Having celebrated dad’s birthday so many times, I soon realized that I have never paid his dinner once. Since I have started work, this spelt the perfect opportunity to treat him to his favourite food. Chinese food. While Malaysia is a heaven for foods of all sort, our Chinese food is easily one of the best in the world. But as restaurants become overly popular, they become way too commercialized. One such restaurant is Overseas Restaurant in Malaysia. While I have tried so many of their branch restaurants before, I was never a fan of any. Yet, the hype of this charming old spice continued in Malaysia. So for this rare occasion, I decided to bring dad to Overseas first roots located along Jalan Imbi in the heart of the city center :)!
Calling some of dad’s favorites, I decided to start with a Chinese delicacy, the sharks fin soup!
While I am not a big fan, this one definitely blows your mind!
The next dish was the four season which is a large appetizer platter containing four types of dishes. That night we had:
Sharks fin and crab meat Sang Choi Bao. Very nicely prepared. And for me, definitely a good variation of lettuce wrap compared to the overeaten duck Sang Choi Bao.
Braised bean curd stuff with fish paste. Deliciously braised in a sauce which coated these tiny morsel nicely!
Crumbled prawns with fish paste. Crispy on the outside soft on the inside! Best eaten with the garlic-chili sauce!
Crumbled scallops drizzled with mayonnaise! Another kid favourite but at this age, I could easily do with lesser fried foods lols.
Another house specialty at Overseas!
Homemade tofu with hairy gourd! Really yummy and more importantly, smooth on the inside!
Overseas Restaurant Roast Pork! Crispy skinned delicacy! Very lean but still pack that beautiful crunch!
Overseas's Barbecued Pork is another highlight among it frequent customers. But for the family, we have tasted better. Then again, this is easily delicious when compared to most restaurants!
To finish the night, we also ordered a ginger steamed fish and a longevity noodles! While the noodles turned out fine, the fish was really salty. Probably intended to be eaten with rice rather than on its own @@! If more complains are needed from me, my only comment would be the slow service which could be due to us being seated in a private room on the 3rd floor @@!
Dad’s favourite cake is the classic butter cake with a butter icing made by an old aunty. No fake cream or unnecessary additives. Just plain honest butter cake from the olden days! Pretty delish except for that after thought on how unhealthy each slice is! lol much?
At the end of the day, this restaurant was pretty impressive. I guess the original is always the best. Never could I have understood why is it that parents have shun this place. But when you see the effort required to reach this restaurant in the heart of the city, you will probably understand why @@! This restaurant now span 4 floors above the ground which is an impressive feat. But when you learn that they have more than 6 branches around the state, their success is clear!
For those who are concerned about cleanliness in dining in Malaysia, this restaurant definitely is the place to be! But remember that booking is compulsory for most nights! Specialty dishes like the sharks fin and barbecued meat are very popular and often finish early. So always pre-order :)! Also, do not expect this old school restaurant to be cheap! By Malaysian standards a meal like this should only cost around $300 but for this restaurant, it was something closer to $550. All in ringgit of course :)!
Address:
84 Jalan Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur,
Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone:+60 3-2144 9911
They also have a website which can be accessed here Overseas Restaurant Website.
WenY!
