Chun Xiang Klang Bak Kut Teh @Bukit Jalil

The online deal sounded very reasonable, RM for one wet and one dry bak kut teh , plus 2 rice + yau char kwai ( crullers) and 2 chinese tea for RM12 . Well, why not ?

On a Sunday, we headed towards Bukit Jalil for our meal. Chun Xiang looked rather deserted that day, apart from our table, only one other table was taken up.  After showing our printed vouchers, we were almost left to our own devises, I mean, food and drinks were brought to our table, but there were zero communication from the staff. We don’t know what was going to happen , it was as if we were supposed to be seen and not heard…

We were served Chinese tea..

And two square pink containers – with their covers intact .  were dropped on our table. OK, so we now have chili padi and chopped garlic..

Soupy bak kut teh – apart from the pork slices  there were pieces of taupok and fuchok plus some yau mak in the soup. Taste wise..i would say this was probably one of my least favourite BKT todate- need I say more ?

Dry bak kut teh –those that favours the original BKT sometimes pooh-pooh the dry version of BKT, but I kinda like the dry version BKT because it is usually more fool proofed that the soupy version. Having said that, the Chun Xiang version did not fare much better, the meat were rather tough and taste-wise, it was so-so.

The yau char kwai came much later, Carmen complained that it was very floury but I have no problem with that, this is probably the best ‘dish’ on our table.

Overall, a not very enjoyable makan experience and this was not helped by the impersonal service from the staff..

 Location

15G, Jalan Jalil Jaya  , Jalil Link,

Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Huang Di Chinese Restaurant @ A’Famosa, Melaka

Will be taking a break from the Myanmar travel series for the time being ..let’s go makan-makan first !

We ran out of places to see in KL and decide that for this years’ Chinese new year get together, we will have it at A’Famosa Resort in Melaka. The major concern for the family was what about the meals while we were at the resort, anyway, we will cross the jambatan when we come to the jetty.  We drove from KL to Melaka at about 11+ a.m, and got caught in the jam and a 1 hour plus journey became an almost 3 hour journey , the initial plan was to drive down to Melaka for lunch and then head back to Simpang Ampat and checked into the Villa. But we got to know that there was a worrisome congestion in Melaka and decided not to take the trip and thus ended up having KFC for lunch for the first day of the year of the snake.

Fast forward  : check-in into the 4- bedroom Villa ( yes, the water in the swimming pool looked clean), the water heaters were working, there were enough beds and towel for everyone. Fast forward : got into the Water World , there was an overcast sky so the water at the canal/ pool was cold,  we had an exiting time sliding down the chutes at the water park. Fast forward : dinner time. After the earlier KFC lunch, we had to have a proper sit down Chinese meal mah, we found out that at the Cowboy Town ( which we are supposed to head to anyway) there was a Chinese restaurant ; Huang Di Chinese Restaurant

As it was Chinese new year, the a la carte menu was not available and we had no choice but to go for the set menu.

First up – yee sang. Huatt Ahh…Good Health Ahhhh..Prosperity Ahhh…All wishes come true Ahhh…The yee sang was rather nice, a good blend and balance of flavours and textures. Huatttt AHHH..

There were a few protest from the older kids about the sharkfin soup..and my (wise) 9 year old nephew solemnly said  to his parents that he will eat the soup because ‘ well, it is already dead anyway’.

Steamed Kampung chicken – this was surprisingly good. The meat was tender yet firm and succulent. I think this version was better than KFC.

Steamed pomfret – this was so-so, the fish tasted a bit too fishy for my liking, I think this was probably due to the freshness level of the fish.

Roast duck with mango – an interesting blend, I like roast duck and I like mango, I can’t say that the combination worked because to me the flavour didn’t jive, maybe it is because that the mango wasn’t ripe ( sweet enough) . The roast duck already tasted good, with or without the mango

Glutinous rice parcels – these were a surprise, instead of coming in one big serving, the rice where individually wrapped in leaves. This was clever as it made the rice looked more inviting and the smaller portions create an illusion that there weren’t so much to finish. By the way, these tasted good too. we actually thought of taupau-ing some of these for breakfast the next day

Overall, we were pleasantly surprised by the good taste of the food as we did not expect that a restaurant at a theme park can serve good food..haha. The serving staff made a few mistakes  but the friendliness and the helpfulness more than made up for all the minor errors.

Huang Di Chinese Restaurant,

Cowboy Town, A’Famosa Resort,

Jalan Kemus, Simpang Ampat
78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka

Papa Cafe @ Jalan Klang Lama

Another meal from a  promo deal, come to think of it hor, I think I have spent more on meals last year compared to any other year due to purchasing all the ‘promotional meals’, hey, promo or no, we are still paying for them  mah..and this is not in any way a sponsored blog you know..although donations and sponsorships are always welcomed 

This meal at Papa Cafe was a deal from Living Social for  : a main course of lamb hhop, chicken chop or fish fillet, served with French fries, coleslaw and 12 inch German foot long sausage ; mushroom soup, ice cream and iced lemon tea.As there were three of us, we decide to ordered all three variations offered for the main course.

The ice lemon tea- umm..this taste a bit watered down ..not the kaw-kaw version ..

Mushroom soup- nothing to shout about, maybe just a whimper can lah . I finished mine, but the other 2 makan kaki didn’t finished theirs . Their excuses include : too thin, too salty, lumpy at the bottom. Well, as for me, I am an easy going kinda gal…

I had the chicken chop – I can’t really get to the taste of  the chicken taste, I think this was because  the section I was served was rather thin. One thing I liked about this was that this was not the heavy batter coated version. The sausage was nice though, the texture was great and it was tasty , it didn’t taste like al-cheapo sausages.

Carmen had the fish and chips- I was offered a bite but I refused as it looked like those regular fish in batter you get from the frozen section in the supermarket.

Fen had the lamb chop and she didn’t offered to share this with the rest of us, she liked it too much, I guessed..she commented that this was rather good

We were there on a weekend, and more than half of the tables were filled and we found that none of the other patrons ordered the same meals as ours , their orders were more into noodles and spaghettis. The ambiance was ok, rather cozy and quite, the waitress were friendly

We were offered chocolate, vanilla or strawberry ice cream, no takers for the strawberry version …

Overall, an average meal..

Location:
Lot 3, Citrus Park, Plaza OUG, Jalan Klang Lama, 58100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : +603 – 7980 9757