Rating:
- Food (1-10): 6.5
- Price (1-10): 6.5
- Environment (1-10): 8
28 January 2012: Mae Salong Restaurant (美斯乐餐厅) is a restaurant located in a quite secluded housing area in Sungai Petani. It occupies quite a huge compound and has very good ambience with Balinese-like furnishing. You can choose either to dine indoor or outdoor. The outdoor furnishing includes water mill, water fountain, pond, playground, garden, etc... Since it's at night and I was using a basic point and shoot camera, I did not manage to capture any good photo there, which is such a waste. Anyway, photos of Mae Salong can be found in their facebook photos.
Mae Salong serves mainly Thai food. I was there for Chinese New Year gathering dinner with my relatives. Since there are almost 30 of us, we made advance reservation for 3 tables. Here comes the food...
I'm not sure of the name of the dishes specifically because I'm not the person placing the order. As for the quality of the food, I would say they are generally average. A point worth mentioning is that the grilled fish wasn't well-cooked. Hence, we return it and request them to replace with another fish. It took them really long to come with the replacement, most probably because it's Chinese New Year season and they are really busy and under-staff.
Anyway, the cost of these dishes for a table of 10 pax is RM300. This is slightly more expensive than average restaurant in Sungai Petani which potentially serves better food. If you are looking for a place with good ambience, this restaurant is highly recommended.
Here's the location and contact of Mae Salong Restaurant...
Address: 199-F, Kampung Bakar Bata, 08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah.
GPS Coordinates: 5.62595, 100.46545
Tel: 016-4246842
Business Hours: 11am-3pm and 6pm-11pm daily
Rating:
- Food (1-10): 4
- Price (1-10): 5.5
- Environment (1-10): 7.5
21 January 2012:
It was a hot afternoon and my parents and I were looking for an air-conditioned restaurant for lunch. Hence, we decided to give Kim Heong Restaurant (好清香海鲜大饭店) a try. Kim Heong Restaurant is located opposite The Store supermarket. This shop lot used to be Janbo Restaurant but taken over by Kim Heong Restaurant few years ago.
I was starving prior to having lunch. Hence, I forgot to snap photos of the dishes before eating. However, after trying each of the dishes, I decided to snap photos of the leftover. Here they are...
- Fried Hokkien Noodles (福建面) (RM15) -> The noodle is extremely salty. Although our tolerance level for saltiness is above average, I still cannot take this. Something's is really wrong with the taste bud of the chef.
- Fried Spare Rib with Shrimp Paste (黄金虾酱骨) (RM13 per piece) -> Each piece of spare ribs costs RM13. We ordered 3 pieces of this, so this dish costs us RM39. The spare ribs are too dry, hard, tough and rough. This is definitely difficult to eat.
- Pumpkin Beancurd (金瓜豆腐) (RM18) -> Almost tasteless.
- Spinach with Soup (上汤苋菜) (RM15) -> I can't imagine that even this dish can go wrong. The spinach itself is young and fresh but it is somehow overcook until it become hard and difficult to be eaten.
My parents and I suspect that the dishes is not cooked by the main chef since it's near Chinese New Year. Hence, we checked with the person in charge. However, the person in charge insist that the main chef actually cook the dishes. While we are complaining about the quality of the dishes, a lady from another table interrupted and claimed that she just complained on the food.
In conclusion, quality of food here is very disappointing and definitely overpriced. PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFORE DECIDING TO DINE IN THIS RESTAURANT.
Here's the location and contact of Kim Heong Restaurant...
Address: 22-24, Jalan Radin Tengah, 57000 Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: +603-9056 3224/3225
GPS Coordinates: 3.06847, 101.69329
Rating:
- Food (1-10): 6.5
- Price (1-10): 7
- Environment (1-10): 7
7 January 2012: I was searching for a place for lunch in Bukit Jalil when I came across a bak kut teh restaurant at a secluded corner in Jalil Link.
- Clay Pot Bak Kut Teh (砂煲肉骨茶) (RM20.50) -> This is 2 person portion. The bak kut teh soup is not so tasty, but edible. Not recommended though.
- Dried Bak Kut Teh (干肉骨茶) (RM10.50) -> This is 1 person portion. Quite tasty but I personally prefer bak kut teh with soup.
- Peppercorn Pig Maw Soup (胡椒猪肚汤) (RM10) -> Not bad. Worth a try.
- Deep-fried Dough Sticks (炸油条) (RM1.50) -> Crispy, crunchy and taste just right. Best dish of the meal.
- Tofu Poh (豆腐卜) (RM3) -> Average.
- Yao Mak (油麦) (RM7) -> Average.
In general, dishes here are just average. I most probably won't return to this restaurant.
Here's the location of Chun Xiang Bak Kut Teh @ Jalil Link...
Address: 15G, Jalan Link Jaya 7, Jalil Link, 57700 Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
GPS Coordinates: 3.05992, 101.67296
