Rejoice Chicken Rice Sdn Bhd

Went with my part-timer for lunch after a bit of a long day's work, and since we were craving chicken rice, she decided to introduce and take me here to Rejoice Chicken Rice

This be the signboard and entrance of the restaurant. It's located up on the hill within Gadong area at a small junction where the tiny detour would lead you straight into the heart of Gadong and The Mall. Apparently it pretty much share the same legacy with Thien Thien in terms of having the best chicken rice and been around since the dawn of time or something of that sense and my part-timer boasts of this place being better than the latter. Well, I will have to see to know whether or not it's worth forsaking Thien Thien for




This be the interior of the shop. It's actually quite busy and noisy, just as hustling and bustling as Thien Thien itself. We almost couldn't find a seat for ourselves, but luckily we managed to secure one after wading through the hoard


My order of barley drink. As usual, the sugar is not completely dissolved, but turns out they're really skimping on the sugar because once stirring them to dissolve it, turns out it's not enough to make the barley be any sweeter than it should. Meh~!


My part-timer friend ordered lo han guo, which is one of the many herbal Chinese cooling tea that we Chinese tend to drink regardless if it actually truly promotes good health or not. Apparently they put a little too much herbs in it because no amount of sugar water she added was enough to counter the bitterness of the herbs XP

Here's our chicken rice. They didn't have steamed chicken, so I settled with roast instead. Despite the fact that my part-timer friend raved about how this place was much better than Thien Thien because it wasn't as oily as theirs, but one look from the picture, you can tell that I really beg to differ on that theory -_-;;

So if you're into sinful indulgence or just a little tired of eating Thien Thien all the time even though you have a craving for chicken rice, this could be a better alternative for you, though I'd say Thien Thien is still the best

Kedai Makan dan Soto Rosmini

Had to go renew my driving license, and since I'm using my friend's driving services, it was only right that I treat him to lunch, so he took me to a place where it serves the best soto noodles ever

This be the signboard and entrance of the restaurant. It's located within the Gadong area, possibly in the same row where Ching Nam Hoong is, and it's at the block of Bangunan Hj. Abu Bakar. If I got my facts right (hopefully), soto noodles are actually soup noodles that are privy towards Malay-style recipe that was cooked the way the ancient Malay culture who were descended from the Indonesian side, and has been handed down to all Malays who can cook ever since, and I'd definitely would not want to miss out trying a Bruneian Malay style of soto

This be the interior of the restaurant. Quite a small quaint one and feels like one of those Chinese kopitiam kinda feel to it, although it's not a Chinese kopitiam to begin with. Though I say, those seats are not gonna look any classier just by draping pretty chair covers made out of cheap cloth over it ^_^;;

"Coz you're hot and you're cold, you're yes and you're no..."


My hot Milo drink, since apparently warm drinks work easier on my ill-proned belly than cold drinks ever since the food poisoning incident


My friend's iced teh tarik, which looks kinda yummy, but I didn't order it, though part of me wished I did




These are our soto, mine with just meehoon and my friend's a mix of regular noodles and meehoon. We ordered the beef one and it actually tastes really nice. Usual soto noodles are clear and is often very salty to the point where you'd practically have to drown yourself in water just to quench that thirst, but this one actually is quite dark in colour and it's actually quite flavourful. You can really taste the flavour of the meat bones that was used to make the soup and it doesn't taste you're drinking pure salt or anything, and the meat and noodles are quite tender to the taste, plus the crunchy vegs are just a combination to die for. I enjoyed every drop of it, to the point where I actually emptied my bowl!

So if you're looking for the best quality and best tasting soto in Brunei, take my word for it because I took my friend's, that this is the place you absolutely gotta be. No reservations needed. Just go there, sit down and order. You won't regret it

Jaya Hypermart Foodcourt

Our lunch date today takes us all the way to Gadong area, where since we're not craving anything particular, we went to eat at the food court in Jaya Hypermart

This be the entrance of the food court. It's situated within the Jaya Hypermart, which is partially conjoined with the Centrepoint Hotel in the heart of Gadong area. Technically I made a pass through this place countless times, but actually this is my first time eating in here. Yes, I know, I'm pathetic, sue me -_-*






This be the interior and rows of stalls that occupied the food court. Most of these stalls are quite popular around, especially places like Foodzone, Coffeezone and the like. There were so many choices, it's kinda hard to just pick one


Finally we made our choice: My friend ordered from somewhere familiar, which is Sari Wangi, while I ordered from somewhere new, which is Maju Fast Food



My 100Plus drink


My friend's Dad's Root Beer




My friend ordered his usual favourite of nasi penyet from Sari Wangi, looks pretty good, although it feels as if it's a little bit downgraded than the actual dish it's usually served in the restaurant itself




I ordered Penang fried kuey tiaw from Maju Fast Food, initially because I wanted to try the clams, but sadly the lady boss of the stall said that locals here are not exactly much of a fan of clams and it's a little hard to get, so they only serve with the standard seafood or meat. Ah, too bad, but it still definitely tastes of the sinful oily indulgence goodness Xd

There you have it, my two cents on Jaya Hypermart Foodcourt, it's worth going if you're in Gadong area but don't know what to eat or where to choose from, or if you're just not that picky, or you just feel like eating something in random.

Sugarbun Revisited

As luck would have it, my friend had a craving for Sugarbun, and since we're going off to the Consumer Fair later on and would be a long day ahead, we went forth to satisfy his craving and went to the newly opened Sugarbun down in Gadong

This be the signboard and entrance of the fast food restaurant. One of pretty interesting Malaysian chain that expanded all the way here, it's located in Gadong which is at the same block with Incomm and Ayamku. Never thought there was one here though. It could be the branch that was taken over of its location by Buffalo Steakhouse, but who knows?

Trigger-happy on the outdoor dining. The colour theme looks pretty cool


This be the interior, looks and feels like Sugarbun, but though I don't really remember it being that much of red. Maybe it's not too prominent a red when it was in Malaysia so I didn't really notice till now


The menu bar


Try to sneak a few shots of the hardworking men and women of the new Sugarbun

The utensils and sauce table






Trigger-happy around the area while waiting




Couldn't resist and started taking pics of the drinks first, mine: Dad's Root Beer, my friend's: 7Up (or was it 100Plus? Can't remember)



My friend's burger that I have "molested" trying to take a picture XD Interesting though that instead of the usual lettuce, cheese and tomatoes, they had cucumber and coleslaw for the filling, though I totally forgot what was the meat


My friend ordered a mixed platter, which consists of fish, chicken, mash potatoes and acar cucumbers. According to my friend, he likes the chicken here because it's crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside, even for chicken breasts where as KFC is dry. I disagree. KFC still rules when it comes to chicken Xd


I too ordered a side dish of fries, but apparently they were so busy (or forgetful) that they forgot to write down my order as a reminder and absolutely forgotten all about me, and I had to go to the counter to ask for the food and show them my receipt. Meh~



Here's my fav dish of all times when it comes to ordering from Sugarbun: Sambal Eco fish! I ordered it to see if it does justice as the one cooked by the Malaysian branch. It's pretty true to it, though I can't shake off the feeling that something's amiss. I dunno, maybe it was just my dissatisfaction over the crappy service that got me thinking that. Never mess with a hungry person, especially me~!

There you have it, Sugarbun Brunei style. I know Brunei services tend to be slow and it's a good way to work on your patience, but this is ridiculous. Thank goodness I have inhuman patience or they would've suffered the wrath of my poison words of discredit! But can't really entirely blame them, this is a newly reopened branch and the workers there are probably new anyways, so we'll cut them some slack

So, to be fair, I would say it is quite a recommendable place for fast food if you're bored of the usual stuff you eat in Gadong area