This place was described by my wife as a typical ‘every day restaurant’ – somewhere affordable which does acceptable but never stellar food, so it can fit into a rotation of places you eat out, but you wouldn’t go there for a celebration.
It does traditional Chinese seafood and other dishes, and you can select fish from the few tanks which are in the dining area. It’s a fairly standard looking place, and the staff are very nice and happy to talk you through your options.
They made a spicy vegetarian noodle dish for me. This was unremarkable except for the mock pork they added, which surprised me. Nice enough.
Broccoli and mushrooms came in a light soy, starchy sauce. It’s the sort of dish which every Chinese restaurant does pretty well.
Wife’s favourite was the claypot pork with salted fish – almost like kung pao pork with its dried chilli and onion flavour, but with added savoury notes.
Tofu came in a crab sauce, meaning a starchy clear gravy with plenty of strands of crab meat. Not as popular with our table.
The in-laws thought the ‘Hong Kong style’ steamed fish was authentic. This had light soy, garlic, spring onions, and a mild coriander. Wife said it was just ok, lacking something.
I think I’d agree with my wife’s assessment – nothing bad about Happy Dream, but I won’t rush back. If you’re passing and want seafood, it should work for you.
Address: 5101 Jalan Batu Berendam, Taman Seri Wangsa, Batu Berendam, 75350 Melaka
Telephone: 063172886
Website: https://facebook.com/pages/category/Chinese-Restaurant/團圆海鲜餐馆-Happy-Dream-Seafood-Restaurant-169645857252664/
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