Saturday @ Steamboat House

On Saturday, Baby suddenly had a craving for steamboat and crabsticks, so we decided to make our way down to Bugis for "Tian Tian" Steamboat. But unfortunately, the restaurant was fully booked and it meant a half hour wait and we'd only get the seats outside the restaurant. Since we were meeting some church friends for a movie (We now pronounce you Chuck and Larry), we decided to settle for the steam boat restaurant right next door - subtly and artistically named "Steamboat House".

Prawns!!! The thing you see on the bottom right are the cockles. They look bloodied, but tasted just like cockles. They're quite fresh, thankfully.

Crabsticks, sausages, beefballs, fish balls; all rather good.

I think this was the mainstay of the night - the sliced beef! The first plate was awesome. The other plates we were served (You need to order this through a menu but it's in the buffet) were mediocre and rather tough. I think they give the better cuts out early in the evening, but as the people filed in progressively, the cuts of meat became only passable. My tip is to go somewhere around 6-ish, and order loads of beef.

The sesame sauce (used)! It looked really appetizing when I got it, but I smelt the strong hint of peanuts in the saucer. I was right - it tasted REALLY nutty and thick. I pointed out that it would taste good on bread. Nevertheless, still a prime dip for beef.

Sambal Belachan! It's obviously gotten from a bottle, and it's not even close to my mother's.

The buffet spread!! They have straw mushrooms, golden mushrooms, vermicilli, seaweed, balls of all types, cabbages, veges, and the expensive stuff like meat slices and fish you have to order off a menu (I presume it's to make sure the stuff is fresh and to prevent wastage), but at $17.90 pax, it's super good value.

Take note that you're charged $0.30 for the wet towels, so I suggest, upon being seated, to grab the wet towel, shake it at the waitress and bellow "NO WET TOWEL! I SPIT UPON YOUR HEDONISTIC RITUAL OF WIPING YOURSELF WITH TOWELS WHICH SMELL LIKE TOILET!" and thereafter endure the stares of trepidation from the surrounding customers, knowing you've saved yourself $0.30.

"I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry" was HILARIOUS. =D

Now that's how you spend a Saturday.