Food Review : The Ship in Jalan Sultan Ismail

After we went out from Petrosains, our stomachs told us to eat something or they will organize a mass demonstration.

But we are so smart to get out from KLCC at 5.30pm that we are caught in a massive jam.

After a draining and energy sapping drive, we finally reach The Ship. Yes.....our stomachs are saved now.

The Drinks

We ordered a coffee and some concoction which i forgot what it is called. The coffee was just like any coffee you can get from places like this but the other drink was great! But that came witha price tag of RM 8.00

Yup, the right hand side ones cost you Rm8


The Foods

XY ordered a french sounding chicken that is cooked with red wine while i ordered a "normal" sounding chicken called the Black Pepper Chicken. While waiting, we were served bread and butter as appetizer.

This thing cost RM 20.90


This meanwhile, also the same price :p


I always wonder why bread is appetizing. Perhaps i am just not a European.

Anyway, before i managed to savor my bread, the main course came. Needless to say, that was fast and i was hoping that they do not just reheat those foods.

But the foods were good. They are worth every cents you pay for it. The taste was just right with the right portion for each of them.

Then we got another plate of Yong Chow Fried Rice, not because we were still hungry but rather to taste it. I mean, eating Yong Chow Fried Rice in the Ship?






The Yong Chow Fried Rice







I remember when i wrote about Ah Koong Eating House, i mentioned that if you were to provide for a food that can be easily obtained at half the price, make sure you are special. Now, you can get a Yong Chow Fried Rice easily for RM 5 but The Ship charged RM 13.90. So what you get for more than doubling the price?

Plenty. While the taste might be a bit westernized, the quality is there. You get to eat a nice YC Fried Rice. Plus, there are more than half a dozen of large size prowns in there. Imagine how mush the normal Chinese "big wok" gonna charge you for that.

What else, oh yea, you get impeccable service for the price you paid plus the fantastice ambience.

The Dessert

We ordered a banana split to be shared. It consist of three scoop of ice cream together with some fresh fruits and of course, a banana that is split in the middle. It was as good but nothing really special.







Look at that Banana Split!









Impecable Service

The first thing we realised upon stepping our foot into The Ship was that almost all the service staff were foreigners. The only remotely Malaysian looking staff were the captain (i think, or maybe he is the vice captain?) who looked more like a blur Hongkie than a Malaysian Chinese.

However, the service they rendered were fantastic. They were prompt and efficient, though sometime they might not catch you. However, they were well trained and you can be rest assured of their capability. In fact, when we had our YC Fried Rice served, they asked if we were sharing it and gave us two sets of cutlery. The same goes to our Banana Split, they gave us two spoons.

And you won't have to look at their "i-had-a-bad-day" faces as they won't show you any. I just had many fair share of experience even when i am paying them so much for those foods and The Ship is definitely not one of them.

The Ambience

The Ship was designed to be like a restaurant in an old ship. Most of the interior material was made from wood. You get to see some nice painting and some knots that normally a ship would need to tie.

The ambience was great. It is worth the money you spend on the food.

We were Satisfied

Who is not after a hungry stomach is filled with delicious food?

Verdict : Go dine in The Ship!