In times of increasing prices, it is not easy to find places selling reasonably priced or cheap but good food. So, it is quite reassuring when we went to the Taman Free School hawker centre (near Heng Ee secondary school roundabout) to find that the food there is still quite reasonably priced and some of it are quite good too.
This is one of my favourite stalls there…they sell cheap seafood but only limited variety because they only have crabs, mussels, balitong (can’t remember what it’s called in English) and the weird shellfish with spiky shells in which I do not know what it’s called.
Since the ‘atmosphere’ is not as fine as a ‘restaurant’ and the dishes are served simply ala ‘hawker style’, the price for a plate of seafood is quite reasonable – between RM5 and RM20. A plate of balitong for two (if we order medium size) is RM8. Two crabs (with roe) could cost between RM10 to RM16 (depending on size). However, the way the dishes are cooked is very limited as it is either fried with chili, fried plain or in the case of the crabs, steamed, BBQ or fried with chili. No fancy schmancy dishes here.
However, the simple dishes are good enough. I have not found any other stall selling balitong as good as theirs and at that reasonable price too!
Another stall I like there is the pancake stall which is opposite the seafood stall. Their pancakes are quite good and they even have the brown sugar variety. However, it is not all that cheap but still quite reasonably priced. A pancake costs between 90 cent to RM1.50 depending on ingredients.
There are also quite a few good stalls there selling wan tan mee, curry mee, koay teow soup, chicken rice, baked rice with sambal seafood, fish head curry, etc.
All in all, its a good place to go for dinner if you seek variety and reasonably priced hawker food. I won’t say it is all that cheap but it is definitely not expensive as some stalls in the middle of town. Parking is also convenient as there is a parking lot next to it and since it is council lots, the parking charges are 40 cent for 30 minutes.
Rating: 7 /10
Price: $$
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Yup. Thanks for sharing. Every Saturday night, I’m always out to opt for dinner. This is a wonderful place I guess. The price for parking is okay! Affordable too.
oOFooi: Do go early if you want to go on Saturday as it could be quite crowded!