Tian Wai Tian Fishhead Steamboat Restaurant 天外天(鸿记)潮洲鱼头炉

Looks like I was on some quest for the best steamboats in town.


This place needs no introduction. They are so popular!!!

It's true that Singaporeans go all the wayyyyyyy for food. And EARLY. We dropped by for dinner on a saturday evening but to our horror, all the tables were packed from the coffee shop to the back alley!!! (they own the coffee shop) It was only 6pm and there were at least 10 persons in line before us queueing to order. The "waiters and waitresses" don't even attend to you, because they are too busy ushering the dishes and cutleries.

My advice is to go before 6pm or after 830pm to avoid the crowds. Patrons were all seated almost back to back with each other.


The dishes they serve are pretty much home-cooked style and they only have a few on the menu. As this is both our first time, we ordered the famous Fried Hay-Chor, Prawn Roll ($7) which is home made. Wow I like it so much! It is basically deep-fried beancurd skin roll wrapped with shrimp meat filling and eaten with a dab of sweet honey plum sauce. This is addictive and the sauce is just awesome!


Sambal Kangkong ($6), in my opinion it is normal and tastes like anywhere else. We should have ordered the Sweet Potato leaves instead...

The signature dish at Tian Wai Tian is of course, their famous Fish Head Steamboat.


They serve two types of fish for the Fish Head Steamboat ($20), the red groupa and the white promfet, which we had. The soup base is always a very important item for any steamboat as all the essence of the ingredients are cook together in it. There were lettuce, yam, seaweed, fried flat fish bones (which was super tasty! BIG LOVE) and lots of ginger. The fish slices were very fresh. Yummay!


The soup was very tasty, sweet and delicious. NO overdose of MSG and best of all they make an effort to do their rounds of topping up for every table. So the guys can have more rice without worrying not enough soup! haha...

Given the reasonable pricing and first rate soup, I've definitely return for more. I can't wait to try their famous Har Jeong Gai (Shrimp Paste Fried Chicken) !! I have this spot for har heong gai one.... oooh...

Address:
1382/1383 Serangoon Road (off Opal Crescent),
near the PIE Upp Serangoon Exit. If you're coming by train, stop at Potong Pasir MRT on the North-east line

Operating Hours:
Mon-Fri: 11am - 2pm, 6pm - 11pm
Sat, Sun & PH: 4.30pm - 11pm