Restaurant Ocean — Restaurant in Terengganu

Together with Golden Dragon in KT's Chinatown, this Restaurant Ocean is perhaps one of the oldest Chinese restaurants in town. Before reclamation, the restaurant was located right next to the sea where everyone dined while enjoying the cool sea breeze. Now the sight of KTCC Mall opposite is not really that beautiful anymore.

"When I was still young, I often come here to dine with my family" said my close associate who brought us here for dinner after finishing our work for the day. Coincidentally this restaurant is located within walking distance from our hotel.

Restaurant Ocean is just like any regular Chinese restaurant that you go to... But very big & spacious. We just sat down immediately and let him did the ordering.

◾Dry style butter milk mantis prawn ball - first dish to be served and almost polished immediately. ◾steamed prawns with egg - felt like the prawns were caught from the sea and cooked right away. ◾braised fish with spicy taucu sauce - savoury and spicy sauce went well with the freshly fries fish. ◾deep fried baby octopus - perfect accompaniment for ice cold beer. ◾vegetable

Perhaps we were famished after a long day on the road, everything tasted good. However, for a restaurant to be around that long... Surely the quality must be consistent. The good camaraderie made the dining experience even better with a few bottles of beers before we adjourned elsewhere...

We had a good dinner tonight. All the dishes ordered were tasty and good. First of all, the fried rice definitely has the wok hei. So fragrant. Then the vegetables of sweet potato leaves in garlic came, and it's good too. Then the yam basket, and it's good as well. Finally, the claypot of a whole fish with mixed vegetables was the highlight of dinner with the curry so fragrant and spicy, and the fish was fresh. The gravy was so good with the fried rice.

Location: just...

Has to be mine and to be your favourite casual Chinese restaurant in Kuala Terengganu. There are tell tale signs of a good restaurant and ocean has most of them. They open their hours, 4 hours over lunch and dinner. A sea front view, plenty seating and a long stream of patrons parked along a narrow road alongside. Freshly cut garlic and chilli and a superior soy sauce served with your cutlery without prompt. And importantly, tasty food and good portions at...