Only one…

Last Sunday, we went to the morning service in church – we did not have to go to the one at sunset on Saturday as it was a long weekend and Monday being a public holiday, we did not have to send my girl back to her school for the week on Sunday like what we usually do so we had a bit more time on our hands.

Having fulfilled our Sunday obligation, I drove them to this place for a western breakfast. We had had dinner there here and here and yes, we did enjoy ourselves on both occasions but unfortunately, we have not had the chance to go back there again since. For one thing, if you want some decently good western breakfast here, you may be able to get that at one of the leading hotels though I am not too sure what you can find on their menu. Other than that, you probably would have to make do with the so-called American breakfast available at quite a number of places around town but usually, all that you will get is a plate of one fried egg, a sausage or two (those frozen ones that you can get at the supermarket and fry your own at home) and a slice of toast plus some baked beans by the side perhaps…

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…or something that isn’t really anything to look forward to.

That was why I was delighted when I saw on their Facebook page that they now have an all-day brunch menu till 4.00 p.m….and that they open from 9.30 a.m…

…which was just nice for us as the service ended sometime after 9.00 a.m.

Once we had taken our seats at a table by the window…

…we promptly placed our orders and very soon, our drinks were served…

I had their expresso (RM5.19, inclusive of GST) that I thought was great, just that I probably could have finished it all in a gulp or two. LOL!!! The butter biscuit was very nice too – our guess was that they must have made it themselves as it did not taste like anything one would be able to buy at the shops. My girl and the mum had their super berries tea (RM4.77, inclusive of GST) and their Americano (RM6.25, inclusive of GST) respectively.

My missus chose the empanadas of cajun chicken (RM6.90, excluding GST)…

…and whatever that was, it certainly was very very small. It appeared to me like something in puff pastry with a little cup of sweet corn by the side…but my missus said it was quite enough for her. My girl did try a bit and both of them were of the general consensus that it was very nice. Hmmmm…if I were to have that, I probably would have to order two! Hehehehehe!!!!

Both my girl and I had their Egg Benedict (RM9.90, excluding GST)…

…hers with a special request for their special own-made bacon, grilled…

…and mine, their own-made smoked salmon…

…each for an additional RM3.50, excluding GST.

The bacon was very nice but I thought the salmon came across somewhat like fresh salmon, not quite salty and smoked enough for me but my girl loved it! She has this soft spot for salmon so I just let her have all that was in my plate. Other than those, everything else tasted great too…

…and the eggs were absolutely perfect, with their runny yolks…

– exactly the way we would like it!

Well, that certainly helped appease our craving for these western breakfast delights for the time being and yes, we thought it was good – thankfully, considering that we do not have any other choice in our little town. We may go back there again soon…or perhaps, we would drop by for dinner, seeing that they now have a somewhat new dinner menu…or things on it that I did not see those previous times when we were there.

For the uninitiated who do not know where this place is, it is located here (2.293368,111.841816) among the shops to the right of Medan Mall (Jalan Wong King Hua) back to back with this Italian fusion restaurant. I would say that if it is western cuisine that you have in mind, this is a good place to drop by and try.

I want…

My girl saw what my friend and I had for dinner at the Cafe Ind, the Indonesian/Indian restaurant (2.290816,111.829323) here, and of course, when home for the long weekend, she, being a lover of Indian cuisine, wanted that too and needless to say, as always, what she wants, she gets!

She loyally stuck to her all-time favourite, the mutton bryani (RM18.50)…

…and she enjoyed it to the max.

For once, the mum did not order anything from the Indonesian menu with a special request for it to be extra spicy and opted for the butter chicken curry with basmati rice (RM17.50)…

…instead. If I am not mistaken, I/we had that before and my girl said it was a lot nicer…

…than the one she had at the Indian restaurant in Wellington, New Zealand – the one there was sweet and not really to her liking.

I, on the other hand, switched to the Indonesian menu this time around and picked the beef rendang with rice (RM16.50)…

…and it was really very good.

That came with an egg…

…and some slices of tomato and cucumber by the side and I absolutely loved the peanuts and ikan bilis (anchovies)…

…which was very much nicer than any that I had had any place else – very flavourful, whatever ingredients they used to prepare that, and spicy too – just the way I like it!

The beef rendang…

…was very nice, the beef was tender but it did not taste like rendang as I know it. I am not sure if the Indonesian version is a little different from our Malaysian ones or what but it did not really matter as I sure enjoyed it a lot and personally, I would prefer it a lot more to what my girl and her mum had.

After enjoying our most delightful and scrumptious lunch to the fullest, I wanted to go to the counter to settle the bill but my girl insisted on picking up the tab so I just let her have the pleasure. Wink! Wink! The total came up to RM58.50 but the nice boss collected RM52.00 only from her, waiving the charges for our drinks and also the 50 sen…but I would say that even without these generous gestures, we certainly would be back to enjoy all the delightful stuff that they have on their menu. Everything is that good, believe you me!