Creamy Buttery Crabs – Heaven on Earth
Some of my colleagues read my blog and one day, they decided to go and try the heavenly crabs that I blogged about before here. Coincidentally, one of them had never eaten crabs before! What better way to give him a good first impression on crabs, eh? So, off we went to King Crab for lunch one afternoon, seated in the restaurant that was yellow in theme.
The yellow interior of King Crab
They left all the ordering to me, so I ordered a plate of Spinach in superior soup (seong tong yin choy), which was served with very young and green spinach. Some restaurants tend to overcook the spinach in this dish but I was glad to find this to be cooked perfectly. The soup was full of flavour and the spinach was soft and tender.
Spinach in Superior Soup (RM15)
I also ordered a plate of chicken in case the first-timer couldn’t take the taste of crabs. The Thai style Chicken was a hit with everyone! The chicken was deep fried first and flavoured with lots of mango on top, making it so very appetizing.
Thai Style Chicken (RM15)
But of course, we’re in King Crab! Of course we had to order crabs! The 4 of us had 2 kg of crabs – the first kg was done in Dried Chilli (Kam Heong) style. This came in a strong, aromatic fragrant which was garlicky and spicy. Best of all, the savoury and spicy taste was so appetizing that my colleagues had to order some rice to go with them. Not to forget was the size of the crabs! A single kg gave us two huge and meaty crabs that went so well with the flavourful gravy.
Dried Chilli Crab “Kam Heong” (RM45/kg)
I also ordered 2 rolls of fried man tou or bread roll, because I knew that one wouldn’t be enough. And I was right!
Fried man tou (RM3/pc)
The fried man tou was ordered especially for the next kg of crab – Clay pot crabs baked in creamy butter sauce! I actually ordered this before in my previous visit, and my colleagues who saw what I wrote about these crabs (Heaven on earth, to be precise), insisted that they should order this. And guess what? They experienced Heaven on Earth too. *LOL*
Clay pot crabs baked in creamy butter sauce (RM45/kg)
I asked them to dip the deep fried hot man tou into the creamy and buttery sauce and the look on their faces were priceless!
Creamy butter crabs = RM45,
Man tou = RM3,
Satisfied orgasmic look on face = priceless.
*LOL* OK pardon me. But it was amazing seeing how they reacted to the crabs, which was exactly how I felt when I first ate it. Thankfully, the crabs still gave me the same effect during my second try. I thought I didn’t like butter but this was just too good! The crabs (we had local crabs) were huge and meaty, and were perfect with the creamy gravy.
2 huge crabs
This was definitely a melting pot of goodness begging to be eaten. Look at the size of the claw!
Crab Claw
As expected, all of us were satiated and full to the brim. It was definitely one good and satisfying lunch that we would remember for a long time.
King Crab Restaurant, opposite Kelana Jaya LRT station
Restoran King Crab (Opposite Kelana Jaya LRT Station)
No. 103-107, Jalan SS25/2,
Taman Mewah Jaya,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Contact no.: +603 7803 6999
Business Hours: 11am – 230pm | 6pm – 1030pm
Comments (47)
Yummy!!! Looks a bit like the butter scotch prawns that we have here – real nice. But RM45 a kg!!! * pengsan. Here, RM35…and I consider that too expensive already, no…thank you!
suituapui recently posted..How great Thou art…
LOL! In Klang Valley, seafood comes at a price! What to do… we can only eat this once in a blue moon.
i went there thrice i think. i still love ham dan crab the most *yum*
Wow! What a big fan!
I haven’t tried the salted egg crab before.. Should order this next time 
The butter crab..omg…
Yes, it’s that good!
I love the food at King Crab. My fav is the salted egg crabs
Mei Teng recently posted..Happy Sunday Outing
Great!! I have something new to try…
Clay pot crabs baked in creamy butter sauce looks superb delicious.. I never try crab with butter sauce before =( gonna try it soon
wyyv recently posted..OriNat Cafe@ Kampar
You have to try it to know how good it is
I love creamy butter sauce crab too, a must order when eat crab!!!
mimid3vils recently posted..Nambawan Restaurant & Cafe
Hi 5 girl!!
i don’t really fancy eating crabs, because i’m lazy to crack and peel the shell lor.. but that gam ngan dan seong tong yin choy and the thai chicken i like lor, looks very appetising!!
[SK] recently posted..20.06.2010 | 精悍簡短
LOL! You focus on all the dishes which are not crabs! Hehe
Been there. The seafood was good but the normal dish not so. I guess they specialise in seafood la.
kathy recently posted..My 2nd Home – BookXcess
Yea, seafood is their specialty indeed… But the dishes that I tried that day were not bad either..
mantou dip in butter crab-heavenly .
foodbin recently posted..Herbal Chicken Rice Vermicelli Soup /Tau Chim Noodle Soup.
YES!! oh YES!
i want! =(
kenwooi recently posted..Goodbye Pudu Jail, Hello Kilmainham Gaol
Come let’s get it!
i really miss their cheesie crab ler….darnnnn….u have so nice lunch!
Haha yea … it was a long lunch for us
can pity me a bit not?? T.T me not at there one. sobs. kena tempted like hell at here.
Caroline recently posted..Free Dress from Irenelim Fashion!
Aww girl.. you faster come lar.. there are many places that you haven’t tried yet!
Same like SK, lazy to eat crab. Unless somebody cracks open the shell for me, LOL…
khengsiong recently posted..FIFA World Cup Post
Haha.. well that, you’ll have to ask your better half to do it.
Love the mantau pau.. yes! normally crab dish, leave it for last..
claire recently posted..My Day Trip And The Karate Kid
I love the mantau very much too!!
Wah! The wall and table cloth also so creamy in yellowish color wor…hehe!
uLi recently posted..Piggy Malacca Trip 2010 – Nadeje
Yea.. matched with the creamy butter crabs! LOL!
love the fat crab claw….price is rather reasonable ya
SimpleGirl recently posted..Shanghai – Luna@ XinTianDi
Actually the price is normal for KL/PJ standards, not to mention it’s in an air-conditioned environment.
OMG the crab claw looks soooooo huge and delicious!
Baby Sumo recently posted..Tea time special @ Secret Recipe
LOL! It IS, isn’t it! Big fatty crabs!
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dried chilli crab was a perfect match with those fried bun
kumfye recently posted..I am a true England die hard
LOL! But I actually preferred to eat the buns with the butter crabs instead
i always forogtten that your post got 2 pages one….crab claw flesh was bouncy isnt it?
kumfye recently posted..I am a true England die hard
LOL! I put such a HUGE “CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE” link at the bottom!!
Yes crab claw flesh was bouncy and yummy!
ahhh….sinful sinful…but can’t help to crave for more…
Love the claw the most!
Sinful food always tastes best yes?
OMG!! I must go to King Crab!! I want the man tou more actually! hahaha!!
foongpc recently posted..Random Notes 13
Haha come let’s go!!
oh my, crabs!!!
i love cooking crabs but it’s way too pricey here =(
ayie recently posted..Kissy Weekend!
Yes I believe so..
You have to come back to eat!
Wow.. creamy crab.. that’s my favourite! Always pass by this restaurant but never go in before coz of the price.. haha.. maybe should try it once.. really alluring.. haha…
Cassie recently posted..My Philisophy Of Life
Yeah, you can try it once in a blue moon..