Oyster King at The Gardens, Midvalley
Truth be told, I never really fancy oysters. Even those big and fresh raw oysters, I still haven’t acquired the taste for them. Most of the time, I just squirt lemon on top and quickly swallow it! *LOL* But oh-chien, or fried oysters are a total different story. They’re easier to eat since they’re smaller in size, and they’re fried with eggs with starch, making the dish savoury and delicious.
Recently, Coco invited a few (read: 20!) bloggers to Oyster King in The Gardens Mall, Mid Valley. It was my first time visiting this restaurant, and all the bloggers practically hogged the stall area for the night! There were so many of us until there was not enough cutlery to be passed around. *LOL*
Oyster King at The Gardens, Midvalley
The menu was fuss-free with just one page of illustrated food.
Menu
Saucer and witch
Before long, we were served the main dish of the night, Fried oysters! I have had fried oysters plenty of times when I was in Penang, and the price was always RM5 and above, at hawker stalls. This was just priced at RM6, in a premium shopping mall with air-conditioning! Really reasonable, I’d say. Plus, the oysters were huge and juicy and fresh, I couldn’t stop myself from eating them. The aroma of fried oysters was unmistakable, I could smell it even before the plate was served to us. Simply impressive and delectable. This was easily comparable if not better than those oh-chien in Penang hawker stalls.
Fried oyster (RM6)
Fried oyster (RM6)
Apart from fried oysters, another specialty was Garlic oyster noodles. Though the picture didn’t look very tantalizing, the noodles were actually really smooth! And of course, juicy oysters were sitting on top, accompanied by loads of garlic. Garlic is high in anti-oxidants, if you don’t know yet. 
Garlic oyster noodles (RM6)
Next, we had Wun-chai-kou, which was a sort of savoury ‘kuih’. The smooth wun-chai-kou was also loaded with garlic on top, giving it a fragrant aroma, however, the ‘kuih’ itself was pretty bland, in my opinion. You’ll need the gravy to make it taste good.
Wun chai kou
The pumpkin cake tasted pretty similar to wun-chai-kou, even the gravy itself, except that the texture was slightly rougher. The texture was very similar to yam cake, in fact.
Pumpkin cake (RM5)
For something more filling, one can opt for the Dried oyster glutinous rice, which was very identical to ‘loh mai kai’, without the ‘kai’. The rice was sticky and flavourful with lots of nuts and garlic on top, served with a side of ‘acar’, which is mixed pickled vegetables. Loved the ‘acar’ because it’s slightly spicy and sour, kept me asking for more! One thing though, I think the oyster in this dish was pretty minimal because I don’t remember tasting oysters in here. Garlic was plentiful on the other hand.
Dried oyster glutinous rice
Fried carrot cake is another Penang specialty, so I was really happy to be rekindled with it! The dish was fried with enough ‘wok hei’ and lots of egg, albeit a tad oily. But who cares about oil when you’re eating yummy-licious food eh? *LOL*
Fried carrot cake
Oyster King is located just outside of Din Tai Fung, with an open kitchen concept, where customers could see the cooks preparing dishes.
The open kitchen
All of us bloggers practically hogged the dining area until other patrons had to sit at the counter! Oh dear!
Eating at the counter
At the end of the meal, we had another surprise birthday celebration for Wilson, this time together with his wife Rachel. Look at how happy he was.
Wilson and Rachel
Dining in The Gardens mall always gave me the impression that it would be expensive. With more food stalls that serve affordable and delicious food here, dining doesn’t have to burn a hole in our pockets anymore.
Oyster King
LG, in front of Din Tai Fung
The Gardens Mall
Mid Valley
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Comments (32)
im craving for some oysters now
Go get them girl!
Looks good, though I personally don’t take oysters. ^_^
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Really? But you should try them! Maybe you should try the rice, the oysters there are pretty minimal.
I just went to Ko Hyang located next to Oyster King the other day ;P Don’t really fancy oyster myself.. haha
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Oh I read your post on that! I think you went to that Korean restaurant quite a number of times before! I must try it there myself one day.
dined at Ko Hyang last saturday… and spotted this… hmm, will give a try de
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Looks like you dined with Christine eh! Do try Oysters next time.
oh definitely looks good.. and oysters can be seen yummy~
Oh yummy!
Ahhh!! Another outlet for work lunches, yipeee!! I want that carrot cake!
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Affordable lunches eh! Let me know how your carrot cake goes!
omg..must go to midvalley already…their oyster looks delicious ler…
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Must try to know how they taste.
nice leh! simpole and affordable food! ;0
Exactly! In high class mall some more..
I prefer fried oyster too, not fresh ones!
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Yea, the fresh ones sometimes have too strong a smell..
Hi witch! I also don’t fancy fresh oysters too much but one occasion that I truly appreciated it was when we went to a vast fishing area and they harvested very fresh biggie oysters. I never thought something that fresh just blanched with hot water and dipped in vinegar with onions will taste so good. No oyster-fishy unlikely taste at all. All the dishes you guys had are oily yeah but very appetizing. Like I can taste it from its looks.
Wow.. never ate oysters blanched and dipped with vinegar and onions! Something new indeed…
oh I’m a big fan of oysters and I prefer raw oysters… slurp!
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*salivates*
I like fried oyster too. I should have visited the place, was wondering around that area undecided what to eat yesterday.
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Aisay.. never mind.. now you know where to go when you’re undecided.
just miss their fried oyster~
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Go eat them again!
Whoa lovely oysters looking good, you got nice pictures, oh dear eating at the counter real good biz eh.
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Thanks dear!
Yea, really good biz!
The fried oysters look good! But you know what, I like the raw ones we normally eat in Japanese restaurants!
Btw, what extended lens Saucer got for you? What does it do? I do know there many accessories and add-ons to LX3 but last time I enquired, they told me there was no stock.
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Raw ones sometimes have very strong fishy smell…
Oh he got me Telephoto lens and Wide angle lens..
Not bad… I can show you next time when you plan an outing with us! 
is it all the food halal for the muslims???
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