Sushi King - Kota Kinabalu
Saturday, November 24, 2012 //
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Sushi - King is relatively known in Malaysia since 1995 for serving healthy and reasonably priced Japanese food. From originally only a single outlet Kuala Lumpur, this place quickly gained popularity and expanded to another 60 more outlets nationwide and counting making it the largest sushi chain in Malaysia.
I think it is very much reasonable compared to a lot more other Japanese restaurants that I've tried be it in East Malaysia, West Malaysia, or Singapore itself. Their sushi set meals goes with a complete set of main course, soup and desserts and it costs only about RM16 minimum to RM 28 maximum for a set. Not to mention, they do have an expansive of ala carte menus for you to choose from too, but I always opt for Fried Calamari, Unagi, Salmon, Fish Roe, Soft Shell Crab and Pregnant Fish (Shishamo) whenever I have Japanese food in any Japanese Restaurant, thus explains what you will see in some of the pictures below. I'm a very traditional person, if I like something in the menu, I will stick to it for quite sometime until I find something new , go figure :P
As for their sushis, there is always a sushi conveyor in any Japanese Restaurant, however, for Sushi King I noticed lesser choice was placed on their conveyor whenever I go into Sushi King. Those displayed are usually, non-inexpensive ones but fret not, those that are more expensive, are available for order and will be freshly made, which is great I think. Rather than, just make it and put it on the conveyor and if no ones order it, it will be a wastage and added cost to their food cost.
Oh, another good point about this place is, japanese green tea is free of charge! and is refillable :) Since nowadays, everything is chargeable even skyjuice :/ that shows Sushi King is very generous indeed :P
If you're interested in becoming their member, just pay RM20 for their annual membership card, and enjoy 10% discounts whenever you dine. Their card looks really cute but too bad I have no pictures of it with me.
Do visit them at KK:
Sushi King 1 Borneo1-Borneo Hypermall
C-310 & C-311, Concourse Floor
Jalan Sulaman
88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
RESTAURANT BUSINESS HOUR
10 am - 10 pm
10 am - 10 pm
Sushi King City MallCity Mall
DBKK No. S-1-1 & S-1-2
1st Floor Block A,
Lorong City Mall, Jalan Lintas
88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
RESTAURANT BUSINESS HOUR
10 am - 10 pm
10 am - 10 pm
Sushi King Warisan SquareWarisan Square
Lots No.B-01-04, B-01-05 & B-01-06, Block B,
1st Floor, Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens
88000, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
RESTAURANT BUSINESS HOUR
10 am - 10 pm
Sushi King Centre PointCentre point
RESTAURANT BUSINESS HOUR
10 am - 10 pm
10 am - 10 pm
For more information about this place , do check out their website below;
Grilled Salmon Set
Fried Calamari with Mayonnaise Sauce
Their most popular bento set,
Mixed Bento which included Grilled Salmon and Chicken as its main.
Grilled Mackerel
Side condiments,
Prawns, Assorted vegetables and Sweet Potatoes
Heart shaped Miso Soup
Itadakimasu!
Labels: Authentic Flavour, Food ., Japan, Japanese, Kota Kinabalu, Places to Eat, Places to Visit
Santola Bar Cafe, Inanam - Kota Kinabalu
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Searching for a place around Kota Kinabalu city to have a nice coffee session with family or friends?
A place with good coffee but not as overpriced as Starbucks?
Or fancy a quiet place for discussion be it for work or studies with free wifi?
Santola Bar Cafe is the place to be.
As many of you might have already known this place, since it was opened for quite some time now, it is no stranger to us that they do serve good quality coffee in this little small cafe. However, due to its location which is kinda, remote and not in the city area I would say, many does not know this place existed including myself who only knew about this place about 4 months ago after reading it in other person's blog, and worst is I used to pass by the same road quite often back then and didn't know it existed.
Anyways, I was glad to finally able to drop by this place for a visit with my family. We had a great tea break there on a lovely Sunday afternoon. The place was rather peaceful, not as noisy as other places, easy to get a table, wifi is free, parking is easy to get as the entire place is a private property. So convenient.
A little bit information about this place is, they take pride in their "Cap Kuda" brand coffee. In here, they serve quite a variety of beverages, be it cold or hot beverages. You name it, they have it freshly brewed for you. Besides that, they do serve a variety of pasta, cakes, sandwiches, pies and etcs.
Price wise, you can get a coffee and probably, a pasta priced below RM15 :) everything has a member and non - member price, so if you're a member you can enjoy your food cheaper! If I'm not mistaken, the membership only cost RM20 a year. Really worth every penny.
What we had on that day;
Toasted Butter Kaya Set ( Including 1 coffee ) - RM 5.50 / set
Custard & Chocolate Japanese Waffle Dorayaki - RM 3.50
So rich inside!
Spaghetti Mushroom Chicken - RM6.50
They were quite generous with the portion, food tasted good :)
Spaghetti Bolognese - RM6.50
Do check them out ;) because they're worth checking out.
29, Jalan Kilang, SEDCO Industrial Estate, 88816 Kota Kinabalu
+6088 428 468 or +6010 931 6733 (Booking or Order)
Labels: Asian, Authentic Flavour, Food, Kota Kinabalu, Places to Eat, Places to Visit, Tea Break, Western
Tam Nak Thai Restaurant, Api-Api Centre Kota Kinabalu Sabah.
Sunday, March 18, 2012 //
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Today I would like to introduce you to this amazing thai restaurant that has been around for more than 10 years :) and honestly, their food is still that delicious ever since I stepped into this shop some many years ago, and of course my most recent visit to this restaurant was on Valentine's Day :) - Tam Nak Thai Restaurant.
If I'm not mistaken the owner of this shop is actually a Thai too , which explains the various really authentic thai cuisines that is offered in the menu and their dishes are sure to not disappoint you.
In my opinion, this shop is rather unique it serving its rice to their guests. They actually used a silver pot and delivered their rice using the russian service. Whats interesting about this is that you don't see this service that much around places like KK and for RM 1.20 per person, you can get unlimited refills for your rice :) Their staffs are really attentive and are always polite and pleasant to their guests.
Gai Tom Kah - RM 13
This soup is definitely my favorite soup among the available thai soup that I've tasted since I don't take tom yam really well. This is like a less spicier version of tom yam soup and it is really tasty because they cook it with coconut milk , some lemon grass for appetizing , chicken and chilies for taste. I have tasted this soup previously during my visits to Thailand, and I must say that the soups are comparable to each other's in taste.
Nuer Yarng - RM 16
Next we had is the Nuer Yarng, which translate to " Grilled Angus Sirloin". The meat itself is a tad-bit dry because its sliced thinly and grilled, this dish is accompanied by its own thai sauce, which has a hint of sweet and sour taste to it.
Gai Pahd Med - RM 13
This dish is actually called " Chicken with Cashew Nuts" and yes, I love cashew nuts with any dishes that I've had so far and this combinations are perfect. The breast chicken is cooked with black soy sauce, spring onions, mushrooms and onions just to name a few and it tasted really sweet and easy in the mouth.
Tawd Man Pla - RM 15
For that night, our last main course was this Thai fish cakes. This dish is usually served as an appetizers back in Thailand but not for this shop. The texture of this dish is firm and bouncy, made with red curry paste, some lime leaves and really fresh fish. The taste of the lime leaves and red curry paste compliments each other and dipping it with the fresh made chili dips made the whole dish tasted even better. It actually reminds me of the famous nyonya dish , otak-otak :), well some say its actually the same because their recipes are really similar.
As for desserts, my parents and I ordered different desserts. Each of this desserts looked quite similar, which actually is the crushed ice dessert, similar to our famous Malaysian dessert called the ABC .
Tap Tim Benj - RM4
Both of my parents opt for this , which actually is crushed iced top up with coconut milk, brown sugar syrup, sago, jackfruit and waterchestnut , I tasted this and I really liked it!
Saguruamuit - RM 4
and for myself I chose this instead of my initial choice which was the mango dessert because they ran out of it :( This is actually quite similar to the first dessert, just that it has more corns and mangoes in it . Well, look at the generous amount of ingredients they put in my dessert, I was really bloated when I'm done with all of it heh.
I highly recommend to everyone who haven't try out this amazing thai restaurant to pay a visit and savour their delicious cuisines because there isn't many thai restaurants available in town currently. You can find them at ;
Tam Nak Thai Restaurant
Unit 5/G5, Ground & 1st Floor,
Api-Api Centre, KK.
Tel: 088- 258 328
Labels: Authentic Flavour, Food, Kota Kinabalu, Places to Eat, Sabah, Special Occasion, Thai food, Thailand
English Tea House & Restaurant, Sandakan.
Sunday, March 4, 2012 //
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Fancy a place to have a nice tea break session chilling, catching up with friends and family while taking a break from the hustle bustle of a city life? This is the place to be. Apart from serving fine teas from around the world, they also serve a variety of cakes and pastries along with a la carte selections of traditional English specialties and of course local Asian favorites, they do not sell pork though.
a place where you can also have a game of lawn croquet and its free for both adults and children
This place is able to accomodate up to 250 guests and its a perfect location to held a large garden parties, weddings and other business or personal events. They also do provide a range of wedding anniversaries and birthday packages that can be held in one of their gazebos which also opens for public when there's not function on anytime of the day.
my lil cousin who is so happy with her soft drink
they do serve juices too, and its fresh :) not packaged or anything close to that
my favorite hot drink at all times, hot chocolate
a very rich chocolate filled dessert with a cherry on top!
New york cheese cake, which is simply oh so delicious.
Tuna Club sandwich , they do serve a varieties of Western delights and the portion is usually huge too, you can share it with another person definitely .
Their home made burger, look at the thickness of the meat patty and the portion of the potato wedges!
and of course, a varieties of tea sets.
This set is the most expensive tea sets among all that is available there which is the Royal Tea Set.
If you ask me personally what do I think about the price of the food and beverages here, I can honestly tell you that the price is actually quite reasonable for a coffee house / a restaurant but not for all the items. What I meant by reasonable is because they're charging the food at a higher cost but the portion is huge, service is considered top notch and the food quality is definitely there. It all depends on what you're looking for.
Been there twice and it's still my favorite place and I'm pretty sure its the same for the locals and tourists there too as they always have customers patronizing this place despite of its price.
Experience the lush, tropical greenery and cool breezes while you enjoy spectacular views of the town and bay. Relax with a cocktail in hand, socialize with friends and family under a gazebo or enjoy a wide selection of beverages at the long bar.
Award winning restaurant :)
If you would like to know more about this place, do check them out at this link :)
p/s: I don't know if some of you are aware of this restaurant in KK which is located near Jesselton but honestly, that branch can't beat the original branch that is located in Sandakan in my personal opinion. You really got to just try this place in order to notice the differences :)
Labels: English Tea House, Family, Food, Kota Kinabalu, Places to Eat, Places to Visit, Sabah, Sandakan, Tea Break, Western
Sandakan - Good Taste Restaurant
Friday, February 17, 2012 //
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On the very last day of my trip to Sandakan recently, we had the famous Yu Kut Teh and Bak Kut Teh that is a must try here. Well, if you know me well I've been to Sandakan too many times but have not actually heard of seafood teh (fish kut teh) before until the boyfriend kept asking me to try it because apparently he loves it so much and tried it the last trip he was here. He even took pictures of the articles on the walls along with the contacts and sent it to me!
Anyways, my uncle is familiar with this place so off we came to Good Taste Restaurant to try out their famous, none other than their seafood teh fish kut teh (is that how you even call it? that is how you call it. ) since in Kota Kinabalu and most other states in this nation we only tried Bak Kut Teh before. Of course, this shop do serve Bak Kut Teh still for pork lovers but I still prefer the original ones back in Jesselton ( Gaya Street , KK ).
This was in the morning around 11am , super packed with humans waiting for tables and for most, happily enjoying their food. That's my mum! See how happy she was ;D lol !
like I said, this shop is famous and was featured in seriously a lot of magazines and newspapers that the articles are enough to fill up the four faces of the wall and I have never seen any restaurants / cafes featured in so many before , this place is proven to be really that good :)
Their unique seafood dishes features dishes like fish slices kut teh and prawn teh which comes in two types of soup. A strong pepper soup which is the dark color soup as shown above and the lighter in taste yet sweet soup which is the white soup as shown below. Personally, I liked both of it, but I love the lighter one the most, it complements the sliced fishes really well.
Another dish that is a must try is this super soft, easy to peel off skin called "Nai Mang" according to the chinese . I am not sure what is the name of this fish in english but I know its a poisonous kind of fish but it is alright to take it in small quantity , and surprisingly it is very good!
The rather normal Bak Kut Teh in my opinion, like I said I still prefer KK's one as compared to this because I love the taste of the herb soup in KK's one better :)
Besides these dishes, of course they also serve pig organs and drunken chicken and prawns dishes.
Must try dishes! Each bowl of the Yu Kut Teh and Bak Kut Teh cost about RM 8 - RM 12 per bowl.
and of course, various types of vegetables!
Their daily business hours - 8am -2pm , 6pm - 9pm
Good Taste Bak Kut Teh Restaurant
Lot 5, Block D, Bandar Nam Tung,
Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
Tel: +6089 615 899
Labels: Chinese, Family, Food, Kota Kinabalu, Places to Eat, Sabah, Sandakan
