Today i went to the so called famously known "Tak Fok Hong Kong Seafood Restaurant" after being recommended by my friends for cheap and good crab. So, i decided to go there with a few close friends, first.....we are greeted with bad service by this "yellow hair chinese fellow who look like those selling vcd" where i asked for "shun tao" meaning garlic. he straight away turn away from me, raise his hand and say "mou mou" and walk away. damm rude. then while dining, ordered 1 kg cheese 1 kg salt egg. only salt egg arrived, ask the "yellow hair waiter", he say wait. then until all eat finish already, still did't arrive. then, ask for bill loh, raise hand at the myanmar worker.....he saw me but pura-pura did't see. blardy b*stard....then wait for 10 more minutes. no one came with the receipt. then, only went downstairs to pay at counter. very bad experience. i won't go there again no matter how good is their food and their business. they are too proud and arrogant.....workers are not trained. don't even know how to treat customer well. too bad, they just lost a customer.

Overall rating : 2/10

If i'm the customer~Ask them bill and after 10 minutes also not yet come,i sure walk away~if they chase me for bill,i would say (oh..i'm sorry..thought that u dont want my money..) LOL

0/10 will be giving by me, thats mean no more visiting this restaurant, althought its the cheapest or delicious!

I give money for food and service, I have every rights to get good service, no excuse!

erm, isn't this supposed to be in Kopitiam or Travel and Living instead?

where is this place?
is tak fok in bdr puteri puchong same with this one?

There are only 2 Tak Fook..One in Kepong & another 1 in Bdr Puteri..Agreed wth TS..nothing special at Tak Fook..Until now still wondering why ppl still queing up at that RM18/kg crab restaurant..The crabs are small & not juicy at all

Eventhough it's cheap & they hv set a precedence & u can see more & more seafood restaurants around Bdr Puteri offering RM18/kg crabs..but the size ..Not sure on the service...din encounter such incident on my 1st & 2nd visit there..

The only reason I see why so many people is because the crabs are cheap. And I agree that the food is nothing special.

Have to wait for table so long also. Service is not good.

Also they have certain rules. Cannot order so many crabs. Must order other dishes as well to offset ordering crabs. And they charge more expensive on those dishes.

yeah i agree that the service sucks...i used to go there when they just started in Wangsa Permai but now..nope..bad service and super PROUD.

Yup, super proud is the correct word to describe them. But what to do? So many people emphasize more on $$$$ than service.

so far i go ok lor. only like their salted-egg crab.

the Bandar Puteri branch is their new branch, environment is WAY better than the one in Desa Aman Puri

Unfortunately for me is the Bdr Puteri branch is at the other end of LDP where I'm from which is around 15 minutes drive to Desa Aman Puri

I've not been there for quite a while, simply because there are good CRAB serving restaurants elsewhere minus the crazy queue.

I'm one of the few who couldn't care much about service as long as i don't have to wait long, i get what i ordered, it was well done. however I do get annoyed if i can't get someone to refill my drinks or get my bill in a timely manner.

other than that, what I hated about Tak Fok is that (in reference to the Wangsa Permai branch) is that I have to reach at 5.45pm or else I wouldn't even bother going due to crazy queue.

And even if i got a place to sit, I would also be rushing to finish and I hate that. you might ask "why rush to finish?" - Well if you've been to that branch and had your meal there, you'll realize (the many times I mentioned) the queue.

And these people will hang around your table like vultures as long as they get the hint that you're coming to the end of your meal. So it's like you have no liberty to stay back and enjoy a hearty conversation / chat session with others who are seated on the same table.

Eyes keep staring and all, it's uncomfortable.

All-in-all - decent food but overrated.

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Added on June 9, 2008, 1:49 pmindeed. there's 1 shop near where I stay (Bdr Sri D'sara) where the crab is a little more expensive but the quality is WAY better than that of Tak Fok.

or if you happen to be at Wangsa Permai and looking for crab to eat, try out Fook Kee instead. It's at the corner, just behind Old Town White Coffee.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 12 2008, 01:28 PM

its located in desa aman puri....not wangsa permai or bdr sri d'sara...
i been there few times...very low quality service as what ts said...
that once i been there, i dunno that we need to be seated & straight away take a sit on the table which the customers juz leaving...
the waiter shout on me said q outside, i'm mad & kick the table & seat...
hahaha....then i chow lor....
what a bad attitude they hv....they think they r famous & lan si now....hope the shop will close down soon...
i'll never ever bong chan them again!!!!

great.. i will strike off tak fok from my to try list

Tak Fook? I know them since day 1. Crabs are cheap? Nah... You get what you pay for. When the crabs arrived... they boiled MOST of it first, then keep in the fridge. They will keep some of the fresher one. When open for business, they just warm it up and cook it again... Talk about fresh seafood... If you are the unlucky one, you'll get crabs that taste like wood (cannot finish selling yesterday ma)...

Free oso I dont want to go arr... High blood pressure go up arr...

yes. Desa Aman Puri.......

in case you're referring to my post, the Bdr Sri D'sara shop I mentioned was not Tak Fook la. it's some other shop with way better crab.

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Added on June 12, 2008, 1:27 pmgive it a try la. from my experience, their crabs are alright. just that I've not been to their Desa Aman Puri branch for more than 2 years i think. Bandar Puteri branch, I went last year and it was nice though.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 12 2008, 01:27 PM

jz came back from the kepong branch.. while the service was not bad, not good either for me.. just normal lah.. the food was quite good

we had 1 kg cheese baked crab, and 1 kg salted egg crab, 1 vege and 1 ginger onion chicken..

i hate their rule where you need to order 1 vege, else you won't get to enjoy the RM18 per kg rate.. normal rate is actually RM26!!

and the vege and chicken is darn expensive, RM15 and RM20!! what a rip off.. well i guess if you're paying cheap for the crabs, you need to pay more for others to cover their cost.

cheese baked crab was great, the gravy goes well with the nice buns if not for the expensive vege, wouldn't hesitate to go back again!!

honestly i believe you get what you pay for, plus the crowd. sub RM20/kg crab places usually have very small crab ... plus from the crowd, it just destroys the dining experience. (unless tapow).

They are good last time, but they are going down the slope.

good choice. that's what i always order, the salted egg. cheese baked comes next but bear in mind that the cheese baked crab ah, you MUST finish it while it's hot. as it cool down, it isn't that nice.

i also tried their marmite and kong pou crab, ok la. not my favs.

long time didn't go already. last i went was the Bdr Puteri branch late last year, it was fine.



wah. since when did they implement this? my last visit i only ordered crab and rice and it surely wasn't RM 26 or i'll complain already.



erm. their crabs would be cheap from supplier. the most they could do is increase their crab rate per kg IMO.

forcing is not nice. RM 15 for veg is expensive ler, RM 20 for chicken also. cos (myself being from that area) veg usually hovers at RM 8 - 10, chicken around RM 12 - 15.

oh well.

eh you come this area tell me la. i bring you some place to try.

i've tried this place long time ago. Wanted to pop by yesterday at the bandar sri damansara branch but it was flooded with people. Went to eat bak kut teh instead down the road hehehe.
hope the prices didnt change much.

that's DESA AMAN PURI. you have to pass by bandar sri damansara old phase first before reaching there but it surely is not BSD.

and yeah, like i mentioned in my earlier post. you either go there before 6pm or after 10pm. or else no place wan. really crazy, which is why i don't go there anymore despite being so near. in fact i go to another restaurant just nearby.