Makan - Makan || Restoran & Kafe Sakura Kristal, Taman Melawati

Had a feeling to eating out the other day.. tapi tak tau mana nak pegi.. so just drive on and do'a that the place we ended up to is approvable.. eheheh..

We ended up to a place that we've visited quite a few years back.. Didn't know why we didn't came for a second time.. the food as I remember was not a let down..

this is where we had our dinner that night..

Adam's current favourite drink to order

garlic bread for Adam

mushroom soup for Adam

The garlic bread must be ordered separately form the mushroom soup.. Adam loves the soup.. but he always loves mushroom soup.. and must be specifically eaten together with a plate of garlic bread.. he would order them himself..

my grill chicken

The grill chicken was nice especially eaten together with the black pepper sauce.. but I would prefer if they would drench my salad more cause its a bit dry..

enjoying his food

I guess we would be coming back to this place.. and I can see this is our future hang out place as a family..


Restoran & Kafe Sakura Kristal, Taman Melawati
No 301, Jalan Bandar 11, Taman Melawati, 53100 KUALA LUMPUR  
Tel : 03 - 4108 5897
Hours : 1200pm - 1200am (weekdays) | 0430pm - 1130pm (weekend)

I Say

Price : Affordable 
Food : You can have anything here from local to western.. I didn't get to try their local spread.. but will do it someday.. 

Service : good 
Atmosphere : a spacious place for eating.. and a cozy place to hang out.. what I love the most is the concept.. it is an open concept but with roof..  
Cleanliness : clean 
Parking : parking is not a problem.. lots infront of the restaurant

Friday Indulgence

It is one of those Friday's at the office.. what with the long lunch hour break.. so we had a little bit of indulgence.. like always!! heee..

healthy lunch @ subway

chatime crazee

mine - regular chocolate hazel milk tea with pearl

sharing is caring with everybody at the office

p/s : both of the above are available at Shaftsbury Square at Cyberjaya.. i think thats the nearest to Putrajaya..

He's now..

weight at 20 kg..

Makan - Makan || Meat Point, TTDI

the shop

Another place that we went to to have halal steak.. read about this place in some of the blog review.. The place was not that hard to find..

The shop was not that full when we arrived.. we were asked to pick our own steak and doneness.. the price range was according to the type of the steak and the weight..  You also get to choose your own side dishes consists of vege and potatoes..

list of steak cuts

We ordered mushroom soup and garlic bread for Adam.. and we settled with warm water instead of the normal fresh fruit juice..

mushroom soup

garlic bread

enjoying his meal

The mushroom soup was delicious.. Adam wallop all of it without offering a bit to us..

bread & butter

Then our steak came.. I was quite disappointed with the side dishes portion.. quite small to compare with the steak.. and another thing.. if you notice, I didn't order my usual t-bone steak.. they were out of t-bone.. a little bit frustrated.. so I ended up with grain fed striploin..

my grain fed striploin

Mr. AZ ordered grass fed tenderloin.. he was happy with his plate..

Mr. AZ grass fed tenderloin

We decided that Meat Point would be the place we go to for a steak if we were in the area or somewhere near.. but we won't be going all the way to TTDI for a steak.. because for us the steak was at par with the one we get from Meat U Here..

Meat Point, TTDI
62, Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, 60000 KUALA LUMPUR Tel : 03 - 7733 3573
Hours : 1100am - 0300pm, 0600pm - 1100pm (mon-thu) | 0330pm - 1130pm (fri) | 1100pm - 0300pm, 0600pm - 1130pm (sat-sun)

I Say

Price : Affordable for the size and weight of the steak that you get

Food : The steak was cook according to doneness.. but I would prefer if the vege's potion to be bigger.. no matter steamed or sauteed

Service : good.. no complaint there

Atmosphere : another nice place to have halal steak.. simple ID of the place.. 

Cleanliness : clean

Parking : parking is not a problem.. lots and lots parking lot in front of the shop

Bila Hari Cuti..

dia sebok ajak pegi "school".. bila hari kena skolah.. 1st thing came out of his mouth "ehh... school tutup la.. Adam taknak school.." boleh kan gitu??

Masa ni sebok nak test sports attire yang baru dapat.. punya excited dapat pakai uniform..

Makan - Makan || Secret recipe, Galeria Putrajaya

Another indulgence during lunch hour.. actually we were tired of the same office cafe food.. something for a change.. 

I was feeling fishy that day.. so my choices are fishes.. I ended up ordering Fish & Chips.. another friend ordered Caribbean style fish fillet..

fish & chips

caribbean style fish fillet

The Caribbean sauce/gravy were too much.. it made the fish fillet soggy.. the emeal would be nicer if the fish is more crispier..

golden crispy chicken

 We would prefer if the chicken sauce to be more.. because this meal is a little dry..

ice lemon tea

Another 2 ordered their Lunch Chicken Promotion of Golden Crispy Chicken.. all of us had ice lemon tea..

pumpkin soup

Ouhh and we had pumpkin soup for starter..

Secret Recipe, Galeria Putrajaya
Unit 8 & 9, Galeria PjH, Lot 29, Jalan P4W, Persiaran Perdana, Presint 4, 62100 PUTRAJAYA
Tel : 03 - 8888 6688
Hours : 1000am - 1000pm (mon-fri) | 1100am - 1000pm (sat-sun)

I Say

Price : normal for a cafe.. but do try their lunch promotion for RM17 where you have 3 sets to choose from consist of vegetarian, asian & chicken.. this set comes together with ice lemon tea

Food : the food was great.. but we have to ask for more sauce/gravy except for the caribbean sauce

Service : good, the waiter was pleasan

Atmosphere : a cosy place to have a meal.. total change from the usual office cafe
Cleanliness : clean

Parking : parking is not a problem.. lots of basement parking if you don't mind paying RM2.. if not park by the roadside at your own risk

Chicken Pad Prik

I have the urge to cook something that I have not been cooking for a while.. the easiest menu ever.. Pad Prik.. I like to cook this menu because vegetables and lauk are cook together in a dish.. so I don't have to cook another dish for vegetables.. all in.. but I don't have the exact measurement.. just nice-nice je..

INGREDIENTS

chicken - cut into small pieces
onion + garlic + ginger - blend or minced
cauliflower
ginger - julienne cut
carrot - julienne cut
long bean -  cut to 1-inch long
kaffir lime leave
lemon grass
chilli paste
chilli sauce
tomato sauce
soy sauce
oyster sauce
chicken stock
salt
pepper   

 

PREPARATION

1.   fry chicken until al-dente. set aside
2.   heat oil and fry onion, garlic and ginger until fragrant.

3.   add in chilli paste and wait until cooked.

4.   add in chilli sauce, tomato sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce and chicken stock

5.   add in kaffir lime leaves and lemon grass

6.   add in salt and pepper to taste

7.   add in the fried chicken and mix well 

Makan - Makan || Al Rawsha Restaurant, Cheras

My aunty and family came to visit the other day.. so we decided to treat them middle eastern food.. the place of choice is Al-Rawsha in Kampung Pandan..

the restaurant

Since it is a working day, me and Mr. AZ went straight from office and meet the rest there.. as expected we were early but couldn't order yet.. Had to wait for Mr. Finance Minister (abah.. ehheheh).. Adam was very excited as he spotted us.. he ran towards us.. rindu sangat kot..

our table

menu book

We ordered 2 servings of rice with lamb and chicken and salad.. such a big portion.. the 10 of us adult plus 3 kids couldn't finished all of it.. what more with mak ordering chicken sandwich and another additional order Shawarma.. But for me, I love the main dish.. rice..

the chicken and lamb rice

salad

sauce and yoghurt

orange juice

The end of the dinner, the kids asked for ice cream.. so they got themselves a scoop each.. But I didn't let Adam finished up his ice cream.. I passed his bowl to everybody at the table.. afraid that he'll be sugar overload that night.. kalau dier sugar overload.. matila aku!!

ice cream

The night ended with sending my aunty and family off to one my uncle's house since they'll be catching morning flight the next day to Sarawak for family holiday..

dessert selection

Al Rawsha Restaurant, Cheras
No. 8, Jalan Kampung Pandan, 55100 KUALA LUMPUR
Tel : 03 - 9200 6600

I Say

Price : I'm not sure about the price.. My father paid for it..

Food : Adam and I love the rice and ouhh the lamb is to die for! but the shawarma was a dissapointment..

Service : good

Atmosphere : a nice place to have meal with family and friends.. airy and there were surau for solat.. they even have azan during solat time.. Cleanliness : clean

Parking : parking is not a problem.. lots and lots parking lot