Shakespeare Boulangerie & Patisserie

If you walk along SS15/7 you can’t help but be attracted to this all-white, immaculately clean eatery called Shakespeare.  The menu, in terms of main dishes, is not very extensive but the array of bread you can find at the bakery section will make you come back again and again, at least that is what has been happening to me.

The concept here if pretty simple – pick your bread from the bakery section and head to the cashier. At the same time, you can order your main dish and pay. Thereafter head to your table of choice and wait for food to be served. Alternatively you can help yourself to the free plain water (either cold or warm) placed on a table near the entrance – you can also get your cutlery from this table.

We ordered fresh carrot orange (RM8.50), a glass of cold peach juice (RM5.80) and a cup of hot honey lemon (RM4.80) .

This is plain margherita pizza (RM15.80) – just look at the fresh basil leaves – Love it!

Beef steak (RM19.80)  and whole leg chicken mushroom (RM19.80) – both are served with spaghetti. We ordered these as they were the  promotional items for dinner. I must admit that I’ve had the chicken mushroom for at least a dozen times – and that speaks volume for its taste, presentation and value for money.

These are pictures of other pizzas I’ve tried here and if you do get a chance, you should try the super yummy pizzas at Shakespeare. They are so good that they remind me of the pizzas served at Italian restaurants in London, which to me, is a hallmark of excellence.

A slice of cake  - I was pleasantly surprised when the waiter gave me this to try. Well, it must have been THAT obvious to him that I’ve frequented this place at least 5 times in the last   2 weeks! The cake was not only easy on the eyes but also the palate.

Address : 9G Jalan SS15/7

47500 Subang Jaya

Tel : +603 5632 6001

Visa and Mastercard  accepted

Secret Recipe

I don’t normally  accumulate photographs of a particular eatery but this is what I’ll do this time around. Secret Recipe is a franchise that is well known to the average Malaysian. I’ve been to many outlets, amongst them, the newly re-opened outlet in Capital Square, Amcorp Mall and Section 52 PJ.

I shall tell you what I think of the food as I can safely say that the service varies from outlet to outlet. In some the servers go all out to please, whereas in some, you just wait for your food til you feel like leaving.

This is a basket of complimentary chips – crispy and tasty, I have no complaints as far as the chips are concerned. However, I have noticed that some outlets serve the chips right after your order is placed but some won’t bother giving you any until and unless you ask for it!

Ice lemon tea – zesty and pleasing, this is my must order drink whenever I dine at Secret Recipe.

Salad – I love this simple yet nutritious salad. This one had very fresh  vegetables and I love it.

This is the curry which I would described as being super rich – people in Malaysia will say it’s ‘very lemak’ as it is very rich in coconut milk (read FAT)!

Chicken with mushroom sauce served with a hearty bowl of corn and some rice – the chicken portion is generous but I find this served with a little too much gravy.

My all- time favourite Japanese soba – Secret Recipe has two versions of this i.e the vegetarian and non- vegetarian versions. I prefer this version which has some meat. The al-dente  noodles are a pleasure to savour and the large quantity of vegetables that come in this bowl complements the noodles very well. I often like to take my time with this as the crunch celery, carrots and cabbage needs some careful chewing.

Farm House, Kuantan

Being the adventurous person that I am, I decided to try out Farm House. The ambience is pleasant and I love the stark contrast it has from the sweltering heat outside.

This is watercress soup, painstakingly boiled in tiny crock pots lined up in a pretty row. As such the soup tasted wonderful  and the RM14.80 damage to our pockets justified.

This is tasty otak roll (RM8.80), which, well lived up to its name – tasty.

Fried squid (RM14.80)  -crunchy and yummy

Bentong  tofu (RM8.80) – well, I’ve always known that Bentong is famous for its ginger, but tofu??? 

Anyway, we tried this dish and the tofu was filled with meat. It was indeed startling!

Yam roll with duck (RM11.80) – this was one unique dish that everyone enjoyed .

Pork rib with bitter gourd (RM11.80) – steamed to a voluptuously tender texture, the  ribs were easy to eat.

Salted fish with kampong chicken (RM11.80) – the combo was simply out of this world!

Deep fried prawns in batter - not so healthy after all!

Pig trotter (RM16.80)

Address : A151 Jalan Air Putih

25300 Kuantan

Tel : +609 560 4443

Opening hours:  11am to 9.30pm

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Restoran Sin Leong Huat

This is a simple Chinese restaurant which occupies three shop lots. One has no air-conditioning while the other two have. Service here was fast and we were satisfied with the quality of food served.

Marmite boxing chicken (RM12) – why this is called boxing chicken is that the chicken has been cut so that all the meat is accumulated at the top thus making it easier to eat.

Soup (RM7) – this bowl of soup contains salted vegetables, tofu, tomatoes, squid and not forgetting some ginger.

Our vegetable (RM10)  dish comprising lotus roots, broccoli, sweet peas and some carrots – very nicely done!

This tofu dish (RM8) – is a simple tofu dish with some very tasty gravy – the kids love this.

Address:  19 Jalan Nilam  1/2

Subang hi-tech Industrial Park

40150 Shah Alam

Tel : +603 5638 8812

Opening hours : 10.30am to 3pm, 5.30pm to 10.30pm

Credit cards accepted

KungFu Paradise, Paradigm Mall

With a name that doesn’t appeal to me, walking  into KungFu Paradise was definitely a huge gamble. The simple menu displayed at the exterior showed that it served what I call simple dishes.

Refreshing drinks!

 My son was dying to try the seafood udon (RM18.90) and insisted that we went in.  First came the ‘stove’ and then the huge ‘pot’ of udon which was filled with awesomeness – al-dente udon served with eggs and some condiments.

Dry noodles(RM10.90) -  with 2 sausages, an egg and a stalk of vegetable, this perfectly done noodles was yummy.

Japanese curry (RM14.90) – I frankly think that this does not look like Japanese curry , at least the colour wasn’t right to me, but the thick curry was very delicious. I also like the fact that they took the effort to put some black sesame as toppings on the rice.

Seafood tomato fried rice (RM13.90) – the rice was a little soggy, but the taste was pretty alright.

 Address: Lot 2F-21 Level 2

Paradigm Mall

No 1 Jalan SS7/26A

47301 Kelana Jaya

Tel : +603 7887 5055

Mandy’s Summit USJ

Mandy’s would best be described as a simple, no frills eatery which serves pretty decent food at very reasonable prices. And it is for these reasons that patrons keep coming back..and oh, did I mention about the decorations that adorn the walls – business cards, records and bags and luggage from of old…these are what your eyes can feast on if you come to Mandy’s.

I’ve been to Mandy’s numerous times and I can order food without looking at the menu. The concept here is simple –order your food & pay at the cashier’s, then choose your table and enjoy your meal.

We ordered nasi lemak (RM8.95) – this is served with an interesting array of condiments – peanuts, anchovies, a fried egg, some long beans, sambal, sliced cucumbers and a generous serving of chicken curry. This is my all time favourite dish at Mandy’s.

Teriyaki chicken (RM5.99) – this was a promotional item  for the day.

Footlong sausage (RM17.50) – 2 long sausages served with fries and a dollop of coleslaw- the sausages were amazingly tasty!

Spaghetti with beef balls - (RM13.80) – just look at the angel hair pasta- long and fine – always a favourite with kids.

For the record, milk shakes are sold at RM5.80, whilst the super yummy avocado drinks go for RM6.50.

If you have the chance, try the bubur cha cha (RM3.50) –it won’t disappoint.

Address : LG 28 & 29

Lower Ground Floor

Summit USJ
Persiaran Kewajipan

USJ1

47600 Subang Jaya

Opening hours : 10am to 10pm

Only cash is accepted