Swee Yen Restaurant — Restaurant in Selangor

The best Loh Mee I'd eaten so far

During my research on what to eat in Ulu Yam - it's a well-known fact that Ulu Yam is famous for loh Mee so naturally I would want to try one of the best (if not the best) - I found Swee Yen located in Ulu Yam Lama. A bit of detour from my intended destination but the lure of a good bowl of loh mee proved too much to resist.

Sure enough, they were packed to the brim when we arrived but lady luck must be shining on me as one group of diners were leaving. Initially I wanted to order more food but the kids were still quite full, hence I could only order a few.

◾Loh Mee - Never thought I'd say this but I actually liked the noodle (not a fan of loh mee). The fragrant of black vinegar instantly permeated the nostrils as the bowl of thick noodle drenched in thick sourish broth.. kinda like shark fin broth. What I like about the noodle was the QQ texture of the noodle, the amount of vinegar was just right (not too much nor too little) and the fragrant from the pork lard. The accompanying sambal was such a perfect match with the noodle. ◾Fried fish cake & lorbak - ordered it for the kids to munch to keep their tummy filled but ended up eating most of them. Both were fried perfectly. ◾Fermented beancurd pork belly - still a favourite with the kids.

I spotted nicely steamed river fish, freshwater prawns as well as the delicious-looking kau yuk mee hoon on other diners' tables but those will have to wait until my next visit to...

We have separated 15 of us into 2 tables, 5 of us in one small table where another 10ppl (include 4 kids) are at bigger table. We have ordered almost the same dishes for 2 tables and ask the lady boss to prepare smaller portion for our table as we only have 5 ppl, she keep said that she know what to do, with impatient tone.

We thought that the lady boss would’ve cook a smaller size of fish for our table, however the fish is same size as the table with 10ppl and cost us RM120 each table. End up our total bill for 2 tables cost us RM580.

Aside from that, the service of the staff is not good as well, they served the food to the wrong table and especially the indian lady, which answer impatiently when my sister ask her where can she was her hand, she just pointed to the direction and said “sana sana”.

This is not the first time we visit this restaurant, but the service is getting worse and we will definitely wont come back to this...

One my way up to Kuantan, I thought I’ll detour and try the much vaunted Hulu Yam Lor Mee or Braised Sauce Noodles. This restoran comes highly recommended so I made my way there just before the lunch crowd.

And the word Hulu comes to mind when I was trying get there. It was very deep beyond suburban area. But when the noodles arrived, all is forgotten.

The noodles taste more like udon and it soaks up the braised sauce quite well. If you don’t like vinegar, you can ask for less and vice versa. The fish cakes were fried and very crunchy with every bite.

My mistake was to come alone and I could not order fish and other stuff to try. Just sit there watching other tables enjoying. Must come again with more people the next time.

Lady boss was very friendly. Offered me a type of chip made from pumpkins. Okay...