Not good for you…

I guess most of my regular readers would know by now that I am on a low sugar diet and in this connection, I am also on a low carbs diet to avoid those hidden sugars. Well, it doesn’t look too good, I’m afraid and now, I shall have to avoid all red meats, dairy products and all kinds of seafood, except fish, and I have to stick to a low sodium (salt) diet and so on and so forth.

That, of course, means that these days, I can’t just go out and eat anything that tickles my fancy and that was why when we went out for lunch last Sunday, I had to pick a place while the food was on the mild/bland side so as to be more suitable for me.

We dropped by here and I asked for their steamed fish (RM38.00)…

Much to my delight, they had our favourite freshwater fish, the ikan lajong, that I really enjoy a lot. We had not had it since the outbreak of the pandemic and because it is not a seawater fish, they do not have it at my favourite fish & seafood stall near my house.

They said they would cut up the fish and serve us a slice that would be big enough for the three of us and that was exactly what they did. It was very nice, very mild…

…if I did not take too much of the sauce – that was on the salty side, so good with rice or when dipping the fish in it to eat. The meat of the fish was so smooth and silky, no smell whatsoever and so very fresh and sweet. Of course, the high price tag attached to it was expected but personally, I thought it was really worth every sen since we all enjoyed it so much.

Moving on, a long long time ago, during those days when my mum was bedridden, my dad would go and tapao (pack & take away) food from places of his choice in town. This restaurant was one of his regular spots and he would buy this crispy chicken with deep fried onion rings (RM26.00)…

…quite often.

When it was served, suddenly I remembered eating that before and how we used to enjoy it. Somehow or other, all this time, it had completely slipped our minds and that was why we never ordered that.

My girl loved the delightful onion rings…

…and because it was half a chicken, much of it was breast or white meat so it was all right for me to eat.

We also ordered their own-made tofu with chicken and mushroom (RM10.00)…

…and their midin (wild jungle fern) ching chao (RM8.00)…

…and much to my surprise, they have retained to old prices for the last two dishes. I did notice at some other places that meat or seafood dishes would be nothing less than RM20 now and vegetable dishes, a shocking RM15.00.

The total for the food came up to RM82.00 – no, it wasn’t cheap at all but it was worth it considering how we enjoyed all that we had (and there was a bit of the chicken left for us to take home) plus service was great – very prompt and efficient and our orders came pretty fast even though the place was crowded, more or less full with customers coming and going non-stop.

NICE HOUSE RESTAURANT (2.29201,111.82739)…

…is located in the vicinity of the Tunku Osman shops, opposite Rejang Bookstore.