Restoran Cherating 2

It has been a while since the last time I posted my entry on the JJCM. Oh well, time constraint and pure laziness have managed to creep into me over these few years. Anyway, here is the latest post on our JJCM excursion for Oct 2014. We decided to go to Cherating for a quick getaway before getting back to our normal routine and work. Cherating is our favourite place because of two reasons, first the beach and second the FOOD since it is the closest place for us to get some nice east coast food from KL. We managed to go back to a couple of places that we have been before and tried a few new places around the area. 

Lets start with this place, Restaurant Cherating 2 which is the sort of franchise from the first one located in the real Cherating area. This Restaurant is located close to Chendor area just after the RnR. It is not too far from Impiana Resort and Suria Cherating. We purposely did not take the room hotel with breakfast as we think it would be such a waste to have a continental or even cooked hotel breakfast when we could easily get a yummylicious local dish just a stone throw away. 

So our first day morning breakfast was at this restaurant which to our suprise had an array selection of dishes eveen just for breakfast. It serves, Nasi Kerabu, Nasi Lemak and Nasi Minyak; on top of that it has tons of selection for the side dishes such as 'Ayam Kampung Goreng' 'Ayam Madu Percik' 'Huge Sambal Sotong' and the list goes on and on. 

Me and Hubby decided to get Nasi Kerabu with the usual condiments and we topped up the rice with a few dishes, I took 'Ayama Kampung Goreng' and Sambal Squid while Hubby took 'Ayam Madu Percik', Sambal Squid and Patin Curry. The verdict?? Super yummylicious food and we couldnt get enough of it. 

As a result we went back for lunch on the last day before coming back to KL. This time I took Nasi Kerabu with the condiments plus Tenggiri Sambal and Yellow sauce crab while Hubby had Nasi Minyak with Curry Itik Serati, Patin Curry and some Ulam. We left the place as happy customers and it sorted us out the whole day on the road back to KL. We will definitely visit this place whenever we are in Cherating. 

The only down bit of this place is it is quite expensive for a standard mix rice for lunch or breakfast but it is still cheaper than the breakfast buffet at the hotel. For us the quality of the food in term of freshness and taste are the most important criteria to experience the local food. Plus having a chance to be around the locals made the experience even better. For those reasons we always opt for the local food rather than hotels. 

Breakfast 

Lunch 

The best sweet appam in Kuala Lumpur

Last week me and my hubby decided to get our dinner at Lucky Garden Bangsar, a new area for us since we have just moved to our own place in Kg Kerinchi. It was the back way to go to Bangsar Village through Pantai Medical and University Malaya. I always saw the area which at first I did not know that it is known as Lucky Garden and longed for wondering around the shoplots as well as to have a look if there is any good place to eat. So when Mr Calum, my hubby asked me where should we go for our dinner on that night I quickly suggested to try that area Lucky Garden before he changed his mind to go somehwere else.

We were quite impressed with the place, how busy it was and lots of good shops as well as nice bakery (Baker's Cottage). We were at first not sure what to get and drove around till we saw this one area where there is a row of stalls that comprise of Tomyam (Malay), Indian (Roti) and a couple more indians for vegetarian and kandar. We decided to try that area when we saw the place was jam packed with lots of people who looked so intensed and occupied with their food and drinks. We had to park the car quite far from the place as it was busy and crowded.

We sat at the Tomyam place and ordered some fried rice, satay and beef soup. I was quite keen to try the indian with the roti place when I saw a few people eating Appam Manis and it was so mouthwatering. My hubby was so excited when he saw a big selection of kuih such as spring rolls (his all time favourite) Curry puff, tauhu sumbat and pulut inti (his new favourite kuih at the moment). We took a few selection of kuih and to my suprise the spring rolls and the pulut inti were so delicious and fresh. There were still warm as if there were just been cooked and the pulut as well as the kelapa were so fresh and sweet. The spring rolls were crispy and the vegetables were so fresh.

Our moment of truth came when we tried the appam manis. OH MY GOD!!!! The Appam Manis tasted so like the one that my mum made. It was crispy at the edge and soft and sweet in the middle. The appam manis was put in a tiny wok which was perfect for the size. I was so intoxicated with the appam manis; the tingling sensation of the sweet brown sugar and the crispiness of the appam manis had blown my mind away. I was in my own world for 5 second, it really reminded me of my childhood memory when my mum used to make it along with Nasi Lemak to put at the stalls for selling. My hubby and my sister agreed with me when I said the appam manis was really delicious.

The fried rice and satay did not disappoint us too. There were really yummy and good, we enjoyed the whole lot of our dinner. But I must say that Appam Manis that night was the centre of discussion and we enjoyed it a lot.

The Appam Manis has stolen my heart and I will definitely be the most regular visitor whenever I have a chance to go there.

The best nasi dagang

It has been ages since the last time I wrote a blog entry and I have been missing lots and lots of good food reviews that I experienced over the year. Where shall I start for the 2011 food review?? Maybe with the latest food experience that me and my hubby had a chance to try when we went to the east coast namely Kuala Terengganu to attend my conference. We stayed at Pantai Batu Burok Beach Resort for a few days and we enjoyed the sea and the beach view very much though not that impressed with the room service.

Anyway, let's not talk about the place we stayed, I am here to share the best ever Nasi Dagang I have tasted, in Kuala Terengganu and I can never believe that we did not take the chance to try it sooner than we should. The Nasi Dagang that I mean is actually just next to the BBBR (Batu Burok Beach Resort) and it opens daily from morning till early afternoon. The stall provides Nasi Dagang, Nasi Lemak and Nasi Minyak. Nasi dagang is made of a mixture of normal rice with glutinous rice. One must eat with fish curry particularly mackerel. It also comes with a salad mixture consisting of cucumber, onion and carrot.

Our mouths were filled with tingling and sensous sensation the moment we took the first spoon of the rice. We can taste the creamy and smooth flavour of the curry and rice; the fresh crispy salad made the dish perfect and complete. The amount of rice was not too much and it got us going till we made it to Kuala Lumpur (roughly 7 hour drive from Kuala Terengganu). It was a superb meal and and scrumptious. And we were even more pleased and surprised when the meal only cost us RM6 including the drinks.
The only regret that we have was that why we did not try the rice sooner especially when we did not enjoy our breakfast buffet provided by the resort (quite bland and tasteless). Oh well, now we know where to get great breakfast whenever we go to Kuala Terengganu.


It will be the Nasi Dagang next to BBBR definitely!!

This the location of the BBBR- the stall is just next to the resort.

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Nasi Kandar Hameediyah

One of my trainees recommended us to try this Nasi Kandar while we were still in Penang. It is situated somewhere in Jalan Chowrasta along the small street. We managed to spot the place with no fail as it is just next to the main street. There were a lot of people queueing up to get their meals for the day.The Nasi Kandar here is a bit different than the infamous Nasi Kandar Line Clear. There were a variety of meat to choose and not that much seafood compared to the other one.

We at first decided not to choose that much for the dishes as we did not want to be greedy and stuffed ourselves up too much. However we changed our intention when we saw the selection of food. There were grilled lamb, turkey, beef and mutton curry. We were really spoilt with the choices that we ended up took the turkey curry, grilled lamb and some veggie.

The Nasik Kandar here serves the rice and dishes in separate plates which is good as it gave me and my hubby chance to share our meals together. We were not really sure what would the turkey curry taste as we have never tried it before.The first bite of the succulent,soft and tender turkey meat surprised us. The turkey meat was actually taste really good and juicy. I really enjoyed the meat and the curry that I did not even try any vegetable.

Meanwhile my hubby loves the grilled lamb a lot that he ate most of the meat and left the rice unattended. The grilled lamb was really tender and juicy with less fat in it. It was grilled to perfection and almost burn which gave a very distinctive flavour mixed with the herb and the meat. It was a simple grill but the combination of the meat, herbs as well as the way of grilling it had made the dish the most astounding one for the day.

We enjoyed the nasik kandar at this restaurant very much and will definitely come back whenever we have the chance. The people here are very friendly, quick and warm and the food is the top notch Nasik Kandar I have ever had. Voila to Nasik Kandar Hameediyah!

This is where the restaurant located:
Hameediyah Nasi Kandar, 164-A Lebuh Campbell

Look Out Point Restaurant

It was our anniversary since the first time we met 8 years ago and I thought I should surprise my hubby to take him for a meal. Not that special but good enough to enjoy the food as well as the view. I know my hubby loves the KL view a lot especially the KLCC. So I did some research for some places that we can go for the celebration. I came across on the reviews of the Look Out point restaurant on the highway to Ulu Langat. I actually have been driven through that highway when my auntie lived in Ulu Langat. I did not expect that it has a restaurant on top of the hill. The view from there is really superb and amazing. The restaurant and the view from KL will be the perfect surprise for the anniversary dinner this year so I opted to go there instead of going to normal restaurants in the city area as we usually did.

We left Cyberjaya slightly early as I thought it would be a good idea to watch the KL view while it was still bright and slowly changed to dark. It was a good decision though as we did not know how busy the place can be later on the night. It was weekend night and we did not expect to see a lot of people turned up to have their dinner in this restaurant.

The view from the restaurant is superb and breathtaking. My husband was busy taking photos of KL as well as the KLCC. We took the chance to wonder around for a bit before we headed to the restaurant for our dinner. It was kinda chilly up on the hill. Felt as if we were in Cameron Highlands. I love the view and the cold feeling while we were there.

We decided to get our dinner before the place started to get busy. I had sizzling lamb chop and my husband had sizzling steak. The food portion was just nice and not too much. We ended up having just a nice after eating feeling rather than being stuffed. We ordered some desserts to end our meals Banana Split and some ice cream. It was a good meal and we enjoyed it a lot. The food price was reasonable as well which is another add point to the restaurant.

We definitely will go back to this restaurant to try other dishes as well as to again....enjoy the view....

Marang

Hey again,

It has been a while I have not been active updating my blog. Not that I do not have time but I am just purely being lazy. Anyway, last June I decided to go for a road trip to the east coast, visiting my sister and my lovely nephew. Me, my husband with my younger sister and brother left Kuala Lumpur early in the morning with the hope we will be in Jerteh not too late in the evening. We had nice nasi kerabu for our breakfast and to give us enough energy to get going with the trip.

The toll in Gombak was quite jam. I was not sure why at first place but then quickly realise that it was school holidays so lots of people took the chance to go back to their hometown visiting their love ones.

The drive along Karak and east coast highways was not too bad. We stopped a few times just to stretch up and to go to the toilet. We decided to have our tea break in Marang, the very well known for its battered squid, fish and nice fresh coconut juice. On top of that we will get a superb view of the beach and open sea while enjoying the food. So, we decided to get going with the drive with the aim to stop in Marang for the food.

We reached Marang in the afternoon and headed straight to our favourite stall. We quickly ordered some battered squid, Keropok Lekor and some drinks. While waiting for the food we took the chance to enjoy the view and cooling fresh sea breeze. The sea breeze freshened us up a bit and we slowly rejuvenated from the long tired drive and ready for the rest of the trip.

The food came not too long after we ordered it. My younger sister and brother were really impressed with the battered squid. The portion of food is very generous and satisfying. We quickly ate our food while they were still hot and fresh. All of us enjoyed the food very much that none of us talked too much while eating.

We continued our journey after finished eating our food. We went for a quick stroll along the beach since we were just next to it. We decided to leave soon after that as we still have few more hours to go before we reached to our destination.