Tropicana May-June 2024 #154 The Family Issue

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MAY/JUNE 2024 TASTE+
From left to right: Abby
Wong, Yew Kong Chee, Datuk
Wong Keong Fook and Alex
Wong
Walking through large glass sliding doors, you will be greeted by the
star attraction of the restaurant and that is the Aquarium, strategically
located facing the main entrance across the restaurant. Featuring a
spectrum of tanks of varying sizes, it is almost like walking through a
commercial aquarium. On view are live fish, prawns, lobsters, crabs,
clams and abalone flown in from all around the world. There is a wide
range of local fish and prawns available on the menu too. Diners can
make their choice from the selection of live fish and seafood here to
be prepared to their liking by the Master Chefs.
Resort’s operations. She said, “Tan Sri had run many kinds
of restaurants in that location when it suddenly come to
him that maybe we could operate a seafood restaurant
in the club as he believed the seafood business is gaining
even more popularity and is the preferred cuisine by most
of the members and guests”. Abby added that, that was
when her parents, the Founders of Unique Seafood - Datuk
Wong Keong Fook and Datin Kok Yoke Sim entered into a
partnership with Tan Sri and the rest, is as they say, history.
The other sight to behold in the restaurant is the chandelier that
hangs above the center court of the restaurant. Many little chrome
fish hang down from the blue strip lights in a wave pattern casting
a beautiful array of fish shaped shadows on the floor and on the
tables while the ceiling mimics the sea. The rest of the restaurant
is elegant and zen with a modern minimalist fit out and light wood
paneling accented with chrome and gold fish placed on the walls
as hanging art.
I was warmly welcomed by one of the four directors of the restaurant
– Abby Wong Mun Yee, who handles the Sales & Marketing for
Atlantic Seafood Restaurant. Other directors are Yew Kong Chee
who handles Operations at the restaurant alongside Alex Wong
Yuen Lek while Low Yong Hui handles general operations.
On that happy note, I was politely ushered into a private
room. Abby shares that the restaurant has 5 private rooms all
of which are fitted with KTV facilities and are available for the
comfort of guests hosting business and leisure gatherings or
for families who wish to celebrate in private. Banquet menus
for private functions as well as weddings are also available.
Behind the scenes, Chef Low Chee Yeow and Chef Lew Chee
How are responsible for the flavourful dishes that you will be
served. The former is the Banquet Head Chef with several
decades of cooking Chinese seafood and banquet dinners
under his belt. The latter, although younger, is highly skilled
and was the head chef for a famous Chinese restaurant chain
for over a decade. He is now the restaurant's Head Chef.
Abby did divulge that the formation of Atlantic Seafood Restaurant
was while Tan Sri Dato Tan Chee Sing- Founder of Tropicana,
reflected upon the last 3 decades of Tropicana Golf & Country
Lunch time at Atlantic Seafood Restaurant is of great
value especially with the lunch sets available. Priced at
an extremely reasonable RM55++ per pax for a 4-course