Santola Bar Cafe, Inanam - Kota Kinabalu
Saturday, November 24, 2012 //
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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
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
Secret Recipe , Kota Kinabalu , Sabah.
Sunday, January 8, 2012 //
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Today was spent lazing around the city with Mary, Leslie and Shaun who came visiting all the way from NZ! The last time we met was 2 years ago, back in KL? Time really flies , good and bad to this. I'm only back today just for a short post, thus its picture time!
that's us after 2009!
had carrot slice from Secret Recipe ;)
that places got some real good cakes worth trying or if you're seeking for a place to chill on a lazy afternoon.
Till Then.
Labels: Food, Friends, Gathering, Kota Kinabalu, Personal, Places to Eat, Sabah, Tea Break
