Batam Info Thread

[MistressVamp]

Originally Posted by nescafeGold

cheap sanitary pad.. cheap mami poko..

i dont buy that in batam.....and diaper heavy leh...might not be suitable for my dogs to wear also....LOL

[MistressVamp]

Originally Posted by johnkhb

One of the best seafood place that is cheap is Marine Live Seafood..

It's a coffeeshop behind Hotel Pagoda in Jodoh area. Just behind DC mall... Or, if u are standing back-facing Hotel Utama, turn to your right, walk for abt 100 metres and u'll see the place...

Boss name is Denny, a Chinese Indo... Very nice fella who can speak Hokkien...

As the name implies, it's all live seafood that u can choose your own.. Pricing is way cheaper than the touristy places like Wey Wey or A2 or Windsor...

Last Sunday ordered steamed garoupa, drunken prawns, mussels, gong-gong, veggies, homemade tofu, squid, satay and drinks for 6pax, less than 800k... Same dishes would have probably cost 1.2-1.5juta in harborbay...

thanks bro for the recommend! must see the taxi driver know how to go a not liao...haha

[nono1973]

From someone who couldnt take Sea Food and can only READ this thread (and online reference) when it comes to Sea Food restaurant,i find the Rezeki appears to be one of the BEST Sea Food restaurant shared here from a long time ago. It is very very far away from the usual cheonging place where most will stay away,hence has very little tourist visiting it. Its been around in Batam for about 32 years and yet not a tourist reliant restaurant. It is at :

Batu Besar, RT.01/RW.02, Nongsa, Batam

Tel: +62 <censored> or +62 <censored>

Mon – Sun: 10.00AM – 10.00PM

[hawkeye007]

Originally Posted by MistressVamp

thanks bro for the recommend! must see the taxi driver know how to go a not liao...haha

Denny's mobile number is +62 811 697778. Call him and ask him to talk to your driver for directions..

FYI, it's only open for dinner...

[micmac888]

Nono, I remember reading that u looking for a vegetarian resto. Try Nature Vegetarian. Use Tripadvisor to know where it is situated if u dunno the place. But be informed that it is not in the touristy areas. It is my go-to resto on days I do not take meat. Absolutely true vegetarian resto (they dun serve eggs ).

Enjoy!

Edit : and thanks chum for attaching pictures of resorts. They do help !

[micmac888]

Originally Posted by johnkhb

FYI, it's only open for dinner...

Thanks John for this info. Gonna check it out. My go-to seafood resto is at Piayu (long drive). Since then have been trying to find one similar to it but not needing long drives.

Thanks again, braddah!

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by nono1973

From someone who couldnt take Sea Food and can only READ this thread (and online reference) when it comes to Sea Food restaurant,i find the Rezeki appears to be one of the BEST Sea Food restaurant shared here from a long time ago. I

For me, best restaurant I know, where to take one or two girls for a nice afternoon away from Nagoya is a kelong restaurant at Barelang right after 4th bridge, small road down to right, the one in the middle.
I don't remember the name but it must be Aneka something. The driver will know. Hire a taxi for min 3 hours, preferably 4 hours, to have time to go (1h each way), eat and relax.
Enjoy...

[Bigbird00]

Originally Posted by lurpsexx

You're welcome bro.. I'm always willing to share what limited info I have..

Ya, going loco is the best way to experience a place.. but have to be careful of whats going into our stomach and out of our wallets and dicks...

Haha... Yes, that's true. Thats also why we share here to minimize errors.

Originally Posted by nescafeGold

Garuda is 'atas' nasi padang restaurant chain.. they have quite number of branches in major city and also have branches in singapore.. suntec city if i'm not mistaken..

the quality is definitely better.. and the price, of course no need to compare with sederhana.. sederhana, you still can tapao for $2 with beef rendang or chicken..

Spot on! Tried Garuda in Jakarta & Sgp (when it was at Cairnhill behind Heeren). Don't know if there's in any in Btm?

Shall try Sederhana next. Any near Nagoya?

[DDAMn]

Originally Posted by Black Page

For me, best restaurant I know, where to take one or two girls for a nice afternoon away from Nagoya is a kelong restaurant at Barelang right after 4th bridge, small road down to right, the one in the middle.
I don't remember the name but it must be Aneka something. The driver will know. Hire a taxi for min 3 hours, preferably 4 hours, to have time to go (1h each way), eat and relax.
Enjoy...

Aneka rasa blackpage one of my favourites too but the flies are damnn nuisance when eating ....keeps bugging u...hahahaha...u should try batu besar its damnn marvellous like most of our bros here say....

[DDAMn]

Originally Posted by Bigbird00

Haha... Yes, that's true. Thats also why we share here to minimize errors.



Spot on! Tried Garuda in Jakarta & Sgp (when it was at Cairnhill behind Heeren). Don't know if there's in any in Btm?

Shall try Sederhana next. Any near Nagoya?

Should try Selera Basamo nasi padang the one facing Swissinn hotel try the ayam pop with spicy soya sauce..ur Bu Joko their satay is a must try...my favourite slurppp.....

[hawkeye007]

Originally Posted by DDAMn

Should try Selera Basamo nasi padang the one facing Swissinn hotel try the ayam pop with spicy soya sauce..ur Bu Joko their satay is a must try...my favourite slurppp.....

Ibu Joko is awesome... One of the better beef rendangs in Batam and their soups are superb (sup tulang, sup daging, etc)... Yes, their satay very good too....

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by Intltuk

Great FR on Indo Rasa......and u got a bonus bonk . What ur current top 3 ranking of massage parlours u've visited?

Actually i have some principles over the internet forums and especially sensitive in this one,i dont recommend good and better (or the best) place/s for girls,be it booking joints or massage places becos i always had the feeling that one man's meat can be another man's poison,hehehe....also after reading this WHOLE thread,i learned from one of the bros (few years ago)who shared very good girls from his perspective,end up he got curse and swear by bros here who verbally abusing him for poor recommendation,hehehe...i dont plan to follow his footstep anytime soon. I also dont keep a record of any Batam girl's number nor their name/s in any joints either. In fact,i dont even keep anybody's indo number,hehehe....

Now if you were to ask me which is the Bottom 3 Massage Parlor (or joints) ,then it would be a totally different story becos i wont have the slightest hesitation to reveal places that DO NOT SUIT ME,even if it means one man's meat another man's poison of the same top 3 concept i mentioned.

If i dont count Morena series of ban joint,my Bottom 3 Joints are as below (actually those who follow my posts few months ago would have already known) :

1. Happy Massage 8 (mentioned in a number of my posts over last few months)

2. Memory KTV (lousy mami with bad attitude,keep asking for tip)

3. MM Massage (papi gives the 3 bonk rules)

As according the Batam Cheong list :

http://sbf.directory/showthread....6580&page=2009

[katongboyz2054]

Just to side track a bit, if any bros staying in Formosa, New Berry is literally less than 5mins walk from Formosa. Can't believe I paid for taxi the last few times Indah 2 is also just 5mins walk from New Berry.

Last 2 trips was quite SOP with Bro Newbirth. Except that I think he won't trust my camera skills in the future (ahem booking through live reporting as Bro Newbirth was running late)!

Also on my last trip, my girl (booked once before) asked me to go to a friend's birthday party with her at newton. Although I didn't mind going (ended up didn't go), I do find it weird that she would ask her ah bang to meet her friends??? of course I have to admit that I was quite intrigued because the birthday girl looked really really hot from her whatsapp profile picture HAHA!

[Naka_Timo]

Originally Posted by nono1973

New Hotel Da Vienna looks good,3 stars hotel

Bath tub is only available for junior suite and exec suite which is going to cost more than S$110+ on weekdays.According to the map,i need to walk past Lucky Plaza,walk past Mickey Mouse (and Nagoya 68 hotel) ,over New Berlian and then beyond the next junction and then turn right in order to reach the hotel from Formosa Hotel. Definitely more than double of the said 50m distance just from Formosa Hotel alone,hehehe...

Sorry,bro...i am looking at some particular type of room that ONLY Formosa has,and there are only 5 of such rooms available in the whole of Batam. It is an ongoing search and from your intro of this new Hotel Da Vienna,it has prompted me to look further outward and i found this :

Nagoya Hill Hotel is definitely over-rated.

I like Da Vienna Hotel's tiles tho,hehehe...

Both hotel look great to me...

[Intltuk]

Originally Posted by nono1973

.....becos i always had the feeling that one man's meat can be another man's poison,hehehe....one of the bros (few years ago)who shared very good girls from his perspective,end up he got curse and swear by bros here

Yes, understand. Now I remember u did mentioned in one of the threads some time back, my bad . No worries........if the time comes for me to make a trip....I'll know what to do

I assume u're planning ur June trip now.....