Rajah's Restaurant And Catering

Had to cancel my dinner date with my buddy, so we settled it being a lunch date instead. And we decided to eat somewhere new but nearby my workplace as well, which is Rajah's Restaurant and Catering.

Location: Within Batu Satu area, same row as Lucky Restaurant

Setting: Typical blend of Malay and Indian kopitiam/restaurant of sorts. Pretty nice atmosphere and nice colour scheme

Le menu

Appetizer of some kind of fried donut, though maybe I shouldn't ordered this because eating this is quite filling enough, and it has a rather odd taste, like trying to eat fritters without anything in it and has quite a bit of basil taste to it

My order of sweet lassi, something that is a must-have in an Indian restaurant

Our set lunches

Close shots of our curry

Food is actually pretty good, and quite filling, but then again, the appetizer sort of contributed to the fullness. The curry was actually quite spicy. Maybe not enough to drive me to tears, but enough for me to resort to sipping my drink midway through my meal, which I usually don't do (I always leave my drinks the last after every meal). Note to self: Next time, if you're going for set lunch, don't get the appetizers unless you're set for a smaller meal.

Overall rating: 7/10

110 Sports Cafe

After the funeral for my niece, since my rents-in-law are not allowed (due to tradition about burying their young) to attend the burial rites, we met them at the rendezvous where we decided to have our brunch. Here's 110 Sports Cafe

Location: Within Seria, somewhere near the boat harbour

Setting: A rather vibrant colour scheme of red, orange and yellow, gives off a bit of a Chinese restaurant kind of feel

Le tools of the eating trade

Le menu

Me and my hubs' hot Milo drinks

Some appetizers/side dishes to accompany our main meal

My hubs' beef noodle soup

My seafood noodles soup

Our dessert

Our food tastes pretty good, though I can't help feeling that there is a hint of sweetness in both our soups, and my seafood is pretty fresh. I could still feel the crunch when I bite into my prawn, and the veggies were pretty fresh too. But overall, it was so-so, I guess. It didn't really leave that much of a big impression to me, like there is something missing that they could've done better. The appetizers/side dishes are not too bad, but we still prefer the dim sum from our usual Lucky Restaurant. The eggs tarts tastes delicious though.

Only beef I have is that the help doesn't exactly serve with a smile on their face. In fact they look a little glum and prefer that we just order and go. A little points off that one.

Overall rating: 6.5/10

My Town Eating House

 Back again with more new foodies, and now that I've started work, I can sort of afford them. LOL. This time we will try something close to where I work, which is My Town Eating House.

Location: Batu Satu, where most of the Chinese restaurants like Sui Hing, Golden Leaf, Red Leaf and Lucky Restaurant are

Setting: Bistro food court kind of design, got a bit of rustic feel to it

My hubs' coffee, which is served in their own printed cup. So cute and quaint. If I'm not mistaken, their cups might be on sale too, though not sure how much is it per set or per cup

My carrot juice

My order of their in-house ayam penyet rice

My hubs' order of duck noodle soup

The food there is pretty decent and the atmosphere is quite nice, not too cold, not too hot, and the slight rustic design is quite pleasing to the eye.

You can either order directly from the counter or you could take your time browsing through the menu at your seat and fill in the order sheet and bring it to the counter to keep from holding the line. Service is a little bit on the slow side, but it's nothing too big of a deal of as it's the usual type of slow when it's lunch rush hour, and the price is a little bit on the heavy side, but the taste is still worth the money. Despite that setback, it's still pretty recommendable to give it a try.

Overall rating: 6.5/10

Balut

A balut (spelled standardized as balot) is a developing duck embryo that is boiled alive and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines. They are common food in countries in Southeast Asia, such as Laos (khai look ໄຂ່ລູກ in Lao), Cambodia (pong tia koon ពងទាកូន in Cambodian) and Vietnam (trứng vịt lộn or hột vịt lộn in Vietnamese). They are often served with beer. The Tagalog and Malay word balut means "wrapped".

My buddy shared it with us during group chat, so we got a first real look of how it looks like.

Uuurggghhh~ I wouldn't eat this even if you pay a gajillion dollars XP

Pasta~

Just thought I'd share a pasta pic that my buddy took when he was out for dinner with his colleagues. Mmmm~ :d

Waroeng Penyet

Lunch hour time and I've always been dying to try this when it came out in Times Square, but since it opened a branch nearby my workplace, naturally I wanted to try it. Introducing: Waroeng Penyet!

Location: Batu Satu area, right opposite Plaza Athirah and also where Laksamana College is

Setting: Slightly open air, though looks slightly cramped as well due to the amount of space given for them to put their dining chairs and tables

My order of their in-house ayam penyet dish

My drink

Close-up shot of the chicken

I made a mistake in ordering the spicy sauce instead of their mild sauce, because it literally drove me to tears from the spiciness of the sauce. It got a real kick to it. The chicken is cooked not too bad either, and apparently they also sell ikan penyet as well, and also other non-penyet dishes, so that's good too.

UPDATE: I've been going a few times since then, trying the fish dishes, and they're cooked pretty well too. Rather delicious and satisfying, and I've been ordering their fish dishes ever since.

Overall rating: 7.5/10