
This is my first time dining at The Manhattan Fish Market. From what I’ve heard, the food is not great for the price the patrons pay. I can’t disagree more.

The condiments
Granted, we chose a more unconventional route - forgoing the usual fish and stuff.
Even though The Manhattan Fish Market has received a lot of bad press, business doesn’t seem to be suffering. For a Labor Day crowd, it looked pretty good from where I was sitting.

Nice sized crowd
This place placed a lot of emphasis on service, and I like that. When I walked into their premises, I held up four fingers but told them I wasn’t sure if my parents were already there. The waiter straightaway led us to our table, where my parents were waiting for us! I’m very delighted and impressed.
I heard The MFM’s portion is large, and they weren’t kidding! Some are fairly ok, like these fellas:

The Caesar Salad (RM10.90)

The Louisiana Prawn - eaten with some bread (this one is particularly delish! Scoop up the sauce with your bread… OMG HEAVEN!) (RM19.90)

Whitebait (RM8.90)
But some can be rather hard to digest, like this one called The Lobster Platter… who left us feeling like cholesterol was coursing through our veins. :O

The waiter is holding a blowtorch, burning the cheese at the top layer
Apparently it’s part of the aesthetic appeal of this restaurant, and the waiters do it right beside the tables. Let’s just hope they won’t singe someone’s hairs instead. :) He then brought it over to us…

The Lobster Platter (RM99.90) - an incredibly large plate!! On it: Lobster, Fried Fish, Chips, Rice, Fried Calamari, Mussels, tomatoes and sliced lemons
Again, here I am very impressed with the service. Before this big boy landed on our table, the waiter came up to us and said it would be ready in 5 minutes. Without us prompting! Very impressive indeed.
Boy, is that lobster great! It’s rather sweet though, can’t think what they added to it. After a while, eating that dish made us sluggish and seriously full.
Yeah, they’re more than what people can usually afford… that I concede. But for once in a while, it’s not a bad place to dine in.
And now… a little commentary about The Spring, and hopefully the management will read this. If not, well, don’t sweat it… I’ll send it to your feedback inbox. :)
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They need to add more Auto Pay Machines. Substantially more. I know it’s added cost, but at the rate they’re going, I’m starting to dread coming to The Spring on a busy day lest I have to face a queue like this….

Loooooooooong queue
AND have one of the machines broken! That’s what happened. The machine at the basement carpark was out of order. Though their staff fixed it in record time, it is still an inconvenience. Especially when we left our spot in the queue thinking it will take forever to fix it, and used the one upstairs instead. The picture taken was the sight that greeted us.
Even when both machines are working fine, there’s still a noticeable queue. And I hate queues.
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