Ikan Bakar Bellamy (Belakang Istana Negara)

I've been here quite a time as well, especially during bujang-bujang dulu.. But now that I have a food review blog of my own, so I decided to revisit the place and do the review... So I brought my family for a lunch treat there after visiting the Muzium TUDM nearby.

To those who doesnt have any idea on where is this place, it is at the "backyard" of the old Istana Negara (National Palace). Just oposite Istana Negara's Surau. Kalau tak tahu lagi, tanyalah Enchik Google

The "front view"

There are actually a stretch of gerai along the small route but the one that I often go is the first stall.

The condition of the stall when we first arrived. Within the next 15 minutes, ALL places are occupied with a species known as Homo Sapien Sp.

The place's specialty dish is the ikan bakar (specially marinated grilled fish). The stall that we went is the only stall who grills the fish wrapped individually using the banana leaves.

The foods on display.. There are various fishes to choose, from the "basic" kembung (Mackerel) to Talapia  Merah (Red Tilapia) and Pari (Stingray).Choose as you may based on your capability of eating and paying of course!...



Our treats for the day - overall

Stingray

Ikan Cencaru (Translated as Torpedo Scad in wikipedia)

Sotong Bakar (Grilled Calamari)

Overall, the food was A.W.E.S.O.M.E! No change from the last time I went which was 6 years back... The fish was superbly cooked, well marinated, especially the Cencaru (Torpedo Scad?). It tastes soooo fresh and perfectly grilled! However the Calamari is a bit "clayey". A bit stiff. Maybe because we took the big ones. should've taken smaller ones though!

However, the tastes was completed by 1 ultimate thing which blends everything together:

The authentic Sambal Kicap and Sambal Belacan

On and all, everything was awesome. For the fact that the bill was RM42 for the 4 of us, made us more happier!

As usual, FVR:

5 Stars for them!!!

Cant wait for a return, seriously!

Another place conquered.....









Tony Roma's 1Mont Kiara

Yeah, yeah I know people have reviewed this place over and over again... But so what?

So, we (me and office colleagues) went to Tony Roma's at 1 Mont Kiara for a lunch last Tuesday. Thanks to Groupon, somebody eventually agreed to belanja us Tony Roma's for lunch. Guna Groupon pun takpelah, asalkan dapat makan Tony Roma's free! Hahahaha

The journey from Shah Alam took us a whopping 1-hour sebab ada org tu berlagak mcm tahu area sana2, last2 kena tanya Encik Pulis..hahaha. Me? Sorry mmg absolute failure jalan2 kat sana!

Enough of the crappy talk, the pictures say everything... (ermm I didnt take too much picture. Malu lah wei macam jakun sangat! Hehehe looks like the blogger spirit inside me needs serious fine tune!)

The front view...Ermm excuse my friend there, as that was his first time coming..



So the Groupon says we can have the Bountiful Beef Ribs at RM29.90 from the original price of RM60++ (not sure tho!)... here's what "Bountiful Beef Ribs" looks like:

The Bountiful Beef Ribs

The portion was HUGE. Each ribs is so big that I think someone with my level of eating capabilities needs to double up the strength to finish it up!

Taste? Dont ever ask! If it is Tony Roma's, dont expect something lesser than above par ... The beef was so juicy and tender, perfectly cooked. I however regretted my choice of the side dish.... Should have taken the grilled vege which taste nothing less than a.w.e.s.o.m.e



Honestly, before coming we were so concerned that the portion of the meal is small (since in the groupon picture it looks small!) so we ordered this as a "backup":

The Kicking Shrimp! as advised by my sis

The taste? Again, dont ever ask! The shrimps were soooo tender and juicy, nothing less than perfecto! Extremely value for money.

In a nutshell, everything was worth the penny (especially when the bill is not on me! LOL)

Sorry I only snapped 3 pictures of which I am sure is good enough to show the "seriousness" of the eating we had.

The FVR, as usual:

There's no other rating suitable for this kind of superbly superb food! Cant stop dreaming to go, especially dreaming that someone else would be kind enough to take up the bills for me again..LOL!



Restoran Nasi Ayam Baser Kota Tinggi (The Main Branch)

This restaurant is the most popular Nasi Ayam restaurant in Kota Tinggi. We managed to stop by to have a quick lunch during our long holiday in Kota Tinggi..

Front (mind the quality of the picture)

This restaurant has 2 branches. The one we went is the original / main branch, near Kota Tinggi's river. The other branch is located in the centre of Kota Tinggi

On weekends, expect a very big crowd as this the so called best Nasi Ayam stall in Kota Tinggi!

We ordered the standard black pepper nasi ayam, with added mixed fried vege or "chap chai". Here, the chicken and rice is served differently. You can opt to have single dish chicken, or by chicken section, halves or full..

The rice. So-so only. Nothing special



The chicken. Soft and tender. However the blackpaper taste is very much lacking. Macam ayam goreng biasa jer!

The chicken portion is great. The top picture is for 1 individual serving, which is a big portion surely. However the portion of the rice needs serious upgrade. Sikit sangat!

The "chap chai".. Bolehlah! Nothing special

The aftermath...

One happy chap

Total cost: RM39.80 for 4 adults & 2 kids (well, 1 of the kid comes with adult tastebuds!), which is very much reasonable for us. Value for money? Oklah....

FVR: