We’re here now…

This restaurant here is the favourite of many in town but it has since moved round the corner to its present location (2.29201,111.82739)…

…in the block of shops opposite Rejang Bookstore, right next to the florist there, if I am not mistaken. This used to be there but I guess it never caught on and eventually closed down.

They also occupy the first floor…

…and I was told that they also had that at their previous place and all these years, I did not know that.

Inside, it was rather plain and simple, nothing elaborate but at least, the ceiling here is a little higher. The old one was rather low and the place would tend to get very noisy – that was why I would go real early when it would not be very crowded and that was a good idea at the time as well to avoid the swarm of birds that would appear to rest in the trees in the vicinity come nightfall every day. Woe betide you should your car be parked underneath one of them at that point in time.

Of course, I ordered my girl’s favourites, the sizzling beef (RM12.00)…

…and the plum sauce chicken (RM10.00)…

…plus the fried cangkuk manis or mani cai with egg (RM8.00)…

The beef was as good as always but I would say I had nicer cangkuk manis elsewhere though this one was all right too. We also thought the plum sauce chicken was nicer the previous times that we had that – the one this time around seemed to lack the very nice plum sauce taste unless we had the chicken with a lot of the sauce.

I also ordered their own-made tofu with salted fish and minced meat (RM8.00)…

…and yes, we enjoyed that a lot! It did not look like the others we had had elsewhere – in fact, it did not even taste the same but yes, it was very good and we sure would not mind having that again the next time we drop by here.

When I shared the information on Facebook regarding the relocation of this restaurant, somebody commented that his friend told him that they “simply charged people” here. I don’t know about others but all the many times I have been there, I always feel that the prices are very reasonable. In fact, I would say it is very cheap compared to some of the other places in town. The dishes that night came up to RM38.00 only for three persons and with our rice and drinks, the total was RM46.30. These days, if we go anywhere else, the bill will definitely be not less than RM50.00 and it is indeed getting more and more expensive at some of the places that I used to frequent, so much so that I would think twice about going there and come here instead.

Be forewarned, however, that if you want to drop by this place, it would be best to call first and make a reservation or go early…like me! While we were there, there were many who came in only to be told that they would need to wait a long time as they did not have a prior reservation so all of them had to leave disappointed and go some place else.