Chef at Home

People always say the Western food at Chef at Home is good, but my last visit did not give me any memories of great food. We did not know where to go for dinner that night and George suddenly suggested of going there. Did not take us long to decide on our foods as we wanna make it fast before more and more people flocked in. 

Mushroom Soup in Bun (RM12). Wasn't really fond of it during my last visit as it wasn't rich. However, the taste seemed to improve this time. Mushroom chunks bitten in the averagely creamy mushroom soup. We peeled some of the crispy-on-the-outside bun to go along with the soup while finishing on the way. Kinda filling. 

Warm Potato Salad (RM8). Boiled potatoes mixed with chicken bits. Unlike our usual salad, the potatoes were served warm. Quite ok. We were both quite full after taking the mushroom soup and this salad, but we had more to come. >.<

Cordon Bleu (RM18). Deepfried chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheese. Served along with coleslaw and mashed potatoes.

Look at the melting cheese! Delicious! This was really nice! Tender chicken breast in crispy breaded skin. The ham and cheese gave extra flavorings and the mushroom sauce made the dish even juicier! The mashed potatoes were awesome too! So rich, smooth and creamy!! 

Lemonade Grilled Chicken Breast (RM18). If you are looking for something healthier, this is one of the options. Big pieces of grilled chicken breast marinaded in lemonade, black pepper and salt. Nice. The chicken breast was juicy. Serving along with boiled potatoes and salad with balsamic vinegar (I just love salads with balsamic vinegar!).

Last but not least, we had this homemade dessert: Melting Moment (RM12). Melting cos when you sliced open the Chocolate Lava, hot chocolate would be melting out from it! Yummy!! To neutralize the sweetness, the vanilla ice cream played this very important role besides from blending in as a cooling agent. Hot and cold at the same time! One word to sum up: Fantastic!!

Groupon Deal from Bento Ramen Japanese Restaurant

It was a great lunch enjoyed at Bento Ramen, Brighton Square with the Supermain Deal I purchased. In this deal, 2 persons get 1 main course which we could choose from Chicken Shioyai, Chicken Terriyaki, Okonomoyaki, Yakiniku Bulgogi, Salmon Butteryaki and Chicken Katsu; 1 platter of 8 pcs of Sushis; 2 rice and 2 Miso Soups for just RM29. For our main course, we chose the Yakiniku Bulgogi which was Stir-fried Beef Slices.

Yakiniku Bulgogi. Yummy!! So good to go along with plain rice.

Sushi Platter. All the sushis were freshly made on the spot. With Salmon, Tuna, Ebi, Crab meat, Tamago, Beancurd Skin, Octopus, White Tuna etc. Delicious!!

We ordered an extra set of Smoked Duck Salad. Nice! 

Makes me crave for Japanese Food now~~ Hungry!

Oishi! - New Japanese Restaurant in Town

So, here's this new Japanese Restaurant in Kuching, located at Rock Road, 2.5 mile area, named Oishi!. We just passed by that day and they were doing some renovations, then all of a sudden, members from Kuching Food Critic announced the opening of the shop where they serve good Japanese foods at a lower rate. Off we went to try out the food there. Upon entering, we picked a table and was served by the waitress with menu. The place was rather simple in decoration, a small place to cater a couple of tables.

Menu presented

After spending some time studying the menu, finally decided on what to have.

Chicken Teriyaki Don (RM9.80). Quite nice, but I don't like the over use of onions. 

Salmon Sashimi (RM8.90). I think this was kinda pricey as 3 slices were served only and it's quite thin. >.<

Salmon Avocado Salad (RM7.80). This dish was the best so far. With slices of salmon sashimis, the salas was tossed in thousand island dressing, sesame seeds and either tobiko or ebiko. Nice!

Potato Salad (RM5.80). For this price, the portion was definitely too small. The one in Sanga tasted much better and bigger in portion as well. 

Dinner @ Cafe Cafe

After being much raved by bloggers and also me, my mum was eager to try out the foods at Cafe Cafe, so I took her here for dinner! As usual, the place was so packed despite it's a Wednesday night.

Chicken Salad (RM12). As I was on clean food normally on weekends, I did not want to go for too fattening dishes, so got myself the chicken salad in which I requested my sauce to be served separately. It was kinda huge in portion with the Chicken cooked in their special sauce which somehow looked like Rendang, but not. Good.

Mee Mamak (RM12). My mum saw some people recommending this dish, so she gave it a try. Big dish again! I think I took quite a lot. =.= Slightly spicy and sweet. Tasted quite good, but a little bit over-mushy. Would be better if it's drier. 

Another celebration @ Sanga Japanese Restaurant

The previous dining session at Sanga Japanese Restaurant was a surprise from George. Now, we are back for another feast as this day marks this special moment of my birthday. :D I requested to have Japanese foods, so after being approved by my mum, we came here for dinner! I was allowed to order whatever I want to. Hehe~

Salmon Sashimi (RM20). Thick cuts of fresh salmon! Yummy!!!

Much recommended by bloggers, we ordered this Salmon Skin (RM6) for the first time for a try. It was really crispy and tasty! Everyone loves it!

We had 2 Bento sets. Each bento came with some servings of marinated meats topped with sesame seeds, fruits, salads, edamame, pickled radish, chawan mushi and also Japanese rice.

Bulgogi Bento (RM18). With this generous amount of finely grilled marinaded beef slices, it was awesome to be served together with the bento set.

Sukiyaki Seafood Bento (RM18). Having a mix of seafoods including salmon, mussels, squids, fish cakes, prawns, tofus, veges, mushrooms, and egg, this hot serving bowl was definitely worth the value.

Japanese Curry Bento (RM16). Yummy deep-fried chicken slices with the creamy Japanese curry. 

Potato Salad (RM5). I love this and surprisingly, my mum loves it too! She was surprised to find that Japanese version of Potato Salad tasted so nice as well. Lol!

This was a special order out from their menu. Umi Maki (RM22.90). Sth like Grilled Salmon Cheese Maki?? Well.. I like it! Just love anything with tasty salmons!!

Unagi Pizza (RM28). This was a recommended dish, so I wanted to give it a try. Not too bad, just that couldn't really taste the unagi bits. I still think that Tomoe's was better. :)

Lunch Buffet Offer @ Carvery Restaurant, Abell Hotel

Carvery Restaurant, Abell Hotel is currently having this buffet offer with 15% discount in this month of April due to their 3rd Year Anniversary. For folks who love high quality meats, grab your seats fast. They have live stations of prime beef ribs, roast turkey and lamb leg for their Sunday buffets. We were there on Saturday for lunch as I do not want too heavy meals for dinner. Guided to our reserved seats of 12 pax, we were first approached with menus to select our drinks. Then, without much hesitation, I moved on to the cold cuts, salad stations. 

All the pre-mix salads.

Cold Cut Salad and Cheese on Glass. Like the Cold Cut Salad. It's a mix of chicken lyoner and beef salami with some greens and salad dressings. Kinda oily, so I did not have another cup. The Cheese on Glass sounds interesting, but did not appeal to me as it did not taste cheesy at all. Seemed like chicken chunks. Maybe it's just the name?? 

Coleslaw and Eggs with Peas and Corn Salad.

Potato Salad and Fruit Salad. These 2 were among the best! I love potatoes! Couldn't remember how many cups I took. :P 

Chicken Lyoner

Beef Salami

Love the Chicken Lyoner and Beef Salami. Would be great to have this as sandwich.

Chicken Cold Platter. 

Some greens to make up your own choice of salads.

Lots of Salad Dressings.

Salsa

Jams for the bread served.

Cooked Foods Section - Pasta with Lamb Sauce (Delicious!), Roasted Potatoes, Fried Rice, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Sweet Corn with Baby Corn, Butter Brussel Sprout and Baby Carrots.

They also have desserts served. Honeydew Pudding, Mango Pudding and Sago Gula Melaka. Wasn't really impressed thou.

Fresh Fruits Platter. Rather go for this instead of desserts. Tastier and of cos, HEALTHIER!

We were served with buns and butter. I did not try the butter, but my friends said it tasted different from our usual ones. Very delicious according to them. I just like my bun plain. It was chewy and was also great to go with the mushroom soup.

Salads~~ Tried everything they have on the salad buffet area.

These were the ones I kept taking for the whole afternoon apart from the potato salad. 

I created my own dish of Pasta in Mushroom Soup. HAHA!

Not too much on the salads yet as we had to leave spaces for the MEATSSS! Before having the carvings started, we were served with 2 gravies - Black Pepper and Mushroom Gravy.

First dish served: Roast Lamb Leg! Succulent, juicy, tender lamb leg roasted to perfection with the crispy glazing skin.

They have one of the best Grilled Chicken Wings in town. 

Black Pepper Beef Ribs. Their marinade was delicious, but the beef ribs were a bit disappointing. The meat was very soft and easily peeled off from the bones during my previous visits. However, it was kinda hard and chewy this time.

Mussels. Cooked in Marinara Sauce I think. Fresh and perfectly cooked mussels that were not too chewy, but soft and easily comes off from the shell. The sweet-tasting sauce made it more appetizing. Had a couple of these~

Sirloin Steak. Our favorite! We were served with well-done steaks for the first round. Although it was fully cooked, the steaks were very soft and tender. Unlike certain places, the steaks could turn out to be hard and chewy when it's fully cooked. We were very impressed.

Had my sirloin steaks in medium rare later. Seemed like rare to me. Tasted great anyway! I had my plates refilled with steaks from time to time. Greedy me~

Chicken Sausages

Chicken Chop. Seemed to be spiced with the same flavorings as the chicken wings.Delicious!

Fish Fillets - Grilled and Deep-Fried. Too bad Dory Fish was served. I preferred the Deep-Fried Fish Fillet cos it tasted like Fried Chicken Meats and there was no fishy smell. 

So, altogether we were served with 9 carving dishes for our lunch buffet. There would be 14 dishes for their dinner buffet.
Really enjoyed our lunch!!! Man, so damn FULL!! Just at RM38+ per person (not including drinks and 6% government tax yet), we get to enjoy these much of great foods!! Slurpsss~~~