Thiam Hock Restaurant

After hiking, my friend and I went to meet up with a couch-surfer from the States working in South Korea and decided to have lunch at one of Brunei's most famous Chinese restaurants: Thiam Hock Restaurant

This be the signboard of the restaurant. It's in Gadong area behind The Mall right next to Restoran Anee Puri Sdn Bhd, and yes, our food seemed to mostly originate in Gadong now, doesn't it? It has a reputation of serving the best curry fish head in all of Brunei, despite being a regular Chinese restaurant, and those who come here to have big dinners tend to order curry fish head most of the time





This be the interior of the restaurant. They have both downstairs and upstairs dining, but the upstairs is only allowed for group dining of 10 people and above, so we had to settle for dining downstairs instead. It has a very nice Chinese restaurant feel to it, almost high-classed, but not so high-classed that it might scare the budget people away. Though I have NO idea what that seashells on our table are for. Definitely not eating, but not exactly decorative either

This be the menu of Thiam Hock. Standard issue size, at least not like the one in WyWy. LOL!


This is what my friend ordered: Pai Gu Wang with rice. It's pork chops with (probably) barbecue sauce and tomato and cucumbers for condiment along with rice. It looks delicious,and my friend said it to be delicious as well. Wonder how it really taste like. I never tried it though

This is what our couch-surfer ordered: Curry fish head noodle. After hearing all of us praising how it is famous with its curry fish head, he decided to give it a shot and tried their signature dish, and he was glad to have followed our recommendation coz he thoroughly enjoyed. Made me wish I'd ordered it

This is what I ordered: Sweet and Sour Fish Head Noodle Soup. I've always been intrigued by tastes such as these and I definitely gave this a shot to see how this version taste like. It's rather tasty, to say the least. Not too sour, not bland, quite flavorful and the fish was so good to gnaw on. Mmm~!

Attempt to capture steam: FAIL!

So if you have a craving for fish head, or you'd like to go to one of the best Chinese restaurants in the Gadong area, be sure to aim here.