My favorite dinner place is the Restoran Sri Kijang at the junction of Jalan Taman Sri Kijang-Jln Rozhan. For RM29, one can get dishes like chicken kompo-fried, belacan-fried kangkung, stirfried kailan vegetable and hotplate taufu for 4 persons. The kompo-fried chicken is nice and tasty, so too is the belacan-fried kangkung although it is fried a little bit too spicy today. The dishes are delicious and filling even though they are cheap.
We tried Nando's in Auto City Penang. This is Chinese New Year 2nd day so every where is packed except Nando's. So, we don't expect much from this place. The food is a bit pricey. A quarter chicken with two side line dishes costs 13.80 excluding taxes but the drinks are expensive. A coke for RM5.30 which you can get it half the price at MacDonald's. So we decided to forgo the drinks. I got a shock for my sideline dish. I order a Peri corn (which is priced at RM3.80) and had a half ear corn (roasted). I could get a full ear buttered corn for half that price in any supermarkets in BM so if you are ordering any side line dishes, remember never order the corn. Kenny Rogers served better side dishes.
What do you expect an non-packed eatery on a full crowd day.
Old Town Cafe at Maju Utama BM - I was expecting a higher class cafe for a cup of coffee in this rural town. Unfortunately the first that irk me is that there is no non-smoking area for non-smoker like me. And in BM that will be terrible as this place looks like a hangout for not so classy customers (I would not recommend you bring your virgin daughter to dine there, it is not safe). Service is lousy just like normal kopitiam (which you don't have to pay the service tax). The food, well, we had the white coffee of course but we will rank it only 6 out of 10. Next, the nasi rendang chicken which is horrible for the price so we give it 5 out of 10 (according to a KL cum Pg food critic friend). I found that the nasi lemak in Kopitiam Junction in Sunway Carnival is better. In conclusion, Old Town (Maju Utama) is a lousy place to bring your friends if you expect to dine in a place like Starbuck. I hate this place for its smoke.
