Golden Sweet Home Restaurant @Bandar Menjalara Kepong Kuala Lumpur - A haven for Local Hawker Street Food

 

Once a while, we do make food trips to try out local hawker street food around Malaysia. Recently we came to know about this place in Bandar Menjalara Kepong that has more than 26 hawker selling various popular local hawker street food in one premise. So, the whole food trip at one place.

+BestRestaurant ToEat was invited to taste out some of the local hawker street food which some of the vendors here have more than umpteen years of cooking skills in these special dishes. The restaurant is Golden Sweet Home Restaurant located at 19, Jalan 9/62A, Bandar Menjalara, Kepong Kuala Lumpur and is open from 6.00am to 11.30pm.

To find this coffeeshop is quite easy as it is located just opposite the Tesco hypermarket in Bandar Menjalara, Kepong. You will not be lost, as there are many eateries and coffeeshop on this road.

We were first introduced to try out the local coffee that are served here. The coffee that was served has got that strong aroma and the local coffee kick which we like. You can order either the hot (RM1.60) or cold (RM2.30) local coffee.

For the first dish, we tried the Canton Style Roast Duck. The young cook has more than 10 years of roasting duck using the Canton Style. The duck is marinated with some "Tong Kuai" which gives a strong herbal flavour.

Our order is for a quarter duck portion  (RM16.00) which is just nice for 2 person. The duck skin was perfectly roasted while the duck meat was still juicy and succulent served on a bed of cucumber. Flavour wise; it is close to the Salted Roast Duck which we are quite accustomed to but less salty.

You can either order your duck with Hakka noodle (RM3.00) or plain white rice (RM1.50). In, our case we ordered it with the Hakka noodle. We like the texture of the noodle as the noodle does not have any boric acid taste. It went perfectly with the sauce that was used to match it. 

For our second dish, the cook here has more than 8 years experience when it comes to Fried Kway Teow of which six years are in this coffeeshop since its inception; a testament of the quality of the noodles that it serves.

The version of this Fried Kway Teow (RM5.50) is; the Kuala Lumpur style which has a thicker dark soya sauce and served with cockles and prawns unlike the Penang style which has chinese sausage too. We like the "wok hei" of this fried Kway Teow and you can see that it is not very oily (another plus point). 

The next order was for the Fried Chicken Chop rice set (RM8.00). The cook which hails from Ipoh have created 3 flavours of these Fried Chicken Chop (whole leg) which is the Original, Teppan-Sesame and Salt & Pepper

We had 2 version of it which is the first is the Teppan - Sesame flavour. It comes with a special sauce which has a tinge of slight sourish taste (quite similar to the taste of the worcheshire sauce but is not) and topped with sesame seed.

Followed by the Salt & Pepper flavour, which is a simple marinade of salt and pepper with rosemary herbs. Although it was very plain, it was indeed very much more flavourful than the one we had earlier. It was very tasty just eating as it is. For order of the set, customer can also choose a sauce to go with it. The sauce are mushroom, black pepper, BBQ sauce, garlic butter and thai sauce

Next, we had the Fish ball noodle (RM6.50). The fishball are made by the owner which has more than 20 years of experience of making fishball. For the fishball he uses only the Sai To Fish to make it; while the fish paste is a combination of Sai To and Mackerel.

We like the bouncy texture of the fishball and the fish paste; the soup broth although tasty was a little tad of saltiness for our taste; other than that it is just nice. 

I am a great fan of Fruit Rojak (RM4.50); which is our next dish that we ordered. The rojak here is 100% vegetarian in that there are no shrimp paste or shrimp used to prepare this rojak. In place of the prawn crackers, she uses the crispy fried dough stick.

According to the owner; she uses a special secret home made paste for this rojak. Our first thought was that; how could one make a tasty fruity rojak without shrimp paste. On our first taste, we didn't believe that there is no shrimp paste; as it was really tasty and mimic that special rojak taste . We like the fact that the peanuts are also freshly grounded giving out a very nutty tasty unlike those mass produce peanuts.

Our last dish is also another vegetarian dish which is the "Hakka Lui Cha". For the Hakka, this is a must eat dish. The cook uses purple cabbage with other condiments like onion, Choy Poh, fried dried shrimp, peanuts,long beans and Choy Sum. While the broth is made up from ingredients such as mints, peanuts, sesame, anchovies, basil leaves and tea leaves.

In the evening and night time there are different store that are opened, among some of the food served are the Yong Tau Foo



Ikan Bakar



Fried Oyster



Claypot Chicken Rice and other store.

The next time you yearn for some simple and tasty street food you can try out some of these dishes which are served at Golden Sweet Home Restaurant @Bandar Menjalara Kepong.

The Mill Cafe @Grand Millennium Hotel Kuala Lumpur Bukit Bintang - A magical adventure to the Grand Millennium on the Polar Express - Christmas 2015 Buffet

This Christmas, experience a magical experience at the Grand Millennium Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The festive mood kicks off with a Polar Express themed train that invites both adults and children to embrace this Christmas and New Year with one another.

A magical adventure to the Grand Millennium on the Polar Express offer some delightful events at the Hotel Lobby, The Mill Cafe and Bistro 160 such as Christmas Carol Singing, scrumptious dining, New Year's countdown party with balloon drop and Live DJ Performance.

To kick start this festive season, the Ambassador of Finland, His Excellency, Mr. Matti Pullinen was invited as the distinguished guest of honour to light up the 20 foot Christmas tree at the hotel lobby which was attended by a large turnout of guest that witness this special event.

As part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme, Grand Millennium have launched "A Star For A Child" campaign which is specially designed for childrens who are seeking treatment at the General Hospital of Kuala Lumpur.

To celebrate this festive season; The Mill Cafe offers a wide varieties of traditional festive favourites and a wide range of festive goodies such as the signature Christmas Log Cakes, delicious Christmas confectionaries, classic chocolate as well as traditional roasted items prepared by Chef Laurent Lherisson and his team of culinary masters.

There is a wide spread of traditional roast item that are offered but the most important dish for Christmas has to be the Roast Turkey With Chestnut Stuffing.

followed by the Roast Beef Rib Eye With Brussels Sprouts and Beef Bacon

There is also the Roasted Chicken With Rosemary Baby Potatoes.

And for fish lovers especially Salmon, there is the Norwegian Salmon Fillet in Puff Pastry Crust

While pure meat lovers will be delightful to taste the Roasted Meat Loaf With Honey Pineapple and Roasted Maple Pumpkin.

not forgetting some local favourites such as Squid in Black Pepper

Butter Prawns With Curry Leaves

or the Beef Rendang and many more local favourites to tantalized your taste bud.

while there are some Indian dishes which among some of them are the Indian Tandoori Prawns and Lamb Kebabs.

You can't miss out the fresh seafood on ice which offers Bouncy Poached Prawns, Mussels, 

Crabs

and Fresh Oyster.

For those that love to taste some Japanese Sushi or Japanese dishes, you can also try them out under this section.

For the sweet tooth, there are a wide varieties of cakes and desserts that are served to tantalized your taste bud and end the festive season with a sweet note.

Make a date for this festive season by making your booking early at 603-2117 4888

Prices for the Christmas and New Year Buffet are as follows:

Christmas Eve Buffet Dinner is priced at RM158.00 (Adult), RM88.00 (Child)

Christmas Day Buffet Lunch is priced at RM98.00 (Adult), RM58.00 (Child)

New Year's Eve Buffet Dinner is priced at RM158.00 (Adult), RM88.00 (Child)

New Year's Day Buffet Lunch is priced at RM80.00 (Adult), RM48.00 (Child)

"Best Restaurant To Eat Wishes All Of You and Your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year".

Salad Plus Co Restaurant @Quizinn Food Court Nu Sentral Mall Brickfields Kuala Lumpur - A light healthy meal option

Eating salad is considered a healthy option for many; Now at Salad Plus Co located at Quizinn Food Court at 3rd Floor Nu Sentral Brickfields, they offers a special variety of dressing that can make these salad more appetizing and healthy as well.

Not going with the norm of standard dressings, the owner at Salad Plus Co has developed 10 Non dairy dressings that are suitable to be eaten by vegan and another 4 dressing which is lacto-vegetarian. What's more at Salad Plus; each of these dishes has a calories count as well so you can really choose your dishes by its calories count.

Located near the entrance of the Quizinn Food Court at Nu Sentral Mall; Salad Plus Co offers a wide variety of the salads, sandwiches and wraps that goes with the in-house made special dressings. Here you can have the option of whether you want your salad as it is in a plate or as a wrap.

We started our review with the High Energy Greek Delight RM 14.30 - 400 calories. This salad is served with grilled aubergines, romaine lettuce, onions, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives and feta cheese with a special Greek dressing.

The second salad is the Spinach Chicken Salad RM 17.50 - 550 calories. The ingredients that are in this salad are the romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, apples, red cabbage, Parmesan cheese and croutons with yogurt Caesar dressing. This salad is served with a filling of spinach that is sandwiched with a piece of pan-fried chicken breast.

The second salad is the Japanese Miso Salad Crab Sticks & Tofu in a Spinach Wrap RM 14.30 - 600 calories is served with a miso sauce dressing of miso, sesame oil, sesame seeds, mayonnaise and premium soya sauce.accompanied with romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, shredded carrots, spring onions, radishes and even apples goes into the wrap with Miso honey dressing with crab sticks and tofu too.

This is then followed by the Thai Salad with Chicken in a Spinach Wrap RM 14.30 - 720 calories. With the use of coriander, basil, spring onions, cherry tomatoes, mixed peppers, carrots, chilies, nuts and vermicelli and served with spicy, sweet and sourish Thai dressing (combination of lime juice, sesame seeds and ginger) in a wrap.

We then move to taste a sweet wrap which is the Hot Peanut Butter, Jam, Banana Wrap RM 7.30 - 430 calories. This wrap consist of peanut butter, bananas and drizzled with chocolate sauce.

The next dish is the Brown Rice with Steam Vegetables & Chicken Rendang RM 9.90. Serving Brown rice is definitely a healthier option compared with white rice.

Next dish is the Healthy Banana Split RM 7.30 - 335 calories. Served with a creamy rich yoghurt and topped with mixed fruits of mango, grapes, green apples, mandarin oranges, raisins, crunchy nuts and banana. A real healthy fruity meal with lots of fibre. Normally ice cream is being used for banana split but at Salad Plus it is being replaced with an in-house made yoghurt.

For those that like a little hot stuff; the Chili Beef Hot Wrap RM 14.30 - 680 calories; is served with a spicy minced beef meat with a combination of mix greens, tomatoes, peppers onions on a low fat mayo dressing.

While the Meatballs Hot Wrap RM 14.30 - 680 calories is served with meatball with a combination of mix greens, tomatoes, peppers and onions on a low fat mayo dressing.

For desserts we had the Special Home Made Yogurt Desserts RM 5.20. If you love yoghurt, then you will find this a delight to be eaten.

So for those that like to take a light meal at Salad Plus Co @ Nu Sentral; it offers you a wide variety of healthy meal. If you stay or work around the Brickfields & Bangsar area, Salad Plus Co also offers delivery services, you can call them at Tel: 012 292 9707 to place your order.