Food@Melaka – Cosmo Noodle Bar at Melaka Raya

Now, whenever you’re passing by the main road of Melaka Raya at night, I’m sure your sight will be attracted by a new cozy restaurant which has strikingly pinkish interior.

Seriously, if it wasn’t the signage of Cosmo Noodle Bar (八面玲瓏), I would not have associated this pinkish shop as a dining place. The owner of this restaurant must be a freak for pink. However, I must admit that this bold design concept is an advantage to Cosmo Noodle Bar, or else it might not have attracted my attention, so do other new customers.

Cosmo Noodle Bar is a double-storey premise, with the upper floor suitable for group gathering functions. As suggested by the restaurant name, Cosmo Noodle Bar is mainly serving noodles of various cooking styles. The menu is kinda comprehensive, categorized into dishes of Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, and Italian. Besides noodles, a lengthy list of snacks is also available.

Dishes I Tried

OK, enough of introduction. Following are some of the dishes I tried with my girlfriend. Sorry, I can’t remember the exact names of all the dishes.

Yummy rating: 8/10

This is Japanese Ramen with crab sticks and omelette. It looks like Pattaya noodle, with omelette covering on top of the Japanese Ramen. The main complement that makes this dish a delicious one is the gravy. The gravy simply blends very well with the noodle. This is definitely a must-try menu item.

Yummy rating: 7/10

This is Thai style noodle. It’s available with chicken, beef, pork or seafood; served in dry or soup. We ordered seafood noodle in soup, which was tagged at RM7.90. As shown in the picture, they are quite generous with prawns and dried oysters. You will never feel like running out of complementing seafood with left-over noodles.

However, personally, I find this Thai style noodle tasted too spicy. Overly spiciness is not really the cooking style of Thai. If the spiciness is slightly milder, then we would be able to better enjoy the soup.

In addition to noodles, we also order 2 plates of snacks to better assess the dishes in general.

Yummy rating: 8.5/10

I can’t remember the full name, but it’s a mini pork burger. The burger is sliced into 2, each with a piece of fried pork and slices of tomato and cucumber. None the less, mayonnaise is always complementing a burger.

Believe it or not, this pork burger is excellent. It’s mouth watering at the first bite! Thumbs up.

Yummy rating: 6.5/10

Next is the stir-fried wonton with shrimps, also categorized as snacks. At its appearance, it looks like a plate of radish cake. To better enjoy this dish, you have to first squeeze the lemon juice, and then evenly stir the dish.

The plus point of this dish goes to the relatively big portion of bean sprouts served, but the wonton itself was just averagely tasted.

Fair and Affordable Price

Despite its cozy interior design, pricing of the menu items is at competitive and affordable range. Generally, the dishes are ranging between RM6 to RM10. With the comfortable dining environment, it’s definitely worth paying the price.

However, as a common trend in most of the air-conditioned modern style restaurants, the drinks are considered slightly expensive. As I could remember, the cheapest drink was mineral water, priced at RM3.

Good Environment

Hygiene wise, there’s definitely no argument, judging from the clean tables and dining sets.

The attitude of waiters and waitress is also a main success factor in the food industry. During my visit, I was impressed to be greeted with friendly and helpful services. A waiter by the name of Diamond was very attentive to initiatively give us an additional plate, when he saw my girlfriend and me sharing the plate of mini pork burger.

Worth Trying

Concluding from my first experience with Cosmo Noodle Bar, I definitely agree that it’s worth trying out the dishes at Cosmo Noodle Bar.

As shown in the above pictures, all the dishes we tried were served in good presentation. The chef has really put some efforts to make them look good, in addition to being tasted well.

Location

As mentioned in the introduction, Cosmo Noodle Bar is located at Melaka Raya. It is situated beside the Jess bridal gallery (薇薇婚紗) and diagonally opposite the Plaza Melaka Raya.

8 comments May 5th, 2007