This is the way…

This place has been around for a while now but they told me not to bother going there as the food served was not good. However, recently, I heard that there was a new chef at the helm and things became much better after that. I did not rush there right away though – it just so happened that we were out that afternoon looking for some place to stop for a bite and we decided to give this one a try.

I wanted the fish & chips but it was not available. Thankfully, the roasted chicken thigh (RM19.00)…

…that I had in the end was not bad. It certainly looked very enticing but at the end of the day, it was just…chicken. The gravy was good – I could detect a hint of the herbs used and I enjoyed the sides as well, especially the mashed potatoes.

My girl ordered the carbonara spaghetti (RM26.00)…

…which was very good. It tasted a little different from what one would get at the other places here, just a little, and it was not over-creamy so my girl was quite happy with her order. I did give it a try but I should not be eating those processed meats (bacon) so I just had a little bit.

I could not resist ordering this Sarawak laksa linguine (RM32.00)…

…to share. It was really very nice, not quite like laksa, more like a cross between that and curry and we also liked the taste. A squeeze of the calamansi lime over the pasta sure raised it to a whole new level – it was even nicer after that. Of course, I only had the pasta – I have been avoiding all that seafood for a while now for fear of some kind of allergy that would get me scratching all night long.

My missus’ order, their special pineapple chicken fried rice (RM24.00)…

…took a long time coming and everyone was already very full by the time it was served. I couldn’t eat anymore by then but the ladies tried a bit and they said it was good. In the end, we asked for it to be packed for us to take home.

All in all, I would say that generally, the service was prompt and the food was decent enough – servings were quite big and they were very generous with the ingredients. I would think that 2 dishes would be enough, if shared by 3. Incidentally, it seems that they have lunchtime specials on weekdays that one can order instead of what they have in their menu.

On the whole, the place is pretty much the usual, not much of an ambiance to get excited about – it looks like this is some kind of watering hole where people gather at night to dine and drink. We had the misfortune of having some very loud and chatty Mandarin-speaking ladies around that day so goodbye, peace & quiet. We quickly finished eating and made our way out of there in no time at all.

CHEFWAY CAFE (2.300560, 111.843429)…

…is located at No. 18 & 20, Ground Floor, Lorong Dr. Wong Soon Kai 4­D.