Antipodean @ Telawi, Bangsar

My dear friend, Janis, has been expressing how much she loved Flat White from Antipodean, and so, when she brought another mutual friend, Chloe, to try this out, I collectively received good feedback from these 2 coffee connoisseur.

Did some search online on blogs for this place, and somehow, the food and place looked really enticing. My chi-muis agreed to meet up here, and so we had our dinner together.

I liked the setting of Atmosphere, with cool use of black and red. And it was surely apparent, that they are serious about coffee. Info I gathered from KLue is that they uses quality coffee beans roasted by Indonesia's top specialty roaster, Merdeka Coffee, which is a boutique coffee company dedicated to sourcing, selecting and roasting the best Indonesian coffee. With its fair-trade policy, they only purchase their coffee from small Indonesian growers

Inside Antipodean

1st thing to order - Flat White.. Finally get to taste! Me too really liked this, like the 'kau'-ness (thickness) in the coffee (as some flat white I tried elsewhere, are usually rather bland), and just the right after-taste feeling, of the coffee lingering within.

Flat White. Price-RM8

Order are to be made from the big size menu ie. as written on the 'blackboard' wall. Just thought that they should also have hand-out menu, for easy reference.

Antipodean's menu

They have decent amount of selections, but confined to limited choices within a selection. Eg, they sell pasta, but there isn't many types of pasta dishes to choose from. Well, suppose this is acceptable, as long as what's offered is good.

Breakfast is served throughout the day, and thus we ordered the Big Breakfast. Came with toast, choice of bacon, chicken, beef or pork sausage, mushroom, scrambled egg, and hash brown. We took the pork sausage, which was tasty, and I super loved the saute-mushroom, which was saute to perfection, and just liked chewing and feeling the texture of the mushroom. :)

Big Breakfast. Price-RM18

This has to be my No 1 favorite Asian salad. The sauce that came with this plate of salad was really yummy.. It has the right balance of sourish taste, which made everything that went along with it, tasted so good, even the fried onion was good... It has quite a fair bit of shredded chicken too.

Burmese shredded chicken salad. Price-RM15

We placed the rest of the orders, after Jane arrived, the 'very-soon' mummy-to-be.

The pasta (conchiglie) has this chewiness, that somehow went pretty well with the feta cheese. The pumpkin, too, fills in as the right combination with this pasta dish, and it was sweet.. Nice! Gives a feeling of 'healthy' despite having feta cheese in this dish.

Pumpkin, sage and feta cheese pasta. Price-RM17

I took a bite of this croissant, scramble egg with bacon. I liked the open sandwich style, as it gives us the impression, wow, there's so much to eat.. In fact, nothing will not taste good taken with bacon, as bacon has the natural aroma and saltiness that perks up your appetite.

Croissaint, scrambled egg with bacon. Price-RM16

We too had the grilled chicken with tomatoes, green bean, and balsamic vinegar... The chicken was tender, and carried a level of sweetness (think was marinated with honey as well), and topped with the balsamic vinegar, 'perfecto'!.

Grilled chicken with tomatoes, green bean, and balsamic vinegar. Price-RM18

Lots of packed coffee, ready to go

A small area for the kids. Parents will surely appreciate this corner, to keep their children a little busy

We somehow will make 'special' effort to meet, prior to a chi-mui close to giving birth (same case with Rina the other time, but too bad, she could not join us this round). Can't wait to see the little Jane popping out.. must be as good looking as the parents.. :)

From L : Jo, me, Jane, Clarice

Antipodean Cafe

20, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar.
Tel: 03-2282-0411

Business hours :
8am-10pm

Fang Xiang Bah Ku Teh @ Setia Alam, Shah Alam

The 3 of us were seated at Pappa Rich, Setia Alam this morning, when Ryan posted to Cass and I, why don't we bring Cass to eat Bah Ku Teh, since we are so nearby Klang.. After looking at each other for few seconds, we decided, yea, why not... So Ryan politely informed the staff that we are leaving to eat Bah Ku Teh, and he will make it up with future visits to Pappa Rich.. Haha..

Ryan suggested this Bah Ku Teh place at Setia Alam, which I've never heard of. This part of the shoplots (not same area as Pappa Rich/Old Town) is relatively new, with not many shop lots occupied. He recommended this place as she thinks is quite good..

So here we are :

Fang Xiang Bah Ku Teh

We were asked if we want to take this special part of the pork, which we agreed to, when we were told, this part of the meat isn't too fat... Cass & I were presented a bowl each of this special pork, which I later found out its the waist part of the pork (apparently it isn't easy to slice this part of the pork). Just by looking at it, it spells the word 'tender meat' to me.. and true enough, it indeed was, and just loved the whole part of meat, which comes in form of almost neat layers... Most importantly, the fat part was just nice for me.
The bah ku teh soup is unlike the usual, as it doesn't has the strong herbal aroma that bah ku teh usually carry, and this, comes in a form, which tasted more like thick gravy from stew pork.

Special Pork. Price-RM12

Mr Ryan, being the gentleman, did the serving..To make him happy, we complied. Haha..

Dai Kuat (big bone) that Ryan had

Fang Xiang combines 'Xiang' which means fragrant, whilst 'Fang' was taken from the lady boss name, which also represents 'Se Fang Fat Tat'.. The lady boss is a pretty young gal, which wanted to be different (she ought to be the 1st lady owner of bah ku teh pottery, and especially since, she is young - only in her mid 20s).

Each pot of bah ku teh is cooked personally by her brother, as it is very important for them to maintain the 'fo hau' (the right heat to cook).

There is also option the more soupy version which comes in claypot, and they will soon introduce more dishes, namely signature prawn, and their homemade taufoo. As it is, they have added dim sum which is also made by themselves, to their list of offerings.

Wa, so much info I digested over brunch today... and the good news is, they will open another outlet at Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2, by mid Oct... I can head there then.

Fang Xiang Bah Ku Teh
13A-1, Jalan Setia Prima S U13/S,
Setia Alam, 40170 Shah Alam.
Tel : 016-205 7655 (Syvonne Lee)

Business Hours :
7am-3pm (Mon-Fri & Sun),
7am-3pm & 6-9pm (Sat)
Off day 1st & 15th of lunar calendar

Dae Jang Gum @ Taman Danau Desa, KL

Initial plan to head to Seoul Korea to celebrate my birthday required a slight as we found out the place was closed when we reached there (least expect a Korea restaurant to close during eve of Raya)... anyway, gotta resolve to Plan B. Suggested by Kim to go Dae Jang Gum (what a popular name used for Korean restaurant), which is located on the same row.
And lucky we were early, as the place got really busy towards later, as some of the customers which I saw, walked towards Seoul Korea, and turned back to Dae Jang Gum, after finding out it was closed.

We were served with banchan. The spread doesn't excite me too much, guess I have been spoilt with choices from Seoul Korea. However, they were decent, and we still had 2nd round of helping.

Spread of banchan

The kimchi soup was good... spicy enough.

Kimchi Pot. Price-RM15

The korea seafood pizza was 1 of the best that I tasted. It was really crispy on the edges, yet was with the right amount of thickness, and ingredients filled within.

Korea Seafood Pizza. Price-RM20

The BBQ pork was indeed very tasty, and was springy when chewed.

Pork. Price-RM28

Of all, the ginseng soup was quite a let down. It has a very bland taste, and doesn't carry enough ginseng taste that is expected from this bowl of goodies.

Ginseng Soup. Price-RM25

We just had to order the fried glass noodle, which happened to be 1 of my favorite in Korean food. Just love the texture of the noodle, and this plate was fried with enough ingredients... The sesame seed and oil used lent a wonderful aroma to this plate of noodle, and overall, tasty.

Clear glass noodle. Price-RM20

The seating outside

Thanks bud, for buying over this banoffee cake from Alexis... ignore the 'melting effect' of the cake. Btw, bud, I love this necklace & pendant !

Me with the 3 gals. Thanks gal for the birthday celebration.

We too had the hot & cold sake the other night.. The hot sake tasted weird, somehow... but the cold sake was a lot of better.

Dae Jang Gum
shoplot, same row as Seoul Korea/Jalal Yusof makan
Tel : 03-7982 1004

Business hours :
12-2pm, 6-10.30pm (close on 2nd & 4th Sundays)

S'mores @ The Sphere 1, Bangsar South, KL

Met up for Chloe's farewell, as she is leaving to Shanghai soon. This was my first time to Bangsar South area, and was recommended to have lunch at S'mores by Chloe and Pacino whom work around this area.



After placing order, I was like 'hai em hai ka' (for real or not?), as their set meals come in such a reasonable price..

Each set comes with choice of drink (lychee, tea or orange juice), followed by soup, main meal accompanied by 2 side dishes (2 side dishes doesn't apply to pasta order), followed by ice-cream as dessert. Whaaaatttt a deeeeeal! I was also pleasantly surprised that the portion of the main meal was in fact, biggg...



For the drink, I liked my lychee drink.

Here's the starter for 4 of us - mushroom soup

Quickly took a shot of us for remembrance, and if its not apparent, I gotta say we were 4 souls in highly good mood, thus the great conversation. We were so relaxed, and it did not felt like, we have spent a good 3 hours, just like that..



From L : Chloe, whom is leaving to Shanghai soon; Pacino, the pro photographer; followed by me & Shereen, my BFF, the expert in mind & soul



Every of the meals ordered tasted excellent. Bet no one regretted their choice. :)



Shereen took the chicken pesto cream pasta. I tried hers... I was immediately hit with a 'wow' feeling.. or maybe a double 'wow... This creamy sauce, despite it is cream based, doesn't give the overwhelming creaminess, and the chicken was well grilled, that it brought so much flavor to the taste bud. Thumbs up for this.

Chicken Pesto Cream. Price-RM12.90+ (lunch), RM15.90 (dinner)

Chloe took the aglio olio with tuna. The tuna surely brought the right combination to the pasta. Also nice.

Aglio Olio with Tuna. Price-RM10.90+ (lunch), RM13.90 (dinner)

Pacino recommended this as a must have to me, as a 1st timer. The Australian white tuna fish was grilled to perfection. I liked the dense texture of this fish, giving me a real solid feeling. Not sure if there is such a way to describe fish. The 2 side order - corn cob was ok, however, i really liked the mash pumpkin. Healthy tasting yet yummy.

Australian White Tuna. Price-RM14.90+ (lunch), RM18.90+ (dinner)

Pacino had the Swiss Chicken Corden Bleu. I forgot to ask a bite on this, however, it really did look irresistible, when it was cut open, showing what awaits, inside this piece of chicken.

Swiss Chicken Cordon Bleu. Price-RM13.50+ (lunch), RM18.50+ (dinner)

Printed frames of picture, all over the wall.

Bar counter within the restaurant, with circles used as the main deco

Back side of the restaurant.. Sufficient seating area

S'Mores, the place to be, for good food, good price

I will very very soon be visiting S'mores for the 2nd time...



S'mores

Unit G2, GF, The Sphere 1, Avenue 1,

Bangsar South 8,

Jalan Kerinchi,

59200 KL

Tel : 03-2240 0069



Business Hours :

12pm-1am (Mon-Fri), 5pm-2am (Sat), 6pm-1am (Sun)



Email : reservation@smores.com.my

Website : www.smores.com.my

One Six Eight Pan Mee Restaurant @ Desa Aman Puri, Kepong

After shopping at SSF with empty stomach, we were 'desperate' to fill our stomach by the time we finish at 4.30pm+. Oh, Kepong is one of the area that I am so unfamiliar with. However I remember this area nearby where I went for Fei Fei Crab, quite some time ago..



Reached without any problem, and after rounding 2 rounds, spotted this pan mee shop that seemed favorable looking to us - having enough customers, at this hour of time.. (5 mins to 5pm).



When we walked in, I asked sis, why so messy, with lots of tissues on the floor. Then we realized, that was because it was their closing hour, and staffs were busy cleaning up to close for the day. We were just in time to make the 2nd last order.



They only had 3 choices - pan mee soup, pan mee dry and another more superior bowl of pan mee for sharing.



We opted for the soup and dry pan mee.



While I was eating my soup pan mee, sis immediately nodded when she took one spoon of the dry noodle. Asked her if the nodding was for the taste of the noodle, and she said, yes yes... Uh.. that got me excited to take a bite..

First I gotta try mine..

The soup, sweetness from the broth was apparent, and the soup isn't the clear clear type, as it was filled with minced pork, shallot, spinach,and mushroom.. And the pan mee texture was soooo good. It was really smooth. I liked it as it is.

Soup Pan Mee. Price-RM5

The dry pan mee version was even better.. if I said this was the best dried pan mee noodle I had, I am not exaggerating. The pan mee smoothness surely deserved a thumbs up, but it was the special thick sauce, which was so tasty that made a whole lot of difference. Wonder what is the secret recipe, but surely yummy to the max.

Dry Pan Mee. Price-RM5

Simple set up of the restaurant

Shop was closed, by 5pm...

I will definitely come back again if I am at this area. The best of all, we don't feel thirsty after this meal, which we are not sure if no MSG or minimal of it was used.



One Six Eight Pan Mee Restaurant

3-13 AA, Jalan 2/2,

Desa Aman Puri,

52100 Kepong, KL

Tel : 03-6276 5208 (May Lim)



Business Hours :

8am-5pm

Closed on Wednesday, alternate weeks

Seoul Korea @ Taman Danau Desa, KL

After hearing how much Yee Miin love Korean food, I decided to bring her to my No 1 favorite Korean restaurant, before she heads back to Christchurch.



When we arrived at 6pm, Seoul Korea just reopened for dinner. We were the 1st customers in, and before long, they were totally packed.. What a good business on a Thursday night.

Absolute charmer, Ellie

I was salivating as the banchan were placed on our table. My absolute favorite ought to be the cuts of seaweed... so tasty.

Yummylicious Banchan

As Maegan and Ellie can't take spicy food, we ordered the BBQ chicken and Seafood. Thought it was a generous portion of BBQ chicken at a price of only RM25. I think we can now hardly find any other Korean restaurant serving BBQ chicken at a price this low.

We simply love the well marinated chicken. Tasty was all I have to described this.

BBQ Chicken. Price-RM25

I don't usually enjoy kimchi soup, but I thought this would be a must try for Korean food lovers. After taking a sip each, Yee Miin and I were continuously complimenting this hot pot of kimchi soup. This was just perfect... Not overly spicy, has just the right level of 'kimchi-ness', and we absolutely loved this.. ~ double thumbs up ~

Kimchi Soup. Price-RM16

The seafood was also good. They were soaking wet with marination, and after being barbecued, it doesn't overkill the freshness of the prawns and squid.

Seafood - Prawn & Squid. Price-RM25

Half way cooked...

A satisfying Korean meal.. Can't wait to see Yee Miin & her kids, again.. Hope won't need to wait another 4 years for that.

For my earlier post of the same restaurant, click here



Seoul Korea Restaurant

(above mamak - Jalal Yusof)

1-1 (1st Floor), Plaza Danau 2,

Jalan 4/109F, Taman Danau Desa,

58100 KL

Tel : 03-7982 4607 / 017-688 1491



Additional note : Seoul Korea is located opposite Danau Idaman condo entrance beside the Shell petrol station in Taman Desa.



Business hours :

11am-10.30pm (they close after lunch, and reopens at 6pm)

Fat Spoon @ Uptown, Damansara Utama

Uptown is an office area that is never short of F&B outlets. After discovering Fat Spoon, waited for the right Sunday to come for lunch (parking will be too much a hassle during weekday).



Just loved the homely atmosphere within, and the ID that gives such a raw feel to it. Also interesting to see the kitchen utensils, pot, tiffin etc, hunged at one corner of the cafe.

A nice Sunday afternoon spent at Fat Spoon Cafe : nice place, good food!

The counter area, and drink making area

Menu, posted within this old ladybird storybook. Good recycling effort, and presented in a rather unique way

As it was Shereen and my first time here, we naturally will look out for its specialty. And Fat Spoon being known to offer grandma's recipe, we wanted to look for something that could gives us such originality in taste. We both thought the owners was rather 'original' in presenting their menu, and after flipping through (trying not to be distracted by pictures in the story book), we decided on Perut Ikan Meehoon.

It came with lots of mix of vege, asam keping, some fish, in this overall thick broth and 'crowded' looking plate of noodle. We really liked this, as it brought a tangy and spicy Nyonya taste to our taste senses.. Meehoon soaked all the 'goodness' within, and every bit was to its satisfaction.

Perut Ikan Meehoon. Price-RM8.90

We also shared the Ulam Fried Rice which was no less satisfactory. The wok-fried rice with sambal and aromatic herbs was tasty, and loved the fried chicken.

Ulam Fried Rice. Price-RM11.90

Me & Shereen

Lychee sorbet with mint - a refreshing drink, to cool and good end to a relaxed Sunday afternoon

Interesting washing and toilet area, with pages from old comics pasted everywhere

During our visit which was a month plus ago, they were busy taking shots to put together a video for their 1st anniversary. Happy 1st Anniversary, Fat Spoon! May you have many more wonderful years serving us good food..



Fat Spoon Cafe

73 Jalan SS21/1A,

Damansara Utama,

47400 PJ

Tel : 03-7728 3323



Business Hours :

12pm - 9.30pm : Tue-Sun