Antipodean Cafe @ Bangsar Telawi

Antipodean Cafe @ Bangsar Telawi

The name of this shop "Antipodean" is a word described as something Australian or New Zealand.

 

At a buzzling town in Bangsar, this Aussie homestyle cafe is a place you can look forward to explore and chill. Who says you need to fly to Melbourne or Sydney to enjoy? Bangsarians have already cottoned on this outlet as their weekend must have's.

A good breakfast has to always come with a good coffee, that is what i personally always look for especially using their own blended house beans. All the Coffee selections you can name it. 



Snap shots of the cafe

Coffee Bar surrounded with Selection of Cookies and Pastries

You wont get any hands on menu, as all the menus are hanging on the walls using large blackboards  scribbled in chalks, kinda old school feeling and creative as they get to save on printed menus and get to change from time to time. The only thing is you need to turn your heads to look at the menu. Please make sure u dont break your neck.

Handwritten Menu's on the black board

Their some signature breakfast sets:-

All Day Breakfast RM 19.00

The Big Breakfast Set RM 19.00



Crossoint scramble eggs with pork sausage RM 18

For the first timers, do arrive early to secure your sits as space is limited especially weekend breakfast however is definately worth the wait and you will be served shortly due to the fast and promt serving. It is a baby friendly place as well with nicely baby chairs upon request and a small area for kids playing room.


Antipodean Café was shortlisted in the Best Coffee category of the Time Out KL Food Awards 2011 and 2012. It was also shortlisted Best New Restaurant in 2011.

Antipodean Cafe
20, Jalan Telawi 2,
Bangsar, KL
Tel: 03-22820411
Open 8am- 10pm on all days

CoCo Steamboat Cheras

Coco Steamboat

At Taman Bukit Hijau, Cheras

This is one of the most famous Cheras steamboat which is famous for its original milky pork bone soup. I personally have good preference for this as is so far one of the best steamboat you can have in town. Located at a remote quiet area yet during every dinner hours crowds are pouring in just to taste this wonderful pork bone steamboat.

You will see a few chunks of pork bone inside the soup and some generous ingredients in just the soup base alone. The ingredients in the soup base that is visible will be chinese cabbage, fried yam, radish, pepper and some herbs. Served with a claypot instead of a metalic pot, definately added credit as it enhances the flavour and colour of the soup.




Milky Pork Bone Soup Price at RM 15.90




Steamboat Ingredients RM 14.80 per pax

Besides of a good soup base, steamboat ingredients that is of good quality and fresh is equally important. Another selling point of coco steamboat is it uses freshest quality ingredients daily and even handmade certain ingredients such as mushroom pork balls.

Pork Slice RM 9.90 fresh and thinly sliced

 



Gone where the days of eating big meat cuts in steamboat as everyone is now opting for thinly sliced meat as is easy to be cooked, delicious, melts into your mouth and not so fulfiling. There is option of Pork or Lamb Slice which equally goes well.

 

Another starlet i would like to highlight is the dipping sauce. Yes you hear me right. Well, those of you who cant eat spicy would be your regret as Coco steamboat serves this tangy sourish chili sauce that goes well with all meats.

 

Conclusion : It would be your most satisfying steamboat meal at a reasonable price and you would definately crave for more.

 

Address:
No. 37 Ground Floor,
Jalan 1/119,
Taman Bukit Hijau (within Taynton View),
Cheras 56100,
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-9130 1940 / 019-338 2222 (Jasly Wong)
Business Hours: Opens daily from 6:00pm - 11:00pm (alternate Monday off)

GPS: 3.085869, 101.741069

 

 

 

 

Kam Kai Heong (Ampang)

Kam Kai Heong Coffee Shop

Located near Ampang New Village, a traditional chinese delicacy that passed down through generations with the ideology of "ancient chinese official servings "  A chinese home cooked food with memory's of grandma cooking.




Kam Kai Heong Golden Chicken

Kam Kai Heong ( "In chinese words")  translated in chinese meaning Golden Aromatic Chicken. This plate of poarched chicken is the shop's signature dish. The chicken is poarched to golden perfection, firm and tender with home blend soya sauce to bring the chicken goodness.

Also another promising dish from Kam Kai Heong is the  Hakka "Zhar Yuk". Is a savory dish that uses chinese red fermented beancurd and deep fried till golden brown. The taste is a little salty if you just eat directly so is preferably to go with rice.

Hakka Deep Fried Pork Belly

Yong Tao Fu

The shops offers some variety of homemake "yong tau fu" such as stuffed white beancurds, wrapped egg omeletes, fish pastes, fish maw, oysters and etc. Some are served with soup base with a dipped of red chili sauce.

Stir Fried Brinjal Prawns

Brinjal lovers here you go. Stir Fried Brinjal with Prawns are such an awesome match. It enhances the sweetness of the brinjals and they are generous enough to add quite a number of medium sized prawns.

 

Address: Jalan Merdeka
                Ampang New Village
                68000 Ampang Selangor
Contact Person : Mrs Lee (012- 6621120)
Call to ask if you need further accurate direction

Operating Hours: Not consistent. You may call before going.

Ipoh Delight

My next stop at downtown ipoh, I had the opportunity to try out their famous ipoh nga choi gei at a restaurant name called LOU WONG BEAN SPROUTS (NGA CHOI GEI) IPOH.  

Lou Wong Nga Choi Gei has another strong competitor just right beside them called Ong Gei Tauge Ayam Ipoh, selling basically the same thing and both have their crowds, but for personal preference i do vote for a good first try out at Lou Wong instead.

So what does it deffer from our usual chicken rice with tauge? And how it won many hearts of the locals as well as internationally.   

The half boiled poarched chicken

 

The first main startlet is the half boiled poarched chicken is boiled to perfection remaining is freshness and juicyness of the chicken, it is tender smooth compared to others, guess is the skilled  or secret recipe to cook the chicken that is important and combined with the aroma of hot fragrant soya sauce to go with and sprinkles of spring onions, celery with a dash of red chilies before serving to your table.

 

 

Crunchy bean sprouts also known as "Nga Choi"

 

The second startlet is ofcourse the bean sprouts to go with the chicken. The bean sprouts are grown originally in ipoh and is larger in size compared to the rest. The locals say is due to good waterhills to grow the beansprouts that distinct with the rests and combined  together with the skilled chef to have a tasty plate of bean sprouts. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is another signature dish of Lou Wong translated in chinese is called

" Glass chicken leg".

The name is unique itself as the process of making this dish is firstly remove the bones of the chicken leg, leaving only skin and combined with tantalizing sweet sour sauce and dash of peanuts. The skin is transparent in colour taste abit of a Thai dish and opens up everyone appetites.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The stall is hanging full of ready poached chickens to serve daily customers needs. The level of hygiene is moderate, so eat at your own risks. heee.... there is always a saying dirty restaurants serves delicious foods. Is it true? Oopss...

 

So i do guess i am leaving all of you mouth watering and guessing where is this outlet? So do check it out:-

 

Restoran Lou Wong Tauge Ayam KueTiau (老黄芽菜鸡沙河粉)

Address : 26, Jalan Yau Tet Shin

               30300 Ipoh

               Perak.

 

Telephone : 605-2544199

 

 

 

 

 

Lotus Family Restaurant

Hello Fellow Foodmates, I'm sure you all have a great time around as August is a great month of festive holidays and long weekends.

After long work and no holidays really makes everyone a dull person, so here comes a little spice added into my food explore.

An indian cuisine at Jalan Gasing Petaling Jaya called The Lotus Family Restaurant. This restaurant attracts all different races of customers. Not to mentioned Thai Monks eat there to. (As is near to the  thai buddha temple called Watchetawan)

The restaurant serve their dishes in a banana leaf which comes along with a few side dishes.

We all know Indian's are always famous for their curries, they serve real mouth watering curries from Curry Lamb shank, curry chicken, curry fish head, squids, fried stuffed crabs etc.

 

Curry Lamb Shank

 

 

                                                                 Fresh Fluffy Roti Canai

Besides of all curries and dishes, what suprised me was their teh-tarik. We all know Malaysian loves teh-tarik this is highly recomended to try out. If you prefer not too sweet do tell them to have a kurang manis teh tarik satu.  Is such a perfect combination to go with your curry rice. :)

It has become a celebrity hotspot as well enjoyed by Past and Present ministers as their favourite morning tea's. The Ambience of the restaurant is good, clean and is air-conditioned with valued for money.

Quick Details of restaurant: Address:- 
	No. 13 & 15 Jalan Gasing 46000 Petaling Jaya Selangor 13 Jalan Gasing 46000 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Contact	:03 7782 8795 / 77834700   03-7782-6868
Attire	:Casual

Operating Hours : Daily 7.00am to 11.00pm