COCONUTS HOT SPOT — Fisherman’s Cove is a stylish rustic restaurant in Feast Village that boasts an impressive array of fresh seafood. While seafood takes centre-stage in its menu, there are still other meats and pasta dishes for selection.
Spotting calamari on the starters page of the menu, I couldn’t resist ordering the Deep-fried Calamari and they came with pretty slivers of sweet turnip and a cool refreshing mint salad.
The crispy light batter coating the succulent calamari rings was really tasty. To counter the fried squids, I had freshly-shucked Pacific rock oysters which slid down my throat so effortlessly.
I was assured that a fresh batch of mussels had just arrived and there’s no better way to eat them but to have them done the classic moule marinier Normandy-style. Cooked in a light broth redolent of white wine and subtly fragranced with some spices, every piece of the shellfish was sucked clean.
Deep-fried Calamari
I love tiger prawns – I had some sizzling with garlic butter on a hotplate and some done the Chinese kam-heong style. I wish they hadn’t removed the shells though, for the kam-heong style – somehow, sucking out the heads and shells covered with hot chilli spices would have been more enjoyable.
Kam-heong style tiger prawns
Our selection of fish dishes include Crispy Fillet of Threadfin with coriander chilli lime sauce, Pan-fried Red Snapper Fillet with Pipi Clams and lemon butter sauce, Spicy Nyonya Steamed Fillet of Sea Garoupa and Steamed Silver Pomfret with Superior Soya Sauce. Truly it was a grand fishy session.
Because the fishes were all extremely fresh, nothing can be faulted as the marine sweetness of the fish won hands down. If I have to pick a favourite, the steamed silver pomfret has to be it as I always prefer my fish to be cooked as minimally as possible where condiments are concerned.
Steamed Silver Pomfret with Superior Soya Sauce
Moule mariniere
In this case, the superior soya sauce was just perfect to gently boost the natural sweet flavour of the pomfret.
It’s not all about seafood in Fisherman’s Cove though. For those who are not so keen on seafood, diners can still order the regular dishes listed in the menu of Fisherman’s Cove. Salads, lamb, beef, chicken and desserts are all available. Check out the 5-Spice Rack of Lamb or Wagyu Beef Cheek from the regular menu.
Sizzling tiger prawn
Red snapper
A pasta dish is always welcome and going along with the seafood theme, the Mixed Seafood Pasta in fresh tomato sauce was really good with its light zesty flavours.
Fisherman’s Cove
Feast Village, Starhill Gallery
181 Jalan Bukit Bintang
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2782-3848
Chris Wan also blogs at Pure Glutton.
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