Thursday, August 6, 2009

Jeta Grooves @ melaka raya

S a Melaka boy, i will not hesitate to introduce nyonya food. Even my penang fren would bring his whole family & travel to melaka just to try out nyonya fud (but he went to the expensive ones! boloh). First of all, i will need to help u locate this place, its in near-end of jln merdeka (roundabout), opposite beauty centre terimee and few shops away from another expensive nyonya restaurant "MAKON".

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Just simple design. Clean



My dajiefu - ah mou ge first brought me to here wen i went to find him for official documentation. Initially, i tot its kind of buddhist religion place, & sumore its called JETAWAY (sounds like tze chi). i was then told about nyonya fud. U can get authentic nyonya style fud here with affordable price, from kuih to misiam to curry to laksa to cendol. They even have durian cendol (its cendol + a scoop of pure durian without the seed), the lady boss recommended tis to me, she said :"ei, durian cendoi LAAGI nice ar, i wan or not, u scare of durian izit? aiyo....", either way, i said NO to durian, i told i would like to try original cendol first. #PS TIPS u can have the choice to have it serve together with ur meal or after ur meal. Thgs tat u shld try include mee curry, misiam, laksa, cendol & nyonya kuih. According to ah mou ge, it is one of singaporean's favourite spot, who knws u get to c mediacorp's "Lu Jiang". If u r interested in history of melaka, luk for tis 90 yr old chap, Mr Chan who speaks excellent english. He will tell u nyonya story, Tun Tan cheng lock's history (1 of the 4 big melaka nyonya family in those days), changes in melaka n those days when he worked for japs.
cendol MYR2.6 & mee kari MYR3.5

nyonya kuih, YUMMY!

Speaking of nyonya, i have a nyonya fren, her name is wendy tan huixin. Hope she’s doing fine now.


Price: average MYR 2.6-5.5 per person.
HALAL: is nyonya fud halal?
Toilet: YES, they do. Fairly clean
Location: Restoran Jeta Groves Melaka Nyonya Delights. L109/197 Jalan Merdeka, Melaka Raya, 75000 Melaka, Malaysia
Web: I doubt it
Opening hours: morning-2/3pm

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Nando's @ chinatown

I was brided. They gave me free fud, i feel like its bcome a duty to write sumthg bout them, haha. Nando's is celebrating 11th BIRD-day in Malaysia, rewarding customers with the gift of really really good chicken! No difficulty findind chinatown Nando's, just take star lrt to plaza rakyat station & walk along the walkway (straight) till u c a hotel and Nando's on ur left (about 7 mins walk frm the lrt exit).

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What do they sell, of course, it's all bout the chicken business. the grilled in afro-portuguese style! Nando's is known for its peri-peri chicken which believed to cause addiction (just like nasi kandar, peri-peri contains substance that stimulate ur brain to release endorphin in ur reward pathway, making u "gian" and "ketagih", haha psychological dependence eh!). #point of learning: endorphin is a kind of happy hormone in such that wen it's release, u brain feels good and will mark it as pleasant moment deep down into ur brain pathway known as reward pathway, n u will experience the psychologically craving for the pleasant moment once a while, it is unlike those physical dependence that u've seen in heroin addicts. Other kind of psychological dependence is nasi kandar which contains mild cannobitol (ganja) substance. Peri-peri chicken is carefully prepared (extra fat trim) & selected, thoroughly marinated in Nando's traditional peri-peri flavours so that the taste absorb rite into the bone. and flame-grilled to perfection, while Nando's serves 1/4, 1/2 & full chicken, u can choose ur own "peri" index (depending on hw spicy u can take it). A must to try their completely basting vegetarian sauce! Nando's also serves other stuffs like soup, sausages, chips and salads which are worth trying.

a heavy rain (5/8/09, 11:49am) caught in the walkway outside Nando's, n i saw tis offer, started from 12pm-1pm. Obviously i was the accidental early birds.

peri-peri girls

banana girl?


"1300-88-6555", the PERImedic will come to u



a free gift. PEDAS sia, tapi syok!

"Peri-o-meter" challenge

Other places whr u can get Nando's: KLANG VALLEY: 1 Utama. Alamanda putrajaya. Alpha angle. Atria shopping centre. Bangsar village. Chinatown. Citrus park OUG. Jaya one. Jusco bkt raja. Jusco taman maluri. Subang parade. Puchong IOI mall. Mid valley megamall. Pavilion. Putrajaya. SACC mall. Sogo. Sungei wang plaza. Sunway pyramid. Suria KLCC. The mines. PENANG: Gurney plaze. Juru Auto city. Jusco seberang prai city. Queensbay mall. Sunway carnival mall. MELAKA: Jusco melaka. Mahkota parade. JOHOR BAHRU: AEON tebrau city. AEON bbkt indah. pelangi mall


Price: average MYR 9.9-20.9 per person.
HALAL: no pork!
Toilet: YES, they do. 1 washroom in 2nd floor. Just clean, no toilet paper.

Location: Jalan Sultan, city centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Web: http://www.nandos.com/ (new website, MUST SEE)

Opening hours: 1030am-1030pm 7d a wk

The cave @ SS2

Well, i have no problem finding this place, after all, its the familiar "SS2" where u get to have lotsa lotsa fud thr. First, u nid to LDP, then kip to your left after putra LRT universiti station n folo jln universiti till u come to roundabout (u shld c sinchew), take 3 o clock to jln bahagia, next just folo these figures 19/8-->2/24-->2/75-->2/60 n u will find the cave near to McD.

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The cave is another themed restaurant for couples. the whole restaurant is a rocky yellow cave and partitioned into many many mini caves. It is exactly like gasoline restaurant that u c in city, u will be brought to the "mini cave" with a black "see-through" curtain that seperates u from the walkway outside. Basically, it is the expensive version of gasoline. U will have to pay more for the ROCKs and the privacy that u r gonna have.

"The Gua"

Black menu & dinner set "MYR46.00 nett" (3 course meal)

"LOVE is IT"? love is eat!


chic n pine salad + creamy brocolli soup + ROTI KOG

Poached asparagus fish rolled with prawn sauce.

this 1 like macau's "yi shun niu nai". Thumbs up!

It is a perfect place for couple. for guys, make sure u stuff up your pocket with $$ or credit cards. Despite being turkey designed restaurant, i was hoping for roti kebab, haha, instead, The cave serves authentic western and japanese delights which are F*kin pricy, not to mention their red wine @_@ !! (applies to government officaer like me, haha). Wat i suggest is u can take sum light meals or share the dinner set, & if u still feel hungry, never mind, just drop by the SS2 hawker centre (melambak nye!!). This place is for u to enjoy & chill out, not for u to "makan kenyang kenyang ye". U will spend ur romantic meal with ur other 1/2 in a mini cave, a curtain seperates u two frm the outside world. the cave plays soothing songs and u can even bring ur laptop (free WiFi). The fud there are so so, not worth the $$, but i personally thk that the cave's desserts are not bad. Otherwise, their services are excellent, i'm satisfied with it, u can call them anytime by just using the small gadget ( i thk i've seen it in midvalley's da tong and time sq's gasoline) on the wall. It says "BILL, CALL, WATER". N the waiter will reach u shortly. well, i did have a wonderful dinner wt my gf, perhaps my last dinner in PJ before i fly to sarawak to work. #PS be sure to ask for a flyer from the receptionist before u proceed to mini cave. (it gives 10% discount for ala-carte). o ya, 1 more thg, be careful when u wlk upstairs, i hit the rocky wall, damn, it really hurts & the the rocks in the cave are REAL, they r not spongebob OK!!

this is the small gadget


thr's a rocky shelf on top of that small gadget for 2 take foto urself (i guess so)

Price: average MYR 30-60 per person.
HALAL: no pork!
Toilet: YES, they do. 1 washroom (sitting type) in 2nd floor. Not sure bout 3rd floor. VRY clean & a vry big mirror infront of toilet bowl. toilet paper supplied.
Location: The Cave couple cafe & restaurant, 16 & 18, ground floor, jln ss2/61 47300 PJ.
Web: -NA-, e-mail thecave@live.com
Opening hours: 5pm-1am, closed on monday