeckham - oh you know the owner’s daugther? cool. yeah next time i go must order the ikan bakar!
motormouth - yes its a white pomfret…it was fresh so…you’re right..forgiven! as long as its not ridiculously overpriced!
July 16th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
CK Lam - me too! i love home made fish ball soup! the one here is really good! you guys should give it a try.
kenny mah - yes freshness is ultra important. im fussy about my steam fish like that. lol
nkotb - when you’re around the area, should bring your family to try. i think you will enjoy the food a lot!
BBO - muahahaha.. when i type the entry i already salivating! haha!
July 17th, 2008 at 5:22 am
The sweet sour prawn looks great. I did not see many prwns there, so presumably they are quite large. The little prawns reminded me of a Tapas dish I had over the weekend. I am sure deep fried battered prawns is eaten in many cuisines round the world.
July 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am
I have been to this restaurant many times before. I particularly like the steamed fish.The so call soup that comes with it provides that nice sourish feel to the dish. The har kor isnt too bad too.
July 17th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
had a bad experience there quite some time ago when I took my parents there for Father’s day dinner. We waited more than 1 hour and finally when the food arrived, the portion was barely enough for 3 of us. And the food didn’t taste as good too. My parents were so disappointed, they said they will never go back there again.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:55 am
hehehe…the cooks probably had a real bad day.
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:14 pm
so delicious…i must go to try when go bac to penang~~~
July 24th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
hi..linzie..i love ur blog…
izzit ah zhui seafood??
my famous seafood sifu