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

Vietnam Kitchen @ Citrus Park , Old Klang Road

I have always liked going for a meal at Vietnam Kitchen, maybe the dim lights, predominantly wooden deco,  pretty lanterns sooth the spirits.. nice atmosphere, cozy, and best of all – fairly priced good food !

There are a variety of a la carte meals to choose from, including famous Vietnamses dishes like Pho (  beef noodles), Vietnamese spring rolls ( the ones with the very thin ‘skin’, not our regular popiah), the fish paste on sugar cane thingy, Vietnamese coffee etc etc. To make life easier, suggest to look through what they have for the set meals , and then order some ala carte dishes.

 

There are 5 sets to choose from and the sets are basically dependent on the number of pax, with a range from

Set A  for 2-3 pax @RM33,9,

Set B for 3-4 pax @RM49.90,

Set C for 4-5 pax @RM76.90

Set D for 7 -8 pax @RM129.90

Set E for 9 -10 pax @ RM185.90

( NB: the sets doesn’t include rice)

 

There were for of us, I didn’t quite fancy Set B, but Set C seemed interesting ( and with some assurance from the waitress that it’s not too much for us) , Set C it is.

 There are a variety of drinks available, if you hadn’t tried ciku or a jackfruit ( nangka)  drink, suggest that you try them, I love both, but not everyone like it lah. I am not a coffee drinker, so I hadn’t tried the Vietnamese coffee.

We ordered Waterchestnut ( RM5.90) – soothing , Six Treasure (RM5.90)  -which is something like LinChiKang ;Soursop milk shake (RM6.90)-very rich and refreshing and I forgot the name of the last drink, which is a red bean thingy (RM5.90) -which is typically a red bean drink -the beans were blended and topped with some jelly -I like, I like

 

Sesame Chicken – the chicken pieces came with slices of star fruit and generously sprinkled with sesames,  the chicken pieces had some sticky thick gravy on them and  , although fried -were tender , it was a blend of sweet with a tinge of spiciness – hmm..nice

 

I am discovering everyday that I can be (am)  a dimwit, and happenings around me seemed to confirm that..the serving of the dishes happened pretty quickly and 2 or 3 dishes came at the same time, when the Stirfried egg plant with belacan and dried shrimps arrived at the table, I looked at the dish and thought  aiyoo..why the waitress  so careless one geh , the eggplants also all slipped out of the ‘mold’ ady. Only after my fellow dinners commented on how pretty the presentation of the dish- did I realised I am a dungu…no appreciation for art ..anyway, the important thing is -this was a very yummy eggplant dish- the dish came with onions, spring onions, chilies- the belacan wasn’t too overpowering and blended really well with the eggplant.

 

Hot plate basil pork with nuts – when I saw the dried chili in this dish, it sorta make me hesitate a bit la, before I prod my fork into this, anyway, it wasn’t as hot as it looked , basil makes the pork slices interesting, interesting taste..refreshing, the soft chickpeas was an interesting partner in this dish . I liked this, but my companions just gave this an average rating . This is  very much like Kung-pou chicken ( minus cashew nut, plus chickpeas, minus chicken, plus pork) .

 

Lemongrass fishfillet- another elegantly presented dish. The surface of the fillets were topped  with some blended fried spices/herbs stuff that includes predominantly  lemongrass , the fragrant of the lemongrass topping plus the meaty  fillets makes this a very enjoyable dish. The fillets were placed on top of some blanched vege (siau-pai chai).

 

 Prawns in pineapple delight, the mid sized prawns were quite fresh,  the gravy was not too thick, sweet and spicy, a milder version of tom yam-  was pretty good, I agree, it was a delight .

 

 Overall, a pretty good meal enjoyed by all.

 

Vietnam Kitchen OUG

Lot G12, Ground Flr, Citrus Park,

Plaza OUG, Jalan Klang Lama

Operating  hours :  daily 11am – 10:30pm

Station Bak Kut Teh @ Citrus Park, Old Klang Road

We were undecided on what to have for lunch, and walked up and down Citrus Park to see what catches our eyes, we were studying some banners outside a food outlet and then someone ( which we later found out to be the boss) came up to us and explain the menu , the prices of noodles / rice -set advertised on the banners looks reasonable, including this which clinched the deal – ‘add RM2.50 and you get soup + drinks +  orange ( dessert) and today’s soup is lotus root + peanut, home cooked, no MSG, guaranteed- I boiled the soup myself’

We follow the stairs up to the restaurant.

 

We selected Spare ribs Noodles (RM6.90)  and Hakka Trotters Rice (RM7.90) and also the ‘Upgrades’ – additional RM2.50. The drinks and soup arrived first, the Loh-Hon and Lorng Ngarn drink taste very ‘serious/authentic/home boiled’. The lotus root+ peanut soup was like something from mum’s kitchen..Yumm.

The oranges looks pretty cute huh ?

The noodles arrived with a very large portion of spare ribs ( boneless) on top plus green vege. The pork was tender and tasted pretty good.

 

The Hakka Trotters Rice came with sauce for the rice and the Trotters in it’s vinegar sauce. The rice and vegetables came in a separate bowl. The sour and sweet balance of the gravy was just nice and the good for fan of ‘ Chu-koik- chou’ 猪肉醋 ( Station serve another version of Trotter rice -which is said to be like the ‘mun- chu-kiok’)

 

Station specialty is said to be  Bak Kut Teh ( hence the name) – from reading the newspaper clippings posted on the wall,  BKT is in  the family business for more than 40 years, but Station chose to have a variety and serves other dishes as well.

 Station Bak Kut Teh

Citrus Park,

Plaza OUG

Tel : 79816050

( Citrus Park is in the same plaza hosting  Parkson of Old Klang Road ( or for those that know it in the earlier ages, the old Yaohan ,  or to go back even further – this was where Kimisawa used to be)