Ah Yat Abalone Forum Restaurant — Restaurant in Surabaya

The plates, bowls, and tea cups are dirty. We have to ask for changes. At first they refuse to change and said whether it's okay if they give us hot water for cleaning? OMG, how can they asked us to clean our bowls etc in hot water inside a bowl??? We insisted the changes. Then they change them. Then they gave us hot water in a big bowl to clean the cutlery. But the big bowl itself not clean too. After eating, we asked them to wrap some leftover food. But they gave it to us with a used plastic bag that sticky with sauce in the inner part. at first I try to clean it. Then the waiter came and asked what's wrong? When I asked the waiter why she gave a used and dirty plastic bag, she denied and said it's new. But after I said about the dirty parts, she went away to take new plastic bag. But not even say sorry.

So.... although the food is delicious, I'm not sure will be back again, because for this kind of price, they don't give cleanliness and...

Ah Yat Abalone Restaurant is located on the second floor of the Java Paragon hotel, Surabaya.

Ah Yat is well known for its abalone and seafood dishes. During my visit, I ordered steamed garoupa, pork with ginger and scallion, tofu with mushroom (vegetarian), and stir-fried spinach.

The steamed garoupa was good. The fish was a tad bit overcooked, though, the fish was fresh. The steaming sauce (dark soya sauce with garlic) well complements the fish.

The pork with ginger and scallion was excellent! The pork was very very tender, and the ginger and scallion made the dish tastier, because of the ginger-y taste and the sweet taste that ginger and scallion impart to the dish, respectively.

For the vegetarian dishes, I can assure you that it is well-seasoned.

So, I think there’s something available for everyone! Do...

They offer a lot of dimsum varieties to choose, from fritters, steamed, to saucy ones. You can also request for their signature congee and dumpling soup. Perfect for Sunday breakfast with family. The taste is quite good, and not too pricey comparing to the other dimsum restaurants. It's not moslem friendly (they offer some pork dishes so better to ask the staff before coming to the restaurant).

However, there are some improvements to be fixed, such as the waiter's services (they look like in a rush while servicing food and drink, which I prefer to be more elegant and slowly because they are in a hotel area), and the toilet room is quite dark and not too clean (which it should be a plus point if it's clean and bright with perfume...