Made our reservations on a weekday (Tues) for dinner...shown to the table. Table cloth wasn't completely clean but that's still alright.

After taking our orders (person who took our order was friendly), we waited for the food.

The drunken prawns and white pepper crab were served together. Table too small, no place to put both and it really made no sense to serve crab and hot soup together as one will surely turn cold.

They took out all the prawns and served us 2 bowls of soup. Claypot remained at their serving area. Crab in the middle of the table.

Both the prawns and crab turned cold rather quickly as we hurried to enjoy it while it was still hot. :(

Later on, creamy butter crab served but without the two fried mantous we ordered.

5 different waiting staff came to check our orders and all promised that the fried mantous will be served soon. Imagine my shock when the table next next to us who came much later was served the fried mantous with the creamy butter crab first.

Informed the waitress and they finally served us but the attitude was as if we are rushing them for nothing.

Worst thing is the crab had missing parts which we only discovered after we are halfway through. The creamy butter "camouflaged" it quite well and we did feedback to the waitress who sounded incredulous ("huh..in this case you should have informed me when we served the dish") and didn't even wait for us to finish the feedback and just exclaimed quite loudly in chinese, "wait wait, I go get the manager!"

All we wanted to do was to pass on a feedback and that's all. Not even asking for any resolution at all.

Anyway the manager came and I gave her our feedback. Her explanation was that sometimes the chef will cook 2 crabs together and when splitting into the dishes, it probably got messed up there. (Manager was friendly, thankfully)

Accepted the explanation but also added a mental note to self that from now on, I WILL check to make sure that the crab is whole. Heard so many people raved about the crabs there and to be frank, really quite disappointed with what we experienced.

Finally, called for the bill and they billed us for tea which we did not drink.

Had to inform them and they reverse it out of the transaction.

Guess if we didn't check, we would have just paid without knowing.

To be fair, I think they are not used to the crowds which their new promotion attracted. "$8/kg"

We didn't exactly spend a lot. About $57 for 2 pax due to the $8/kg promotion.

Here are the dishes ordered:

White Pepper Crab (Taste alright but the white pepper not infused enough)
Creamy Butter Crab (Too sweet for me)
300g of Drunken Prawns (Prawns okay but not very fresh)
Red Bean Sago (I didn't eat this, he said it was okay)
Aloe Vera Lemonade (Not worth the price)

I was planning to bring my family here to eat if our "tasting session" was good but now...I don't think it's worth it at all even though crabs are at $8/kg for the promotion.

First off just let me get this out of the way. I went to Flyer to look see a bit - with no intention of taking the Flyer or eat seafood but just to check out the place a bit so when I finally decided on Seafood Paradise it was not for the seafood but because I was more into chinese food at that time... That being said, it is also because the other food establishments looked really sad.

Amazingly, almost a full house on the day that a recognizable minister had to seat out in some "non prime" real estate. I got the miserable seat at the entrance facing the wine chiller. At least it is aircon and indoor, so I can't complain too much with no reservations. One thing that strikes me the moment I stepped into this place was the SMELL. The smell was so familiar, though it did took me a while to draw a similarity. It smelled like a toilet with yellow liquid unflushed and left to stand for a while. Typical of a hawker center toilet. The host heard my comment about the smell and she smiled saying it is the crab and the poor ventilation. I certainly don't remember crabs smelling like piss but hey what do I know I am not in the crab/crap business. To be fair, after a while the nose got used to the smell and it didn't mattered.

Ordered three simple dishes. Seafood Fried Rice, Broccoli with Mushrooms and Crispy roast chicken with Garlic. On the whole I say every dish is ok if you are not expecting the world. I looked at it as 3 dish plus all the assorted stuff costing me $48 in total damages is not too bad a deal. Plus the portions are pretty decent too so if you treat this place as a Chinese restaurant it is actually a rather viable option if you are in the vicinity.

I have to say I will be back when I decide to go Flyer to be fish food, as this is a overall positive experience but also because it is much better than any of the other alternatives in this building.

We couldn't have chosen a better time to eat crabs - lunch time. After the lunch we all had to go back to work. So, we explained this to the captain in the suit. Well.. his suggestion was that they would de-shell the crabs for us! How's that for 1st rate service! It was something that surprised me positively.

Of course, it did take some enjoyment out of eating crabs - Singapore style. But hey, we didn't want splatters of crab juice on our shirts either; some of us were going for meetings later in the afternoon. We saw some other diners eating with disposable gloves on..well, good idea too.

The food was good too esp their butter crabs - lightly creamy and not too sweet. We dipped our crispy and soft mantou into it. Other dishes ordered include:
bamboo clams - good size and tasty, not salty
mushroom and spinach - typical
stuffed you tiao - tasty and nicely stuffed
Duck - can't remember
steamed fish - fresh and not over-steamed but a little small for our group size of 7
fried mee sua - not dry, typical
mantou - crispy on outside and soft on inside but size seems a little small. I finished it in 2 bites; possibly in 1 bite, if i try
butter crab - excellent sauce and fresh crabs

Can't comment on value as it was someone else's treat. The person who paid was so delighted that he gave extra tips on top of service charge.

One more observation that afternoon - of the 6 or 7 tables that were occupied, the women outnumbered the men possibly 6:1. Well.. if your male boss giving a treat does not like crabs for lunch, you can suggest this place and ask for gloves or de-shelling service. ;-)

I went to the Seafood Paradise at Singapore Flyer after reading good reviews about their creamy butter crab.
Not many places serve the creamy version with plenty of sauce, I was disappointed many times as most restaurant usually just serve it with a layer of butter, dry and rather bland.
Most of the restaurants at Singapore Flyer were empty except for Seafood Paradise. It was almost full but without reservation I managed to get a rather secluded comfy seat behind the wine rack.
Maybe because we were a couple, but it was a nice gesture ... other places wouldn't care and try to squeeze you close to other guests.
The waiters were attentive and able to recommend dishes, but you may need to converse in Mandarin.

I ended up ordering just the butter crab and a plate of beef (French style) for the 2 of us as we were not hungry. I was told that the crab would be about 1.3kg which would be just nice for 2 persons.

The beef cube came first, the dish looked rather “chinese” to me and was mixed with bits of vegetables so I was quite skeptical as to why they indicate French style.
Anyway I took a bite and it was delicious! The meat was very tender (not from excessive tenderizer) and it taste great. I may have misunderstood what the waiter said but seems like it was stirred fried with Foie Gras that’s why the fragrance and taste.

When the crab dish was presented, I was rather stunned! It was more like a creamy buttery soupy crab, it was a big plate full of sauce/soup!! The sauce was not thick, I would have prefer it to be thicker(personal preference, there are chili bits in the “soup” too but luckily it was not too spicy as I cant take spicy stuff. I kept dipping into the sauce and almost forgotten that I should try the crab too! The crab was fresh and cooked nicely, the meat was firm and juicy and it came off nicely although I was wondering why it’s so small After paying, realized it’s only 1kg, they should have gave me the 1.3kg that was agreed upon)

Overall nice and trendy renovation (although there seem to be a bit of smell/stench near the entrance) with attentive staff, yummy quality food at standard restaurant prices (crab is at $38/kg.
Will definitely go back again!
The restaurant provides 20% discount for the Flyer, so do get the voucher before you purchase your ticket.

we wanted to go here earlier in the year when they opened but they were always full-house and we gave up.
for father's day we booked a week in advance & got a place. but they were restrictive. you can only come at 6pm or 8pm. they were running 2 sessions for dinner only. for the 6pm slot, get your butts out by 8pm (but they claim they wont chase you) & for the 8pm slot better shove the food down your throats by 10pm.
i dont really like to be restricted during eating time. but well, everyone wanted to try a new place so we went ahead with the reservations.
we ordered the father's day special with came with free white wine. the wine was sweet, not too bad.
the meal started with

appetisers - smoked salmon roll, bacon wrapped asparagus, stuffed shiitake mushroom (the portion size - measly & taste so-so only, i can buy smoked salmon from supermarket & roll myself also what...)

shark's fin soup - this was quite flavourfull & tasty, thumbs up.

asparagus stir fried with abalone - where's the abalone? real McCoy tiny bits only. the gingko nuts & abalone MUSHROOM were batter fried first - abit weird, then stir fried. generally just OK. nothing fantastic.

steamed gobo fish with soya sauce - fish quite fresh but nothing fantastic again.

red-braised pork (we ordered fried mantou ala carte for dipping) - they dishes out into separate bowls to serve us. but NO SAUCE! then order mantou for what? nothing to dip. sheesh. wasted. also the fried mantou - so giam siap, they took big mantou & cut it up into smaller portions & sell as XXX number of mantou. really cheapskate lah.

fried mee sua - i cannot tell what is actually special.

mango & pomelo dessert - creamy & nice. but again, nothing WOW.

we extra ordered fried rice for the kids. nothing great. not much ingredients in the rice though each grain was nicely coated with egg & tainted yellow. looks professional lah.

we also extra ordered Geoduck - half sashimi, half steamboat. the Geoduck clam was fresh. it was nice sweet, crunchy & succulent as sashimi, not too bad quickly dunked in the steamboat too.

the set dinner was supposed to be $288+++ but plus our additional orders, the bill came up to $600 for 7 people (6 adults & 1 kid)
kinda pricey.
they served everything very quickly. one after another before you can even swallow. perhaps speeding everything up to meet the 2nd batch of guests. not my cup of tea.
the service was relatively prompt. people hoovering you wanting to pour wine / water all the time. but not so prompt in clearing plates & difficult to request for service, cant catch their attention since they're busying on what they need to do & not on the guests.
anyway, i doubt i'll be back.
parking at the singapore flyer is a pain. eventually settled for valet parking at $8. bleh.
expensive, not so fantastic food but redeemed by seaview if you want to impress guests. but i'll go elsewhere for that price.