Steam Era Seafood — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

If you love eating in a cloud of cigarette smoke, this might be your dream restaurant. Despite the walls being plastered with “No Smoking” signs, a group of thuggish customers lit up proudly, as if the rules were written for someone else. The staff didn’t even pretend to care — no warning, no reaction — just business as usual. The whole scene gave off a mafia-like vibe. Instead of enjoying the delicate aroma of steamed seafood, I was forced to breathe in nothing but stale cigarette smoke. Honestly, it was disgusting and unforgivable.

Which is a shame, because the food itself is excellent. The restaurant offers a very unique Chinese-style steaming method: porridge is made at the bottom of the pot while fresh seafood is steamed above it, dripping flavor down into the rice. The staff handle all the cooking for you, and the result is not only tasty but visually fun to watch. Purely for the cooking, I’d be satisfied.

Service was uneven. Some staff were attentive, others couldn’t care less. On average, it adds up to nothing remarkable — I’d honestly prefer consistency over this strange mix.

So yes, the food is worth praising. But the atmosphere? Terrible. If you’re the kind of person who enjoys breaking small rules like smoking in a non-smoking area just to feel superior to others, then this restaurant is perfectly...

This is a restaurant you can skip. Don’t waste your money and end up suffering from the worst dining experience of a life time.

When placing our order, the waiter rudely refused to answer our questions regarding the menu. With an attitude, the waiter acted as if he got better things to do than taking our order.

The food was mediocre at best and very salty. After trying the first dish served, we requested to have the rest of our food to be cooked with less salt, but was rejected by the rudest waiter. He claimed that their dishes can not be improved (with an attitude).

The vibe of that entire experience was tensed and on edge. We just wanted to finish a few bites and leave. When the bill came, we were shocked with all the hidden charges the restaurant has scammed us. They charged for us RM 9 for two small plates of peanuts, RM 6 for a few pieces of moist towels, RM 4 for some tapped water they got from a water tap near that filthy toilet (definitely not filtered; none of us touched the water).

After this horrific experience and the worst customer experience received, just when we were debating whether or not they deserved any tips, we found out gratuity was forcefully charged already.

Overall, for us, this restaurant is a hard No!!! We won’t be going back and definitely would NOT recommend this to...

I have tried this restaurant on the night of 9-Jun-2022 (Thur) together with my family with the original intention of eating Claypot Porridge but surprised to find out that it is serving Steamed Seafood Hotpot Porridge instead. I was recommended with Set Menu A (RM588) and order randomly a 滑蛋河 to cater for my daughter who does not really take any seafood. I was pleasantly surprised that when the hor fun was served with just a toss a very nice fragrance and wok hey smell blatantly catching us off guard to the extent that my son who did not like to eat any hor fun previously suddenly asked to try a mouthful and thereafter moving the plate to be consumed by himself such that I have to order another 3 plates to share with other family members. Another surprise came with readiness of steamed oysters (with vercemili, and garlic) which again took us in surprise of its just nicely cooked, fresh and sweetness which led to my daughter rated it to be "best oysters" she ever took. I will certainly plan for another trip from Singapore to visit KL soon just to ensure that I would at least have few meals at this restaurant to fulfill my cravings for the super nice hor fun and...