Pan Heong Restoran.

My niece, Mun came to our house for a sleepover with a planned day trip to Bentong, the next day.

Next we met up with my daughter Mindy and her hubby Sam@ Pan Heong Restoran for lunch.

Pan Heong is a bustling restaurant with a coffee shop feel.

 As no reservations is allowed, we waited awhile and were unlucky to get a number 24 table, right besides the aisle where food are delivered up and down.

But the good, tasty and affordable food made up for all the jostling and scrapping of neighboring chairs

Parking is bearable.

Sliced meaty Loong Tan fish Porridge-more like Cantonese porridge-smooth and gooey-topped with a sprinkling of white pepper, sesame oil, deep fried shallots and chopped spring onion-would love it better with some coriander leaves-Rm19.00

Stir fried Yau Mak with garlic-fresh with a crunch-Rm9.50/

Deep fried Nam Yee Chicken-well marinated - very fragrant with choice cut of chicken wing and drumstick-Rm15.50/

Deep fried fishpaste stuffed foo chuk (beancurd sheet)-crunchy, crackling and springy-Rm7.20.

Lor Mee with two big sized  river prawns and Choy Sam-the homemade mee was gooey and eggy-the prawn was fresh with lots of roe at the head-must be eaten fast to prevent it from turning soggy-Rm50/

Mee Goreng-mamak style with sliced fish cake, egg, shrimp, Choy Sam and topped with deep fried shallots-a squeeze of the calamansi added a twist of tanginess to the mee-Rm 6.50/

Kow Yok mee hoon with Choy Sam-chunky braised pork belly and well marinated with just the right wetness to hold the mee hoon-my favorite-Rm17.00/

Total bill:Rm132/
Location: 2, Jalan Medan Batu Caves 2, 
Selayang, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-6187-7430.
8am-3:30 pm.

Restoran Hao Yi Lou

The CNY festival continued with a three tables dinner at Restoran Hao Yi Lou, Tapah, Perak.

My brother in law, Kam was the paying host for this dinner gathering among our relatives.

Restoran Hao Yi Lao is located just 2 km left from the Tapah toll plaza exit and is one of the best and newest restaurant in Tapah.

It is owned and run by a young, friendly and formidable couple- Chef Leong and his wife Sim.

As it was the first day of the CNY, the restaurant was packed to the rim and business was brisk.

Parking is a breeze.

Me, talking to Chef Leong (hands on hip ) about tonight's dinner dishes.

Waiting at our table.

The hand written menu in Chinese.

Started with the usual Loh Sang-a Salmon Yee Sang-wish for a better business year.

Sang Cheong-stir fried with ginger/spring onion/soy sauce combination-very crunchy and good exercise for the jaws.

Steamed wild frogs with chopped ginger/spring onion/Chinese wine/ sesame oil was everyone's favorite-the flesh was smooth and sweet tasting-plenty of it because of the dry weather.

Clams with Curry powder-spicy, fresh and meaty.

Koong Poh Padi field's Eel-stir fried with onion/dried red chillies/spring onion and a dash of Chinese wine-the coarsely sliced eel meat was springy and meaty.

Tung Poh pork belly- well marinated and braised until the meat absorbed all the spices flavors-garnished with cilantro-the gravy was perfect with rice.

Steamed river prawns with egg whites and Chinese wine-garnished with finely sliced ginger and cilantro-fresh, juicy and succulent-the star of the night!

Buttered Tilapia-the meat was filleted and cut into bite sizes before it was wok buttered fried with egg and curry leaves-very crispy-a good snack with beer.

Ended the meal with a quick stir fried Kangkong (Water Convolvulus)) with Sambal chillies -a local favorite.

Total bill: Rm700/
Location: 1 & 2, Persiaran Tapah Indah 1/3,
Taman Tapah Indah 3,
Tapah, Perak.
Tel:05-401-8148/012-463-5590/016-532-8678.

RESTORAN FOON LOCK-BUKIT TINGGI, BENTONG

After the late 8 course dinner and more entertainment in Genting Highland, we overslept and missed our buffet breakfast.

On our way back to KL, we stopped by Gohtong Jaya to visit a strawberry and mushroom farm.


Then we drove eastward to Kg Bukit Tinggi, Bentong for our lunch.

There were quite a number of restaurants to choose from and we settled for Restoran Foon Lock as it was packed with people (a sure sign of good food).

A pretty lass took our order and within twenty minutes all the food were served.

Claypot Tilapia-came in a huge claypot but filled with a small fish (700g) the fish was very fresh and sat on a gravy of good grade Soy sauce, onion and sliced Bentong ginger-Rm18/.

Stir fried fresh moist and earthy mushrooms with diced garlic, sweet peas, ginger and carrot-delicious!-Rm12/

Steamed Udang Galah (river prawn-500g) with egg white-was super fresh, sweet and succulent-Rm33/.

Stir fried sweet Potato leaves with Sambal Belacan (chilli prawn paste)-too bland, no oomph!-Rm10/

Total bill:Rm80/
Location:84, Kg Bukit Tinggi,
Bentong, Pahang.
Tel:09-233-0170/012-955-3832.

RESTORAN MAKANAN LAUT (HAWA DINGIN) SUN SWEE KIONG.-TANJUNG TUALANG.

Restoran Makanan Laut (Hawa Dingin) Sun Swee Kiong is a grand and new double storey restaurant with it's own parking lots in Tanjung Tualang, a sleepy hollow in Perak.
The exterior of the restaurant is resplendently decorated with red Chinese lanterns, potted green plants and some aquariums filled with live fishes and river prawns in one corner.
The interior looks pleasant, clean, bright and spacious with a huge round plastered ceiling and is fully air conditioned.
My niece HLingand her husband CCChoong was our host and they did the ordering which included Tanjung Tualang's famous river prawns and river fishes if not it will be like what CUMI & amp:CIKI said-eating"Nasi Lemak without Lemak"

The main entrance is at the right hand side of the restaurant.

The spacious interior.

Wild river Prawns was sold out the previous night-have to settle for steamed cultured Prawns-garnished with sliced Ginger and Coriander leaves-Prawns was small in size but tender and succulent-Rm45/.

House made White Beancurd bathed in sweet Soy sauce and complemented with a topping of chopped Spring Onion and deep fried Shallots-lusciously smooth and melt in the mouth-Rm8/.

Cultured Prawns tossed in Soy sauce-was firm, juicy and fragrant - a fabulous choice -preferred it done this style-Rm45/.

Snakehead Fish (Chim Choi Pan)-a wild and rare Snakehead fish for fish connoisseur-was deep fried "SMOOTH" (deep fried in a hot wok of cooking oil under a low flame until cooked)-the skin was smooth and the meat was sweet and very fine in texture-Rm57/.

Chee Kiok Sheen (Vinegar pig trotter)-was ready cooked-the meat detach easily from the bone and was full of the black Chinese vinegar flavor and sweetness from the Palm sugar and Black Dates-with lots of smashed old Ginger-average-Rm16/.

Stir fried Petai (Twisted cluster beans) in Sambal Belacan (Shrimp paste) with chopped Red Chillies, Onions and Cuttlefish cutlet-the Petai was crunchy and pungent-Rm10/.

Stirfried Kangkong (Water Spinach) in Sambal Belacan (Shrimp paste) with fresh prawns-leafy and salty with an explosive aroma-RM8/.

Lychee in Ice to end a delicious dinner-thick flesh and sweet-a good thirst quencher-FOC.

(Thanks to Mr & Mrs CCChoong)

Total bill:Rm208.
Location:15-17, Jalan Homan,
Tanjung Tualang,
Perak.
Tel:05-360-6288 H/P 012-509-3288.

ZHONG MENG RESTAURANT

this no frills restaurant is situated in TAPAH
town. if you coming from BIDOR it is on the right side of TAPAH town bridge. the site was a former petrol station and it can be quite hot during the day but the cheap and good food more than compensate for it! it signature dishes
are wild frogs,snakehead fish,river prawns,eels and panfried lemongrass chicken.we did not get
to get the frogs and eels because of the durians and petai season,the orang asli have money selling those so they do not want to go and catch the frogs. anyway the succulent prawns
was fresh and sweet, the catfish was tender and
look at the photo, the flesh seems to break out
this a typical sign of freshness, we finish the
meal with egg omelette and choysam. we will
go back again.
ah meng the cook and owner















choysam with soya sauce rm8/















steamed river prawns rm21/















onion egg omelette rm5/















steamed river patin rm21/