南洋冰室 NanYang Cafe at Cheras Traders Square

NanYang Cafe is a local culinary brand who offers fusion interpretation of Nanyang delicacies.

You may have to queue for a table during lunch hours as hungry customers come about for their signature favourites such as Hong Kong Style Wanton Noodles, Freshly Baked Polo Bun, Nanyang Coffee & Tea.

Prawns & Wonton with Noodles in Soup (RM 11.90)

Their springy noodles and silky juicy prawn wontons rest in a hearty bowl of hot aromatic broth had indeed gained their recognition.

Would definitely recommend this dish.👍

Special Pork Knuckle in Preserved Bean Sauce with Tossed Noodles (RM 12.90)

If you’re looking for something a little more heavier, you should give this a try.

For its price and generous portion of pork knuckle offered, it was definitely worth it. It was really well marinated and almost melt to mouth texture.

Lettuce with Oyster Sauce (RM 7.90)

Beautifully blanched but glad the oyster sauce wasn’t mixed into the lettuce because it was ridiculously salty!

Signature Jumbo Toast with Ice Cream (RM 16.80)

Got to admit the toast was delicious and lightly buttered. It’s definitely not a dessert for 2 but for a 3 – 4 pax.

Would’ve been better if there’s an additional scoop of ice cream so it wouldn’t be too dry. Not recommended and worth the value.🙅‍♀️

I would strongly recommend to go for the freshly baked breads instead. It was definitely a lot more satisfying than the Jumbo Toast we had.

Pineapple Bun with Butter (RM 4/each)

HK street food cravings satisfied!💕 I love how they placed a thick slice of butter on top of an ice cube. It’s really soft and fluffy!

If the crust on the bun was crunchy crumbly sweet cookie-like it would’ve made is so much better. Definitely my favorite and to-go-for at this establishment.

Pumpkin & Cheese Bun (RM 4/each)

Same texture as the Pineapple Bun except this one has cream cheese fillings.

Nanyang Milk Tea (RM 4.90)

A hot cup of milk tea to pair with some breads. It tastes exactly like a ‘Teh Tarik’. Looks like one too!

It’s a decent place to have your HK cravings fixed and for its value. Would definitely drop by again for their Pineapple Bun!

南洋冰室 NanYang Cafe
Address : 20-G, Jalan Dataran Cheras 2,, Cheras Traders Square, Cheras Balakong, 43200 Kajang, Selangor

Opening Hours: 10AM to 12AM daily

Contact: +60 – 3 9082 3988

Season to Be Jolly with Delectable Spread at Berjaya Times Square Hotel

The Christmas spirit is back in town and what makes it better to celebrate this festive season with the ever popular year-end festival gatherings at Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. They will be offering Christmas Eve Buffet Dinner on 24th December 2018, Christmas Hi-Tea Brunch on 25th December 2018 & New Year’s Eve Buffet Dinner on 31st December 2018 at Big Apple Restaurant.

What makes it a little more special to celebrate in Berjaya Times Square Hotel? The hotel’s Michelin Star Executive Chef Abri stepped up the game with a full spread of traditional Christmas delicacies which showcases the true Christmas spirits.

Here are some of the recommended dishes by Chef Abri:

Roast Christmas Turkey with Chestnuts & Roasted Chicken with Honey and Sesame Seed

Slow Roasted Prime Beef & Boneless Lamb Leg

Steamed Brussel Sprout with Alfredo Sauce

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Assorted Mushroom Ala Greque

Salmon Roulade with Caviar

And for those who would like to satisfy their sweet tooth… there will be plenty of sweet delights from Christmas Spiced Cake, Panettone, Christmas Pudding with Cream Anglaise, assorted macaroons and many more!

Here’s the price for the buffets and brunch:

24th December 2018

Christmas Eve Buffet Dinner

Time: 6:30PM till 10:30PM

Rates: RM138nett (Adult), RM58nett (Child) & RM69nett (Senior Citizen)

25th December 2018

Christmas Day Hi-Tea Brunch

Time: 12:30PM till 4PM

Rates: RM98nett (Adult), RM58nett (Child & Senior Citizen)

*Inclusive with a glass of house wine or house mocktail

31st December 2018

New Year’s Eve Buffet Dinner

Time: 6:30PM till 10:30PM

Rates: RM148nett (Adult), RM58nett (Child) & RM74nett (Senior Citizen)

1st January 2019

New Year’s Hi-Tea Brunch

Time: 12:30PM till 4:00PM

Rates: RM98nett (Adult), RM58nett (Child & Senior Citizen)

For reservations or further enquiries, please call Big Apple Restaurant at +60 3-2117 8000 (ext. 8133) or log onto their page by clicking here!

An Indian Spice Trail at Nook, Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral

This festival of lights, Nook will be presenting ‘An Indian Spice Trail’ featuring an enhanced spread of Indian delicacies on the buffet line for dinner headlined by Nook’s new Indian Chef, Kumaresan Chandra Sagaran as he will be spicing up the buffet line during dinner.

This promotion will feature authentic Indian dishes on the buffet with Chef Kumar, as he is fondly called serving up a variety of his specialty dishes on a rotational basis on the buffet line daily.

Potato Masala Salad

Chana Chat Salad

Coconut Fritters

Pakoras Salad

Crab Rassam

Chef Kumar’s appetizers will be offering diners Potato Masala Salad, Vadai in Yogurt, Chana Chat Salad, Tandoori Aloo Chat, Potato Bhaji, Coconut Fritters as well as Pakoras Salad.

They will also be serving Rassam, a spiced soup dish, with a rotation of either Crab Rassam and Tomato Rassam. Isn’t it appetizing just looking at these starters?

Biryani

Lamb Veruval

Chicken Curry Leaf

The main spread of casserole dishes will allow diners to indulge in the various Indian curries and Masalas. Amongst the dishes that will be available during this festive promotion, start your meal with a hearty plate of Jeera Pulao Rice and Matar Pulao Rice then paired with scrumptious dishes such as Dhal Terka, Vegetable Sambar, Madras Fish Head Curry, Sri Lankan Fish Curry, Lamb Veruval, Lamb Keema, Chicken Perattal, Chicken Curry Leaf, Bhindi Baigan Masala, Aloo Gobi, Palak Masala, Vegetable Jalfrezi, Cabbage Thoran and Chick Pea Veruval.

Baked Fish with Toum Sauce

Tandoori Chicken

Nook’s carving station will also be featuring Chef Kumar’s specials with the Roasted Lamb Tandoori with Mint Chutney and Baked Fish with Toum Sauce. For a twist of fusion, The Pizza station will be offering Chicken Masala Pizza and a Tandoori Chicken Pizza flavor made using Chef Kumar’s recipes.

To end the meal, some popular Indian sweets will also be featured on the buffet with the specials like Rasgula, Rasmalai, Coconut Candy, Palgova, Mysore Pak, Laddu, Gulab Jamun and Payasam.

Nook’s ‘An Indian Spice Trail‘ buffet is priced at RM 118 nett per adult and RM 59 nett per child aged 6 to 12 years old. It will only be available from 1st to 30th November 2018 daily for dinner from 6:30PM to 10:30PM.

Are you still deciding a venue to have your family dinner? For reservations and more information please call +60 3-2723 1188 or click here!

Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral
Address: No. 5 Jalan Stesen Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Contact: 03-2723 1188

xoxo,

Sen Kee Satay 仙记沙爹 at Desa Aman Puri

Sen Kee Satay has been operating since 1976 (42 years old) now along with Uncle Yap‘s daughter and grandson who’s currently the 3rd generation running the stall. It all started when Uncle Yap used to sell chicken and ducks at a local market.

He was also the poultry supplier for a satay stall opened by an Indonesian named Omar where he then discreetly learned how to make his own satay knowing this could help him during the economic bad phase.

“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence!” – Abigail Adams

There weren’t many Chinese vendors who sells satay back in those days and oh, one skewer only cost 0.25 cents back then! But as there were getting more and more vendors popping about, Uncle Yap needs to come up with a unique selling point for his stall.

It sparks him when someone asked him “Why have you not thought of selling duck satay?” Though it was a rather hard protein to cope with, Uncle Yap didn’t gave up on trying different types of duck and marination to retain its moisture and getting rid of its gamey flavors.

Cucumbers & Onions Add-on (RM1.50)

Satay Sauce (RM11/500gm, RM22/kg)

Their peanut sauce wasn’t like the ones we often had topped with sambal. The peanuts were still carefully toasted by wok to give a touch of ‘wok hei’.

13-15 kgs of the sauce was prepared daily as he’d often get regulars (especially vegetarians) who’d just come for the sauce while having it with the sliced onions and cucumbers! Unfortunately they don’t offer ketupat rice cakes here.

Duck Satay (RM1.50/skewer)

Uncle Yap wasn’t jesting about how he was able to retain the moisture without even a tang of gameyness in the duck satay. It was absolutely pleasurable just having it by its own as well!

Chicken Satay (RM1/skewer)

Their chicken satay was pretty good and well marinated with just the right amount of char. Plain juicy lean meat without any chicken skin skewered in between.

Other than the Chicken & Duck Satay I’ve ordered, there’s Pork & Lamb Satay as well. Sorry, no beef.

Every night there would be at least 500 skewers sold but on the weekends it could go up to 1000 skewers! You’ve got to be there earlier to avoid the long wait.

Sen Kee Satay 仙记沙爹
Address: 8, Jalan Desa 2/2, Desa Aman Puri, Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Opening Hours: 6:30PM-10:30PM (Closed on Mondays)
Contact: +60 12-812 6933

Cheers,

Mokka Cafe at The Link 2, Bukit Jalil

Mokka, who just set foot in Bukit Jalil is a newly start up cafe founded by a few kind and humble souls who cares upmost on serving great food and coffee.

This cafe is a family and kids-friendly community cafe that offers scrumptious local delicacies bridging greatness from the East and West, comes with affordable pricing, genuine and consistent quality.

Today we’re lucky to give you guys a quick sneak peak on what’s on their menu before their opening tomorrow!😁

As Warm As Toast (v) – (RM16)

As we wanted something lighter to begin with, the sautéed mushrooms were flavorful and beautifully brown on the outside, moist and juicy on the inside. Amazing deep flavors that wasn’t too overpowering with some thinly spread of cream cheese on the sliced baguette was simply refreshing.

Golder After-Eggs – (RM22)

I personally would strongly recommend this dish as they’ve put generous amount of aromatic curry leaves to complement their handmade salted egg yolk sauce they’ve made from scratch. You get nice grainy bits of salted egg yolk as you chomp on the juicy piece of chicken chop. One bite is enough to make you crave for more!

Big Kahuna [Mokka’s Homemade Nasi Lemak] – (RM18)

There’s an option of choosing Spiced Chicken Rendang or Crispy Fried Chicken to go with your nasi lemak. Sorry there’s no Crispy Chicken Rendang here, Chef Gregg Wallace!🤷 Though I find the rendang paste a little brackish, its really tasty and paired beautifully with the rice with lovely hints of pandan. I got to love the deep-fried hard boiled egg and ‘acar’ too.😄

You can’t go wrong with these! [Mokka’s Homemade Chicken Wings] – (RM 12)

Definitely can’t go wrong with chicken wings! Light and crisp texture, barely greasy with juicy interior. There’s need not of any dips because its already mouth-watering just having it by its own. Ain’t no thang like a chicken wing.

Local Sweet Potato Balls -(RM6/3 pieces)

I’ve got the admit the chefs did an excellent job in deep-frying their food without leaving a greasy-aftertastes. These simple yet humble snacks are loved by many for its crispy exterior with soft and fluffy interior.

Mokka’s Signature – (RM14)

You’ve got to order this while you’re there! It wasn’t too sweet as there was a perfect balance of cocoa, espresso and milk topped with thick milk foam and carefully drizzled with honey then brûlée.

Enjoy with a kick start your journey with Mokka, though it may be a small and cozy cafe, who knows they may be on a stepping stone to be the next best community cafe!

Mokka Cafe
Address: C-2-G Jalil Link 2, No. 5 Jalan Jalil Perkasa 1, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.
Opening Hours: 8:30AM – 10PM daily
Contact: +60 3-2770 9703
Instagram: _mokkacafe_

Love,

Restoran Dragon Star at Desa Tunku, Petaling Jaya

Restoran Dragon Star has been around for over a decade in this big neighborhood and always been the family restaurant to go for. The restaurant also focuses more on authentic Cantonese cooking. Keepin’ it real!

Here are some of the highlighted dishes on what we had for dinner:

鹽煙沙薑雞 Smoked Kampung Chicken – RM30/half bird , RM60/whole bird

Free-ranged chicken beautifully marinated in Sand Ginger Powder, giving it a better texture to chomp on. Taste wise its almost like having Salt-baked Chicken except you get to enjoy the skin a lot more.😛

清蒸游水順殼魚 Live Steamed Marble Goby in Light Soy Sauce – Seasonal Price

I absolutely love Chinese-style steamed fish (fresh-from-the-tank) with soy sauce as it lends the fish sweet and salty flavors. The chef also taught us how to identify if the fish was frozen or from the tank based on its texture. Frozen fish brought to steamed would still look the same while fresh from the tank would look eh, distorted?🤷

檸香焗明蝦 Stir-fried Prawns in Homemade Lemon Mayo Sauce – Seasonal Price

The prawns were tender and springy in texture and beautifully coated in their finger-licking homemade mayo sauce with a hint of zest making it an absolute refreshing dish.

Highly recommended for prawn lovers!🍤❤

燒焗排骨支 Grilled Pork Ribs – RM23/small , RM46/large

Pork ribs were absolutely flavorful & well marinated served with crispy vegetable fritters. Its almost like having char siew except you get to indulge the juicy tender meat and fat so much more.

It was quite a crowd-pleasing dish to go for.

紅燒羊腩煲 Braised Lamb Belly – RM27/small RM54/large

The lamb was deliciously braised till tender and gravy was simply rich and flavorsome plus generously filled with dried bean curd and mixed vegetables making it so much better.

This simple hearty dish will have you feeling delightful and comforting.

蝦子鍋仔豆腐 Braised Homemade Tofu with Shrimps & Seasonal Vegetables -RM18/small , RM27/large

Dishes after dishes of meat, its fair to have some braised tofu and seasonal vegetables to have a little balance in our body.😂 The sauce was really appetizing, it makes you just want to top it on some plain rice. Not to mention the generous amount of fresh vegetables in this pot!

Bring your family & friends over, its definitely worth dining for! My personal favorite dish from this restaurant has to be the fish. What’s yours?

Restoran Dragon Star 龙星海鲜酒家
Address: 54 A, B, Jalan SS 1/22, Desa Tunku, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Opening Hours: 11AM – 2:30PM, 5:30PM – 11PM daily
Contact: +60 3-7877 6673

xoxo,

Three Brothers Restaurant at Subang 2, Shah Alam

Back at it again with some ‘super atas’ dishes here at Three Brothers Restaurant. Just so you know, this isn’t your ordinary family restaurant. The simplest dish in their menu could be a little extra than usual.

Egg Floss served with Crab Meat – RM 76

To start with, their egg floss was crisp to perfection and paired well with some bits of crab meat along with some generous amount of ebiko. It was a really refreshing appetizer as it wasn’t too heavy to begin with.

Wrap them in fresh cabbage leaves with some of the chili sauce that came along with this dish. 💯👌

Cheesy Scallop Mantou topped with Ebiko – RM 12/piece

Now here’s what you don’t get from other restaurants. This delightfully simple yet  luxurious Mantou filled with creamy scallop chunks and scrummy pork bacon bits interior baked with cheese. Yasss! 

Not going to lie but this is pretty darn addictive.

Steamed Clam topped with Minced Garlic & Chili – RM 12/piece

The texture is pretty superb with a combination of bouncy, slightly rubbery but easy to chew. You could still taste the natural flesh sweetness that complement the minced garlic & chili so well.

Braised Fish Maw & Stuffed Cabbage Rolls – RM 98

The fish maws were pack with flavors as it soaked up the enriched gravy while their cabbage rolls were simply delectable! Could I get more broccolis to dip the sauce though? 🤤

Garlic Roasted Iberico Ribs Platter – RM 176

The winner takes it all as Three Brothers Restaurant specializes in Iberico dishes. All-time favorite and loved by many will have to be this platter. The ribs were really juicy and ridiculously rich in flavors. It complements with the mint sauce very well as it gives a refreshing bite to it.

PS: Don’t fret about getting your hands dirty, gloves will be provided.

Slow Cooked Iberico Collar served with Steamed Mantou – RM 88

Heart eyes for this because I’m a sucker for mantous, and eating this with a slice of Iberico Collar? Delicioso.💖 The collar texture is a little more tougher and less juicier than the ribs but his would be a great alternative.

Who would’ve thought of adding some orange marmalade and barbecue sauce would bring this a whole different level.

Sous Vide Iberico Loin served with Pickled Cherry Tomatoes – RM 168

Though this may not tingle most taste buds, it is safe to eat this medium-rare pork loin. The texture is quite squishy but its really flavorful. Have it with some tomatoes to make the experience a lot more pleasurable.

PS: After a few bites you’ll actually enjoy this.😉

Caramel Roll with Red Bean Fillings – RM 18/6 pieces

Soft and chewy texture, the caramel roll actually tasted a lot like gula melaka with the sweetened red bean fillings weren’t as sweet as they looked.  Such a palatable dessert to end our meals with.

Mochi with Durian Fillings – RM 30/6 pieces

As the durian hype is still ongoing, you’ve got to order this as your dessert! It has that soft yet slightly springy or most would say ‘Q’ texture with durian fillings making it so much more enjoyable. Plus the ‘atas’ touch of gold leaves on each mochi.

Visit their Facebook page below or give them a call for further enquiries or drop your order now!

Restoran Three Brothers
Address: 23, Jalan Bulan U5/Ca, Subang 2, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor
Opening Hours: Daily
Monday – Saturday : 10 AM – 3 PM and 5 PM – 10 PM
Sunday : 4 PM – 10 PM
Contact: +60 12-315 2953

Love,

Lulufa Hotpot 爐爐發 at SS15, Subang Jaya

At LuLuFa Hotpot, expect the ultimate steamboat experience from the perfect balance of fresh ingredients, delicious broths and delectable dippings sauces. The Chefs and restaurant thrives on their home-made specialties which are prepared in-house and a range of premium hand-picked dipping ingredients.

Spicy Szechuan Ma La (RM15.90/half , RM25.90/full) or LuLu’s Signature Pork Bone Broth (RM12.90/half , RM20.90/full)

LuLu’s Signature Pork Bone Broth is made of quality bones and simmered for hours, a definite love at first dip. Just having the broth itself is already divine. Not to mention their Spicy Szechuan Ma La. As haunting as ‘Ma La’ may sound, its not spicy at all but still flavorful. Trust me if it was that authentic Szechuan broth, you wouldn’t be able to enjoy as much.

Set Menu (RM17.90/per person)

This set is perfect for 2 person with quite a varietal in one platter. There’s pretty almost every thing you ever need and crave for. Just kidding I’d order some additional of Exploding Pork Ball (RM5.90) & Fuzhou Fish Balls with Filling (RM5.90) just for myself!🐽

Hong Kong Bean Curd Roll (RM12.90 / 7 pieces) , (RM19.90 / 14 pieces)

Their bean curd rolls specially air-flown all the way from Hong Kong. Quick tip on how to enjoy them, basically its like blanching them into the broth for just a few seconds. Except you don’t have to plunged them into cold water. Preferably not more than 3 seconds! If you’re blanching it more than the time as mentioned, it’ll be overcooked and wouldn’t be as palatable.

Stuffed Bean Curd [Bentong] (RM6.90/3 pieces)

Love it! The paste stuffed in the bean curd was pretty flavorful I’d have this plate all to myself.

Fish Paste – Chili & Celery (RM11.90) , Fish Paste (RM11.90) , Pork Paste (RM11.90) , Fish Paste – Octopus (RM13,90) 

Their fish and pork paste are all hand-made to perfection giving a nice smooth & springy texture to it once you plunged them into the hot pot. Don’t have to be shy with how much meat paste you could go for, scrape the entire piece to the pot by all means!

Tiger Prawns (RM18.90/6 pieces)

These prawns paired perfectly with the Spicy Szechuan Ma La broth.

BAYMAX COMBO [White Meat-Chicken Fillet, Pork Slice & Pork Bacon] (RM24.90)

ELMO COMBO [Red Meat-Beef Loin, Lamb Slice & Smoked Duck] (RM28.90)

Love the premium range of meat slices they’ve got to offer. The meat slices are absolutely fresh as well. Why are they named Baymax & Elmo combo? Simply because Baymax is white and Elmo is red.😂🤣

Enoki Mushroom (RM2.90) , Shimeji Mushroom (RM5.90) , Oyster Mushroom (RM4.90) , White Snow Mushroom (RM5.90) , Shitake Mushroom (RM4.90)

Who wouldn’t love mushrooms? Especially in Spicy Szechuan Ma La broth!

Fish Ball with Roe Filling (RM2.90)

Nice springy texture of the fish paste with bursting flavors from the roe filling! It gets pretty addictive after one or two.

Exploding Pork Ball (RM5.90)

Almost burnt my tongue having this but that’s not stopping from having more of these. Highly recommended!

Dumplings (RM4.90)

Their dumplings are also another recommended one to go for. Dumpling fillings were so yum!

Lulufa Hotpot is currently having a promotion right now till end of May 2018, to find out what it is click here!

Psst IICS students, we heard that they may be launching special rates just for students real soon so give a LIKE on their page to keep you updated!

Lulufa Hotpot 爐爐發
Address: No.40-G, Jalan SS15/4C, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor
Opening Hours: Tuesdays – Thursdays 5PM-10PM, Fridays – Sundays 5PM-11PM (Closed on Mondays)
Contact: +60 13-816 1668
Facebook: Lulufa Hotpot

xx,

Eat As Much As You Can at Luce Osteria Contemporanea, Lorong Raja Chulan

Luce Osteria Contemporanea is an Italian pizzeria that offers 60 over types of pizzas!🍕

Its located at the burgeoning culinary hub of Old Malaya, Luce Osteria Contemporanea specializes in making authentic Italian pizzas using imported pizza wood-fire oven.
🔥

We’re here for their ‘Eat As Much As You Can‘ which was an all-day event on the 14th March 2018 for only RM60++ per person. They’ve got 7 types of pizzas that night and one dessert.

Each person got to have 2 slices per pizza.🤔 Here’s what made it seems odd, one of our diner was too full to go on for the next pizza, the waiter told us its either all of us wouldn’t be given or they’d just have to keep stacking that diner’s plate with pizzas.
Oooh wastage, that does not sounds right.

Arlecchino – Mozzarella Cheese, Lamb Loin Carpaccio, Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes & Shaved Pecorino Romano

This was something nice to begin with as it was light one to start with. Love the generous amount of Pecorino Romano shavings they’ve topped on. Sweet dreams are made of cheese.

Anturio – Porcini Cream, Mozzarella Cheese, Taleggio Cheese & Arugula Salad

Arugula is not loved by many but cheese really does has a way on making everything better. I really enjoyed the mild and tangy flavors from the taleggio as well.

Bocca Di Leone – Sweet Potatoes Cream, Mozzarella Cheese, Red Radicchio & Porchetta

I’ve never had pizzas with sweet potato cream on it which really does give a nice refreshing twist to it.

Oh Sole Mio – Sun Shaped Pizza with Mozzarella Cheese, Tomato Sauce, Smoked Salmon & Mascarpone Cheese

This has to be my favorite among the 7 pizzas because I’m a huge fan of salmon and with cheese, assolutamente!

Kelvin – Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese, Zucchini, Smoked Speck & Gorgonzola

A simple one but topping it with some Smoked Speck brings it to a whole different level.

Spartana – Mozzarella Cheese, Green Asparagus, Pork Sausage & Tomato Cube

This was actually delicious but the asparagus was a turn off because of its fiber. However, the pork sausage was simply delectable.

Italiana – Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella Cheese, Sun-dried Tomato, Black Olives & Spicy Salami

Ended our last round of pizza with a classic Italian pizza.

Lemon Sorbet served with Sweet Cookie

After 7 pizzas, we were satiate from all the cheese and dough. The lemon sorbet work its magic as a palate cleanser and being simply freshening. We wanted to get a second round of this but unfortunately we’d have to pay for RM8 per scoop as this wasn’t part of the ‘All You Can Eat’.🤷

Overall it was a pleasant dining experience as the pizzas were remarkable but it would’ve been a much better experience if the service wasn’t so substandard.

Luce Osteria Contemporanea
Address: 10, Lorong Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, 50250 Kuala Lumpur
Opening Hours: Mondays (5PM – 1AM) , Tuesdays to Sundays (12PM – 1AM)
Contact: +60 3-2078 8008
Facebook: Luce Osteria Contemporanea

xoxo,

Charlie’s Burgers at Batu Ferringhi, Penang

I wanted a different food experience and perception here in Batu Ferringhi because I’m vexed with people telling me there’s nothing good to eat here and almost everything was overpriced or too touristy which then I decided to do some research on what’s good in Batu Ferringhi and loved by locals. After a few word of mouths and researches, I’ve got a good feeling this was something I’m looking forward on for this trip.

Charlie’s Burgers has been opened for 37 years and they’re also one of the top ten Burger Stalls in Penang! Their stall used to be beside Ferringhi Garden Restaurant until its recent restaurant expansion where they had to relocate further down the road on the left.

Upon arrival, it was just auntie alone at the stall and she asked us what we’d like to order. I told her I’m here for their best-sellers and signatures which she then suggested us to go for the Oblong Lamb with Egg & Cheese and Jumbo Hot Dog with Egg & Cheese.

Note: Order anything with Egg & Cheese!🍳🧀

Oblong Lamb with Egg & Cheese (RM 9)

Though to many it may look like any other regular burgers you could get from other burger stalls BUT here’s the thing, it’s not how it looks like that matters, in the end of the day its all about the flavors. The buns were nicely toasted, there wan’t too much sauce in it and the lamb patty was moist, juicy and barely gamey! The trick was the mint sauce that brings this burger to a whole new level. Coming from a person like me who isn’t too fond with red meat, this was something really enjoyable and I’d highly recommend.

Jumbo Hot Dog with Egg & Cheese (RM 7)

The hotdog has that nice light crisp with a juicy munch to it, beautifully and thinly wrapped with egg and melted cheese hugged in a bun makes it an absolute comfort food.

I really enjoyed the freshly ground black peppers generously sprinkled on giving some nice heat and flavors to it!

To enjoy it even more with some more distinctive flavors, don’t be shy to ask uncle or auntie for a bottle of mustard then squeeze some of these on it!

Uncle, can I have another one please?

Salmon with Egg & Cheese (RM 10)

This burger was really remarkable! But for as weird-sounding as salmon burgers are, they are so extremely good and hearty which was also really nice for anyone who’d like to go for a more lighter yet satisfying alternative. The sauces combination may look crazy but it works! Salmon steak was so nice and tender. Would you ever expect this from a burger stall?

When uncle Charlie arrived, we had a chat on what got him wanting to open a burger stall and shared a little of his background story. After working different types of jobs, he strive to be his own boss as he was tired of working for someone which was why he started his own business.

“If you don’t build your dream, someone will hire you to build theirs!”

Here’s a piece of advice from uncle Charlie: As crappy as what we millennials often struggle or facing with right now, there’s always hope and we have to learn to stand our ground because the future is in our hands. We can beat the system.

Time does flies when you’re with the right company and good food. If you ever drop by Charlie’s Burgers, buy uncle Charlie a beer and have a good conversation with him while having some super burgers.
Charlie’s Burgers
Opening Hours: 7:30 PM – 3 AM daily (Closed on Wednesdays)
Address: Jalan Batu Ferringhi, 11100 Batu Ferringhi, Penang
Contact: +60 16-456 4934 (Charlie)

Cheers,