Lau Heong at Sentul

Lau Heong, is a hidden gem. Tucked in the hustle and bustle of Sentul. Very popular with some 98.8FM dee- jays, of which I had the privilege of dining with. : )

Well, I shall not name who he is but he has been telling me about this place for the longest time but of course, due to his busy schedule, we never quite made it here until this fortunate day when heavens part and the sky rained gold and silver ingots... so drama, right? And this is only for a meal...

Anyway, Lau Heong is located in the middle of the shop lot, Jalan 3/48A, Sentul Perdana. A bit difficult to find but if you ask around, I think you will get there. It has alfresco dining and non-air conditioned area on the ground floor and air-conditioned upstairs. 

As good as it sounds, the place was very busy and we were lucky to get ourselves a table upstairs. Since I was there with a celebrity dee-jay, I enjoyed the little bit of attention that deflected my way. Little bit la...

I left the ordering to you-know-who and I must say he didn't let me down. 

The must-try, "Nai Yau" or Creamy Sotong was out of this world... I am normally not a big fan of squids because the big squids can be really tough and that's what you normally get. I prefer the small ones. In this dish, the squid was medium in size and was probably grilled and served with the creamy sauce. The sauce is so appetizing, thick, creamy with a hint of indian curry leaves flavor. In the course of writing this, I found out that the sauce is really made of butter and evaporated milk with garlic and curry leaves to spice it up. Not too difficult to make actually...

Next came the Spicy Stingray... I was expecting a BBQ stingray wrapped in banana leaves but instead it was poached or probably steamed and generaously laden with a spicy aromatic gravy. You know how you would pick your BBQ stingray and dip-in the cincalok chilly dip? This is like the stingray swimming in the cincalok chilly paste... no need to dip...

The lala or clam soup was pretty standard but very generous portion of clams and wolfberry... I thought it needed a bit more chinese rice wine.

Saving the best for last, you will be surprised but the Prawn paste fried chicken is really good... I have tasted many good prawn paste chicken and I must say this is amongst the best. Finger lickin' good...


Lau Heong is worth every penny and it is quite affordable. Another no frills, great food destination... Dinner for 3 with all the above and a stir fry vegetable thrown in, all for RM62. Come one, come all.... Enjoy.



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