Cafe By The Park

During the EA Con, I was super hungry after having next to nothing to eat while I was guarding my booth, and when my hubby came to check out the con, I begged him to take me out for lunch. Since the place we were at was a hotel, we decided to eat downstairs at their dining restaurant, named Cafe By The Park

This be the sign and entrance of the cafe/restaurant. It's located within the Asma Hotel, which is all the way down towards Jerudong and a bit after Empire Hotel. Technically Asma Hotel was built in a pretty good strategy as it is nearby Jerudong Park area where people can stay if they cannot afford the hunkabaloo pricey accommodation at Empire, but ever since Jerudong Park has lost its vitality, the hotel was pretty much left to rot there, sadly



This be the interior of the cafe/restaurant. Looks pretty much like any other hotel restaurants, though it looked rather lonely and empty since there's prolly no guests in this hotel and people aren't seeming too keen to dine here despite being in the con


My hubby ordered green apple juice, though he said it tasted like something else, but to me it pretty much tastes like the real deal


I ordered watermelon juice. The price is pretty dear since it's hotel price and all, and since it cost just a dollar or two less than ordering juice if we ordered soft drinks, we might as well just get juice to make it worthwhile


We both ordered something like grilled chicken of sorts, with the standard fries and veggies. I like how they cooked the tomato and quartered them just nice, but the chicken itself is a little heavy in flavour, made me feel rather thirsty afterwards at the end of the day

Wouldn't recommend it unless you're a guest in this hotel or within the vicinity, but overall it's more or less satisfactory. Not the best hotel food, with super slow services, since they've got all the time to spare, but it was satisfying nonetheless

Sing U.Me

Had a lunch date with my childhood friend who came over surprisingly to visit on a leisurely trip. So we decided to eat at Sing U.Me

This be the signboard, outdoor dining and the entrance (where my lovely hubby inadvertedly posed for me) of the restaurant. It's located in the Mata-Mata area where I had blogged about the Mamih branch in this area. They have 2 branches technically, another one being in Gadong, but since we were nearby the area, we went here.






This be the interior of the restaurant. Definitely had the feel of a Chinese restaurant, almost a little like Axtivo when you dine in the inside, and they got all the settings, wall props and furniture just right to tell you that this is a Chinese restaurant. Technically I've been here once or twice, but seeing that I hadn't had my camera back then, it's a no-brainer that this is my first piece considered for this restaurant


My iced Milo (breakfast of champions)...

My hubby's childhood friend's herbal tea (I think)...


And both my childhood friends' coffee and teh-C ping


We ordered some dim sum, which is more or less the regular orders of siu mai and chicken feet (prolly the only thing available). Tastes pretty good, but not as good as Lucky Restaurant's dim sum. Theirs is still the best


I ordered something called Singapore (or was it Hong Kong) wet noodles or something. It basically looks almost like wa tan ho, but the noodle taste overpowers the egg sauce, and it's a mix between the regular noodles and the short rice noodles into one batch, which is pretty intriguing. An interesting taste, not bad, and the sauce is quite flavourful


My hubby ordered kolo mee with char sau and wan tan, the old school house product of any Chinese restaurant who knows the trades of serving kolo mee. Looks yummy, but I can't judge it since I didn't try it


My buddies all ordered pan mian, which is also one of my favourite Chinese noodle dishes aside from wa tan ho. Looks and smells nice though, maybe I should've snuck a taste

There you have it, my two-cents on this restaurant. Overall it's a pretty decent Chinese restaurant with satisfactory dishes and worth to pay a trip to. Recommendable only for non-Muslims though

D'April's Cafe

In our long-awaited Saturday lunch date, we decided to try some place new again. This time it led us to D'April's Cafe which we've been wanting to try in quite a while

This be the signboard, outdoor dining and entrance, as well as a bit of trigger-happy of the menu on the wall outside the restaurant. It's located in Kiulap area, around the same block as where De'Fountain Cafe (my late ex-boss's sister cafe) used to be, and also at the area where Chong Hock Music Store and Chong Hock Toynation is located



This be the interior of the cafe, as well as trigger-happy on probably the smallest menu I've ever seen to date. Looks pretty much just like any other bistro of sorts, nothing too classy, but still easy on the eye. Having them playing the AFC channel is also a good thing too, perfect show for people who are dining rather than the usual Animal Planet other people tend to showcase


My order of a warm drink of Horlicks as usual...


And my buddy's usual Coke drink


I ordered some fried wantan as side dishes. It just isn't complete to have lunch without a bit of side dish these days (though it does contribute on the weight department). Nice and crunchy, and the filling is flavoured just right with the mayo to go with it


I ordered their duck kolo meehoon. Tastes pretty good actually, and unlike the duck in Shikai which always ended up having me doing a dental tug-of-war with the meat, I had an easier time eating this duck. It's nice and tender and comes off the bone pretty easily. Goes to show that whoever cooked this is pretty good at handling duck meat




I totally forgot what's the name of this dish, but my buddy seemed to have gotten himself some sort of chicken rice with sambal dressing or something. According to him, the chicken tastes pretty good with the flavour soaked in and everything, and he pretty much liked it, so I guess it's good, since I didn't really taste it

There you have it. Our two cents on this cafe. Recommendable if you're into dining in a nice quaint and quiet surrounding. Reprisal possible