Merchant's Lane @ Jalan Petaling, KL

The name of the cafe is quite interesting and I always thought is a name when i heard someone mention. ''mei zheng lin'' chinese of of Merchant's Lane. 

The cafe restaurant is situated at the second level, along the way up the stairs we see dark bright sunlight as the ceiling is transparent. 

The buildings here are long and depth inside have several different corner for customers to pick on. Outdoors, indoors, sofa tables etc.

My Minion Boy has his seat too!

I like the natural eroded walls but went there during noon, the sun is just right shinning on top of our head. Can't sit there for long.

5oz white @ RM11.00 each

There are 2 sizes in white coffee. 3oz or 5oz and you request coffee of your choice, be it latte or cappuccino. Or you may pick the iced white coffee.

Hongkie Beef Stew @ RM19.00

The beef was slow cooked for 12-hours with their cantonese style until it was so tender and just melted in mouth. The gravy is so thick and comes with strong beef aroma. Mix so well with the mash potato.

Italian Chow Mein @ RM23.00

Italian chow mein is the spaghetti agile olio fried with asian style chilli flake topped with traditional malaysian chicken rending. The chicken is generously huge and meaty. I felt the dish is too spicy for me. I can't differentiate is the rendang or chilli flake that is spicy.

Merchant's Waffle @ RM16.00

Lastly the dessert i was waiting for long, their signature waffle drizzle with the homemade caramel sauce. You get a choice of the ice cream flavour: earl grey, vanilla, kaya toast or panda coconut passionfruit & gulf melaka bits. The waffle is quite unique like eating roti jala kinds of feel, springy and soft. I like the waffle served hot and eating with the ice cream is like both cold and hot in the mouth. yummilicious.

Is usually full house especially lunch and dinner time. More to white collars during weekdays.

Merchant's Lane 美真林

150, Jalan Petaling,
50000 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03-2022 1736

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Closer Kitchen & Espresso Bar @ Mutiara Damansara

Often see this cafe in FB even its open. Finally today I can try it out. It situated near Tesco, The Curve, just right in front of the guard house of Menara TSR. The cafe is so fresh and bright with full glass drop at the side and front. Many little plants in the cafe. 

Inside is very spacious and there is a corner for a long wooden table, good for group of friends for gathering.

Order is at the coffee bar, you may take the menu to your table and walk to the counter to order & pay.

 Flat White @ RM11.00

I feel the coffee here is quite strong, is like double shot in my flat white. I like the strong aroma taste, a little bitter but still acceptable without adding any sugar.

 Mushroom Cappuccino @ 10.00

The mushroom cappuccino soup came with two little but thick pieces of garlic toast bread. I was expecting some cappu in the soup but hmmm just some ''bubble foam'' on top. This is a soup base instead of those thick flour soup. Inside comes with generous shiitake mushroom tiny pieces.

The Perfect Salmon Parcel @ RM18.00

Got this with a surprise. Salmon in a pastry puff ! Inside stuff with a thick piece of seared salmon fillet and top with melted cheese on a bed of spinach. Not much seasoning in it but it goes well with their moroccan spicy sauce. I like the arugula salad.

 Aloha Grilled Chicken with Pineapple @ RM18.00

This sandwich is quite big portion. I definitely unable to finish it all. It comes with oregano bread serve with mixed lettuce, thick & succulent chargrilled chicken. Topped with caramelised pineapple ring and freshly sliced onion. The chicken is tender and meaty, good for those on diet as there is no fats at all.

Really love this place, sun shines inside but don't feel any heat. 

Closer Kitchen & Espresso Bar

G-02, Menara TSR,
No.12, Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara Damansara,
47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03-7732 4896
Hours: 8.00am - 8.00pm

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Hinz Cafe @ Bandar Menjalara, Kepong

Drop by to visit a customer and came across this cozy cafe nearby. Looks simple and nice like a homey place to have a coffee break.

Handmade deco on each table

Flat White

Different between mocha and mochaccino is that Mochaccino will have more foam than mocha. Yes 2 inch of foam on top. The portion is huge for a tall size. Taste wise, it is actually quite mild of both choco and coffee. For me, i prefer a stronger and thicker taste.

 Breakfast Set : Omelette w Caramelised potato

I was in a hurry and they recommend me for this omelette breakfast. Huge portion of omelette and inside stuff with red capsicum and tomato. The taste is quite blend but serve nice with the caramelised potato. Coleslaw and salad is very flavourful.

Wall drawings at the cashier corner

Hinz Cafe

73, Jalan 11/62a,
52200 Kuala Lumpur,
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03-6270 0008

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Pacific Coffee Company Cafe @ Gurney Paragon Mall, Penang

Walking around the new Gurney Paragon Mall and saw this Paciffic Coffee Company having this all-day breakfast set promotion. There are 4 choices of set meals from RM9.90 including a fresh brewed coffee. Topped up RM2.00 to exchange for a Latte or Cappuccino.

Breakfast Set @ RM9.90 + RM2.00 (upgrade)

It comes with a Tomato Strudel and I upgrade to Cappuccino. The Tomato Strudel is a pastry topped with lots of brown sesame and stuffed with dry tomato paste. The paste is very sourish and tasty while the strudel pastry is very crunchy. It's addictive eating it.

Cappuccino

This is my first time drinking pacific coffee and i was stunned with the thick foam on top of the cup but did not overflow. The foam is quite thick and taste with a mild coffee aroma. The cappuccino is quite nice and i can really taste the light bitterness without adding sugar. 

Mochaccino @ RM11.90

Different between mocha and mochaccino is that Mochaccino will have more foam than mocha. Yes 2 inch of foam on top. The portion is huge for a tall size. Taste wise, it is actually quite mild of both choco and coffee. For me, i prefer a stronger and thicker taste.

 Breakfast Set : Chicken Pie @ RM7.90 (with Coffee)

The chicken pie was heated and served hot. The pastry on top is super duper crispy. Everything turn a mess when I start cutting my pie. Despite the ugly situation, the pastry really taste crunchy and delicious with the strong buttery taste. Inside is stuff with minced gravy and just one or two chicken dice. It's like thick campbell soup base in it. Taste soft but acceptable. 

Breakfast set: Turkey Cheddar Sandwich @ RM7.90 (with Coffee)

You can choose to have it heat up or not. Comes with wholemeal bread, turkey ham, 2 slices of cheddar cheese and lettuce. It taste good and the combination of turkey ham and cheddar is delicious.

The cafe is operate by a young man who is the barista too. The environment is cozy and comfortable. There are sofas corner which is a nice place to relax.

Pacific Coffee Company Cafe

G-03 & G-A5A, Gurney Paragon Mall,
No. 163, Persiaran Gurney,
0250 George Town, Penang.

Tel: 03-2288 1599

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Lam Mee Ya @ Empire Shopping Gallery, Subang

LamMeeYa has been opening several outlets is major shopping centre nowadays. It was like ages since my previous visit at the 1Utama branch. Their food is getting more variety and recently serving the double boiled soup and all kinds of healthy fruits juice too in Empire Shopping outlet.

Lam YeeMee

Order the Lam Yee Mee for myself instead of the normal thick yellow noodle. Sick of the thick noodle on my last visit in 1U. This time the yee mee taste really better as i like the aroma of yee mee noodle. It's served with prawns, meatball, sliced chicken and some vege. I'm glad that they removed the prawn shell for me. Everything is delicious.

Special Chilli Sauce

The gravy mix well with their special chili sauce. Feel its not so spicy this time. Great !

Steam bread with kaya and butter

Find it funny that day served bread here too! The bread is steamed soft but its not heat enough to melt the butter. Somehow i just feel it taste normal. Nothing special about this.

Royal Milk Tea

The milk tea here really not bad. Nothing to complain from a Noodle Shop. Smooth and fragrance of tea is strong too. I'm not sure what is the difference between this royal milk tea and their normal milk tea. Visually is the mug that makes the different and both has so much bubbles on top too. There is a difference of 20 cents on price oh.

Lam Mee Ya

LG31, Empire Shopping Gallery, Jalan SS16/1,
47500 Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03-5022 2055

Website: http://lammeeya.blogspot.com

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Pastis Cafe & Dining @ The Gardens, Midvalley

Pastis Cafe is located next to the escalator to basement car park. The cafe looks bit high class, something like hotel's lounge bar. Basically they are more towards western style cakes & coffee, with some pasta and sandwiches. Saw most customer here to enjoy the hi-tea.

Hot Mocha @ RM9.90

It is served with a piece of biscotti. Taken a hard time to stir the mocha because the cream is almost half of the glass. The coffee is very creamy and sweet at the end because lots of chocolate jam are not melted. Will request for light cream the next round. I feel so fattening now.

Mushroom Soup @ RM15.90

It comes with a huge serving bowl or i should is a plate instead? Only the middle is sink into where the soup are filled. It's served with 2 soft bread too.

Mushroom Soup

Quite disappointed with the mushroom soup as it was over extremely salty The texture and taste is actually very good and nice. But just too salty. I wonder does the chef added triple portion of salt in it. We requested for a cup of hot water to add in, hoping to dilute the saltiness. I saw the table next door is smiling and i think they did the same too.

Lamb Pie @ RM19.90

The lamb pie is topped with a chunk of mashed potato and some salads at the side. It was showered with delicious brown sauce. The mashed potato is quite rough but can easily taste the real potato taste. The pastry of the pie is delicious, and there are lots of lamb meat cube in it with some potato cubes too. Even the salad is nice with their salad balsamic sauce. Afterall its delicious but again quite salty.

Pastis Cafe & Dining

G-235, Ground Floor, The Gardens,
Mid-Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 KL

Tel: 03-2288 1599

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Restoran Soon Hock 順福家鄉飯店 @ Sungai Buloh

Came across Restoran Soon Hock through a friend. The restaurant is located at Desa Aman which take the 3rd turning at the round about of Sierramas Sg Buloh. Go further in at the left side will see this 2 story building. Beware the roads are quite bumpy.

Restoran Soon Hock

The Restaurant owner ran out of the restaurant when seeing us puzzling where to park our car. He lead us to a proper space and mention that any where can be park even in front of the 2 houses next to the restaurant and opposite has a covered car park too.

Coconut @ RM4.00

I order a coconut first due to the hot weather recently. It's not sweet but very cooling with a mild coconut taste.

Steamed Tilapia - RM23

This is one of their signature dish - Ka Heong Steam Fish (家鄉蒸魚). The fish is almost 1/3 soaking in the soy soup broth with lots of sliced mushroom, to fu, tofu pok, black seaweed, spring onions, ginger, garlic and etc. The soup is sweet and taste bit like there are chinese wine added. Its quite spicy too with the chili padi in it. 

Salted Egg Bittergourd @ RM10.00

The bittergrourd is sliced super thin and deep fried with salted egg. It is perfectly crispy and aromatic taste of salted egg tasted like snacks. I can hardly feel the bitterness of the bitter gourd. It taste something like fried potato.

Fried Tofu with Pumpkin sauce @ RM12

The whole metal bowl is full of pumpkin sauce. It's like a golden treasure box. Many ''treasure'' inside besides the fried tofu, there are also generous of green peas, prawns, button mushroom, and bottom is a layer of steamed egg. I enjoy my rice with the pumpkin gravy. 

Fried paku vege with sambal belacan @ RM10.00

The paku vege match well with the sambal belacan. It is quite crunchy and smooth. 

The food portion served here is actually quite big although we order all smallest portion. Price is reasonable too despite just behind the high-end area. Total bill comes to RM55 for 3 person excluding the drinks.

Restoran Soon Hock 
順福家鄉飯店

No. 170, Batu 11, Desa Aman, Jalan Sungai Buloh,
47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor.

Tel: 03-6148 8973

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Winter Lover Bakery House @ The Strand, Kota Damansara

Winter Lover Bakery House is located at the Strand, Kota Damansara, a row behind Alliance and OCBC Bank. It's at the first floor above the KungFu cafe. A bakery house that features in Mille Crepes, Macarons and Flower Tea. 

A very clean and cozy environment for relaxing especially during the weekends or holiday. The first cafe I experienced to leave our shoes/ slippers outside. I can feel like walking bare-foot at home. Plus, the wooden flooring are quite clean and non-dusty.

Winter Lover Bakery

Winter Lover Bakery

Chocolate Mille Crepe @ RM9.90

Grand Marnier Chocolate Mille Crepe

Tiramisu Mille Crepe

Mango Mille Crepe

Strawberry Mille Crepe

Choco Banana Mille Crepe

Rum & Raisin Mille Crepe

3 in 1 Mille Crepe (Vanilla, Chocolate & Strawberry)

Raya Limited Edition: Dark Chocolate & Black Forest Macaron @ RM5.90
Macarons @ RM3.90

Flower Tea Series: Detox and Beauty @ RM9.90
Additional cup @ RM1.00

Ice Lemon Tea @ RM4.90
Classic Chocolate @ RM6.90

All sorts of Flower Tea

Flower Tea

All sorts of Macarons

Winter Lover Bakery House

Out of the above, I love the 3 in 1 mille crepe the most as it tasted just like soft ice cream cake. The mango mille crepe is very flavourful too. Strawberry and Rum & Raisin mille crepe is the most popular among my friends. Their mille crepe is not very thick creamy type that I don't feel much jelat after eating much. I don't really fond of the macarons, too sweet for me. 

All mille crepe are @ RM9.90 each. Currently they are having the promotion of buy 10 at the price of 9. There are more than 18 choices of Mille Crepe available here and some are seasonable or limited edition i.e., Musang King Durian Mille Crepe that is only serve in Weekends on first come first serve basis. 

Winter Lover Bakery House

No.22A-1, Jalan PJU5/21,
The Strand Kota Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Business Hours:
Mon - Thurs: 12pm - 9pm
Fri - Sun: 12pm -10pm

Tel: 017-599 6962

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