Well, I would not say we did not have the time but we were not all that keen to waste it going round and round the block looking for a space to park the car and giving up in the end after a futile search for one.
We were here…
…twice only before – here and here and we loved the food and yes, we did try a few times but because of the parking problem, we ended up going some place else instead. Well, I could not find a space either that day but there was ample space for another car (especially a small one like mine) in front of the last parking space along the back lane…and it was a public holiday, no parking fee and all…so I just left my car there and walked to the restaurant. Shhhhhhh!!!! Hehehehehe!!!!
Gee!!! I never noticed these beautiful colourful butterflies…
…on the wall at the end of the block…
…before. These lovely street artworks sure help to brighten up the place, don’t you think?
We got to the coffee shop, placed our orders for the food and drinks and waited. The kopi-o-peng (iced black coffee)…
…was o.k. as always, not all that sensational but it was good enough.
My girl wanted the braised pork belly with preserved vegetables (RM15.00)…
…that we had the first time we were here and yes, it was consistently good…and she also asked for the cangkuk manis fried with egg (RM7.00)…
I felt like having fish so I ordered the sweet and sour ikan bawal hitam or black pomfret (RM28.00)…
…but of course, I knew that it was not going to be cheap. I did ask for a small one but the one that we got was not all that small, after all. It was very nicely done, so crusty and crispy on the outside that I could even eat some of the bones and yet, it was still soft, sweet and moist…
…on the inside. Normally when we fry fish till that crispy at home, it turns hard and loses its sweetness. We used to do that as my girl liked her fish that way so everybody else would have to eat it like that. Thankfully, she has got over that phase and no longer insists on it these days.
It was past noon when we finished eating and by then, the lunchtime crowd had come in and the whole place was packed! The overall total came up to RM60.10 but the lady boss waived the 10 sen so I did not have to dig for the coin in the end. No, it wasn’t all that cheap, not with the fish especially, but it sure was a delightful lunch and we did enjoy it a lot. For sure, we would want to come back again…if only it isn’t so difficult to find a parking space around here.
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 