Seafood at Restoran Pasir Putih Baru in Sandakan, Sabah

There is nothing much you can do with it when you have fresh seafood. Employing the simplest cooking methods like steaming and baking will be best. The ocean have done the seasoning and all we have to do is let the natural flavours exude from those shells and scales. Being at the edge of the Sulu Sea, Sandakan boasts seafood of premium quality. You'd be missing out if you don't have your hands on them when you are visiting this part of Malaysia.

One of the promising restaurants is Restoran Pasir Putih Baru. With fish tanks in sight upon entrance into the restaurant, you can sense that this eatery is serious with their seafood. This restaurant serves no pork and is muslim friendly.

Who else likes roe in the shell crab

Seafood centre

Sandakan is famous for their fresh seafood

Pricing of food

Lobster Noodle

What better way to serve a plate of noodles than with a whole lobster. This grand platter tastes as regal as it looks. With fried egg noodles (sang mee) beneath chunky lobster meat, gravy thickened from superior soup is poured above it. The noodles is allowed to soak up the gravy and soften to the perfect bite. Combination of the noodle, gravy and lobster is very engaging and will have you licking off the plate.

Lobster noodle with chunks of lobster meat

Enjoying every bit of it

Steamed prawns

Timing is all the seasoning needed for this plate of steamed prawns. The restaurant lets its crunchy flesh do the advocacy for its freshness. I prefer it without dips to enjoy the unadulterated taste of the sea. 

Freshness is apparent with every crunch

Baked crab

Crab is prepared by baking with a rub of salt. I personally felt that salt was not necessary but it did not do much harm. Crabs are crabs are crabs. It kept the people on the table focused while digging for crab meat.

Toothsome at every bite

Squid in dark sauce

Squid is the kind of food that requires some expertise as it can be from undercook to overcook in a short while. The squid meat was springy and served with simple seasoning like dark sauce and oyster sauce. I would return for fried and salted egg version. 

Steamed garoupa in soy sauce

This steamed garoupa is the case where less is more. The big fish is meaty and only needs a touch of soy sauce to reach that blissful taste.

Steamed free range chicken

Fishball soup

Freshness guaranteed

Pusat Makanan Laut Pasir Putih Baru
Jalan Batu Sapi, Batu 2 1/2,

PO Box No. 2251, Sandakan, 90725

Opening Hours
Mon - Sun
10:00 - 23:00

Telephone:
089-612 863

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A Celestial Feast @ Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur

When Chinese New Year reunion calls for a celestial feast of good fortune and luck, the Celestial Court Restaurant at the Sheraton Imperial will not disappoint. Lavish meals made with sheer culinary expertise and premium ingredients can be found at the Sheraton Imperial's grand Chinese restaurant which was voted as the Best Chinese Restaurant at Time Out KL Food Awards 2012.

At the Celestial Court, Sheraton Imperial

The grand pillars of Sheraton Imperial

Adorned with artifacts and exclusive art pieces, the Celestial Court exudes grandeur and oriental elegance from the Chinese dynasties. Also be assured that service by staff are of top standards, catering to every need of guests. Their private rooms are set up with opulence and are sure to meet your celebratory dining standards to impress VIPs and loved ones.

The Celestial Restaurant's exclusive layout

Private dining rooms

Prosperity Norwegian Salmon Fish Yee Sang served with crispy shredded treasure, snow pear and plum dressing

Yee Sang, a dish too imperative to be excused during Chinese New Year in Malaysia, is served in 4 specially crafted styles by Chef Ho Boon. Ingredients reflected good knifing skills as they were julliened finely contributing to the enhanced taste of the yee sang. With ingredients proportioned well and good wishes uttered, get ready for an auspicious toss!

Celestial Court Luxurious Lou Sang with Sliced Abalone 

RM209 nett half portion, RM418 nett whole portion

Norweigian Salmon Fish and Snow Pear in Traditional Apricot Plum and Pickled Vegetable

RM139 nett half portion, RM278 nett whole portion

Prosperity Smoked Duck Yee Sang served with Crispy Shredded Treasure and Plum Dressing

RM109 nett half portion, RM218 nett whole portion

Prosperity Fresh Fruit Yee Sang served with Plum Dressing

RM109 nett half portion, RM218 nett whole portion

Good wishings and auspicious words by staff from Celestial Court

Ready for a good year!

Braised Seafood Soup with Bamboo Pith and Asparagus (RM68 nett per person)

Warming up our tummies is Braised Seafood Soup with Bamboo Pith and Asparagus. The congealed concoction of savoury seafood with the crunch of bamboo pith and green asparagus makes an assuring prelude to the rest of the dishes.

Enjoying goodness of soup

Executive Chinese Chef, Ho Boon helms the kitchen at Celestial Court

Crispy Roasted Duck with Chinese Herbs (RM102 nett for half and RM204 nett for whole)

Chef Ho Boon takes pride in presenting the Crispy Roasted Duck with Chinese Herbs. The kitchen dedicates close to 10 hours preparing the toothsome dish. Crackling crispy duck skin caps every cut of tender duck meat that just sends bliss to the palette.

Unforgettable taste when paired with plum sauce

Deep Fried Pomfret Fish with Sweet and Sour Strawberry Sauce (

Strawberry is not only a pretty dessert in Chef Ho's kitchen. The sweet and sour fruit contributes to the mouthwatering tangy sauce doused over deep fried pomfret. Indeed a refreshing twist from the regular sweet and sour ingredients as the fruit's fructose seep into the fish.

Steamed tiger King Prawn with Black Vinegar Garlic Sauce (RM148 per portion)

Freshness of tiger prawns is brilliantly flaunted by a careful blend of white and roasted garlic steamed with tactful amount of vinegar. The combination of seasoning keeps it well flavoured yet simple enough for the seafood's natural sweetness to unfold.

Braised Sliced Abalone with Conpoy and Lion's Mane Mushroom with Seasonal Vegetable

The gentle dish of vegetables is not to be underestimated. Lion's mane mushroom is braised till the right texture accompanied by sapid dried seafood, abalone and scallops which upped the dish's appeal.

Braised Five Grain Rice with Diced Chicken and Conpoy in Abalone Broth (RM56 nett per portion)

Being the penultimate dish, there is usually not enough appetite for rice. Chef Ho however, made this dish easily welcomed in abalone broth. The seafood broth recreates salivation among us to gobble our portion up. 

Hot Sweetened Eight Treasures in Almond Cream

Dessert in the Celestial Court is always something to look forward to no matter how well-fed we were from the dishes before. The smooth almond cream is ground from scratch in the Chef Ho's kitchen and accentuated with traditional Chinese goodies like wolfberries, lotus seeds, lily bulb, snow fungus, dates, aloe vera and longan. This bowl of sweet indulgence will even impress eaters who are not familiar with almond milk.

Fragrance of almonds made an indelible impression 

Deep Fried Chinese Brown Sugar Cake (Nian gao)

Soft Chinese Brown Sugar Cakes deep fried with light batter gave us just the right snack to wind up our chatting over the hearty 9-course meal.

Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside

Celestial Court offers 4 exclusive prosperity 9-course set menus:

Heavenly Treasure Set 

RM2088 nett for table of 10 persons

Golden Fortune Set

RM2388 nett for table of 10 persons

Stellar Prosperity Set

RM2688 nett for table of 10 persons

Golden Prosperity Set

RM2888 nett for table of 10 persons

These exclusive prosperity 9-course set menus or a-la-carte selection is available during the Chinese New Year from 15th Jan 2018 until 2nd March 2018 for lunch (12 noon to 2.30pm) dinner (6.30pm to 10.30pm) 

Special Chinese New Year ala-carte premium dim sum will be available from 10th Feb 2018 till 23rd Feb 2018. Private rooms are available on 1st come 1st serve basis.

Not to be missed is the spectacular Lion Dance performance which will take place at 10.00 am on February 20th 2018 at the lobby of Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel.

Elegant decoration at the Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur

For further inquiries or table reservations at Celestial Court, call 03-27179900 ext 6933
Email: celestialcourt.imperial@sheraton.com
Online reservation: www.celestialcourtrestaurant.com

Ocean Seafood Restaurant @ Puchong

Ocean Seafood Restaurant strikes all three 'peng', 'leng', 'zheng' (平靚正,Cantonese for affordable and good). Ocean Seafood Restaurant's colourful menu caters for the upcoming Chinese New Year with creativity and quality. Their new scrumptious and auspicious Chinese dishes will definitely bring bliss not only in the tummy but also among family and friends this festive season.

Super meal for Chinese New Year!

It is the time of the year again for Yee Sang!

Fung Shan Shui Hei Seafood Yee Sang RM48.80

One of the highlights of Chinese New Year is of course to toss to prosperity! The higher the toss, the luckier! This colourful platter of Yee Sang comprises of delights like salmon, clam, baby octopus prawns and jelly fish. Bound by tangy plum sauce, this dish brings much happiness. Comes only in one size. 

3 Meat Crabs (M size) RM50

Salted Egg Crabs

Spicy Buttermilk Crabs

Steamed Crabs with Egg White

These triplets at RM50 is just the perfect thing to make the table merry. My favourite would be the Steamed Crabs with Egg White. Crab meat is fresh and springy. Slurping the juices of oceanic goodness that is infused with Chinese wine is just divine. Salted Egg Crabs are covered with lip-smacking sands of pounded salted egg yolks while the Spicy Buttermilk ones are fragrant with curry leaves.

The Steamed Crab with Egg White is also sister Evy's favourite

Seafood Pot in XO Sauce RM19.90

Seafood in XO gravy is a pot of goodies for 1 person. Those who like to share might think twice. The flavour from the seafood seeps into the broth for a slurping good enjoyment!

This pot is mine!

Roasted Duck and Tea Flavoured Chicken RM55.00

Chicken and Duck Talk 

This Chicken and Duck Talk gets people agreeing of their crispy skin and succulent meat. Both half birds are made differently. The chicken is fried in fragrant tea seasoning while the duck aromatic roasted duck skin cracks at every bite. A wondrous choice.

Parrot Fish in Buttermilk and XO sauce RM75

The Parrot Fish's meaty texture allows for great variety of cooking. Thus the restaurant serves a dish with two matching sauces as a favour to fickle eaters. An auspicious dish for the new year 'nian nian you yu'.

Yam Ring with Chicken Wings RM25.00

This Yam Ring is made 100% of yam goodness which makes it softer and packed with undiluted yam taste. Instead of vegetables in the middle, this dish is made special with chicken wings. 

Tom Yam prawns RM20

Tom Yam Prawns is one toothsome dish with thick gravy. Sweetness and sourness of the soup is just right making you want for more.

Clams (Lala) in Superior Soup RM18.00

Clams in Superior Soup sends you to La La land with its Chinese wine infused broth. The zest from ginger gives a subtle kick while the soup gets you slurping with fresh clam meat.

Spinach in Superior Soup RM12.00

Drink up some Superior Soup that is brimming with anchovy sweetness. Soft spinach, wolfberries and century eggs also contributes to the sweetness of the broth reeling us spoon by spoon.

Som Tam Sotong RM15.00

This tangy Som Tam Sotong make an interesting communal dish with tangy homemade kerabu Som Tam sauce.

Full attention on yummilicious food

Ocean Seafood Restaurant also fills up the tummy during lunch. Try out these value-for-money set lunches that comes with free herbal tea and soup-of-the-day

Value Set Lunch: Mongolia Prawn RM9.90

Value Set Lunch: Chicken Chop with Cheese RM8.90

Ocean Seafood Restaurant

21, Jalan Puteri 2/3, 

Bandar Puteri,

47100 Puchong 

Selangor

Opening hours

11.30am-15.00pm

17.30pm-22.30pm

Opens 7 days a week (even during Chinese New Year!)

Tel: 012-220 8898/ 010-221 0188/ 016-245 1369