Fara’s Restaurant – Malacca Lok Lok Steamboat Buffet

Oh you guys won’t believe how long we have waited to make our way down to try this.
And finally, the time has come! Here’s the Malacca Lok Lok Steamboat Buffet at FRC!

So some of you are probably going “Errr… what’s Lok Lok?”
Well, it’s basically kinda like a steamboat/hot pot where you get to dunk and cook food in soup/gravy and boy oh boy it can get really fun and filling!

It’s really popular in Malaysia (especially Malacca like duh). But you’d be surprised how difficult it is to find a Halal one even across the Causeway! When my Darling Wife and I visited Malacca awhile back, we found out we would have to travel about half an hour by cab just to reach the nearest Halal Lok Lok joint there. Hmmm…..

Well, we don’t have to go so far now because we can get it without having to chop passport or pay expensive toll charges LOL

So the Lok Lok Steamboat Buffet is available only on weekends at Fara’s Restaurant in Sentosa.
Before you start commenting stuff like “Aiyah all the way to Sentosa??”, let us remind you that you probably can’t get this anywhere else as close by. Anyways after you see the picture maybe you will see why it’s worth it to make your way down.

As you can see, it’s a Kampong-style thing going on at Costa Sands (Imbiah Walk) and you’ll be eating literally in nature so you really get into the atmosphere. Al Fresco dining!!1

When you get there, the first thing you need to do is choose your soup/gravy favours and you have 4 to choose from… Satay, Laksa, Tom Yum and Chicken.

Satay and Tom Yum

Laksa and Satay

So we tried the ones that we figured we’d like the best.

The Satay is the one traditionally associated with Lok Lok Steamboat so that was a must. We could see why this was the staple at all Lok Lok places. There’s just something about dunking food on sticks into Satay gravy that rocks! The gravy was tasty and the right consistency too! I was a bit worried that it would be too thick but not at all! You can even drink it as a soup!

The Laksa was pretty nice too! A great flavour that actually makes you wish you were having actual Laksa LOL but you’re having Lok Lok Steamboat okay so don’t get carried away.

As usual, we are somehow firm followers of Tom Yum and the Tom Yum soup here was super. Most people will probably choose Tom Yum too and it’s little wonder why with a great tasting soup here at FRC. And the more and more you dunk stuff in, the tastier it becomes!!

So what exactly are we dunking?

Prawns

Fish Balls

Hot Dogs and Spicy Fish Cakes

Fish

Assorted Crab Meat

Sotong

Otah

Cocktail Sausages

Beef

Something for the kids!

Don’t feel bad about eating the little faces LOL we’ve seen some variations like Star shapes and the lot but the kids are definitely going to love it! Something fun for them to enjoy!

There’s also other stuff we didn’t get to photograph because we were too busy stuffing our faces.
Chicken meat and Quail eggs are good examples. I think Quail eggs already we can whack 200.

And don’t worry, there’s other stuff too not just protein!

Assorted Mushrooms

Assorted Tofu

Assorted Veggies

I know that Veggie Bouquet looks too pretty to eat but you gotta have at least 2 servings of vegetables a day so please don’t feel bad and eat your veggies!

They also have some stuff that you don’t have to dunk or cook in the soup by the way. These are foods already prepared so just pick it up and eat it.

Mee Goreng

Nasi Goreng

Most of the time when we see Mee Goreng and the sort at a buffet, it’s just a filler and not really that good but the Mee Goreng here was excellent! Kept going back for more when I should have been concentrating my efforts on the Lok Lok Steamboat! LOL

They’ve also got other cooked food (best part – it’s fried!) for you to chomp down on. you could eat them as is with some sauce or you could even dunk them for a bit in the Lok Lok Steamboat!

And speaking of sauces….

They have 3 special dipping sauces for you and they keep in the style of the Asian spicy flavours we all know and love so much. But please pardon the picture quality… shaky hands cos too hungry!!

Right on top you have a Chili Kicap kind of concoction which had a bit of tang to it and was definitely on the spicy side! In the middle was a special mix of Sambal Belachan for all you Belachan lovers. Last but not least was a Sambal Tumis.

So how exactly does it go besides choosing which foods you wanna dunk into the Lok Lok Steamboat anyways?

So you remember we chose our stock right at the top right?
Choose between Satay, Laksa, Tom Yum and Chicken stock! And don’t forget – You can choose up to 2 because they have a double steamboat thing going on.

Next, you  put your food in, let it simmer up a little bit and you dig in!

Looks good right? Tastes great too!
It’s a simple idea and it’s fuss free eating! Just choose, dunk and then devour! And it’s really fun too! I’m sure you all agree it’s always a bit more fun when you’re cooking your food at the table and getting to eat it fresh and piping hot!

And if the pictures are not enough to entice you…

 
That’s surely got to get your appetite running right!!!

After after a whole evening of stuffing your self with so much yummy food, if you still have space, then tuck in to some of the desserts they have there!

Even the drinks are served old-school style!!

I’m guessing that all the food you see above (both for the Lok Lok Steamboat and assorted food/desserts) are probably on a rotational basis. That means you might have a few different items depending on the weekend you visit but what’s important to note is that the food will always be fresh and you’ll always have a choice of which of the 4 Lok Lok Steamboat soup bases you’d like to enjoy!

Even if you drop by on a weekday or the weekend afternoons, they have an ala carte menu which you can enjoy in the air-con section of the restaurant! Spoilt for choice!

Child – $14.90+

Sentosa might be a bit of trip from the mainland but hey it’s still better than traveling across the causeway am I right? Go early in the day and make a day trip to Sentosa with the family. And in the evening, make your way to FRC and enjoy some Lok Lok Steamboat to reward yourselves! If you’re lucky, can catch the weekend fireworks display too!

And who knows, if we are lucky enough, they might open one on the mainland too!
Let’s show our support and enjoy some Lok Lok!

Fara’s Restaurant and Catering

30 Imbiah Walk 
Costa Sands Resort
Sentosa

Tel: 6274 9963
www.farasrestaurant.com
www.facebook.com/frcdining

Operating Hours:
8am til 11pm Daily

Lok Lok Steamboat only available on
Saturdays and Sundays 6pm til 10pm