Family dinner to celebrate a birthday, ordered to be delivered. Was surprised with the portion how large doesn’t seem like large. $62 crab is not justifiable, $32 sweet and sour fish is not justifiable. Should’ve followed my instinct to get rasa rasa @ Teck Whye instead, nothing istimewa at rasa istimewa. Truly disappointing. This will be the last time.

The Rasa Istimewa Restaurant located at the seaside, in Woodland Waterfront jetty. From here, you can see Malaysia, almost up close. The place is nice to have a walk, cycle, or just to enjoy the ambience. We usually came in the morning and saw the restaurant close. It opens on midday to almost mid night. We came in Friday night and it has a healthy crowd. The staffs are friendly and the inside is not stuffy even though I expected it to be. Unfortunately, they don’t have outdoor sitting areas. Maybe it’s against some regulation because I think it would be nice to sit outside and enjoy the wind. The food are decent, tasty and the prices are reasonable. It comes with 19% tax, just like many restaurant. We ordered stingray, lala, and kangkong. The food is worth it, there are many menu variations except pork because it’s a halal place. They were served very fast and fresh. We added some dessert Mango Ice Snow and unfortunately, this one is not nice. It’s too sweet and syrupy, and there were literally only two tiny pieces of mango. Very, very tiny. So, we were happy with the food and service, but not the dessert. Not too bad. The ambience is not much different with other restaurant because it’s indoor, so there is no added advantage for it to be located in the pier, except if you want to walk around after or before dining time. There are parking spaces for cars and motorcycles. For public transport, it’s a bit walking distance from the bus stop. 856 from Woodlands Interchange if I remember correctly. I liked to come here by walking, cycling, or motorbiking. You can reach this area by walking through Admiralty Park as well.

The food taste okay...but the hygiene standard is concerning...... Ordered a salted egg prawn with free high-quality protein lol, but they change a new one anyway. And we found a hair inside when we almost finish the crab.

Weekdays are top notch service. The only thing is few of your waitresses are very moody kind. They do not smile at all and no expression when communicate. Smile don't hurt. Otherwise, food was well served and fast.

Food is good. We ordered chicken satay, seafood pot and seafood noodle. All food surprising good. Seafood pot even has scallop and abalone slices and lots of ingredients in item satay is nicely bbqed. Everything up to expectations. Waitress didn't serve the seafood pot which has fire and hot to the right person. Service needs improvement but overall is good.