Medan Ikan Bakar, Melaka

It's no secret that I love seafood, and it always seems to taste better when grilled on the spot and eaten next to the sea. So I had high expectations of Medan Ikan Bakar, with memories of Lombok's Warung Menega still vivid in my mind.

Well it wasn't quite as good as Warung Menega - the grilled aroma wasn't as fragrant and the chilli dip not as delicious, neither was the food eaten on the beach with sand between the toes - more like a huge open-air seafood restaurant, but the seafood was all fresh and came out piping hot from the kitchen. Affordable too, we paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit (SGD16) for the spread you see below, including a fried vegetable dish and drinks.

I liked that they provided these small packets of nasi lemak (coconut rice), in the Malay style.

Medan Ikan Bakar
KM 4-5, Jalan Padang Temu
Permatang Pasir, Melaka