The World and Restaurants- according to Will: Dancing Crab at The Grandstand (Turf City)

Dancing Crab - Louisiana Seafood Restaurant, Singapore

200 Turf Club Road, The Grandstand #01-20/21, Singapore 287994

Tel: 64663303

Interesting boil in bag American Southern canjun and creole seafood. I have never had this style food before so I was really keen to try it. I've only seen this concept while watching Man Vs. Food in the UK! It's $80 for the seafood combo we had (see photos below). The bag was packed with a Sri Lankan crab (weight probably around 900g), some big prawns (300g worth according to the menu), mussels, some root veg and sausages. It tasted absolutely fab with the medium spicy sauce. No cutlery was provided as the food was "finger licking good"! The seafood did require hand picking and shelling and it did add to the experience. I did have to ask for a spoon though as I risk burning my fingers when the hot food was just delivered. If you are sharing, a spoon will also be required to avoid dipping your (possibly dirty) fingers into the sauce looking for tasty seafood morsels. The food was very good, and we finished everything! I also highly recommend the corn bread to soak up the chilli goodness in the bag.

The food was 8 out of 10, but the service was not very good (5 out of 10) despite the restaurant not being very crowded. The food was dumped on the table and the waiter just walked off. I understood the concept so it wasn't a problem, but the elderly couple next to us were really confused on what to do after the food got delivered. I asked for a fork later to dig out some of the crab from its shell and the waiter gave me a disdainful look and said "you should use your fingers in this restaurant" Thanks. But I've got no interest in cutting myself on a shell.

Despite the service, Overall, I would go again! I suspect that there would be more competition from restaurants in this format in the future but at the moment, this is probably one of the best for canjun seafood cooking in Singapore.