Nando's Jaya One, PJ

I am a big fan of Nando's peri-peri chicken and peri-peri sauce. So when Jas wanted to have our first business meeting there.. I was in! She posted photos of the restaurant's interior design. I thought the interior decor was fabulous. I have to admit, they don't have enough lights..Quite dark. but since it's quiet, and not many people frequent the restaurant, it's the perfect place to have our first business meeting.

It's peaceful indeed. cakap kuat sikit semua dengar kekeke :p the best part is, they've got free wifi! yummy! eh i mean.. best gilee...

unfortunately, when i was there.. we were served by a garang waitress.. gila babs garang. she won't make any eye contact. muka masam. didn't smile at all. the table we chose did not have any forks or spoons on the table (ok la our bad.. ) but she didn't even care to get them for us! we had to literally get up and picked them up from the neighboring table. hampeh. no tips for you young lady! she was a bit rude when she took our orders. hey, we didn't expect to be treated like royalty. but at least show us respect and provide the best customer service. that is.. your line of work.

as i was quite full (yeah right! :p) from breakfast, i opted for the angry mango burger. hehe.. marah kat awek tu punye pasal gagagagaga... :p i also ordered an additional side dish of beans and banana cake for desserts..

yeahhh bebeh.. nando's always puts me in the mood for chicken ;) 

although ordering my main course was not a pleasant experience, another waiter, was kind enough to smile when he took our orders for desserts. he was even kind enough to ask if we needed anything else.. and was patient enough to wait for us to decide who's gonna get the mud pie this time. i opted for banana cake instead of mudpie.. for the fiber. hehe :) he was also understanding enough to know when to pour our bottomless diet coke (jas's) and iced lemon tea (mine) without having us calling for him every time. i forgot to ask his name, but look for the cute looking waiter there. hehe ;)

Penang Village, Alamanda Putrajaya

not so long ago, nana, jon and i went to Penang Village in Alamanda for lunch. kitorang baru balik dari Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon carnival.. so we were hungry and hot. and we decided to have early lunch at Alamanda hehe.. nak aircond.
the restaurant is located outside on second floor. near bayou. they serve local Malay and Nyonya and also Chinese cuisines. they had pai tee.. which reminds me of my opah chik. during hari raya she always made pai tee.. we called it popai back then. mama said it's because it's like popia but terbalik. so that's why it's called popai. hehe :)
they have many branches all around KL, 1 in Sabah, and also several in Indonesia - Taman Tun, Hartamas, Alamanda, Berjaya Times Square, IOI Mall Puchong.
they have funnily named drinks.. concoction of different fruits and vegetables to make refreshing drinks.. i had jungle book - i think it had mint + lemon + apple.. it's yummy and also refreshing. perfect for us after the whole morning under the sun.

Jungle Book

Honey Lemon drink for Nana

for appetizers, we ordered pai tee and also wonton.. which were delicious! the wontons were small and crunchy just the way i like it..hehe :) suke mak..

Fried Wontons

Pai Tee

my main course was tom yum fried rice. they serve it with kerabu mangga yang sangaaaattt sedap. and keropok. i don't think it's chinese.. or nyonya. tak kisah la yang penting sedap. hehe..

Kerabu Mangga (Mango Salad)- is this nyonya?

the Kerabu Mangga accompanies Tom Yum Fried Rice.. ok don't tell me this is Nyonya.. :P but they taste gooooooooddd..:)

then nana and jon decided to have desserts.. ermm i was supposed to be on diet. tapi ermm what the heck. i wanted one also lah.

the green tea ice cream with red beans. this one's really nice. jon had this one.. i think

nana's desserts sago gula melaka. i'd feel guilty ordering this coz mama makes the best sago. hehe :P sorry ek penang village :)

ABC special. i know.. too chef like kan? mm.. i think luckily got icecream otherwise i wouldn't eat it. hehe :P

price wise.. not so bad. considering the ambient, the service, the food presentation. some people who have eaten here before said the service was slow. but ermm.. it's ok, i guess. i didn't notice them being slow. i remembered it to be a good place to eat.. the food was excellent. mm i shud'v brought mama here. maybe on my birthday i'll give mama a treat kat sini .. she'd love it. :)
for more info

- http://www.penangvillage.com.my/

Restaurant Mak Yah in Bangkok wuu huu

we go international again in Bangkok pulak.. I just realized I haven't posted anything for such a long time now.. haha.. almost a year without any real posts.. so tonite let's start writing.. :)

Restaurant Mak Yah is located near the Ratchathewi station. Exit toward Thanon Phetchaburi (use exit on left side) then you'll go downstairs by 7-11. across the intersection go straight - turn left and go down about 3 mins walk and it will be right there. it's also near the mosque so it's kinda convenient to pray and all..

it's clean, the staff are friendly and helpful, there's even a concerned nenek watching us just in case we need anything. unfortunately she doesn't speak anything but Thai. but we appreciate it anyways :) we love the food served soooo much so we went there for our birthday celebration :)

it's hard to find, even with the directions given all over the internet. but we're lucky we saw a muslim lady (she was wearing tudung). she didn't speak english but once we mentioned the name Mak Yah, she was like.. ohhh Mak Yah.. and she actually showed us the restaurant. haha. :) very helpful la Bangkok people ni. i love it..

they serve Malay-Pattani food.. basically what you can find here la kot.. but the taste.. alahaii.. excellente lah.. teringat the thai restaurant elly and i went to in florida.. near key largo. damn jumping squids.. anyways, the food here is kinda spicy.. but thai food has always been spicy la kan?

i love the mango kerabu, and also there's a dish called Thai fish cake. hehe.. suka wehh... the fish tho not so fresh, but was delicious and the Thai spices helped as much :)

so go to Bangkok and try it lah :)

read more about my trip to Bangkok here.. :)

Mak Yah's address: 497/16 Petchburi Road, Rajthevi, Bangkok, Thailand 10400

my first post after a long time.. we go vietnam!

salam,

lama sudah tak menulis sini. i had some photos and review about makan2 place in Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam. Went there in February with who else? normi la.. :)

anyway, we were there for 4d3n. because the trip was really short, we could only try 3 restaurants.. :( alas the restaurants were not disappointments... we had good food :)

Vn Halal

Location: 14 Pham Hong Thai, P. Ben Thanh, in District 1

We frequented this restaurant more than the others because it's really near to our hotel. We stayed at Saigon Pink 2 Hotel, which was 5 minutes away. so it really doesn't make sense if we go all the way to other restaurants just to have a bite to eat.

Despite what I hear from others, I like the food here. It's expensive but then all halal outlets overseas are expensive. I didn't try the Malaysian food they offered. I think Normi did.. she tried the fried rice.. I finally had the Vietnamese famous dish called Phở and it's delicious! They put all kinds of ulam in it and i wasn't even sure what they were hehe...

Also had their iced coffee and it's soooo good.. i now regret not making time to get some coffee from benh tanh market :(



seafood soup and the beef Phở and also coffee are must haves.. :)

Halal@Saigon

Location: 31 Dong Du, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, (opposite mosque)

This outlet is actually owned by a Malaysian lady who's a pharmacist. So if you can't live without your asam pedas ikan pari, by all means go here. It's a much more comfortable restaurant, the decorations are prettier and price about the same but their serving size is smaller. It's nice coz when we're there the waiter couldn't stop talking in Malay. Yup.. he's Vietnamese but he worked in Perak for such a long time I guess he just speaks in Malay whenever there are Malaysian guests .. hehe...

I tried the beef Phở again. I know.. I can't stop. they taste soooo good. I wish I know how to make 'em.. and also the ever so popular Vietnamese spring rolls. They're different from Malaysian spring rolls or the chinese egg rolls... Inside the spring rolls there's chicken, the ulam and also get this.. bihun hehe :) nice. eaten with peanut sauce (kuah satay) .. it's perfection!

Restaurant at the Mosque

Location: the Jemia mosque /Central Mosque (Ground floor) - opposite Halal@Saigon

The Indian Jamia Mosque, built in 1935, is one of the largest and most prominent places of worship in town, and surrounding it are a concentration of halal eateries, including the well-known curry restaurant on the grounds of the mosque itself (profiled in last July’s AsiaLIFE).

"http://www.vietnewsonline.vn/News/Lifestyle/Eat-Drink/6163/Vietnamese--Food-Goes-Halal.htm"

Ok I didn't know when I went there. Izwar told us to go there.. and we did. and we're not disappointed. The food was heavenly. I like the way Izwar described the food,"Indian food but it tastes like your mum cooks it". and he's sooooo right. we missed home as soon as we're done. luckily it's our last day there.. so no worries. hehe

there i hope these will be much help to you finding halal food in saigon. i hope to go again and go to other restaurants pulak..

dah lama tak update kan? sebenar nya ada pegi makan2 kat luar.. during lunch hour. tapi entah lah, sekarang malas nak ambil gambar time makan. insya Allah akan merajinkan diri hehe :D