Best eats in PJ Petaling Jaya

Posted by vivien | Kuala Lumpur and Selangor | Friday 2 June 2023 8:16 pm
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1. Universal Bakehouse
21, Jalan SS 20/11, Damansara Kim, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Scone is quite nice, wouldn’t say is spectacular but worth a go

universal bakehouse

universal bakehouse

Nice sourdough with seasalt and butter, just RM 9

Below is revisit, loves having simple toasted sourdough with salted butter. Can skip the quiche as it is just so so, hojicha is nice but very small glass. Can’t really remember the pizza, not bad and not spectacular I guess
universal bakehouse

universal bakehouse

universal bakehouse

universal bakehouse

universal bakehouse
2. Wild Yeast bakery,
15, Jalan SS 22/11, Damansara Jaya, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Very near to universal bakehouse. For the sourdough with butter set, I prefer the universal bakehouse as the sea salt & butter ratio and way of serving is just right. Wild Yeast’s butter i feel is less and it is difficult to sprinkle sea salt over the butter on my own without being too heavy handed. So, universal bakehouse win hands down.

Their croissant sandwich is unexpectedly nice though, it is very crispy and buttery

wild yeast bakery

wild yeast bakery

Sea salt is served separately, is hard to sprinkle just the right amount of salt on bread
3. Khong Kee Yong Tau Foo, Taman Paramount

Khong kee yong tau foo

My favourite porridge, yummy comfort food

4. Kompassion Thai Restaurant
kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai

kompassion thai
Overall, must order is the cold Thai milk tea which is not too sweet, the eggplant which is greenish is surprisingly nice. Tom Yam I would rate is average in term of taste(detect some sweetness which is not my preference) but great in terms of freshness of the prawn, the prawn has natural bounciness from its freshness and not bounciness from chemical processed(I would try clear tomyam if I revisit).
Fried chicken wing is not bad, it is easy to eat, good as a filler dish.
Fish dish has tender boneless smelt like fish, it is very coconuty sauce, overall ok but not something I will reorder.
Midin is obligatory vege, portion wise is quite small, prefer the eggplant vege dish more.
Overall, consider a nice thai meal, it doesn’t come cheap though, RM300 for 4 pax

5. Leen’s TTDI serving Mediterranean food

Overall, the tastiest we order from below is the Kunafa ice cream, very fragrant pistachio ice cream and not too sweet, a must order

Fattoush salad is nice & tasty, hummus is tasty enough with unique smokiness, mushroom pied(like pizza) is not bad. The grilled chicken I find is so so and can be skipped, it is not juicy like some review I read in Insta, it has some bbq flavour which hubs like but not me

leen's ttdi

leen's ttdi

leen's ttdi

leen's ttdi

leen's ttdi

leen's ttdi

leen's ttdi

leen's ttdi

leen's ttdi

6. Aunty Ling’s Nyonya Cendol

Cendol is not bad, but my top 3 go-to for cendol are still other places(taman desa road side truck, PJ old town food court and maybe Four Season food court’s), and this cendol is among the more expensive one, around RM6

Nasi lemak is ok ok

PJ cendol

PJ cendol

PJ cendol

PJ cendol

7. PJ Old Town foodcourt

The cendol is really nice, with very fine ice, and cost only RM4. This and Taman Desa cendol truck are my top 2 for nice cendol
PJ old town cendol

PJ old town cendol
Below is Bak Kut Teh in PJ old town food court. Taste not bad, but it is served barely hot which is normally the case when it is bowl-based BKT

pj old town bkt
Not so good eats below:

A. Fellini PJ

Don’t know why many raves about this restaurant, and they have many good reviews in Google. Sure, the interior is nice with old Italian charm, but the food is nothing much special. Risotto is homey nice, pasta is not bad. You can forgo the tiramisu, but the Panna cotta is quite nice(I opted to be without their cheap looking ice cream). Food here are not cheap, can try but not a place I would go back for.

Fellini PJ

Fellini PJ

Fellini PJ

Fellini PJ

Fellini PJ

Fellini PJ

Fellini PJ


 

Staycation Westin hotel KL (Apr 2023)

Posted by vivien | Kuala Lumpur and Selangor | Thursday 25 May 2023 7:50 pm
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Westin KL Staycation

Went opposite Westin hotel to Pavilion to Quivo for their weekday lunch set. Not the cheap lunch set, but very quality food, will definitely like revisit their lunch set if I go there on weekdays.

Westin KL Staycation

Their lemon tea is homemade kind and comes in really huge glass, really nice

Westin KL Staycation

Tomato soup is really yum 

Westin KL Staycation

Salad is cold and very nice, with strong cheezy dressing

Westin KL Staycation

My arrabiata pasta, good portion to fill up the tummy

Westin KL Staycation

Only gripe is this Crispy Chicken burger which is not crispy at all, it is drench in sauce, not nice

Westin KL Staycation

Some other restaurant on top floor of pavilion having lunch set, and quite many patrons in it

Westin KL Staycation

Our room in Westin hotel

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

At night we walk to Jalan Sahabat which has supposedly god-level uncle phang wantan mee 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9NQ3WUuFUT3LWttt7

Westin KL Staycation

Wantan mee nothing special, such hassle to go there, wait their opening time to avoid crowd but at the end tastes so so only

Westin KL Staycation

Halab gate shawarma, really like their complementary garlic sauce which make the shawarma really juicy, but the garlic sauce got not much taste, not garlicy at all

Westin KL Staycation

Next day Westin hotel’s breakfast, always enjoy hotel’s buffet breakfast yum~

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

Westin KL Staycation

My first plate, nasi lemak

Westin KL Staycation

The onion fritter is nice

Westin KL Staycation

Curry mee didn’t taste nice, didn’t finish it

Westin KL Staycation

hotel pool is really old style, prefer those elongated modern ones, and not these oval/roundish one


 

Tommy Le Baker, Kampung Attap

Posted by vivien | Kuala Lumpur and Selangor | Monday 1 May 2023 8:22 pm
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tommy le baker

My mixed vege grilled sandwich, filled with artichoke, eggplant when I am expecting like grilled capsicum etc, not something I will order again, will order something else next time maybe the mozzarella sandwich.

Overall though items not spectacular, I do like their natural bread and will try other items next time

tommy le baker

Above is hub’s salmon egg milk bun, something for him who don’t like hard bread

tommy le baker

tommy le baker

Onion soup above is a bit sourish and lack depth of rich beef broth, but it is kinda expected, at least they don’t use artificial beef broth flavoring

tommy le baker

tommy le baker

tommy le baker

tommy le baker

tommy le baker

tommy le baker

tommy le baker

tommy le baker


 

Pangkor Laut, 3 days 2 night, March 2023

Posted by vivien | Others | Thursday 27 April 2023 8:54 pm
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pangkor laut 2023

Waiting near Pangkor Laut resort “lobby” on jeti’s side for our free speed boat transfer

pangkor laut 2023

Leaving from Pangkor Marina jetty

pangkor laut 2023

pangkor laut 2023

Almost reaching the island exclusively for Pangkor Laut YTL resort

pangkor laut 2023

Docking

pangkor laut 2023

Map of whole island

pangkor laut 2023

One of the restaurant in the resident package, each person can order one main+1 appetizer or one main+1 dessert

pangkor laut 2023

pangkor laut 2023

pangkor laut 2023

Nice view from our table

pangkor laut 2023

pangkor laut 2023

pangkor laut 2023

pangkor laut 2023

The tiramisu texture is horrible, it is basically clacky soft mushy underneath, I think too much coffee or it has been made for awhile that water seep to bottom

pangkor laut resort 2023

Our seaview room

pangkor laut resort 2023

One downside is there is no bidet next to toilet bowl

pangkor laut resort 2023

The bathtub opens up to the sea, not that we feel safe opening it up

pangkor laut 2023

From bathtub

pangkor laut 2023

Uncle Lim restaurant which is also part of resident package. For us 2 pax, we can order 3 dishes, and there will be soup of the day + dessert is fixed to be fruit platter

pangkor laut 2023

pangkor laut 2023

pangkor laut 2023

Soup looks simpe but surprisingly very nice, peppery and nice

pangkor laut resort 2023

Beef rendang, popular dish, taste ok

pangkor laut resort 2023

Loves this fresh crunch asparagus with yummy fresh prawn

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

View from our dining table

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

Walking back to our seaview room on stilts

pangkor laut resort 2023

From our seaview hotel area, we can walk on wooden pathway to Fisherman Cove, the restaurant looks nice but this is not included in resident package

pangkor laut resort 2023

We went super early like 7am to breakfast, lots of choices

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

Always love a fresh juice

pangkor laut resort 2023

Nasi lemak is so so, it is not piping hot and has some spice used which I don’t really like

pangkor laut resort 2023

Porridge is really nice

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

View from breakfast area

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

Nasi lemak looks nice but I not fond of the sambal taste which has unusual spice used

pangkor laut resort 2023

Yumm

pangkor laut resort 2023

Nice juggle walk exercise

pangkor laut resort 2023

The hike starts from library area, and ends at Emerald Bay beach, quite a good workout

pangkor laut resort 2023

Reached Emerald Bay, the beach is not clean, rubbish all over with 2 workers busy sweeping up the branches and rubbish. And there is many jellyfish small-ish plankton(was told it is not jellyfish) in the area that nobody is playing in the water. I swam a little and felt like the plankton is making my skin feels itchy so I chicken out and quickly swam back

pangkor laut resort 2023

The banana leaf served in cafe next to Emerald Bay is yummy!

pangkor laut resort 2023

Fish and chip is big portion and not bad

pangkor laut resort 2023

View from the cafe

pangkor laut resort 2023

Cendol is so so

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

Back to our seaview room, wave washing over lots of rubbish including a big rice bag

pangkor laut resort 2023

The jellyfish like plankton which fills the beach of whole island during the time of our visit, making the water un-swimmable

pangkor laut resort 2023

At night we went to dinner buffet, selection is not great but we didn’t want to go to Uncle Lim restaurant again (which is too filling as the dishes are very big portion and can order only limited items)

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

The dinner buffet is surprisingly cheap which makes us think the resident package is not really a bargain. If we go again, will try to negotiate only 1 day resident package and 2nd night room only

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

Breakfast roti jala, too crispy

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

Rubbishes washed up from overnight tide

pangkor laut resort 2023

Water is clear but lots of corals, only Emerald Bay’s beach on the other side of the island is swimmable, but too bad plankton filled it while we visited

pangkor laut resort 2023

Covered parking for 3 night is jeti at RM35/day!

pangkor laut resort 2023

Jia Fatt meesua, a landed house in Setaiwan, their mee SUA is nice

pangkor laut resort 2023

They sells different noodle. Start from RM 6 per pack, j bought Mee SUA and dried pan mee. Mee sua is nice, dried pan mee is usual. Be sure to drop by when going back to KL cos it just add 2km to the total journey back to KL.

We also went First Ocean trading to buy pangkor ikan bilis, they have 2 shop nearby, aanother must visit to get ikan bilis, adding just 3km to total journey.

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

Bought Mokla keropok lekor on the way back, just okay

pangkor laut resort 2023

Dined in random restaurant in Sekinchan

pangkor laut resort 2023

Okay small-ish prawn

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023

Very fresh seafood from Hai Seng Huat, sekinchan, RM70 for big prawn(20pc per kg)

pangkor laut resort 2023

pangkor laut resort 2023


 

Restoran Wonderland Valley

Posted by vivien | Others | Sunday 2 April 2023 8:54 pm
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bukit tinggi wonderland

bukit tinggi wonderland

bukit tinggi wonderland

bukit tinggi wonderland

bukit tinggi wonderland

bukit tinggi wonderland

bukit tinggi wonderland

This fish is must order, very fresh and tasty

bukit tinggi wonderland

bukit tinggi wonderland

bukit tinggi wonderland

This is bentong taufu pork stuffed with minced pork, not bad but the soup based tasted funny, like some chlorine smell

bukit tinggi wonderland
Tofu is nice, but the gravy is so so, can skip this egg tofu dish

bukit tinggi wonderland

bukit tinggi wonderland

bukit tinggi wonderland

Queing to go inside Genting premium outlets(GPO), just around 15-20 drive from bukit tinggi, quite happening with loads of people, also the place to take cable car

Overall, the steamed talapia with lala is must order, and can skip the egg tofu dishes, generally quite tasty, though some of us think the dishes is slightly not strong enough taste, which is fine by me, hope to visit Fantasy restaurant nearly.

Cost ~RM400 for 9 adults+2 kids


 

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