Nasi Dagang Jalan Post Office Lama Kota Bharu

There is a great variety of delicious food in Kelantan. One of them to share, is the famous Nasi Dagang. Some from the West Coast claim that Nasi Dagang is in fact “nasi lemak” of the East Coast, in the states of Kelantan, as well as Terengganu.

At the junction of Jalan Post Office Lama, there is a coffee shop by the name of Restoran Kwang Ling, selling Nasi Dagang, which was once introduced 阿贤 (A Xian), the Astro food show host.

Nasi Dagang (or Nasi Dagae in Kelantanese), means “Trader’s Rice” is a special type of reddish brown tinge steamed with coconut milk.

It is served with ikan tongkol (fish curry) most frequently, together with half hard boiled egg, crispy fried salted fish, cucumber and some chili paste.

Other dishes available such as the daging kerutuk (juicy, tender beef pieces), prawns and gulai ayam (chicken curry). Price range from RM 3.50 to RM 5.00 depending on choice of dishes.

If you are planning to visit Kelantan someday, remember not to miss this out!

Nasi Dagang
3282, Jalan Post Office Lama,
Kota Bharu, 15000 Kelantan
HP: 012 - 921 5200
Business Hours: 7.30am- 12pm

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La Mei Zi Restaurant Set Lunch Steamboat

There are 2 branches of La Mei Zhi Restaurant in Penang located at Jalan Nagore and Crystal Point. The Crystal Point branch offers a very reasonable set lunch steamboat for 2 pricing from RM20.80+. Set lunch is available daily from 11am to 5pm.

Upon entering the restaurant is the open seating.


There are 3 privates room available for the customers.


We were served this braised peanuts RM2 as appetizer.


Chinese Tea RM1. As drinks is not included in the set lunch.


Garlic and chilies.

There are 4 choices of set lunch steamboat from RM20.80 (beef, lamb, pork and seafood) with 5 varieties of soup base (spicy, pig leg, chicken, old duck and tom yam) to choose from. Click here for more info.

We ordered Lamb Set Lunch Set RM20.80 with Spicy soup base. The lamb set lunch is as below:

Spicy soup


1 maggie noodle and 1 bowl of rice


1 basket of vegetables


1 plate of mix steamboat ingredients


Overall view of the lamb set lunch


Enjoy the hot and steaming pot of spicy steamboat at La Mei Zi Restaurant

Environment: 7/10
Peaceful, quite with air conditioner. Thus a good place for steamboat.

Food Presentation: 6/10
Food is neatly arrange and well presented. It would looks nicer to present the vegetable in plate or bowl in stead of plastic basket.

Portion: 7/10
The portion may look average. However it is really filling when you consume it with the rice and noodle.

Taste: 6/10
The ingredients is fresh but the soup is slightly bitter.

Service: 6/10
Food is served fast and soup is refilled. One point to improve, the waitress should knock the door before they enter the room.

Value for money: 8/10
The price is worth it. As you can judge such price in comparison to its ala carte order or others' restaurant steamboat buffet.

OVERALL
A good dining experience of steamboat, economical yet satisfying. You can add on ala carte orders for more varieties.

Lameizi Restaurant
29,30 Krystal Point II
Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah
Bayan Lepas
11900 Penang
Tel: 04-641 5958
Business Hour: 11am - 11pm

Lameizi Restaurant
5 Jalan Nagore
Georgetown
10050 Penang
Tel: 04-227 9969
Fax: 04-228 0246
Business Hour: 5pm - 5am

Menu and price list: http://www.foodpromotions.com.my/2009/09/la-mei-zhi-restaurant-menu-and-price.html

Tonki Bento Lunch Set Meal

Tonki Bento is well known for it's affordable and big portion of bento set lunch. Delivery also available for busy working adults. Check out their menu here.

The available promotion is as low as RM 6.80 only. Believe it or not?

The seating in Tonki Bento restaurant is Japanese inspired, with it's wooden tables, chairs and partitions.

All the set lunch comes with a free refillable Green Tea (hot/cold). Among the set lunch we had:

Unagi Kabayaki RM 9.80
Grilled eel with sauce served with rice, salad and macaroni.


Salmon Fried RM 7.80
Deep fried salmon served with rice, salad and macaroni.


Tori Katsu Set RM 13.00
Deep fried chicken teriyaki served with salmon, fried vegetable, rice, salad, pickled and fruits.

Environment: 5/10
Tonki Bento has a simple setting. It is clean, compared to the coffee shop.

Food Presentation: 4/10
Rice and dishes are nicely put in a bento box.

Portion: 6/10
A lot of rice but fish and meat slices are thin.

Taste: 5/10
Rice in the bento set is not pure Japanese rice. Taste is moderate.

Service: 6/10
Serve food fast. Drinks are refilled often.

Value for money: 6/10
Price offered is cheap compared to many other Japanese restaurant. You'll get what you paid for.

OVERALL
Good to go if you are on a tight budget yet craving for bento meals. More choices for dinner.

Tonki Bento
No. 2, Lintang Burmah,
Pulau Tikus,
10250 Penang.
Delivery Service: 017-475 7100/016-439 0606

Business Hours:
11.30am-2.30pm/6.00pm-9.30pm
Close on Tuesday

Ogio Jelly Dessert

Let us introduce this delicious jelly dessert which Penangites called Ogio, or know as Ai Yu Ping 爱玉冰. Ogio dessert is made of soft jelly with some orange hint, lychee and a small piece of lemon with some mixed sweetener and ice ball.

Selling at Rm 1.30, this dessert is very nice to eat during sunny afternoons.

Ogio Rm 1.30




The van selling Ogio, parked under a tree at the corner of Weld Quay and Gat Lebuh Acheh.




Opposite on the left is the Thean Thean Cafe.


Opposite on the right is the Tan Bee Eng Bird Shop.

Once again,

Our sweet yet sourish lemon flavoured Ogio jelly! :)
What a nice afternoon dessert we had.

Map to Ogio Jelly Dessert

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Jetty Beef Koay Teow

From Penang Jetty across the road using the overhead bridge, there lies a row of food court and Eng Huat Coffee Shop selling the Jetty Beef Koay Teow.

This shop is located along Gat Lebuh Pasar directly opposite the food court.


Among the ingredients they have for Jetty Beef Koay Teow.


Beef Mix Koay Teow RM6 (Small) RM8 (Medium) RM10 (Large)


Herbal Beef Mix Koay Teow RM7 (Small) RM8 (Medium) RM10 (Large)


Customers can also choose rice (with RM0.80 charge) instead of koay teow.

Environment: 5/10
A coffee shop environment and seating.

Food Presentation: 4/10
Simple food presented in a bowl.

Portion: 5/10
Small koay teow is good for small eater. If you would like to have more beef ingredient, opt for the medium or large.

Taste: 6.5/10
The combination of beef, beef parts and soup is tasty.

Service: 6/10

During off peak period the order is served fast.

Value for money: 5.5/10
It is dearer compare to most other hawker food. But it is justifiable as beef is incurred higher cost.

OVERALL
A satisfying meal to my taste bud with the taste of beef and herbal soup.


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Canton-i Truly Hong Kong

We have heard of many positive comments on this Hong Kong restaurant and decided to dropped by. Canton-i is a restaurant which offers contemporary Hong Kong cuisine that came from the exchange of culture between East and the West.

Very nice table setting.


This restaurant is very new and clean, also have it's own private space.

Some of the drinks and food we had.

Flowering Red Amaranth RM 5.00

Flower tea is a hand crafted tea in which edible flower are hand tied in a ball of tea leaves. When brewed in glass tea pot or cup, the flower slowly open giving a visible appearance of the blooming flower.

Soya Bean RM 3.50

Tau Fu Far RM 3.00

Crispy Bun Stuffed with Honey-glazed BBQ Pork RM 7.00

Sliced Fish & Meat Balls Congee RM 11.80

Plain Congee with Dried Scallops RM 4.00

Signature Prawn Wonton Noodles RM 12.80 (Dry)

Environment: 7/10
Clean and new. A refreshing place to dine.

Food Presentation: 8/10
Nicely crafted, Flowering Red Amaranth tea. Also if you order their Bao (dumplings), it has the shape of a cute piglet.

Portion: 6/10
Food served is good for a small eater.

Taste: 8/10
Taste is strong and delicious for their signature dishes. Specially recommend the Signature Prawn Wonton Noodles and also the Fried Turnip Cake with XO Sauce, RM 12.

Service: 7/10
Waiters are attentive to customers and refill hot water constantly for customers with tea.

Value for money: 6/10
Quite expensive for many restaurants in Penang are selling the same type of food with a competitive price.

OVERALL
A good place to dine if you want to have Chinese food, with a nice and clean environment.

Canton-i
GF-12 & GF-13 Queensbay Mall,
100 Persiaran Bayan Indah,
11900 Bayan Lepas,
Penang.
Tel: +604 6456688
http://www.canton-i.com/

*Non-halal*