Shabulicious Restaurant

My hubby's cousin was treating us to dinner before our run to watch The Expendables 2 movie, so we wouldn't want to miss that opportunity, and surprise, surprise, we were being treated at Shabulicious Restaurant, the restaurant that I've been curious about since they first opened their doors to the public

Location: At Batu Bersurat area, where Neo Metro (the modern furniture shop) is in the same building

Setting: A regular shabu-shabu restaurant, almost similar to the one in Ice Bar & Cafe in Kiulap Plaza
Atmosphere: 7.5/10 (nice and full of people, though it's prolly due to sungkai time and whatnot, though it does give a feel that is a little better than its competitor)
Design: 7/10 (looks pretty good, interesting dividers and great colour scheme, and I would've added that line of pretty Japanese dolls from across the table, but there were quite a number of diners there that I didn't want to bother with my ominous presence)

The sauce stand, which is suspiciously similar to its competitor (plagiarism comes to mind)

Random shots of my eating utensils

Food: Beef sets (all ours except my hubby's colleague) and salmon set (my hubby's colleague)
Presentation: 8/10 overall (looks pretty delicious, though seeing from the menu, it's almost too similar to their competitor)
Taste: 7.5/10 (for mine at least, since I didn't really actually taste the salmon set, but the food seemed fresh enough, and the best part about the set is that it came with quail eggs, which is my most fav stuff to have for steamboats)

It's a good place to go to have shabu shabu if they run out of places at the Ice Bar & Cafe, since it's pretty much more or less similar in menu and stuff, and it's got a nice, bigger and spacious area for more room to eat, though it would be advisable to go with a big party since the tables are mostly for 4 people and above

Seaworld Neptune Restaurant and Catering

Went for my hubby's company sungkai dinner last week and their stomachs had led us to Seaworld Neptune Restaurant and Catering

Location: Far down at Jerudong area, facing right where the beach and the boats are

Setting: A small indoor dining section, but with a big outdoor open-air dining area facing the fresh produce in which your food was made
Atmosphere: 8/10 (absolute jam-packed with people, both Muslim and non-Muslim alike, since they're all here for the sungkai dinner, so it's not exactly something you can just come in and order ala carte at the time)
Design: 7/10 (a-OK, nothing too fancy or over the top, looks just like any kopi-tiam-ish seafood restaurant)

The food was already ordered beforehand, most likely part of the sungkai menu, so below are the list of food that was ordered:

Dates for appetizers and breaking fast (not my favourite fruit to eat)

Fried fish with tomato/chilli sauce (I think)

Fried breaded prawn

Broiled ferns

Hard-shell crabs (which I can't eat due to my pregnancy, goddammit T_T)

Fried chicken

Tom-yam soup

Black pepper lamb ribs

Black pepper beef

The dinner was absolutely awesome, as expected when it's done by a Chinese chef and owned by a Chinese (you can tell with these things if you eaten in enough seafood restaurants), though they would've scored higher if I was allowed to sample most of the crab instead of only getting a teensy-weensy taste, so overall I'll give it a 8.5/10

Gadong Mall Food Court

I realized that I've never really done a piece on this place before, so when my buddy and I decided to go watch a movie, we decided to dine nearby at the Gadong Mall Food Court

Location: Within The Mall, Gadong, at the 3rd floor where the cineplex is

Setting: Typical food court style
Atmosphere: 3/10 (super quiet and super lonely, but then again, it's the puasa month. It would've earned higher if puasa month was over; it'll be so packed, you couldn't find a fork and spoon, let alone a table)
Design: 6/10 (easy to navigate and not too cramped, like any food court)

The stall I ordered from...

...and the stall my buddy ordered from

Food: Teriyaki lamb with rice (or was it beef? - my buddy) and Penang kuey tiaw (mine)
Presentation: 7.5/10 for my buddy (looks awesome yummy) and 6/10 for mine (typical presentation for an old-school kopitiam dish, but the portion sure is pretty big)
Taste: 7/10 for my buddy (the meat tastes pretty exquisite, might considered ordering that next time) and 6.5/10 for mine (would've gotten higher if they've used fresh clam instead of canned clams, it's like the more you eat it, the more not-so-yummy it gets)

I wouldn't say 'recommendable', since everyone eats there at one point, but it's a good place to catch a bite when you're nearby, in a hurry, or planning to watch a movie but don't want to go too far or spend too much to eat

The (New) Champagne Restaurant

The Champagne Restaurant has changed its spots and colours again, apparently ownership has been switched to some guy who was doing pretty well in the food business back in KK and decided to try his luck in Brunei

Champagne Restaurant has now become a restaurant specializing in beef Chinese gourmet, so we decided to go and check it out to see what the hype is all about

Their old signboard remains, but inside, they've added their own name to the restaurant that shows what their specialized menu is

The setting and design has been modernized to its simple and clean motif, and the patronage is crazy huge! Mostly from the Chinese community though, Malays not so much

Our drinks, which are lo hon go herb drinks and my own iced Milo drink

Below are the food that we ordered:

Sup tulang with noodles (which is absolutely ginormous ftw!)

Noodles with beef balls and radish on the side

Kolo mee with beef balls, beef pieces and radishes on the side

Same as the above, but it's kolo kuay tiaw (that'll be my order, coz originally I wanted to order sup tulang but after seeing how ginormous it was, I changed my mind)

The food there is pretty good and with nice sides and the soup is pretty flavourful. I just couldn't get over the size of the sup tulang though, it was REALLY HUGE portion! Maybe I'll try my luck to stomach it if I'm really hungry.

But overall, it's pretty recommendable to give this place a shot. I'd give this place, setting, drinks and all a 8/10