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Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru Update 2018

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Back at Restoran Savage 山番王 for their famous tomato seafood noodles - we were last here in 2012. Not much have changed - we still love their signature tomato seafood noodles and they have other popular items now, like their curry laksa.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The same eye catching signboard still hangs at the shop except that the once colourful "savages" are now sun bleached to black and white caricatures 😄 

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The interior looked the same as I remembered it. Simple and nice, clean and comfortable. The morning sun beats down at the front, so it is cooler further inside.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Restoran Savage is run by the Choo family - Papa, Mama and the three "savages" 山番. "Savage" is a term of endearment often used by indulgent Cantonese parents to describe their energetic children.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Tomato seafood noodle is created by Eddy 朱家明. They use 20 kilos of tomatoes every day to make their stock.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The tomato seafood noodle comes with your choice of noodles in a bowl of tomato soup with la la clams, two prawns and 油酥蛋花 fried egg puff. (Price RM8.)

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The medium bodied tomato soup tasted salty-briny with subtle tomato tanginess. The briny sweetness of la la clams and prawns undergird the tomato soup.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The tenderly crunchy prawns were fresh and sweet.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The soft juicy la la clams were very clean, clean tasting and sweet.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

I like to eat my tomato seafood soup with simple slurpy yellow noodles. The noodles were done soft which is the way I like it with this soup.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Recommended for you 👍 Nice unique seafood noodle in tomato soup. Fresh ingredients, well executed - simple and delicious.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Bonus tip - get this crispy savoury fish cracker to go with your seafood noodles. You will love it.

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Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Restaurant name: Restoran Savage 山番王 
Address: 138, Jalan Pahlawan 2, Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai 
GPS1°31'16.9"N 103°39'48.9"E 🌐 1.521346, 103.663584
Tel07-562 0764 ☎ 016-7537689
Hours: 9:00am to 1:30pm (closed on Monday) [Call them on the phone or check their FB Page, in case of unscheduled closures.]

Non Halal




Date visited: 28 Dec 2018

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Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Restoran Savage 山番王 is a new restaurant, less than 3 months old, that is already getting a lot of attention among Johor foodies. Johor foodies are raving about Savage's seafood noodles 海鲜番茄面.

Naturally, we were excited to try Savage's famous seafood noodles.


Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The restaurant is run by two brothers and a sister from the Choo family, who called themselves the Savages 山番. They are very warm and friendly "savages", I assure you. This is the youngest Choo brother making their popular seafood noodle soup.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Here it is, Savage's famous seafood noodles at RM6.50, loaded to the brim with noodles, prawns and la la (shellfish) soaking in a orange hued seafood soup. Savage's seafood noodles looked great but how did it taste?

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The three reddish coloured shrimps were fresh, sweet, and plump.  

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Personally, the la la were what made this seafood noodles stand out.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The la la were fresh, sweet and juicy. They were tender and nicely chewy to the bite. The Savages cleaned the la la very well and there was no trace of any sand or dirt at all.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The tasty soup was full bodied with tangy tomato and sweet natural seafood flavours. The slightly creamy soup felt very smooth and had the texture of light milk tea.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

The noodles were ordinary but it soaked up the seafood broth to complement the prawns and la la well, thus completing the dish perfectly.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

I must mention those brown coloured garnishing that looked like fried shallot or meat floss. They were actually "fried egg flowers". It's function was to soak up the seafood soup to create a soft yet delicately crunchy garnishing that was flavourful and fun to eat.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Savage's seafood noodle soup is definitely worth a try. I shall also be back to try out Savage's 山番王 laksa made according to their mum's special recipe.

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Seafood Noodles @ Restoran Savage 山番王 in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai, Johor Bahru

Restaurant name: Restoran Savage 山番王叻沙
Address: 138, Jalan Pahlawan 2, Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Skudai
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/RNY06
GPS: 1.521395,103.663569
Hours: 8:00am to 9:00pm (closed on Monday)
Non Halal

Date visited: 1 Oct 2012


5 comments:

  1. chock full of ingredients! Somemore prawns with lala! shiok to the max!

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  2. Ate twice the tomato seafood noodle, portion very big. Service very slow but staff is friendly.

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  3. Went there on a Sunday at 5pm, the auntie is already closing the gate....I asked her about the opening hours and she said that normally the noodle is sold out at 4pm plus. The next week, i went there at 4pm and I could only order one bowl of the seafood noodle as it was the last bowl.

    you got to edit your operating hours, it does not closed at 9pm

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  4. Frequently closed... I was there 30 minutes ago...

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