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2015-05-05 164 views
Located within 5 minutes walk of Exit C of Potong Pasir MRT station is Mellben Legend Seafood, one of the Mellben that is NETT priced!! The ang mo kio outlet charges GST and Service charge!On a monday evening, the business was quite slow, we were one of the 3 groups of patrons at the restaurant. Even though it is a coffee shop style, it was still reasonably airy, it wasn't too stuffy. They have huge ceiling fans to circulate air around the shop.Mellben is famed for not using any MSG in their cra
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 Located within 5 minutes walk of Exit C of Potong Pasir MRT station is Mellben Legend Seafood, one of the Mellben that is NETT priced!! The ang mo kio outlet charges GST and Service charge!
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 On a monday evening, the business was quite slow, we were one of the 3 groups of patrons at the restaurant. Even though it is a coffee shop style, it was still reasonably airy, it wasn't too stuffy. They have huge ceiling fans to circulate air around the shop.
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 Mellben is famed for not using any MSG in their crabs. I have eaten at Mellben 4 times before and each time, I am always happy to go home, without feeling overly thirsty, but yet the food is still very tasty!

1. Butter Crab 1.1kg $66
Butter Crab
$66
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 At $60/kg, the price has gone up by $2 since the last time I visited in december 2014 and the freshness is still there. My friends who visited from JB said this was one of the hugest crabs they have seen, and they liked that the meat was easy to pick off the shell and that the meat had a harder texture, wasn't mushy. This signaled that the meat was fresh.

The buttery sauce was addictive, I loved it. There was enough meat to feed 3 adults in this crab.

They also enjoyed the buttery sauce, which went well with the fried mantous.

2. Fried Mantous 5 for $3
Fried Mantous
$6
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 Even though we had the mantous sitting for a while, they were still crispy on the outside. Alot better than the ones I had at AMK, whereby the mantous were obviously fried a long time ago, but since the business at that outlet is always so busy, the staff just quickly grab a plate and serve. These mantous were served to us, about 5 minutes after they had served us our crabs. Probably because they had to cook it after they cooked the crab!

3. Fried Prawn Paste Chicken $12
Fried Prawn Paste Chicken
$12
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 These chicken pieces were very plump and well seasoned. The fresh aroma of the prawn paste was addictive. I definitely enjoyed this plate of fried chicken. The skin was also very crispy, and not too fatty.

4. Fried Hong Kong Noodles $5
Fried Hong Kong Noodles
$5
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 I loved how wet this plate of noodles was. The prawns in the dish were also crunchy and fresh. They wasn't alot of wok hei fragrance to the dish, but you can still tasted the charred bits of the noodles.
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 It was very easy to make a reservation, although the lady whom I've made a reservation with 4 times before is a PRC lady, so knowing mandarin would be a plus. Do note they will charge you $2 per box to da bao anything. It is a ridiculous price, but whatever. Bring your box I guess?

The service is okay, not the worst, not the best, but the 2 PRC ladies were friendly throughout our meal. Not sure if this is a bad sales tactic, but they told me the smallest crab they had was 900g-1.2kg, nothing smaller. Hence always expect to pay at least $60 for a taste of crabs at Mellben.

Also, we were using a groupon and drinks are not included, and you have to pay for them seperately, we were not told of this, and it was not written in the Groupon T&C, but now we know
Other Info. : Nett Priced, 5 mins walk from Potong Pasir MRT, or Coupon Parking only
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Date of Visit
2015-05-04
Dining Method
Dine In
Spending Per Head
$30
Dining Offer
Group-buy
Recommended Dishes
Butter Crab
$ 66
Fried Mantous
$ 6
Fried Prawn Paste Chicken
$ 12
Fried Hong Kong Noodles
$ 5
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