Sherwood’s Kuantan

Sherwood is said to be  one of Kuantan’s best Western restaurants. We went there this afternoon to have our fill of some of its dishes. As I walked in, I could see lots of bread, cheese and other items on sale.

Mixed salad (RM7.50)

Mixed grill (RM30) – some of the meat was slightly tough, but overall the platter was pretty ok.

Mushroom soup (RM6) – the thick soup had lots of fresh mushrooms in it and was certainly a hit amongst us.

Garlic bread (RM5.50) – my comment would be : not garlicky enough.

 Pizza (RM34) – pretty alright!

Spaghetti boloqnese (RM24) – plain looking yet acceptable in terms of taste.

Chicken chop (RM21) – I think this was the best dish – in terms of presentation and taste. The tender chicken was well seasoned and delicious.

Milk shake (RM7.80) – the looks of this milk shake certainly didn’t get my ‘stamp of approval’

Address : A-19 Jalan Teluk Sisek

25000 Kuantan

Restoran Summer Park, Bukit Tinggi

Taking a slow drive to Bentong, we decided to stop for lunch at Bukit Tinggi. Famed for its cool weather and fresh vegetables and ginger, many a tourist have made a stop-over to purchase these items before continuing their journey along the Karak Highway.

I love this DIY deco made of aluminium cans that turn & swirl with the wind

We drove around the tiny village of Bukit Tinggi and settled on having lunch at Summer Park. This 2-storey standalone restaurant has it’s a reasonably spacious parking area. There is even a stall within its premise selling fresh produce such as bananas, ginger, soursop …just to name a few.

Fruit stall

The pleasant ambience makes dining here a great experience. Although the restaurant has no air conditioning, the wide open spaces made the heat totally unfelt.  After ordering  our food with kind assistance from the helpful waitress, we went for a walk at the back of the restaurant where poultry was reared and vegetables planted. In fact, we saw a man plucking vegetables there – and it was then cooked and served to us....that’s how fresh the vegetables here are. This was priced at RM8

This is basically  a dish made from squid, prawns, black fungus   (RM15) and of course vegetables from their garden. The kids love the gravy which went very well with rice.

This is 1.4kilogrammes’ worth of fish (RM49). The flesh oozed with freshness & it was succulent. The only complaint we had was that the fish was very bony.

Address : Lot PT3338 Mukim Bukit Tinggi

28750 Bentong

Tel: 012 6611 928, 019 377 4009

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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 Makanan Laut Loong Sing, Bukit Tinggi

It was time for makan ,after a walkabout in Bukit Tinggi trying to haggle for the best priced fresh vegetables which were on sale. There were lots of people there probably due to the long Hari Raya Haji weekend.

We  decided on Loong Sing as the place was full of customers, which usually meant that the food was good. The first thing that caught my attention was this bottled filled with  tiny chilies. I gathered enough courage to try one…and boy , it was really HOT! I had no choice but to grab a bottle of this imperatae cane drink.

This is vermicelli in a pungent ginger frog leg soup. I would say the texture  of the frog meat is more tender than chicken and definitely fat free! Ginger lends a sweet yet  pungent  taste to the soup.

We also tried 2 other noodle dishes and I must say that the Loong Sing does wonders for noodle lovers! No wonder the place is always packed!

Address : No. 97, Bukit Tinggi,

28750 Bentong,

Pahang.

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Restoran Chuan Kie, Goh Tong Jaya

When the thermometer shows that the temperature in KL is rising and the heat gets a little unbearable, we decided to take a drive to Goh Tong Jaya to breathe in some cooler and definitely fresher air.

After spending some time at the Strawberry farm where we had the opportunity to handpick and pluck strawberries using the pair of scissors provided, we headed over to Chuan Kie for an early lunch.

Although it was just a normal weekend i.e it wasn’t the Malaysian or Singapore school or public holiday weekend, we could see many cars parked along the row of shoplots where most of the eateries of Goh Tong Jaya are located. A large group of tourist from China were getting very excited trying the king of fruits.

We ordered coconut (RM5) and  herbal tea.

This is stir fried mushrooms with lots of garlic, sweet peas, carrot and morsels of meat. The fresh mushrooms were planted here in Goh Tong Jaya and they had a pleasantly smooth texture – delicious! This set us back by RM18.

This is also planted here in Goh Tong Jaya and is known as田七. I’ve always loved this vege as it has a slippery feel and the best way to savour this is by simple stir-frying it with garlic.

This is another simple dish of steamed kampung chicken (RM18) – steamed with ginger accompanied with wolfberries and dates, the sweet gravy was certainly to die for!

Address : 57 Jalan Jati 1

Goh Tong Jaya

69000 Genting Highlands

Mastercard & Visa accepted

Nasi Paprik at Raub Rest House

Going to KB from KL is not a ‘fun’ drive as it takes forever to get there. I decided to make a pit stop at Raub and found the Rest House by chance. The place looked rather deserted and a pleasant waiter asked me if I wanted to order something to eat. I said yes and he gave me a simple one-pager menu from which I picked nasi paprik.

Nasi paprik is said to be of Thai origin. Hence it is super spicy. Made with morsels of chicken along with tomatoes, long beans, chillies , onions and some bird eye chillies this dish was definitely spicy (as it should be) and delicious.

Address :  Jalan Dato Abdullah

Tel : +609 355 9899

Breakfast at Remember Come, Kuantan

This morning, I had breakfast  with some friends at this coffee shop with a rather weird name –Remember Come…well, I guess the owner meant to say that we should always remember this shop and go there often.

This is nasi lemak with some peanuts, anchovies, cucumber slices and half a boiled egg. Priced at RM2.50, I must say it is rather expensive. This was served on wax paper and the gravy was separately put in a saucer with just one piece of potato (picture below).

Chicken rice (RM4.50) – tasted alright.

Curry noodles – the gravy was bursting with coconut milk flavour and I really loved it.

Here are the drinks we had..and I highly recommend the teh peng here.

Address : 254 Tingkat Bawah

Jalan Air Putih

Taman Air Putih Mewah

Fasa 3, Kuantan.

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