Restoran Bibiwok

At times I walk into restaurants without any expectations and today was another one of those days  - I walked into Bibiwok – the signage says they serve Nyonya and Thai cuisine. The ambience was pleasing –with warm lights and a clean environment, I must say I instantaneously felt at home.

The menu wasn’t that extensive but was sufficient for me to order some decent food. 

This is sambal petai with prawns (RM22) -  the huge prawns , fresh and succulent, was simply marvellous. The spicy sambal brought out the best in the slightly crunchy petai  and prawns.

Chicken pongteh (RM17) – this is my must order dish at any Nyonya eatery and I found the version at Bibiwok pretty alright.

Choy hiong tofu (RM12) – don’t be deceived by the colour of this dish –although we had thought this dish was something spicy, it turned out to be nothing near spicy, but its unique taste was what kept all of us digging into this dish.

For dessert we had cendol gula Melaka (RM4.90) and thai ruby with jackfruit (RM5.90)

Address : 26 Jalan Pekedai U1/36

Hicom Glenmarie

Section U1

40150 Shah Alam

Tel : +603 5567 8229

Credit cards accepted

Cendol Tan Kim Hock

I must admit that the last time I had the Tan Kim Hock cendol  was at least 10 years ago…and the impression that was imprinted in my mind was that the cendol was very good, to say the least.

This time around I was in Melaka once again and decided to stop by the Tan Kim Hock outlet near the famous Famosa Chicken Rice Ball along Jalan Munshi Abdullah.

The lady told me that I needed to buy coupon and then head over to the other side i.e near the huge parking lot for my cendol. I happily paid for the coupon and armed with it barged into the place serving cendol. Imagine my surprise when I found the entire place empty save for some tables and chairs. I could not even see any workers there ……

I waited and waited until someone appeared and then handed him my coupon. This is what I got within the next few minutes.

I must say it was rather disappointing…it was nowhere near  what I had a decade ago.

Kampar Old Town Restaurant

This is a branch of the famous Wing Lok Yuen of Kampar known for its pork knuckle, clay pot chicken rice, fish ball noodles as well as its kaya puff and chicken biscuit. This means that the restaurant (the original one, I mean) has a history of close to 70 years dishing out delectable food for Kampar folks!

The USJ branch, located at USJ 11 opens at 7.30am and closes at 4.30pm.

I went in with a very empty stomach earlier in the day and tried a few of their dishes:-

From what I had, I would say the food here is good. I love the barley with gingko here so much that I bought a packet to be eaten at home!

Address :  20 Jalan USJ 11/3j, Usj 11, 47610 Subang Jaya

Tel : +6023 5635 9041

Cash terms only

Laguna Restaurant, Jalan Gereja

‘Where can I get good Filipino food?’ my friend from Phillipines asked me yesterday. So I told her about this place called Laguna which I have heard about but have never made the any effort to try. This afternoon I went there together with her…..I believe that a Filipino should be able to tell me whether the food there is good enough by Filipino standards….And the verdict was, she said, it was great!

Well, we had the RM12.90 buffet and it was from there that she made her judgement:-

We also had halo-halo (RM7) for dessert. I would describe halo-halo as a mellowed down version of the Malaysian ais kacang (of shaven ice and evaporated milk) . Frankly I prefer halo-halo as it seemed less messy and definitely far less sweet .

Address: 3 Jalan Gereja

50100 Kuala Lumpur

The Olive Tree, Menara Hap Seng

It’s not often that we come across buffet lunch priced below RM30. This afternoon I had lunch at one of such places. RM25 for an eat-all-you-can meal at Olive Tree. If you go in a larger group, the price per head comes down – RM60 nett for 3 pax….and on weekends children below the age of 8 eat for free!

The spread isn’t huge but it is sufficient for a very decent and satisfying meal!

  

Address:  Ground Floor

Menara Hap seng

Tel : +603 2031 7887

Master, Visa and Amex accepted.

Welcome Seafood, PJS 8

Well, I was still in the mood for CNY food and we decided to meet up for lunch at Sunway Mentari. Welcome Seafood has air- conditioning and its doors are always literally open….so you feel welcomed here!

As there was 6 of us, we chose the RM298 set which came with a pot of tea.

The first dish was lou sang – which came with this plate of white fish. I must say that although it wasn’t salmon which is many people’s choice of fish for lou sangs, it was extremely delicious. I like this dish which is only available during the CNY season…..the mess we created – sweet, sourish and  rainbow coloured!

Shark’s fin soup – with real shark’s fin and lots of crab meat!

Stewed pork trotter – with its tasty and gravy and sinfully fat meat – this dish was simply awesome!

This  is called one bucket chicken or chicken in a bucket – steamed chicken served in what to me, resembles a rice bucket. The kampong chicken was surprisingly tender and bursting with flavour.

Steamed white pomfret – with lots of garnishing and meticulously sliced ginger, the fresh fish was a great delight.

We also ordered an additional dish  -steamed white tofu.

Rice wrapped in lotus leaf – the rice was well cooked with some mushrooms and was definitely top notch in terms of taste .

This set also came with Chinese pancakes and longan soyabean – both were marvellous.

Address : 15-1 Jalan PJS 8/5

Sunway Mentari Plaza

46150 Petaling Jaya

Tel : +603 5631 3064 , +6012 251 8919 , +6012 625 6817

Opens for lunch & dinner

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Have A Bowl, Bandar Bukit Tinggi

I now believe that this shop specialises in desserts. I walked into the shop today and it was quite empty except for a few people having their dessert. We were too lazy to brave the scorching sun and decided that since our car was parked right in front of this shop, we should have lunch and then dessert here.

The first thing that caught my attention was the colourful walls here. I also noticed that they had a water dispenser where you could help yourself to as much water as you wish – for free!

We had pork tepanyaki (RM11.90) and udon tepanyaki  (RM13.90).  I found both to be laced with lots of what I would call taste enhancer…and both were not up to par.

We also tried the chicken popcorn (RM5.90) and spring roll (RM5.90) . Whilst both were pretty alright, I would have preferred them to be less oily.

Chicken popcorn

The takoyaki (RM3.90) and okonomiyaki  (RM7.50) did not quite agree with my palate.

After that we ordered dessert which came in the form of fresh soya milk with sweet rice balls (RM6.90) and kiwi fruit ice cream (RM7.90). The glutinous rice ball were extremely delicious, a stark contrast to our main course. The kiwi fruit ice cream provided a visual delight and was delicious too.

Well, perhaps it’s best to come to dessert shops for desserts and not be too adventurous like me by trying to have a complete meal here.

Complimentary fruit - papaya

Address: B2, 18-0 (Ground Floor)

Lorong Batu Nilam 3F

Bandar Bukit Tinggi.

Tel : +603 3318 8006

Opening hours: Sun- Thurs 12pm -12 am, Fri & Sat : 12pm-1am

Cash terms only