[Cafe] Milk Bar, Kota Kinabalu

It's yogurt drink trend lately, huh?

We are here at Milk Bar, as recommended by my cousin.

Address : 5, Jalan Penampang, Towering Industry Centre, 88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

This building where the cafe located is rather new around this area. In fact, it's my first time here! Don't you worry as you can easily find the cafe using Waze.

Let's give it a try~

Left: Passion fruit yogurt ice cream
Right: Purple rice yogurt drink

Tiramisu Souffle

Overall

Food taste ⭐⭐⭐

Satisfactory, but I wish it could be more flavour punch. In fact, Purple Rice yogurt drink is quite disappointing, lacking of yogurt's creaminess. Nevertheless I will give 👍 to their food presentation.

Food price ⭐⭐⭐

Fairly price, but not competitive enough.

Service ⭐⭐⭐

Staff is ready to recommend customer upon ordering, but lack a bit of enthuthiasm.

Environment ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dreamy and trendy interior design. Instagrammable environment.

Location ⭐⭐⭐

Located at rather new commercial building and away from city centre.

Comment

Their souffle is definitely go-to order item. An instagrammable trendy cafe, but I'm kinda worried of its sustainability. The desserts they are offering are now-trending but didn't seem to excite local community.

What do you think?

[Restaurant] Happy Place Restaurant & Bar, Kota Kinabalu

Welcome to another food adventure~

Been hearing a lot of good reviews from friends and reading online, it's finally time to try out myself...

Here we are, at Happy Place!

Address: Jalan Mangga, Kelombong 88450 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

(You can easily locate the place by using Waze.)

[Restaurant] Shuguo Yinxiang Restaurant 蜀国印象蜀國印象·火锅, Sunway Velocity

You know what's trending nowadays? Chinese Hotpot!

And do you know where is the best place to find them? It's none other than the China street at Sunway Velocity.

Address : 1st Floor, V03-01-03A, Level 1, Boulevard, Sunway Velocity, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.

This time round I'm trying out Shuguo Yinxiang's Chinese Hotpot, and let's see what's different from the one I had last week.

Let's go~

Overall

Food taste ⭐⭐⭐

When we talk about Hotpot, it's all about their soup base. We ordered Mala, Tomato and Herbal. Eventually we all choose Mala over the rest. Particularly I'm very disappointed with their Tomato soup base. It's thick and saucy, like ketchup, which is not how I like my soup base to be. (Disclaimer: My taste is subjective, just to you know. It doesn't represent the general's taste.)

Food price ⭐⭐

I still think Chinese Hotpot is quite costly TBH 💸. Per pax easily cost you RM100+, depending on your side selection.

Service ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Despite it was full house the evening we visit, the ground staffs enthusiastic and attend to our request promptly.

Environment ⭐⭐⭐

Attention to details in their interior design which leads you to a cultural trip. Sitting area is quite packed. Tables are very close to each other.

Location ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Located at the China street in Sunway Velocity. It's almost like "Little China". Accessible by public transport.

Comment

Pleasant dining experience considering their service and all these cultural details and effort they put in. Basically what differs one Hotpot restaurant from another is highly on their soup base selection. For me, what Shuguo is offering is not really to my liking. I guess it's totally fine because people have different taste, don't they?

What do you think?

[Restaurant] Beauty In A Pot, The Garden

嗨，大家好！^^
好久没有用中文po文了。


趁这个机会介绍中式火锅来和大家用中文打个招呼。


美滋锅，大家没少听过吧？
肯定大家的朋友圈都刷爆了。


老实说啊，我不是火锅爱好者，
纯粹就是朋友爱吃整天老惦记着说要一起去吃。


我呢，就是没见过世面，
海底捞什么的也没吃过。


就当趁这个机会去开开眼界吧！


店面是早上11店开始营业。
我们大概12店就抵达，拿号码。
哦，还有3桌才轮到我们。
这么一等下来，到我们的时候已经是1点半了。


顺带一提，我们在餐厅外面等的时候，
那位服务生的态度不怎么友善。
坐下来等了快30分钟，才过来问我们需要喝点饮料吗。
之后我们问可不可以续杯的时候，她一声不吭的收起空杯子就倒头走了。
是可以续杯，还是不可以呢？
后来她拿着杯子回来了。


这个态度……有点没意料啊？
我还以为在这里吃火锅之所以会比较贵是因为我们买的他们的服务。
有错误的理解，是我不对，请见谅。


话说回来正题。
一桌有1个小时30分钟的用餐时间。


很明显我们一起去的朋友里面有常吃火锅的老顾客。
在点餐的部分呢，很迅速的结束了。


点的是四季锅。
就是可以选四个汤底的意思。
我们点了招牌胶原蛋白、番茄玉米、香辣和雪耳椰子锅。







还有一大堆的肉和菜。
反正别的我记不住，响铃卷我肯定不会忘记。






餐厅里的服务就很好。
服务生会主动问我们有没有需要帮忙下菜。
还会及时过来给我们加汤、收空碟。


有点让我意外的是，原来酱料是以人头计算的（苦笑）
虽然说是可以无限添加，但是一个人也确实吃不了多少蘸酱啊。


哦对了，有些饮料也是可以无限添加的。
我点了梅子水，味道还不错。
但是，吃火锅确实不需要点饮料，
因为我们都会喝汤嘛（尴尬）






我们这一餐下来五个人平分大概一人消费马币100。


会回顾吗？


我自己是不会主动提出想吃火锅啦，
但是整体来说，是个不错的体验。


好吧，今天就写到这儿。

[Restaurant & Cafe] Tea Time @ Paul, Pavilion KL

If I tell you, this is a cosmetic shop, will you believe? 🤔

From the outlook design, I will definitely fall for it. But in fact, this is a French restaurant cafe 😜

My friend recommended this place, saying I would love its environment and ambiance, ended up he is right! Probably it would be better if it is located beside a river or a park. Imagining having a cup of coffee on a Sunday late morning and having French breakfast.. Viola! 🌄

Since I was at Pavilion early that evening for a dinner date, I thought it would be wasted if I don't check out Paul during that small window of time. So I went to Paul and ordered a cup of Cafe Miel and Truffle Cheese Fries.

I didn't take photo of the fries as I don't really like the food presentation - truffle and cheese are fancy, but perhaps I prefer my fries to be plain as it is.

As for the coffee, actually this is my first time trying Cafe Miel, and the experience was pleasant. The cinnamon smell was prominent and I was afraid it could be too overwhelming in its taste - which it turned out I am wrong. My all-time favourite type of coffee is coffee latte. Cafe Miel has a richer taste after adding cinnamon powder.

Overall the food price here is acceptable, having said that it is located in Pavilion KL. I would revisit this cafe again for its mains, and of course for its dining ambiance 💯

Have you been to Paul? What would you recommend me to try on my next visit? 😊

[Tea Store] Matcha Hero Kyoto, Pavilion KL

Honestly, I am not a big fan of matcha.

We are here today just because my friend she was told the matcha here is one of the best in town.

With much expectation we went there and ordered Matcha Ice Cream and Matcha Latte.

Goshh, I am so impressed with the authenticity,

from the drink preparing procedure to the taste itself.

So gooood

If you are a match lover, make sure you check out this humble tea store at Pavilion.

The store itself is more like a drink kiosk, located at the Japanese village.

Geez, that was a quick one.

Signing off now.

[Restaurant] Dinner @ Serai Suria KLCC

I heard that Suria KLCC has refurbished and dedicated a new location for gourmet restaurants.

My dad was in town and I wanted to treat him a good meal.

Dad tried Serai before, but this is my first time.

They serve local asian fusion.

I am in the mood of having good pasta.

Beef Rendang Penne sounds wild.

Let's give it a try.

From the food presentation, it kind of resembles beef lasagna.

Served with beef brisket.

I couldn't manage to finish the whole thing because the serving is large.

The rendang taste is rich and strong.

But I guess I still prefer my pasta to be cheesy instead of spicy.

Twin tower is strikingly attractive in the night, aren't they?

[Restaurant] Pigs and Wolf (now The Butcher's Table), Pavilion KL

 

Happy new year!

Meeting up with my uni-friends and we are here! It's my first time here at the Pigs and Wolf.

Apparently many people prefer to stay home during weekends nowadays. And it seems like we have the whole restaurant by our own! Hahaha

First, I would like to indulge myself with a cup of beer.

Overall

Food taste ⭐⭐⭐

Fair enough. Nothing too amusing.

Food price ⭐⭐

Considerably pricy taking account to its serving and overall dining experience.

Service ⭐⭐

Strangely they taking longer waiting time considering the size of customer group.

Environment ⭐⭐⭐

Customers dining in can enjoy certain level of privacy in spite of the spacious open space indoor dining area.

Location ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Situated inside Pavillion, city centre. Close to office building and accessible via public transport.

Comment

The entire dining experience was just okay. Hardly pin-point an element that is able to excite me from re-visiting.

What do you think?