Restoran Onn Kee Jaya 安记砂煲鱼头汤 — Restaurant in Johor

Claypot Fish Head (No Rice) = RM60.00 No Service Charges

This is a Tze Char Seafood sort of Place that looks like its been around for many years. When I arrived at 10.00am on a Saturday, there were no other Customers except me.  The Interior Dining Area again gives me an Impression that this place has been around for Many Years 有年代感.  I'm surprised that they do have Air-Conditioning within but it wasn't turned on when I was there.

I'm impressed that they bothered to turn Aircon on for me,  even when I was the Only Customer ordering only 1 Dish from them.  Most other Restorans will probably not have bothered and just ignored me to save money on Aircon Fees, so Kudos to them.

Claypot Fish Head (No Rice) = RM60.00

Due to Text Limit Constraints, I won't go into details describing every Ingredient here. If you are interested to know more, come visit my Facebook Food Blog: "A Solo Singaporean's Guide to JB Foods (And More!)" to view the Full Review with Photos.

Conclusion and Closing Thoughts

Lets address the Biggest Elephant in the Room. The Price of this Dish.

The Price of RM40.00 (S$12.30) which Johorkaki paid in 2016 felt more Palatable compared to Today's 2025 Price of RM60.00 (S$18.50).  Inflation is a Scary Thing. I personally feel that this is the Biggest Main Barrier of Entry for this Dish especially because its only Half a Fish Head, not a Full Fish Head for this Price.

What I am impressed with are the Customer Service.  They were Nice and Friendly and the Fact they bothered to turn on Aircon for me, their Only Customer at that time was Admirable.

I am also impressed with the Overall Quality and Taste of the Dish.  Eating it tells me that Everything was done with Care, and from a Culinary Viewpoint, I thought Every Ingredient were specifically Chosen to fulfill its Unique Function to support the Dish on a Whole.  I have even eaten from 2 Places before this place and yet I can Cleanly Finish Every Single Drop of this Big Claypot Fish Soup is evidence of how much I enjoyed this place.

Actually i feel this will fit 2 People with Normal Appetites or 3 Ladies with Small Appetites or of course just 1 Guy like me also can if you have a Good Hearty Appetite.

But all these Good Points still doesn't deny the fact that the Dish itself cost RM60.00 (S$18.50) which I feel is on the High Side even as a Singaporean.

If you consider that the Lunch Promo Price of Lee's Signature Fish 小李酸菜鱼 at RM58.00 (S$17.50) I ate previously at Aeon Mall Tebrau City with 19 pieces of Fish, it actually slightly cheaper and is even located in a Modern Airconditioned Mall  although of course to be fair, it is a Completely Different Style of Preparation.

If a Modern Mall can provide a Lunch Promo at RM58.00, how can a Kampung Style Eatery like this compete by charging RM60.00 even if its a Different Style of Preparation?

What I am concerned is the 冷清清 Lack of Customers even at 11.00am on a Saturday Afternoon.  Not sure if this is considered normal or not, but this was the situation when I was there. Perhaps its the High Price that I mentioned?

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