Established in 1976, Red House Seafood at the East Coast Seafood Centre offers a two story design with air conditioning on the second floor. It's closeness to the ocean and Asian inspired cuisine of Thai and Japanese influences make for an enjoyable dining experience.

The black pepper crabs here are their signature dish. Unlike most other black pepper crabs, which tend come with a grainy pepper sauce, this Red House signature special prides itself with a smooth pepper gravy that has a buttery taste to it. I'm told that the restaurant's recipe uses black pepper that's super finely ground, in-house. Something as simple as this makes all the difference.

We also tried the Spicy Seafood Combination, which is available in three sizes, is a Thai-inspired curry with a mix of cuttlefish, fish and prawns. The curry is spicy and perfectly thick, with raw egg mixed into it just before serving, making it a little sticky and uncooked. Another dish here is the Rice In Superior Stock With Crab Meat that is also available in small, medium, and large sizes. This dish is also popular with its flavorful broth and crispy bits of rice.

There is a lot more than crab on the menu and it starts with grouper. Many feel the grouper tastes best when steamed. It has fairly firm flesh that holds together well when cooked, and if restaurants overcook the fish, the flesh will toughen and become dry! Grouper Steamed with Superior Soya Sauce or Premium Garlic Sauce are favorites as well as Deep Fried with Thai Spicy Dressing.

Some can't pass the opportunity to enjoy lobster when it is on the menu and when its grilled with lots of garlic and butter is it superb. You may select from; Lobster Grilled with Fresh Herbs & Fragrant Butter, Australian Lobster Sashimi, Braised Noodles with Lobster in Superior Stock, or Lobster Steamed with Shredded Ginger & Chinese Wine. Prawns are a great addition to soups, stir-fried dishes like vegetables and noodles, yet lovely on their own! Try the; Drunken Prawns with Herbs & Hua Diao Wine, Prawns Steamed with Minced Garlic, or Prawns Baked with Pepper & Spiced Salt.

Barbequed squid caramelises the natural sugars and brings out the authentic flavour and those persons that enjoy squid should try the BBQ'd Sotong with Crunchy Jellyfish. Steamed Scottish Razor Clam with Minced Garlic are also a house favorite.