竹苑 Bamboo Seafood Restaurant @ BSC — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

We had one mission—one big, important, makan-fueled mission: to impress our guest from the UK with Malaysian hospitality and food so good, even the Queen might consider trading her scones for sambal.

After some intense (read: slightly dramatic) group chats and passionate Googling, we chose Bamboo Seafood Restaurant at BSC. From the moment we stepped in, greeted with warm smiles and a mysteriously delicious bean appetizer (which I naively assumed was free—plot twist: it wasn’t), we knew we were in for a treat.

Food Review: Our table looked like the set of a Chinese historical drama—minus the emperor’s hat. We devoured steamed fish, kampung chicken, Yun Yong Kai Lan, superior clam soup, signature fried rice, oyster omelette, and salt & pepper squid. The kampung chicken alone made me consider buying property in the kampung it came from. Flavours were bold, comforting, and worthy of royal fanfare.

Dessert Time: As a dessert enthusiast (some might say it’s why I attend meals in the first place), I had high hopes. Thankfully, they were met—and then some. The cendol was so creamy and authentic, I half-suspected a coconut tree had personally blessed the santan. Add in the Portuguese egg tart and mango, and it was a dessert dream team.

Price Check: Most of the dishes were fairly priced for a BSC spot with generous portions. But then came the tea moment. RM4 per glass of Chinese tea. Not pot. Glass. I nearly whipped out a trade agreement to understand the tariff situation. Maybe it was brewed with ancient leaves and diplomacy?

Location & Parking: Bamboo is easy to find—thank you, BSC signage gods. But show up at 6 PM and you’ll enter the Parking Hunger Games. Bring patience and maybe a snack.

Service: The staff were lovely—attentive, friendly, and gracefully efficient. Honestly, we felt like visiting royalty. If they’d handed me a fan and called me "Your Highness," I wouldn’t have questioned it.

Overall Verdict: 5 stars. Great food, charming service, convenient location. Just a gentle reminder from your nosy aunty: ask about the beans before popping them in your mouth—they may come with a side of surprise.

Mission Status: Complete success. Our UK guest left smiling, full, and possibly rethinking the whole...

Our first visit back during christmas time last year, was good. We had the steamed fish menu, which was similar to what my family would have in Sabah.

Went there again for the 2nd time to get fish dish, however the menu seemed different (?). Upon arrival the guy told us there are too many reservations for the seats that we wanted so he said we needed to sit at the round table. But we didn't see any “reserved” labels on any of the tables. After seeing my kid running around only then he said “maybe the seat is here is free so you guys can sit here” which he meant the seat that we initially wanted.

The young lady waitress who took our order, had placed them wrongly. She seemed ignorant, didn’t know about the menu that we asked. She forgot to put in our fish in the order, placed our plate orders wrongly as well. When we told the other young lady waitress about the wrong number order placed, she just said “you know there are 3 dumplings in one dish?” We said yes, we always order 4, only then she proceed in adding.

We didn’t realise our fish dish order was not placed until the young guy manager came to check if all our orders came, so he had to correct that this time. So our orders came late. The fish menu seemed different, i remembered the last time we came, the steamed fish menu had an option of which fish to choose - tilapia or siakap. But this time the fish menu seemed fixed. And the price is different too. The siakap steamed fish costed around ~rm70 back then, what we ordered this time costed rm90+. The fish tasted different than what we used to have. It was so sweet. Even the dumpling tasted different, it was sweet, which was supposed to be savoury. I thought canton boy serves halal type chinese food, not malay-modified food.

All in all, this time round our visit to the bangsar branch was a disappointment. I hope Canton Boy management will improve their services.

We frequently go to the MyTown and Dpulze branches and these two places so far we had never had any problems with orders or taste of our food. Will still go to and recommend the MyTown and...

TLDR; Good food, excellent service, let down by ambience and air-conditioning which turned the food cold

Food: Went there for the first time with a friend, we ordered 5 dimsum dishes. The portions were slightly bigger than expected so that was a pleasant surprise! Everything was delicious but I felt like I had to stuff myself as fast as I could since everything turned cold super fast due to the air-conditioning, the xiaolong bao was almost solid again... which is not ideal.

Service: One of the best, I usually don't take note about service but we were served by a couple malay employees and an indonesian lady who specifically went out of her way to move tables and make sure we're comfortable. The malay lady and gentleman who served us attended to every request and went beyond too! Never felt so cared for! Props to them for being pleasant, warm, and welcoming.

Atmosphere: I'm quite sensitive to sound so I struggled so much to hear my friend talking across the table (it was a small table) because of the open environment, you constantly hear people talking and cutlery hitting plates. They for some reason clean/dry the plates right beside some of the tables so it's constantly full of porcelain clatter. This part was a let down for me, this is my personal preference so might not be an issue for others. Possibly bad timing too since when others left, I could talk normally and stop raising my voice.

Price: The 5 dimsum dishes and teapot for 2 people were around RM85 ringgit including taxes soo okaylah, just wish it didn't feel like I was at a bar.

Rating: Try it if you're curious or in the area, but not worth going out of your way 20 mins drive...