Restaurant Tuan Yuan — Restaurant in Pahang

Random Pahang Food Exploration Part 5

I have fond memories of this restaurant located on the main road of Brinchang. Back to the years when my wife and I just got married, we came to Cameron Highlands for holiday and Tuan Yuan was one of the first few restaurants that we'd gone to.

The traffic in Cameron Highlands is getting worse each year, especially on weekends where it's almost impossible to drive without getting caught in the horrendous jam.

Many years later, here I am... Back to Cameron Highlands on a quiet weekday. Driving here was a breeze and we found ourselves in front of the doorstep of this restaurant without any hiccup.

◾steamboat - (almost) all restaurants here offer steamboat option. I mean why not? The cooling weather makes it perfect to eat steamboat. I opted for both clear & tomyam soup base. The set came with various proteins, carb (noodle) and vegetables. Everything tasted fresh and we had no problem cleaning the plate. ◾deep fried oyster mushrooms - just because I wanted to munch something first. Addictive stuff.

Both of us left the restaurant with a happy...

Arrived at the restaurant at 5+ in the evening before the dinner crowd marches in. Paid RM$90 for 3 persons charcoal steamboat set dinner. The assembly of the charcoal pot lengthy chimney looks somewhat fun.

We had the herbal soup base option and they were generous with the Chinese herbs in the soup. Steamboat ingredients are fresh and after devouring the initial set meal, they offer unlimited complimentary servings of vegetables, all grown on the Highlands.

Crowds started to pour in by 6.30pm (being a Friday today (28 Apr) and tables are quickly filled up.

It's a family run business and the 2 helpers they'd engaged were spontaneous and attentive enough in coming to you and refill your soup base when they spotted your hot pot running low, without us asking.

Parking can be a challenge during peak hours, and one may have to park your vehicle slightly further, away before taking a leisure stroll to the restaurant.

Overall a nice experience. Will...

Here for dinner after looking around for a good restaurant since the one we wanted to go to was closed (no reason at all despite google map says its opened 🤪). We did not regret coming here as the 4 dishes we chose were nice. The pork rib king is yummy and tasty, juicy and thick 😋 the minced pork egg has al lot of pork wrapped in egg 😊 the claypot tofu is nice to warm the body with thick broth to add on to 🍚 👍🏻 the veggie (green dragon) with bean sprouts is fresh and lightly cooked without much oil 👍🏻 you can taste the freshness in the munches. Add a pot of hot tea and it’s great for a cool weather dinner. This place is in a busy location, finding parking is difficult even during off peak season. But keep trying there will be one. Nothing to say about the inside decor as whats important is the food. They do have hot pot as well but we didn’t try that. It’s quite well patronised at dinner time. A good...