Malaysia Food

Location: N03 48.9440 E103 20.0127 Alt 43 ft Kuantan, Pahang

Getting there: Behind a Shell petrol station in a quiet neighbourhood.

Meal: Lunch

When I took the photos, the owner started being suspicious, thinking I was a competitor. Found out that the owner is from Johor and decided to open a restaurant in Kuantan. It is a little difficult to find as it is behing a petrol station and in a quiet neighbourhood. The property is on a nice piece of land.

The place boasts its specialty, coconut prawn. It is curry prawns served in young coconut. It is unique; the flesh of the young coconut compliments the coconut in the curry, adding a fresh dimension to the curry.

The shark meat was unique as well, but I did not quite enjoy it. It was a little overcooked and felt rubbery. The vegetable was good and one dish they did not overcook.

Rating:

Food: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Value: 6/10

Remarks: Although tasty, the food seems a little overcooked. Can be quite hot in the day but they have an aircond room in a corner. Most patrons come in the evening.

Location: N04 28.2215 E101 22.5205 Alt 4715 ft Tanah Rata, Pahang

Meal: Breakfast

I had a ghee tosai, quite generous with their ghee as I could smell it while eating. They seem to have expended to the adjoining lot; the adjoining lot seems to have odd décor compared to the main entrance. Hygiene however is something to be concerned about. When I sat at the table, they cleared the table by using the cloth and wiping whatever remains on the table on to the floor. I suppose they clean the floor once a day.

Rating:

Food 5/10
Service 6/10
Value 7/10

Remarks: Good cheep place to have Indian food (breakfast) if you do not look down often.

Location: N04 30.9016 E101 25.6785 Alt 4715 ft Tringkap, Pahang

Getting there: Coming from Brinchang, head towards Kampug Raja. Tringkap town is just after Rose Valley. It is a small town and Tringkap Restaurant is in the middle, opposite the town hall.

Meal: Dinner

Just after the tourist zone of Cameron Highlands, namely Rose Valley, is town called Tringkap.Walking past Rose Valley in to Tringkap is like walking in to a different world. Tourist buses are gone and they are substituted with beaten up Land Rover Defender.

Spotting a steamboat sign on their signboard hinted me that they are a steamboat specialist. I was wrong, they seemed popular with dishes and everyone ordered them. I decided to try their steamboat instead. They have generous portions compared to their Tanah Rata and Brinchang counterpart for the same price. Ingredients were surprisingly fresh even for lowland ingredients such as fish.

Rating:

Food 9/10
Service 6/10
Value 9/10

Remarks: Steamboat in cold weather with fresh ingredients and generous portions a stone throw away from a touristy spot.

Location: N04 24.8448 E101 22.9480 Alt 3624 ft Ringlet, Pahang

Getting there: In the middle of the Ringlet town area, situated on a corner lot of a shoprow. About 40 minutes drive from Tapah toll.

Meal: Breakfast

On the way to Cameron Highlands from Tapah lies a small town called Ringlet. In the heart of this small town is a quiet spot where the locals hang out to have their breakfast, slowly. More locals seem to hang out here for breakfast compared to other restaurants in the area.

When I sat at the table, the first thing I noticed is the well protected chopsticks. They covered the bunch of chopsticks with a cup; supposedly to protect them from the rain. That gave me a sense of confidence that they have a certain level of hygiene.

I called for a pan mee (hand made noodles) and it came rather fast. They machine rolled the noodles to strips topped with vegetable and minced pork. It has a miso-soya sauce taste to the soup which gave it a unique taste.

The tofu was fresh however the filling was rather bland. Being at the fringe of vegetable capital of Malaysia, the vegetables are very fresh.

Rating:

Food 7/10
Service 6/10
Value 8/10

Remarks: Good place for a breakfast stopover on the way to Cameron Highlands from Tapah.