Geylang in general has a wide variety of good food options. This place doesn't disappoint... the old school zi char style but in an air conditioned restaurant! They have outdoor seating too.
Place gets busy so book ahead if you can. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal here... the fried rice noodles, salted egg prawns, chicken wings, fish skin and tofu dishes were all good with great 'breath of the wok'. Quite fast service, typical singaporean style (don't expect them to be at your beck and call.. swift and curt is more like it), food is piping hot, restaurant is noisy and you are not expected to linger afterwards.
Bought the famous san lou mee hon and fried garlic chilli clams (lala) for takeaway.
They use Russian clams which larger and plumper or Philippines which smaller but sweeter.
White pepper crab also very famous here.
The place were crowded, lots people queuing during dinner time.
Taste yummy.
Recommended
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JB Ah Meng is one of best stir-fry eateries in Singapore which whip up some awesome Singaporean fare at an affordable price. The nondescript restaurant is perpetually busy and reservations may be helpful if you were dining during weekends.
Their signature white pepper crab is fresh and juicy. You could literally pick them from a rattan basket at the corner of the eatery (2 for $37). The savoury and peppery gravy combines flawlessly with the succulent crab to deliver a flavour punch.
Their Sambal Kang Kong, stir-fried with chunks of pork lards, is as fragrant and delicious as they sound.
The highlights - the charred fried bee hoon - the tastiest and most palatable vermicelli I have ever tried in life. Crispy on the outside and springy on the outside, you can’t believe it costs only $6.
The corn egg yolk prawns is another amazing dish. The fresh prawn is coated with a thin batter and deep fried. Thereafter, it is coated with a thin-layer of salted egg yolk and juicy corn kernel.
Total damage for table of four: $77. Can you even get delicious fresh seafood at that price in Sydney?
JB Ah Meng is simply awesome eatery and a favourite among Singaporeans. If JB Ah Meng can’t receive a recognition from Michelin (not even a Bib Gourmand), no single Australian restaurant is worthy of any stars.
I was recommended this restaurant by my friend live in Singapore. All the food so delicious in here including noodles, pork and crab. I really really love fried noodles and crab sauce, you must try when u come this restaurant. But u will take a long queue when you come late and take the number for table at weekend. This will be a local food restaurant you must try when u travel in Singapore 🇸🇬.
The Sao Lou and Hot Fun noodles are pretty good overall. But the service is a little chaos due to the crowd. Felt like we are fighting for the waiter attention all the time. Not to mention, ordered 8 dishes and came only 6. Need to brush up on the service during peak hours.
Food was very good. Packed with flavours and fresh seafood. The signature white pepper crabs is a must have. Loved the beancurd skin roll too. Spring onion ginger beef was very tender and tasty but need rice to go with it or it'll be too salty. The fried bee hoon was so so. The fish head was also very flavourful.
Service was good but the place was to packed. Patrons are sitting back to back. And it's very noisy. I can hardly hear what my companions were saying although we were sitting together.
Need to make a reservation unless you don't mind sending outside waiting for a table.
Food was delicious. The female crabs were fresh (2 for $60). Service was practically non-existent. Is that why they charge 3% service charge instead of the usual 10%? I think there was a service crew on the second floor but after all the tables upstairs ordered, he disappeared. We had to go downstairs to order more food twice. Added on yam paste and it never came. They forgot the order. Minus 1 star for lacklustre service.
Celebrate Father's day dinner at here for first time.. Starting with the San Lou Mee Hoon, tasted nice about a tad above average not oily and chewy. Next, the fermented fried pork belly was delicious, crispy on the skin and soft to the bite. The salted egg prawn was really yummy salted but the saltiness overwhelm the prawn taste. The tofu dish was average nothing more than that. After that came their signature white pepper crab, really fresh and nice taste except that it suits certain palates only. I also noticed ordered 2 crabs but 3 claw only, does not tally with the parts of a crab. Lastly, haven't had enough ordered a prawn paste chicken, this was the best out of all dishes, certainly recommend. Crispy and tender at its best.
Overall, all the dishes were great, no wonder the crowd. Food were served reasonably fast as well. Recommended for anyone who is interested for zi char. Advisable to reserve before coming as the restaurant is always packed.
Restaurant located right at the corner of Lorong 30 and Geylang Rd. Definitely cannot miss it.
Ordered 6 dishes to share between 4pax for Father's day dinner.
San Lou Meehoon
Salted Egg Prawn Balls
Tofu with mushroom, pork belly and squid(三丝豆腐)
Fried Pork Belly
White Pepper Crab(2x 400g for $60)
Prawn Paste Chicken
All dishes were delicious! They are known for the san lou meehoon, white pepper crab and salted egg prawn balls. All 3 were indeed superb but prawn paste chicken stood out for me. This dish is a must order! Surely wont regret. Total damage about $150 including 2 bowls of rice and 3 cans of drink.
2 downsides to take note for this restaurant.
1. Parking is limited as you are only able to park along the road, there are not many.
2. It can get quite chaotic during dinner time. Calling for service might be difficult. Best to sit at 1st floor.
Went to this place last week for dinner. The place was really crowded but the food was delicious. We had to sit outside because there wasn’t indoor space so it was a bit hard to get the attention of a server. But I just don’t want to not give 5 starts because their service was really good and the food came in faster than we expected. We didn’t even wait for 10 mins. The look of their white pepper crabs were mouth watering and it was actually delicious. The MeeHoon was delicious and it was the best I have tried. We would definitely visit this place. Also if you go on a Friday or a weekend I would recommend you have a reservation.
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