Restoran Robson Heights Fresh Seafood

This is a very popular restaurant located parallel to the Federal Highway.

The ambience leaves a lot to be desired but every time I come here, I am amazed at how packed and crowded this place can be.

I was there last weekend and the place was really abuzz. I could easily identify some well-known figures from the Malaysian political arena.

This is one of their signature dishes – claypot crab rice. The crab is always served in a separate plate, having done its part in the cooking process. I was told that the crab is placed over white rice so that as the cooking process goes on, the juice from the crab will flow onto the rice, thus making the rice fragrant & of course, delicious.

If you have never had this dish before, you would probably scratch your head wondering what this is. Well, its …believe it or not- super crunchy deep fried brinjals with meat floss on top.

We also had the following dishes:-

Address: 108, Jalan Permai

Off Jalan Syed Putra

 Kuala Lumpur

 Tel:+6 03-2274-1633 , +603-2274-1633

 Opening hours: 11am - 3pm, 5.30pm - 12am 

Credit cards accepted

Soup Restaurant, Jaya Shopping Centre

With an impressive list of outlets located in Singapore, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur, I had to try Soup. I just had to…you know that feeling of wanting to try a certain outlet is so great that I finally found myself driving there on a wet afternoon!

The first thing I ordered was a glass of homemade barley drink. Prices at RM4 , I definitely thought it was a rip-off.

We tried the traditional boiled soup (RM22.90), served in an earthen pot. The pot lent a nice, distinct taste to the soup and we all yearned for more.

Beggar bowl rice with chicken (RM9.90) -  served with some vegetables on the side, this was a complete meal buy itself. I love the ginger garninshing.

Beggar bowl rice with minced pork (RM9.90) – this was once again served in a ‘pot’ which kept its content warm all throughout.

Hometown tofu (RM14.90) – deep fried and garnished with spring onion and parsley, and served with some gravy, I don’t quite like the taste of it.

Address : L3-12, 3^rd Floor

Jaya Shopping Centre

Jalan Semangat

46100 Petaling Jaya

Tel : +603 7932 1338

Kit Kee Restaurant, SS14

The signboard of this restaurant clearly states that the person behind it is the son of the famous Keong Kee restaurant which was once located in Imbi.

We decided to try this restaurant as it was a relatively new one as compared to the rest along the same row , facing the main road, across the road from Metroplitan College.

The airconditioning was just switched on as we walked in. The restaurant looked immaculately clean. 

We ordered a few dishes to try.This is called home style tofu (RM8) which worked out to be RM1 per piece. I like this tofu as it was crispy on the outside and definitely tasty inside out.

Chinese spinach soup (RM10) – this dish was slightly salty, but I loved the fact that it contained lard!

Beef hor fun (RM16) – mum always said ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ and this certainly applies for Kit Kee’s beef noodles. Albeit its unappealing looks, the noodles were delicious and the beef well seasoned. 

Dong po rou (RM32) – every time I order this dish, I recall the story told to me about the origin of this dish, which is very popular in Hangzhou. Anyway, the meat was so easily pried into tiny bits, which is the hallmark of a good serving of dong po rou. You can see from the picture that although the meat was fat, there wasn’t much oil floating on the top.

Mantou (RM 1.50 each) – this went well with the yummy dong po rou

This is the steamed kampong chicken (RM28). I really think that the name is very apt as I like this very traditional way of steaming chicken with black fungus and golden needle mushrooms – reminds me of my grandma’s cooking!

Ginger beef (RM18 for a small portion) –the beef was tender and the spring onions and ginger gave it a potent punch of flavour.

Leafy green siew pak choy (RM8) – the generous amount of garlic used to stir fry the vegetables made them any garlic-lovers choice of vege!

Address : 20 Jalan SS14/2

47500 Subang Jaya

Tel : 012 656 4319, 016 398 1388

Cash terms only

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

Meng Kee Peking Duck

The owners of this restaurant certainly own the noodle shop nearby as they bear the same name. I did a ‘test’ to confirm this. 

I ordered a bowl of noodles and asked them to bring it to me at Meng Kee Peking Duck –the waiter said alright provided I pay him cash when food is served. And this is a picture of the bowl of noodles we tried – smooth, fine  noodles with lots of goji berry- it was good!

We ordered some dishes to go with rice – half a roasted duck (RM31) – I must say that this was indeed the best roasted duck I’ve ever had. Crispy on the outside, yet succulent inside. Superb!

Pork ribs in marmite (RM16) – this dish was alright, but I would have preferred the meat cut into smaller pieces.

Crab meat tofu soup (RM12)

Stir fried Hong Kong kalian (RM9) – the serving was rather small, but the kai lan was fried on high flame and as a result of this was good.

Address : 27 Jalan Juruaudit U1/37

Hicom Glenmarie

Shah Alam

Opening hours : 11am to 10.30pm

Credit cards accepted.