Venicia at Bangsar Puteri Condo

It was a regular saturday and we decided to have a family lunch at Venicia Cafe, inside Bangsar Puteri Condominium (in Bangsar of course).

Sorry, no photos of the interior but the place is a small humble restaurant (more like a cafe for the condo residence). Quite a well-kept secret if you ask me!

Here are some photos I managed to capture before I started eating seriously:

Delicious and generous portion of sambal petai with prawns!

The sweet sour fish fillet was really good too!

Coconut water to quench your thirst on a hot afternoon!

When my family and I come here we normally order the steamed egg too which tastes quite good. Oh, and the pineapple juices are very fresh and thirst quenching as well, must order if you like juices! And yes, people come here and eat crabs and sanghar meen as well but so far we have not tried these. You might wanna give it a try when you visit this place!

The price is very reasonable but I forgot where I placed the receipt. Do not worry, we had around 4 dishes and drinks and it came up to around rm17-20 per person only ^^. But it also depends on what you order because if you order crabs and prawns it would be slightly pricier? Hmmm...

Service: 7/10

Taste: 8/10

Ambience: 7/10

Restoran Venicia
41-02-02, Level 2
Bangsar Puteri Condominium
41, Jalan Maarof
Bangsar

Soup Restaurant at Jaya Shopping Centre

It was a Friday afternoon when SH and I decided to go to the same shopping mall (yes, again!). This time we picked the Soup Restaurant on Level 3 of this new mall.

Nice business card and has that oriental feel to it

The back of the card.
Singapore's first and original purveyor of
Chinatown Heritage Cuisine?
 Oohed..

Even the tissue looks pretty cutesy

 Since they had set lunches during weekdays, we thought we gave these a try as it would be less damaging to our pockets. Haha! So I ordered this "claypot chicken+ chinese sausage" set (cannot recall the exact name)+ soup of the day+ vege+ chinese tea. The soup of the day was a clear sweetcorn soup which tasted nourishing and tasty. The claypot chicken rice was not bad at all as the chicken was smooth and the taste of the whole bowl was not overly salty. I actually kind of liked the food there as it seems to be quite healthy with less oil and less salt.

This was my lunch set at only RM16.80++.

A close up of my claypot chicken rice.

SH ordered another set but I did not manage to get a picture of that (oops!) because I was too hungry. Sorry! There is actually a variety of dishes to choose from the menu, and you may even want to order separate dishes of vege, chicken and other meats but I am not sure how they would taste like. Let me know if you have tried it. Hehe!

Overall, I think it is a good place to dine if you are looking for a simple chinese cuisine restaurant with food that is not too salty or oily, and leaves that healthy impression after you have had your meal here.

Service: 6/10

Taste: 7/10

Ambience: 7/10

The Soup Restaurant,

L3-12, 3rd Floor,

Jaya Shoping Centre,

Jalan Semangat.

Petaling Jaya.

Coleman Converta Cot

Hi readers! How is it going?

So I have been spending a lot the past weeks, both on food and on "furnitures" lol. This is one of the many thing I bought- a canvas lazy chair by Coleman called the Converta Cot. Fancy name, ain't it? My mum bought this "cot" for our house and I lied on it a coupla times and it was very stable and comfortable to lie on! 

See!
Can also use it outdoors like shown in the picture!

NP around RM325
but if you are an AEON member you get 20% off.
 So I got this for RM230+.

So, I decided to also get one for my bf's house too*grins ... because:

1. Does not make you sweat when lying on it on a hot day as opposed to lying on a sofa (esp. velvet sofa)

2. Comfy enough for a siesta on a hot afternoon in a house without air-condition

3. Fold-able and light: can bring it anywhere even outdoors for picnic

4. Back rest can be adjusted conveniently

5. Easy to clean just by wiping with a damp cloth

6. Long and wide enough for comfort!

I purchased this comfy cot from:

UFL OUTDOORS BANGSAR

N0.26,Ground Floor, Jalan Telawi 5,

Bangsar Baru,

59100 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 603 – 2282 5721 , Fax: 03-22845721

http://ufl.com.my/new/contactus.html 

Basically it is a sports shop, wait actually more like a shop selling loads of unthinkable camping equipments ranging from deuter bags, barbecue grills, tents, etc. 

P.S. But if you need deuter bags I have another better contact which may be able to give you discount :P

Good night peeps!

Thai Express at Jaya Shopping Centre, PJ

Hello readers ^^

So, it was another regular weekday and we felt a bit adventurous and wanted to break the routine by having something different for lunch. Decided to go to Jaya Shopping Centre again to check some restaurant out since I work nearby.

Thai Express on the 3rd floor of Jaya Shopping Centre

Intended to go to Ah Cheng Laksa (again) but the shop was packed and my other two colleagues did not want to wait.. so good for you readers else I would be blogging about Ah Cheng Laksa again, haha!

So we went to Thai Express this time (in hope that the food wont be all spicy coz as you would know by now I cannot tolerate spicy food well).




Located on Level 3 of this mall, the restaurant is spacious and have enough tables to cater for lunch crowds. Be warned that if you cannot take spicy food just like me, do not attempt to try as their "2-chilli sign" on the menu beside certain dishes is already too hot to handle! There are other dishes with "4 chilli sign" beside them and I cannot imagine how hot are those going to be!

 So two of my colleagues ordered this same dish: Minced Basil Chicken rice. This dish has that "2-chillies sign" beside it. It tastes good (I took some to try) but it was too spicy and one of them even stopped eating halfway through! You would be able to appreciate this only if you can take spicy coz personally I think the taste is good :)

This is the spicy minced basil chicken.
Cannot recall the exact price but it was around RM17+. 

I, on the other hand was not brave enough but it was a good thing. I ordered this honey chicken fried rice and not only it was not spicy, but it tasted better than I expected. The serving looks small and the chicken looks a bit insufficient, but actually the fried rice is quite filling as there is egg and ham in it ^^ I was happy with my order :)

This honey chicken fried rice tastes awesome!

Was about RM14 if I am not mistaken.

Service: 7/10

Taste: 6/10

Ambience: 7/10

Thai Express
Lot 3-15, Jaya Shopping Centre,
Jalan Semangat, Seksyen 14,
46100, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Have a nice Friday peeps! 

Ah Cheng Laksa, Jaya Shopping Centre

Hi again beautiful people!

It was a busy weekday and I was kind of burnt out after staring at my computer the entire morn. Invited the bf to "grab" lunch at Ah Cheng Laksa, a small (yet efficient and sufficient) shop at the LG level of the newly renovated Jaya Shopping Centre, Section 14, PJ. So far I was not too adventurous and I stuck to Pan Mee

both times I visited this place. I did not mind a bit because it is delicious! 

Apparently this shop originated from Alor Setar, Kedah and it is famous for its Asam Laksa. However, since my spicy threshold is fairly low compared to an average Malaysian, I stuck to Pan Mee.   I ordered the lunch set this time, consisting of the main dish and a drink. This cost RM 9.90. If you order ala carte (just the main itself without drink) it would cost you only RM7.90... And they serve really fast!

Blur picture of the tasty  Pan Mee. 

Taste-wise, it does taste good especially if you are one who loves chinese food and ajinomoto (MSG). Hehehe. Their menu is quite limited but maybe that's why they serve really fast! Even a take-away will only make you wait the most 15 minutes when there is a reasonable number of customers before you.

I ordered this iced Longan drink.
Very refreshing and thirst-quenching!
Highly recommended.

Nonetheless, they still serve nasi lemak, ... ah, here is the website you check it out yourself. Even its website looks really awesome!

Oh yes, and it is Halal so good for you if you are a Muslim.

Service: 8/10
Taste: 7/10
Ambience: 6/10 (clean enough but if it is a kiosk like in this jaya shopping complex it can be very pack during lunch hour)

http://www.ahchenglaksa.com.my/index.php
Ah Cheng Laksa
LG-23, Jaya Shopping Centre,
Jalan Semangat, Seksyen 14,
46100, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Worth your taste buds if you are looking for a quick affordable lunch!