Weekend Getaway to Melaka

The independence day was on a Sunday 31 August, thus Monday was off.  We took the opportunity of this long weekend for an 2 hours road travel to Melaka for our Eat & Relax trip. Since it was a long weekend, lots of cars travel south on the highway.

We booked our 2 nights stay at Pasir Emas Straits Courts apartment through Travelmob. It was RM262 per night with RM63 of service fees which total up to RM587.   Quite a well maintained apartment with 3 rooms and 2 baths, good for 6 person.  Additional pax will be charged at RM17 per night.

In Melaka, you must try Chicken Rice Ball, Nyonya food, Putu Piring, Cendol, Nyonya Kueh, Oh Chien (oyster folded into egg omelette, Pineapple tarts and the list goes on.

Our first stop, we had our chicken rice ball lunch at Huang Chang Chicken Rice Restaurant located at Taman Melaka Baru, Batu Berendam before our check in.  Try the Melaka style lobak comes with fish ball and fish fritters top with sweet sauce and chilli sauce, the stall is just outside the shop.

For dinner, we travelled an hour to Muar, Johor for seafood and otak-otak dinner, recommended by our cousin who resided in Melaka. And then comes our supper, we went to pack the best Putu Piring Tengkera(RM1.00 each) which opened from 6 - 10 pm but closed on Sunday though we were still full!

Next morning, our breakfast was at Kedai Kopi & Makanan Soon Yen Jalan Tengkera for their yummy duck noodle (dry or soup).  We didnt not go to Baba Charlie Lee located at Jalan Tengkera Pantai for nyonya kueh since we have bought some at Soon Yen.

As there was a parade ongoing in conjuction with Independence Day, certain part of road to our apartment was blocked/closed.  Thus, off we went for Klebang Coconut Shake and then Aunty Koh Cendol @ Bukit Rambai.

I was the 2nd person to arrived at the famous Klebang Coconut Shake and once the signage shown open, there were stream of people queueing behind me. It was actually a concoction of  coconut flesh, coconut water, 3 scoopes each of vanilla and corn (if I am not wrong) ice cream, blended with ice cubes in a blender.  We had Coconut Shake Special which top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and it cost RM2.50. Was expecting the fragrance of coconut to be stronger than ice cream.

Then we proceeded to Aunty Koh at Bukit Rambai further down the road and saw people already started to form a row.   Aunty Koh operated a one woman show so be prepared to self collect your cendol and wash your own bowls.   She was a retired nurse who only sells Cendol on Saturday and Sunday from 11.30 am till finish. What so special? Well, you will be expecting fresh ingredients, thick pure coconut milk with fragrant palm sugar (gula melaka)for bowl of best cendol in town. A big bowl cost RM4 whereas small cost RM3.



Aunty Koh in action

We ordered Bukit Serindit Nyonya Dumpling to be delivered to our apartment, that was our lunch!  The dumpling had reduced in size since the last time I bought and it cost RM4 each.

We have decided another Melaka signature, Mcquek Satay Celup at Banda Hlir for dinner. Choose your own stick of seafood, vegetable and other varieties and dip into the Satay Sauce. It tasted so good!

Satay Celup

We had pineapple tarts with coffee for morning breakfast at the apartment as we decided to go for early lunch at Aunty Lee Nyonya Restaurant (Authentic homecooked Nyonya food) at Ujong Pasir before heading back to KL.  We ordered 9 dishes for a table of 8 people coz we didnt wanna miss out any of the good food there.  But sadly Aunty Lee was hospitalized due to cancer.  Her daughther was manning the restaurant. Anyway, the food tasted the same as good as Aunty Lee when she was the Chef there. It is advisable to book table in advance. 





8 pcs Fried Chicken (Medium)
marinated in special mix of spices and tinge of curry powder
RM20.00



Steamed Otak-Otak (Small) RM11.00

Mutton Curry (Small) RM17.00

Brinjal/Egg Plant Pepper (Small) RM10.00

Pineapple with Prawn cooked in coconut milk & Spices (Medium)
RM39.00

Cincalok Omelette (Egg fry with small shrimp) (Medium) RM18.00

Sambal paste Petai (Parkia Speciosa beans) with prawn (Medium)
 RM19.00

Cili Garam (Cili paste with spices) Fish (Small) RM72.00

Water Spinach with belacan & Cili paste



Cendol with lots of Gula Melaka (Palm sugar)



Cendol with kidney bean RM3.50 per bowl



It was a short trip that we could not tried all the yummy food here.  Looks like we need to make another trip!

Huang Chang Chicken Rice
BB-376 Taman Melaka Baru, Batu Berendam, Melaka
Business hours: morning till 3pm
Closed on Thurs

Tengkera Putu Piring
252, Jalan Tengkera, MelakaBusiness hours:Mon-Sat 6.30pm – 10.30pm
Closed on Sun

Kedai Kopi & Makanan Soon Yen
Jalan Tengkera, Melaka

Klebang Coconut Shake
Jalan Klebang, Melaka
Business hours: Thurs - Sun, 11.00am-6:30pm; Fri 2pm-6:30pm

Aunty Koh Cendol
Kampung Bukit Rambai, Melaka
Business hours: Sat & Sun 11.30 am till finish

Bukit Serindit Nyonya Dumpling
106e, Jalan Serindit, Taman Bukit Serindit,  Melaka
Tel: 06-283 4734

Mcquek's Satay Celup
231, Jalan Parameswara, 75000 Bandar Hilir, Melaka.

Aunty Lee Nyonya Restaurant

Jalan Ujong Pasir, Melak

Tel: 06-283 1009

Business hours: 11.30am - 3pm, 6pm - 10 pm

Closed on Tues



Boat Noodle @ Empire Damansara, Petaling Jaya

Joining the crowd, we tried the Boat Noodle at Empire Damansara. Be prepared to wait in a long queue. When we there about 2 pm, our ticket was 59 and the calling number was only at 35! And even before our turn, the queue number taken up reached 75.

Origin Guai Dtiaw Rua or Boat Noodle Soup is from Thailand. You have a choice of either dry or soup rice noodles (beef or chicken) served in a bowl but with a mouthful of noodles. So this explain why you need so many bowls!

A small portion of glass noodle with slices of chicken or minced beef, a chicken/beef ball with some bean sprouts and spring onion.

I personally love the noodles with broth.  And highly recommended to try their Thai Pandan dessert, thumbs up!

Outlet at Empire Damansara

Small portion RM1.90 each bowl

19 bowls for 3 persons

Thai Pandan (Ka Nam Tuay) dessert a set of 2 for RM1

Boat Noodle 

G3A, Heritage Lane, Empire Damansara,

Damansara Perdana,

47820 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meesampan 

Email: anne@u5fb.com
Instagram: @myboatnoodle #myboatnoodle

Tel: 0194773119 / 0163304762 / 0196756138

Mon - Sun: 11.00 am - 9.00 pm

Weekend in Penang

We drove down to Penang over the weekend, just a night stay on 12 July 2014.  We fetched along hubby's sister and brother in law.  They were there till Tuesday and took a bus back as we left on Sunday.  Not for any sightseeing or visiting but to give some views to hubby's nephew,  who just got his condominium's key and required some minor renovation. 

We had Ayer Itam famous azam laksa for lunch upon arrival and seafood dinner at Teluk Kumbar.  

We reached Hao Yau Seafood Restaurant at around 7.30 pm. You need to wait for tables as it was packed.  Double parked and there was an attendant informing the cashier to announce your car number plate if you were blocking someone's car. Tables were all placed on the beach means you be stepping on sand while seated. 

Hao Yau Seafood Restaurant just by the beach

Catch of the day

Live Crab

Thorn Conch Shell  and Octopus each at RM10, Prawn RM16

Crab Salty Egg -2 pcs RM42

Clam RM 10

Pork Satay- really good RM1 per stick

Nutmeg drink 1.5L at RM11 which we had 2

They sold what they caught in the morning. Another two dishes that we ordered were Red Snapper steam sweet sour (teochew style) and stir fry water morning glory or another name, water spinach with chillies and shrimp paste.

The bill came up to RM158.30 for the 5 of us excluding satay which we ordered 25 sticks for RM25.00.  The satay stall located besides this restaurant.

Yes, I highly recommend this place for seafood lovers.

The next day brunch, we had varieties at Chowrasta market - Penang Hokien noodle (prawn noodle), Fried noodle (Char kueh teow), Curry Laksa, Otak-otak made of fish and spices and Penang Road Cendol.

We then went off for a meeting with the renovation contractor which actually took us 4 hours! We left Penang at 5.00 pm, reached back to KL by 8.30 pm, merely 3.5 hours drive via highway.

On another note, do indulge in a bowl of Siamese Laksa at Balik Pulau. A must go if you are in Penang.

RM3.50 per bowl.

If you like briyani rice, go to Restaurant Kapitan, try out their lamb briyani and you will yearn for more 😋

Kapitan
93, Lebuh Chulia, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang
04-264 1191

Kazu Sushi @ Viva Homes

We went to look for furniture at Viva Homes for the very first time on 9 July 2014.  The last we scouted for furniture was 10 years ago. This time around, we need to furnish our condo downtown before we could rent it out.  

First stop, lunch first to boost my energy level. We have chosen Kazu Sushi for sashimi and sushi. 

Cosy ambiance

We placed our order and helped ourselves with the sushi on the kaiten belt.  Thumbs up to the service here, refilling our green tea (RM1.90 per pax) at all times.

Tokubetsu Maki RM29.90

The Tokubetsu Maki - reverse roll with Tamago and Cucumber inside, on top with Unagi and Mozarella Cheese.  The taste and aroma of the Unagi were superb which I have never had in any other Japanese restaurant.

Shiro Maguro RM11.90

Shiro Maguro - White Tuna was indeed very fresh.  I hardly like sashimi but I could accept it this time.

Our usual order, California Temaki - Crab Stick handroll RM4.90 and Soft Shell Crab Temaki RM5.90. Reasonable priced! With 3 plates (2 yellow @ RM4.90 and 1 red (RM6.90) from Kaiten, our total bill including 10% service charge came out to RM73.10 for 2 pax. Noted there was no government tax.

Kazu Sushi@ Viva Home 
Address: 85 Jalan Loke Yew, 55200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone:+60 3-2788 0962
(Located on Ground Floor)

Estilo Spanish Tapas Bar & Charcoal Grill @ Publika

We were in Publika looking for western food restaurant and came across Estilo. The ambiance and the crowd there drew our attention. So we decided to give it a try. 



Spanish food by Chef Pedro from Santander, Spain


Drinks were served right after 5 minutes  we placed our order. That was really efficient service.

Complimentary 2 baguette slices for each person was served with a dipping sauce.  I loved the dipping sauce so much that one serving was not enough, I requested for another. The ingredients for the sauce if not wrong, should be butter, egg yolk, lots of garlics simmer in olive oil.


More of dipping sauce


We selected Tiger Claw (NZ Green Lip Mussell in cream sauce with vegetables topped with breadcrumbs served with Romesco), Escargots (with leeks and cream sauce with breaded tomato) and Paella Pan Pizza under the Tapas selections.  

The rustic pizza with three choices of topping:

- mushrooms, zucchini, french beans (for vegetarian)
- chorizo & pineapple (for meat lovers)
- marinara with squid and prawns, chilli flakes (seafood)



Tiger Claw - a set of 5 pieces RM18




Escargots - a set of 2 portion RM24 



Rustic Vegetarian Pizza RM22


We skipped the salad, soup, paella (made from imported spanish rice) and main course.  Instead, under Parrilla section, we chosen Corderos Asado which came with your choice of sides.  Wow, the sliced grilled baby lamb was real good with blue cheese dipping sauce with lots of french fries.

We had  Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting for our dessert, lovely! The bill came up to around RM190 for 3 person. Overall, the food was good, will definitely go back again.



Corderos Asado: Baby lamb slow grilled and sliced RM42





Homemade French Fries included with Corderos Asado





  

Thumbs up for Latte Caramel RM12




Dessert with Latte - such a heaven  RM12

Estilo Tapas Bar & Charcoal Grill

No. 34, Level G2, Block C5

Publika Solars Dutamas

Jalan Dutamas 1

50480 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-6203 9883