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Lai Huat Seafood is a local zi char which started in Tyrwhitt Road in 1990 had moved from to Horne Road. It seems that there is another one at Rangoon Rd which claimed to have opened since 1963 . How they are related is not the main question but the food.

It is no wonder that the walls are plastered with so many celebrity photos and newspaper report. the eatery is just next to the road and looking at the Sambal fish at every table, I know I am in for a good feast.Sambal Belanchan Pomfret ($28)
Buried under a pile of Sambal belachan, the deep fried pomfret was super crispy or to put it clearer, Crunchy to the bones.Nothing beats the Sambal version here and is totally different from Sambal BBQ stingray. It was choked full of savoury dry fried hae bee (虾米) that is fried till fragrant, with the chilli oil soaked through the skin. When it was first served, I thought why so little Sambal? compared to the sole fish version ($20). But it was actually more than sufficient.It is so spicy and salty that it needs to go with rice , unlike Sambal stingray which can go without it.Stir fry Kailan ($6)
This remained crunchy under the starchy gravy but could do with less salt. In fact, this applies to all the dishes we've had that day.black pepper crayfish ($18)
This stings your tongue but is not too fiery. The meat became slightly tough because this was deep fried rather than stir fry. Skip this if you want to reduce the risk of "heat" stroke (assuming that one has ordered the Sambal belachan fish) but one certainly won't regret having this as well.golden beancurd ($8)........

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Was looking for some seafood action near the East and this place pops up in my mind.

Brought my whole family to feast and we ordered quite a plenty dishes and to me, the good ones are:

1. Braised Tofu - the chinese name is hong2 siao1 tofu. I enjoyed the nice sauce with the fresh ingredients.

2. Sambal Pomfret - this is their signature dish and while it's nicely deep-fried, the sambal toppings is ok only. my mum-in-law's version packs a more fragrant punch.

3. Deep-fried baby squid - nicely deep fried and the sweet sauce coating can make it.

4. Black Pepper Crayfish - another of their signature dish. I find the taste good but a little dry. very enjoyable nevertheless.

5. Steamed Pomfret - fish is fresh and the soup/sauce was wonderfully sweet.

6. Chilli Crab - a little too sweet for my liking but the crabs, though not big, they were fresh and sweet.

Not likely for us to come all the way here but if we are in the neighborhood, why not.

This is the original Lai Huat which has moved from Ophir Rd to Lavender St to Tyrwhitt Rd and now Horne Rd.
Their signature Balachan Fish and Black Pepper Crayfish are must order items whenever I dine at this restaurant. Some of my other favourites are their chilli crab(the gravy goes very well with rice or man-tou), salted egg yolk prawn, mee suah and prawn roll(something like ngor hiang), thumbs up ! Great place for quality food and price is reasonable.