Dining in Tioman
We ate in two restaurant: the first, Chinese Seafood Restaurant that also has a duty free shop and water sport services. As it is only a 10 minute walk from Berjaya Resort, it was natural for us to gravitate to it. The food was passable but expensive. The first night we had a meal which cost us RM 185, which was expensive considering that we had a fish, some crabs, two vegetable dishes, fried dry chili chicken and some drinks.
On the second night, we were recommended to a restaurant that serves steamboat. It was some distance away but the owner was gracious enough to chauffeur us there in two trips. Tucked way at the back of a Malay restaurant, it seems unlikely that there would be a Chinese seafood restaurant. The meal comprising very fresh seafood was relatively cheap as we could hardly finish the spread before us. RM 235 for the delicious steamboat.
Beside the restaurant is a shop specializing in providing diving equipment and services.
We ate in two restaurant: the first, Chinese Seafood Restaurant that also has a duty free shop and water sport services. As it is only a 10 minute walk from Berjaya Resort, it was natural for us to gravitate to it. The food was passable but expensive. The first night we had a meal which cost us RM 185, which was expensive considering that we had a fish, some crabs, two vegetable dishes, fried dry chili chicken and some drinks.
On the second night, we were recommended to a restaurant that serves steamboat. It was some distance away but the owner was gracious enough to chauffeur us there in two trips. Tucked way at the back of a Malay restaurant, it seems unlikely that there would be a Chinese seafood restaurant. The meal comprising very fresh seafood was relatively cheap as we could hardly finish the spread before us. RM 235 for the delicious steamboat.
Beside the restaurant is a shop specializing in providing diving equipment and services.
The first restaurant that we went to
This simple meal which we had in the afternoon cost us RM 85
The restaurant also provides ski jets for hire
Babura Seview Resort was the second place we went to. The Chinese restaurant is at the back
The Babura resort has what it calls longhouses for rent. RM 80 per room
This is a new block. It comprises air-conditioned rooms facing the sea. RM 140 in off-peak season
The dive centre next to the Chinese restaurant, the Food Station
The main shop which displays diving equipment
Diving equipment being put out to dry
This is the restaurant that serves steamboat
John and Huat Sheng enjoying their Heineken while waiting for the food
Part of the dining area which faces the sea
Chun Siong and Samantha
The steamboat is electrically operated. The soup which is chicken stock is boiled with 'ki ji' , 'dong gui' and 'ang jor', traditional condiments for boiling soup, has a distinctive herbal taste to it
A fresh grouper sliced in generous chunks
Generous portions of crabs
Prawns
Chicken meat and squids (we were served another portion of squids for free). Conspicuously missing from the menu in Chinese restaurants is pork
Bean sprouts. White cabbage (not in the picture) was also served
Bee hoon or rice vermicelli and raw egg to be eaten as the last dish
Fish balls
A plate of boiled crab, squid, chicken meat and prawnIt was a meal we were extremely satisfied with.
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