Halal Seafood at Kayu Manis, Shah Alam
Tucked in the commercial centre of Bukit Jelutong, Kayu Manis Seafood Restaurant is one of the very few halal seafood restaurants in Shah Alam. Occupying a spacious corner lot, its unmistakable colourful purple-and-green interior can be glimpsed from the road in front.
You can’t miss the vibrant colours of the restaurant!
The bigger round tables are meant for larger dining groups while the square tables by the side cater to smaller groups. Live seafood are kept in tanks for diners to pick and choose their crabs, fish, and clams.
The interior is simple, the lime green walls giving an artsy background to the purple and pink tablecloths
We were told that their live mud crabs will set you back RM78 per kg. We chose four crabs, to be cooked in two different ways.
For a taste of their natural flavours, we first had steamed crabs. The two crabs were steamed with egg white and submerged in a flavoursome broth enhanced with some ginger strips and coriander leaves. We couldn't stop slurping the umami broth and the smooth egg white; the crabs were sweet and succulent. Those two crabs weighed 800g and cost RM62.40.
The smooth egg white custard and delicious broth have infused all the sweet flavours from the crabs
We had another two crabs cooked with black pepper. The fresh crabs were really tasty, cooked with black pepper, ginger, and spring onions. Our only gripe was that the gravy was too starchy. These two black pepper crabs weighed 850g and cost RM66.30.
The smooth egg white custard and delicious broth have infused all the sweet flavours from the crabs
The squids in salted egg yolk (RM21) were good, too. Evenly coated with the salted egg yolk, the squids were fragrant, having been tossed with some curry leaves and chopped chillies.
The grainy salted egg yolk gave these squids an unbelievable aroma!
We couldn't resist the butter prawns either (RM30). The medium-sized prawns were presented under an avalanche of thin buttery strands. It was rather oily at the base and taste-wise, it needed a bit more salt. Other than those, the prawns were sweet and fresh.
The natural sweetness of the prawns shone through those buttery strands
Besides fresh seafood, Kayu Manis also lists other meat, vegetables, rice, and noodles dishes on its menu. If you’re still hungry after all those seafood, have the Yong Chow fried rice with crab meat (RM11) or the beef ginger kway teow (RM11). Both were executed well, with “wok hei” to boot. We could hear the roaring fire in the kitchen from where we were seated and knew that the dishes would be cooked well.
Full of “wok hei”, you can’t go wrong with this signature fried rice!
Eggy gravy, smooth slithery kwayteow and tender beef slices - a killer combo where these noodles are concerned!
Kayu Manis Seafood Restaurant
No. 31 Jalan Pelapik BU8/B,
Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam, Selangor 40150
+60 378468031
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