Happy Saturday everyone 
So glad it’s the weekend! Finally get some time to myself and do what I love most BAKE and BLOG hehe I’ve realised since my whole family is in HK and working full time… I find that I don’t have much time to myself anymore 
and as much as I LOVE seeing Mr Bao everyday… I miss my girls night out hehe
That’s why I was SUPER excited when Julie (I Dream In Chocolate) suggested an all girls crab feast at Omah’s Malaysian Restaurant in Hawthorn. Being a Melbourne food blogger, I am a little embarrassed to say, but I hadn’t heard of Omah’s before and didn’t know they were so well known for their CRABS! Anyhow, so through a few email back and forth ~ four hungry food bloggers (Julie, Lianne, Peach Water and me) got together at Omah’s on a wet and cold Friday night hehe
Omah is actually the Malaysian way of saying ‘Grandmother’ and they have definitely tried create a traditional and homely-feel to their restaurant, with the red lanterns and the wooden chairs and tables ~
LOL I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw that Omah provides all customers with a paper ‘bib’, so customers don’t get sauce all over their tops Very considerate and the girls and I did have the conversation that we would NOT go crab eating on a first date
Salted Egg Crab $49.50 AUD
Julie is so organised, she has called before-hand to preorder two crabs but she did have a request lol she WANTED the Salted Egg Crab. I was glad she wanted the Salted Egg Crab because that was one of the crabs I wanted too ~ and it was SO delicious! It was a relatively large crab and all parts of the crab was coated in this glorious salted egg mixture! Sorry if I’m exaggerating, I haven’t had salted eggs for a long long time, as they are harder to find in Melbourne hehe
Chilli Crab $49.50 AUD
The next crab we got was the Chilli Crab Which seemed the most appropriate since Omah’s is a Malaysian restaurant and I know from my Malaysian friends (you know who you are QQ ~) that they love their chilli! And I do too, I use to be able to take much chilli, but I’ve really grown to like spicy food and now it’s the spicier the better! Once again the Chilli Crab didn’t let us down, the crab was served in this an abundance of chilli eggy sauce. It wasn’t as spicy as I expected it to be, however, given that we are in Australia and I know not every can handle the heat it was the right amount hehe
Balecan Kangkung (Water Spinach) $14.9 AUD
We then ordered some veggies to make it a more balanced meal ~ what more authentic than to get the Balecan Kang Kung hehe for those are not familiar with balecan it is a spicy chilli prawn paste and kang kung is also known as water spinach. It was stir fried together, providing a spicy and fragrant smell YUM!
Because we left the boys at home, we didn’t really need to order any more ‘carbs’ and totally filled up on protein in the crabs but just like Julie, this time I requested hahaha actually more like DEMANDED that we HAVE to get dessert ~ so glad the girls agreed hehe
Mixed Dessert $18 AUD choose 3 types of desserts
We went with the Mixed Dessert for two, as you were given the choice of 3 types of desserts from their menu, once again we went for the more Asian desserts – coconut crepes, tapioca pudding and the pandan sago served with vanilla ice cream.
Coconut crepe
The winner of the three~ the crepes were nice and soft, and the toasted coconut filling just made it the most coconutie flavour
Tapioca Pudding
This was an unusual tapioca pudding, I’m pretty sure it was steamed, and gave it a unique chewy yet spongy texture ~ it was a little bland for my liking but Peach Water really liked it and wants the recipe for it
Pandan sago
I’ve always liked pandan sago pudding, but I think the sago was overcooked and hence, was a little too soft, and the palm sugar syrup lacked some flavour. Unfortunately, not the best pandan sago I’ve had in Melbourne.
Definitely a great night with the girlies and really enjoyed the crabs here at Omah’s it’s an added bonus when there’s a voucher in the Entertainment book hehe thanks Lianne for letting us use hers ~ would recommend anyone who’s craving crabs to try Omah’s for their affordable and yummy crabs!
Tagged: Asian, Melbourne, Restaurant, Review, Urbanspoon
Sounds like a lovely girls night out, good company great food, what more can one ask for? Have not had water spinach for a long time, I believe it is considered invasive in the US and seeds are not available.
It was definitely a great night out with the girls Norma
Oh wow I didn’t that they were considered invasive in the US >_< glad they're not restricted here ~ eat some more water spinach when you go overseas 
What a fantastic night out my friend, nothing says celebration like crabs
Great menu choices!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Definitely a great night Uru
Can’t wait to do it again with the girlies hehe ~
I’m glad its the weekend too although I’ve not done any baking! I love eating crabs and these look delicious!! The desserts however don’t appeal to me as I don’t like cooconut or sago. Give me a cake or ice cream any day
ps I’m making notes on places to eat when I finally visit Melbourne 
Wahh I’m surprised Ros that you don’t like coconut or sago because you’re Malaysian hehe but I guess we all have different tastes and preferences
wish we could eat crab together when u come over hehe ~
That’s a lovely looking Malaysian restaurant. I think my favourite looking crab is the salted egg crab. I love the colour of the pandan dessert but it’s a shame you found it a little soft. But, it does sound like a wonderful night out with just the girls xx
I had so much fun with the girls
Can’t wait to do it again and do it MORE hehe ~ Do you like crabs too? I wish we had more salted eggs in melb ~
yummy yummy yummy! Was such a great crabby night! Love girls’ night out with you girls! hehe Can’t wait till our next outing! and your photos are awesome babe! Love every shot! hehe (: x
Thanks Hun! I wasn’t sure how the pictures would turn out hehe but they turned out better than i expected woo hoo
The crabs were good, but the company was BETTER! can’t wait to do it again xoxo
I haven’t had crabs for a long time, not a natural dinning menu choice for me, but those that you had all seem delicious!! Especially the salted egg one, I love salted eggs with everything!!
Girls’ night out is such a fantastic activity, great company, good conversation, yummy food, lovely desserts … wish I could join you
I know what you mean Jane
I don’t really order crabs either but it was so nice to have the salted egg crab as I haven’t had it for a long time ~ I think the girls night out was just what I needed hehe! Can’t wait till we finally meet in either the UK or HK! I’m sure we’ll have lots of fun xox
I have the recipe for the cake!!! Would love to bake it with u dear~
And great photo and post <3
WOO HOO you already have the recipe
Sure thing come over sometime hehe ~
Mmmmmmm crab – salted egg and chilli crab delicious… making crab noodles tonightttttttttt :d
How did your crab noodles turn out?
I’ve never had them at home hehe it sounds yummy though!
yummmmmmmm! this place looks and sounds fabtastic! everything from salty egg crab, chilli crab. kangkong ( or as we Thais would say : puk bung) and the desserts. salty eggs and can found almost every where. luv them especially in congee…yummmm anyway sounds like you had a great night out. if im in the hood, i’d most definitely dine here.
Thanks for dropping by my blog
this place is definitely great and would highly recommend you going hehe ~I loveeeee salted eggs but it’s not that common here and it’s not as nice as the ones in HK >_< I didn't know salted eggs were in a lot of thai dishes hehe YUM!
We had dinner her tonight and it was good! had the salty egg crab, duck sang chow bao and a chef special of drunkenschool prawns and crispy fried kang kong, all very good , thankyou for sharing this place and with our new loyalty card, well be back. also hadf the mixed dessert because i love sago and all things coconutty.
Thank you for dropping by my blog! You are so welcome! I am super glad that you liked Omah’s as much as I did ~ and wow you tried even more dishes than I did hehe now you’ve got me craving DUCK sang chow bao ohhh yummm and drunken prawns?! i thought it was always just drunken chicken hehe
ahhhhh I’m still yet to make it down here. Everyone raves about it!
you’ve gotta try Shellie it’s great
bet you’ll like it!
Before I started to be allergic to crab in the middle of 20s (such a tragic!), I truly enjoyed eating crabs. Your meals here look so extraordinary!!!! My gosh I am jealous! Great company and fantastic food. Not to mention yummy desserts… nice!
Oh no that’s a shame that you developed an allergy >_< mr Bao has a bit of an allergy too ~ but he ll have it occasionally. Doesnt matter there's other wonderful food you can enjoy
Hehe at first I thought it read craving carbs!
I’m a crab freak too and it looks great-just like my mum’s! 
Hahaha I love a good carb fix too hehe wow your mum makes crabs at home? She s so talented! I wouldn’t be able to make it myself hehe
beautiful and yummy night out!
Definitely a wonderful night out
yay!!!
Lights in birdcages?? LOVE! Oh and the food looks pretty awesome too
love girly catch ups
Me too SO nice to leave the boys at home once in a while hehe crabs are even better
Yummo! My parents would love this – actually I’m going to make a booking for next Friday I think
Father’s Day prezzie that I will enjoy too hehe
WOO HOO that’s a great idea
hope you’re parents will like it as much as we did ~
This restaurant is so CRABBY! XD I’ve seen that same crab meat metal stick thingy before..I think it might have been Japan…I had food poisoning or something when I was in Japan and I had crab when I was still feeling unwell so ever since then I’ve been put off crabs…but dang…these dishes look good….
Oh no you poor thing
I know what you mean though I got really sick after eating salmon a couple of years ago and since then i’ve been really put off eating salmon for quite some time…but slowly I’m getting into it again because hahaha i love my SALMON SASHIMI 
great night out let’s do it again soon <3 yay
thanks for booking Julie
Yes lets do it again soon maybe with the boys next time yey!