Thai Sabye Sabye

We went to Thai Sabye Sabye for the 1st time a couple of weeks back when hubs lost a bet we made on our baby's gender. Read here for my victory story. I told mama about our dinner there and she got excited listening to me rave about the egg yolk soft shelled crabs. So i decided to treat the family to mother's day dinner there. Papa was none too happy coz Old Klang Road spells -JAM to him in bold capital letters but had to agree coz it was mama's day!- plus my brother offered to drive so he relented.

We got there at about 830pm and there was only 3 other occupied tables- not sure what this means coz the last time we went on a weeknight the place was also almost empty. Not sure of their weekday lunch or weekend crowd but seeing that this place has been around since i was a kid- i think they're doing just fine.

We ordered the soft shelled crabs of course and the egg yolk fried sotong (yes were in a race to c who goes into cardiac arrest 1st), Thai Sabye Sabye fish, kangkung belacan, and mixed tomyam. Service was pretty quick but this was to be expected considering the near empty restaurant. They served pandan agar agar as appetizers which i found to be weird as this was normally served as dessert. But it was polished off in a matter of minutes by my ravenous brothers. I only caught a glimpse of it before starting a 2 minute conversation with my sister- in which time the jellies dissipated into thin air. Magic really.

The crabs were- as promised, delectable. If you are not watching your calorie intake, this dish is just perfect. Its creamy and delicious but can be a bit too rich for some people. Its also a tad oily but that only adds flavour to the dish. Ok im being biased coz i love it so much!

We ordered the sotong to be cooked the same way as the crabs and this turned out to be a mistake. While delicious- there was only so much oil and yolk the palette (and heart) could tolerate. After a while it got to be too cloying and we ended up with leftover crabs. But only coz the squid came first. I had the crabs for lunch the nx day and they were still awesome- albeit much less crunchy.

Look at that impatient hand- i think that was my dad's who was too far to be slapped.

The kangkung belacan was nothing to shout about but was still a welcomed addition as its spiciness help cut thru the cloying yolks. The fish could have done with more chili padi. It lacked zing but for non spicy eaters like mom n my sis- it was fine. But the siakap used was fresh and was perfectly fried.

I dont quite fancy the tomyam here. Its a lil too salty and thick for my liking. I prefer the light, super spicy, non-milky version like the one served at vichudda so i didnt finish my portion. But I dug out the condiments tho and found the prawns to be super fresh and crunchy- love!!

Hubs was super hungry when we arrived so please excuse the photos. Between wanting to take pictures quickly and slapping the occasional impatient hand grabbing for the dish- you really couldnt blame him.

She insisted on taking pictures after dinner so from then on- all our pictures was upside down

I tried the fried rice here once n it wasnt very good. But their lauk-lauk is pretty good so ill stick to that from now on.

Thai Sabye Sabye
G62, Ground Floor, Lucky Plaza
Old Klang Road, KL
Tel: 03-7981 2887