Expect a long wait if you didn’t get here early, and there ain’t many stalls that are opened around here unless you go across the road to the main hawker area (which I did and got some rojak & chicken wings for appetisers).

Minutes before delivering your steamboat full of the fish type you chose, a cart pulls up to offer you rice and some side dishes like tau pok, mui chai, eggs, and duck wings. But soon after the star of the show arrives in its blazing glory with flames shooting out from the top. The soup base is great as it gets its flavour from the dried fish, yam and fish pieces that were added. I went with “batang” for the fish type and there was quite a lot of fish as the steamboat is surprisingly deep. We paid about $40 for 3 people with rice and 2 side dishes, and it’s pretty decent value for a great steamboat!