Cheers Palace Restaurant @ Cheras

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 8
  
• Price (1-10): -
  
• Environment (1-10): 7.5

9 October 2011: I visited Cheers Palace (饮胜皇宫海鲜酒楼) for dinner with 2 close friends to celebrate my birthday in advance. Cheers Palace is a restaurant under the Unique Seafood brand, which specializes in live seafood selections. Cheers Palace is located on Jalan Cheras, next to the furniture mall.

Here's what we had (I've no idea on the price because my friends paid for this meal)...

• Steamed Live Garoupa (清蒸游水石斑) -> Very fresh and well-steamed. Taste just nice. I like this.
• Sizzling Beancured (铁板豆腐) -> Not bad. Quite tasty.
• Stir-fried Yau Mak (清炒油麦) -> Reasonably good.

Here's the location and contact of Cheers Palace @ Cheras...
Address: Plot 51449, Lot A, Batu 5 1/2, Jalan Cheras, 56100, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-9130 3099 / 016-2104566
GPS Coordinates: 3.09391, 101.73906


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Restoran Ducking @ Jaya One, Petaling Jaya

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 6.5
  
• Price (1-10): 6.5
  
• Environment (1-10): 7.5

4 October 2011: Ducking, which is located right at the center of Jaya One, serves chinese food in comfortable and cosy environment.

Here's what we had...

• BBQ Combination with Rice (四宝烧味饭) (RM14.80++) -> Rice with four different types of meat. The meat was generally satisfactory.
• Hong Kong Noodle with Roasted Duck (帝王烧鸭面) (RM10.80++) -> Roasted duck is common, skin is not crispy enough, meat is not tender enough. Noodle is too oily.
• Meat with Fermented Beancurd (南乳沙律肉) (RM5++) -> This is a compulsory appetizer. It's served once we are seated. This is too hard to be consumed. Seriously not recommended. Kindly request to change to another type of appetizer if possible.

Here's the location and contact of Ducking @ Jaya One...
Address: 8-G, Block M, Jaya One, No. 27, Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya.
Tel: 03-79579819
GPS Coordinates: 3.1175, 101.6489


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Nadeje Cafe @ Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 7
  
• Price (1-10): 6.5
  
• Environment (1-10): 7.5

2 October 2011: Nadeje Cafe in Melaka is famous for it's Mille Crepe. Mille Crepe stands for thousands layer for very thin pancake. There are two branches of Nadeje Cafe in Melaka. The main branch is located at Plaza Mahkota. However, since I was already in Dataran Pahlawan Mall, I decided to go to the branch there.

Here are the Mille Crepes that we had...

• Original (RM9) -> I personally don't really like the texture of mille crepe where I can feel the layers of crepe. I prefer smoother type of cake, e.g. mousse cake. Besides, this original mille crepe is a bit too sweet for me.
  
• Tiramisu (RM9) -> Still, I don't like the texture. The taste is quite nice, not too sweet.
  
• Double Chocolate (RM9.50) -> Putting aside the texture, The taste of chocolate cream is quite rich and not too sweet. Among the 3 flavour, I like this the most. Fyi, I'm a dark chocolate freak.

I do recommend those who likes mille crepe to try Nadeje. As for myself, it's a waste of money for me cause I don't appreciate mille crepe.

Here's the location and contact of Nadeje:

• Address: G-23 & 25, Jalan PM 4, Plaza Mahkota, 75000 Melaka. Tel: 06-283 8750. Business Hours: 12pm-10pm (Closed on Mondays)
  

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• Address: Lot No.UB051,052,&053, Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Jln Merdeka. 75000 Bandar Hilir Melaka. Tel: 06-284 3469. Business Hours: 10am-10pm daily.

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Classic Kopitiam @ Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 7
  
• Price (1-10): 7
  
• Environment (1-10): 7

2 October 2011: Being the "tour guide" of the trip, I planned to bring my relatives to try Melaka famous chicken rice ball. My initial plan was to bring them to either Chung Wah or Hoe Kee near Jonker Street. However, Hoe Kee was closed while the queue outside Chung Wah is crazy. Instead of queuing up under hot sun, I drove to Dataran Pahlawan and look for a place to have an easier and more comfortable lunch.

We came across Classic Kopitiam which also sell chicken rice balls and decided to give it a try. Here are what we ordered for 5 person...

• 1/4 Roasted Chicken (RM10++) -> Quite tasty.
  
• 1/4 Kampung Chicken (RM13++) -> Chicken quite fine and tastes not bad.
  
• Chicken Rice Balls (RM1.20++ per portion) -> Rice is slightly too soft and sticky that I can't really feel the texture of the rice.
  
• Fish Ball Soup (RM10++) -> Quite springy and tasty.
  
• Cendol (RM4++) -> Average.

Here's the location and contact of Classic Kopitiam...
Address: BD083, Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Jalan Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka.
GPS Coordinates: 2.1905, 102.2507


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Wedding Dinner @ Tropicana Grand Ballroom & Banquet, Melaka

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 7.5
  
• Price (1-10): -
  
• Environment (1-10): 8.5

1 October 2011: I attended a relative's wedding dinner reception at Tropicana Grand Ballroom & Banquet, Melaka. It is also referred to as Spring Garden, under Tai Thong Group. The ballroom is spacious and nicely decorated.

Here's the menu...


Here comes the food...


The dishes served are generally satisfactory except for the "Sweet fancy duets" which is disappointing. The bao is too dry and not fine enough. Besides, the pancake is a bit soggy, not crispy at all.

Here's the location of Tropicana Grand Ballroom & Banquet, Melaka...
Address: 7th Floor, No. 18, Jalan Syed Abdul Aziz, 75000 Melaka.
GPS Coordinates: 2.184336402, 102.258069251
Tel: 06-2922933