RESTORAN GENTING PALACE.

We went on a one day trip to Genting Highlands to escape the city's heat.

After a light breakfast of Yong Tofu, we arrived at the peak at about 10.30 am.

We went on a twenty minutes ride on a cute caterpillar Monorail train (Rm8/person) which started from the Indoor Theme Park and encircled around the Outdoor Theme Park with a great view of the whole resort- people howled and screamed on terror adrenalin pumping rides like Rollercoaster, Spaceshot, Pirate Ship, Giant Swing, ....etc

The weather was kind to us-cool, windy and misty with thick white clouds overhead, just nice for a walk around.

Came lunchtime, we ate at Restoran Genting Palace located just a few steps from the main casino.
Restoran Genting Palace is grand with a warm, cozy and quiet ambiance.

Service was good and attentive.

The front of the restaurant.

The interior.

Sea prawns fritter-fried to perfection-crispy on the outside and juicy and succulent inside-a bit oily though!-Rm45/

BBQ meat platter-braised Duck, slithery Jellyfish, flavorful baby Octopus, crispy roasted Chicken and meaty BBQ Pork with a yin yang sauce dip-too bad the dish was served cold- Rm50/

Steamed Cod-bathed in good sweet tasting XO Soy sauce and garnished with spring onion and cilantro-gelatinous skin with meat which was fresh, smooth and very fine in texture-Rm56/

Stir fried Kai Lan with cloves of Garlic-plump, leafy and crunchy-Rm23/

Beancurd stuffed with Fishpaste and topped with fresh Scallop and sweet Bean paste- soft silky smooth white round Japanese Beancurd-firm Fish paste and fresh, tender, sweet and refreshing scallop-the sauce complemented it so well!-Rm38/

So gracious of Datin to serve us tea.

Total bill:Rm 269/
Location: a few steps from the Highland Hotel casino entrance.

HAWKER FOOD AT GURNEY DRIVE

After checking- in to our hotel rooms at the Gurney Hotel, i had a good bath and massage(water) in a jacuzzi. Took a short catnap and rest my weary legs after all the driving. The dinner for the night was street food-fried, oily, sweet and cholesterol laden food at the Gurney drive hawker center. It was a casual 15 minutes walk from our hotel. The cool evening sea breeze really aids us to reach our destination without sweat. The place was brightly decorated with full of festive and fluorescent lights and every stalls and tables are numbered-to facilitate easy delivery of food. It was jam packed with a potpourri of people and hawkers were enticing people to order their food. The hullabaloo of the good street food at Gurney drive was just average for me. Kuala Lumpur hawker food is on par with them!

Gurney Hotel.

Jam packed with hungry people.

Popiah-filled with sengkuang(sweet turnip), lettuce, scrambled egg and deep fried shallots-was soft and sweet

Otak-otak-cooked with coconut milk, moderate amount of fish meat. flour and spices-was fragrant, coconut milk flavored - satisfying.

Or Chien-oyster omelette-fried with tapioca flour, eggs-garnished with coriander leaves and chopped spring onions-sticky and smooth-coated with red and delicious sambal-sinfully good.

Deep fried shrimp and prawn fritters -was very crispy, with a crackling sound when you bite into it. dip into satay or chili sauce for added flavor.

Mee yoke or prawn mee-cooked either with yellow noodle or rice vermicelli-shallot, prawn,lean meat, kangkung, beansprout and boiled egg- was sweet, hot and spicy

Deep fried wanton dumpling(filled with minced pork) and bean curd-was over browned -it was in fact too crispy-good as a snack food with beer-average.

Char kway teow-was rich with prawns,beansprout and Chinese chive-was a bit wet to my liking but was tasty.

Air batu campur or ABC-finely shaved ice, grass jelly, kidney bean, corn, syrup, palm sugar, evaporated milk and topped with ice cream-perfect for sweet tooth diners.

A plate of mixed fruits to cool the body system.