Lunch at Little Penang Kopitiam

My sister, brothers, sister-in-law and I went for early lunch at Little Penang Kopitiam located at 16, Jalan Lau King Howe 1, 96000 Sibu on Sunday, December 25, 2022. 

I had Emperor noodles stir fried with seafood (RM8.90) and honey lemon (RM4.50)

My second brother had fresh prawn wantan mee (RM7.50) and coffee (RM1.50).

My sister had Hong Kong style wantan mee (RM10.90) and Milo (RM3.00).

My eldest brother had Ipoh shredded chicken hor fun soup (RM9.90) and honey lemon (RM4.50).

My sister-in-law had prawn dumplings with noodles soup (RM10.90) and honey lemon (RM4.50).

Location ~ not too far

Parking ~ plenty around the area
Seating ~ indoor and outdoor

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ huge
Taste ~ not good
Price ~ affordable
Service ~ bad

Coming back? ~ no

Till next week, counting down to the new year...

A visit to Johor Bahru

On Thursday, November 18, 2021, I joined my ex-colleague and her two cousins to Johor Bahru. We left my place at 9.30am and stopped at R&R Ayer Keroh Selatan at 11am.  I had mango (RM3) and pau rendang daging (RM3). We continued our journey at 11.35am.

We had lunch at Kari Kambing 40 Hari. We were there from 1pm to 2.25pm.

Next stop was Johor Premium Outlets (JPO) at Bandar Indahpura, 81000 Kulai, Johor.

We checked in KSL Hotel at 7.10pm. KSL Hotel is located at 33, Jalan Seladang, Taman Abad, 80250 Johor Bahru. A friend who is staying in Johor Bahru picked us from the hotel at 8pm. We had dinner at The Pinggan Cafe from 8.30pm to 10pm. It is located at 9, Jalan Tampoi, Kampung Bahru Majidee, 81200 Johor Bahru. It opens from 3pm to 11pm daily except Tuesday.

On Friday, November 19, 2021, we had breakfast at Medan Selera Hutan Bandar from 8am to 9am.  It is located at Jalan Tasek Utara, Kolam Ayer, 80100 Johor Bahru.  I had lontong kering (RM8). 

Then we drove off to Tanjung Piai National Park. It was about an hour and a half drive.

The admission charge is RM10 for Malaysian adult.

Tanjung Piai National Park is the smallest but most visited amongst Johor's five national park.

It is the southernmost point of mainland Asia.

It is opens from 9am to 5pm daily except Monday.

As we were standing on the southern edge of the platform, we were further south than anyone else on the mainland of Asia. How cool is that? 

We had lunch at Dulang Lima from 1.05pm to 1.55pm. 

After lunch, we stopped for Air batu jagung and cikong (RM3.50).

Our friend picked us from the hotel at 7.30pm for dinner at Restoran Anjung Senibong Seafood from 8.10pm to 9.20pm. It is located at Permas Jaya, 81750 Johor Bahru.

On Saturday, December 20, 2021, our friend took us for breakfast at Oon Kitchen. It is located at 29A, Jalan Tarom, Kampung Bahru, 80100 Johor Bahru.

After breakfast, we dropped by Puteri Harbour from 9.45am to 10.05am followed by Laman Istana from 10.15am to 10.30am before heading back to the hotel.

We checked out at 11.30am and reached home at 4pm.

Till next week, happy to be in another city even for a short while.

Lunch at Botanica+Co

My friend and I went for lunch at Botanica+Co located at P-09, Taman Bukit Bambu, off Lebuhraya Duta - Ulu Kelang, Taman Bamboo, 51200 Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, December 11, 2022. 

It closes on Mondays and opens from 12pm to 10pm on Saturday and Sunday while for the rest of the week, it opens 12pm to 4pm and 6pm to 10pm.

We shared beef cheek conchiglie rigate hand-made pasta (RM32)

~ braised beef cheek, basil ~

tomato & burrata wood-fried oven pizza (RM58)

and 8 layer chocolate cake (RM23)

~ guanaja chocolate, vanilla mascarpone cream ~

We walked around the surrounding area for a while before we headed back.

Location ~ quite a distance
Parking ~ plenty around the area
Seating ~ indoor and outdoor

Food presentation and portion ~ standard
Taste ~ good
Price ~ alright
Service ~ good

Coming back? ~ only if nearby

Till next week, looking forward to afternoon tea tomorrow...

Lunch at Dancing Fish Restaurant

On Monday, December 5, 2022, five of my colleagues and I joined a Financial Advisor for lunch at Dancing Fish Restaurant located at T120 & T121, Bangsar Shopping Centre, Jalan Maarof, 59000 Kuala Lumpur.

We shared dancing fish with sambal dabu-dabu

~ deep fried fish to golden crispy served with traditional recipe of salsa sauce from Manado, Indonesia ~

 gulai pucuk paku

~ young jungle fern shoots cooked with tumeric coconut milk and spices ~

 tom yam

 grilled seabass

 tahu telur

~ A tower of tahu and flossy egg mixture served with tangy special sambal tahu sauce ~

 BBQ chicken

~ chicken, charcoal grilled marinated with homemade BBQ sauce ~

 mango kerabu

~ young mango tossed in homemade salsa sauce with fresh herbs ~

Location ~ convenient as it is in shopping mall

Parking ~ multiple floors

Seating ~ indoor

Food presentation ~ interesting

Portion ~ typical

Taste ~ delicious

Price ~ pricey

Service ~ alright

Coming back? Definitely

Coming up next, catching up with a friend over lunch...

Celebrating birthday at Pen and Pepper Cafe

 On Friday, December 2, 2022, I treated a friend for her birthday at Pen and Pepper Cafe located at No.3G, Ground Floor, Jalan Danau Lumayan, Bandar Sri Permaisuri, 56000 Kuala Lumpur. Her actual birthday is on December 5. 

I had Wonder watermelon (RM14.50) and my friend had Amazing apple (RM14.50).

We shared creamy mushroom soup (RM11.50),

roti John beef brisket BBQ smoked (RM24.25)

and grilled lamb chop (RM38.15).

Location ~ nearby

Parking ~ infront of the cafe

Seating ~ indoor and outdoor

Food presentation ~ typical

Portion ~ standard

Taste ~ the soup was so salty that we have to ask for hot water to add on; the rest is nothing to shout about

Price ~ affordable

Service ~ scan the menu at the table and pay at the counter

Coming back? ~ No

Till next week, happy to satisfy our craving for durian. 

Well, we stopped by a durian stall after dinner and had 101 durian (RM65).