Roland Restaurant

Chilli crab is one of the favourites among Singaporean but who created chilli crab?  This is not one of the usual restaurant that come to most of our mind when we have a craving for crab.  Its Roland restaurant, which claim to be the founder of chilli crab.  They started way back in 1956 which isn't unlikely that they are the founder of chilli crab.  It is located on the 6th floor of the multi-storey carpark in Marine Parade Central.

The restaurant has a very 80s-90s feel which reminder me of the restaurant that my parents bring me to when I was still very young.  There are very few of such restaurants left in Singapore and the service is very personal and good.

I have craving for some prawn as well, so we ordered the pumpkin prawns.  The prawn is very huge, fresh and crunchy.  The taste is ok but I find that the pumpkin taste could be more intense.

This is the fried crab with salted egg and yam.  Although chilli crab is their signature dish but fried crab is very good as well, the taste is well balanced.  Its a joy licking and peeling off the crunchy surface from the shell before you break the shell and get to the flesh.  The flesh is sweet and juicy, the frying did not make it dry and tough.

Of course we have to order the chilli crab here as well.  This is the Roland's chilli crab which is more spicy.  They also have the original chilli crab (which we didn't order) which they say is sweeter and the gravy does not have the egg.  I find the gravy very good not too spicy and not too sweet.  The flesh of the crab here is very sweet and juicy as well, however the sweetness is covered by the chilli gravy.

You can't order the chilli crab without the bun.  Dip the bun and let it soak in the thick gravy before you indulge in it.  The bun is soft inside and very crispy outside.  This meal comes to around S$144, which I find that it is worth it for the good crabs and prawns.

Roland Restaurant
Blk 89 Marine Parade Central
#06-750
Tel: 64408250

Operating Hours: Mon to Sat
Lunch : 11:30 am to 2:30 pm (Last order at 2:15pm)
Dinner : 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm (Last order at 10:15pm)

Sun & Public Holidays :
Lunch : 11:00 am to 2:30 pm (Last order at 2:15pm)
Dinner : 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm (Last order at 10:15pm)