Malaysia — Jade Garden Seafood Corner, 54 Jalan Kerisi Sungai Rengit (Kampong Pengerang), 81620 Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia

Lunch at the Jade Garden

May 2015

After my drive south, I had no option but to return by the route I came, and as it was lunchtime, I decided to stop for food at the Jade Garden Seafood Corner, Pengerang.

The Jade Garden Seafood Corner was an odd sort of restaurant. I think it was a hotel ballroom used as a restaurant, as it had a very strange layout (see photo below) and no atmosphere.

In the photo below, the place appears to be empty. But there were quite a few people outside, and at least 20 diners came in during my visit.

I thought the Jade Garden might offer a good sea view, but it didn’t (again, see photo below).

The service was fast, and I had the fried squid with ginger and scallions (spring onions) and fried rice, with Chinese tea and lime juice to drink. All was very good and very tasty.

The Jade Garden Seafood Corner did not serve pork.

The local town, Kampong Pengerang, had several seafood places and no petrol station. Why were there no petrol stations in the area?

Below is a photo of the ‘sea view’ from the Jade Garden.

One odd thing was there appeared to be several houses on stilts being built just off the carpark. Why?

Overall, a good meal in an odd place.