Haikara Style Cafe & Bakery @ SS16, Subang Jaya

A year ago, I was recommended to this cafe owned by Japanese which is located within walking distance from Subang Parade, and finally get to try it few months back. Located just below E-Tiara service apartment (if ain't sure of location, look out for Subang Avenue which is just next to it).

This is what to look out for

Lots of green to greet customers

Haikara gave me a warm and cosy feeling as I stepped inside.

A view from inside out

Syphon coffee machine

The process of brewing a cup of coffee using the Syphon machine

Charcoal Strawberry Roll

Cheesecake

Had their home made mushroom soup. It was ok.


The chef puts high importance in choosing only the purest and best for its raw ingredients, including some homemade tomato paste for pasta... Had the Fisherman Style Tomato Pasta, (the original calls for Spicy, which can be requested for otherwise), which carries a slight sourness in its paste. Overall, decent fulfillment to appetite.

"Fisherman Style" Spicy Tomato Pasta. Price-RM26.90

Another pasta dish that we had was the Seafood Pasta. With enough garlic and herbs used, the pasta was fragrant with the ingredients used.

Seafood Pasta. Price-RM19.90

Frankly, we were looking forward more to the dessert. So we had what caught our eyes earlier..

The Charcoal Strawberry roll was dense, and like the freshness of cream with strawberry.

Charcoal Strawberry Roll. Price-RM6.50

Liked the slight burnt sugar on top of the cheesecake, and it has just the right texture and creaminess to it.

Cheesecake. Price-RM6.50

Boasting roasted coffee from Brazil, Columbia, Tanzania, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Sumatra, Kenya, the meal wouldn't be complete without a cup of coffee.

As I liked the ambiance, I will return for the coffee and pastries, however, not so much the main meal.

Haikara Style Cafe & Bakery
E-Tiara Ground Floor,
Jalan Kemajuan SS16/1,
47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor

Business Hours :
11am-11pm (Tue-Thu), 10am-11pm ( Fri-Sat), 10am-6.30pm (Sun)
Closed on Mondays
Tel : 03-5630 0743

Email : hello@haikara.com.my

Gerai.The Food Loft @ Setia Alam, Shah Alam

Hang out with Glenies a while ago, and she suggested this simple local dish restaurant that opened at Setia Alam. When she said, its called 'GERAI'... I thought 'I bet its not the normal hawker stall, just couldn't wait to check it out'.

The restaurant has a very simple deco, and carries 1 important element - was really clean.. As you enter some restaurant, you know you are there for either their ambiance, or you wouldn't mind a really simple one in terms of deco, as long as they serve good food, and clean. So, I suppose that Gerai falls in to the 2nd category.

Inside of Gerai

I was having a slight difficulty when going through the menu, as there were quite a few dishes that caught my eyes. They have all the local dishes that one would like to have, including pan mee, curry noodle, nasi lemak etc.

I felt like a bowl of curry laksa, so opted for that. I liked the color of the curry, not too red, with a light curry color... The bowl of curry has all the complete ingredients with hard boiled egg, fish cake, chicken, taufoo pok, cockles... I like the curry richness, and the overall taste that isn't too spicy.

Gerai Laksa. Price-RM6.50

I tried a little of the dried chilli pan mee. Though chilli pan mee isn't one of my favorite, thought it has just the right flavor.

Dried Chilli Pan Mee. Price-RM6.50

Anyone that knows me would know that fish cake is one of my absolute favorite. I would have fish cake / fish ball, any time, and wish there is a fish ball buffet.. haha..
There is a slight crisp of the skin covering the fish cake, and though it lacks just a little 'springy-ness', overall it did satisfied my tastebud. .This plate of fish cake is really worth paying for, as the 4 generous size of fish cake cost only RM4.90 (1 slightly bigger size fish cake cost around RM6 at another restaurant that I frequent).

Fish Cake. Price-RM4.90

Overall, Gerai is just the kinda place one would choose to visit for goodness of the good old hawker fare, that can be enjoyed more comfortably.

It's nice to know that I can count on 'Gerai' to offer me good quality food at the right pricing, the next I am around Setia Alam area.

Gerai. The Food Loft
6-1-1, Jalan Setia Prima (B) U13/B,
40170 Shah Alam
Tel : 012-302 8698 / 016-934 4484

Business Hours :
10.30am-9pm