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The unique presence of Baba Nyonya heritage aside, Malacca is undeniably known with a wide array of heavenly delicious foods, and chicken rice ball is undoubtedly ranked within the top-five-must-eat during your visit to Melaka.
We have written about the famed Chung Wah Chicken Rice before, and recently we noticed a new place for Hainanese chicken rice balls, named Malacca Jonker Street Chicken Rice Ball, located just a stone-throw away from Chung Wah.
While most chicken rice shops in Melaka are only selling roasted and steamed chicken as well as chicken rice, the Malacca Jonker Street Chicken Rice Ball is also offering plenty of other signature dieshes to satisfy the makan kakis.
Chicken rice balls
Steamed chicken
Tauhu telur. This is quite special, I have not eaten something similar elsewhere. Basically, it’s a big piece of tofu wrapped by egg. As claimed by the shop owner, this dish is influenced by Indonesian cooking.
Fried roast pork
Thai style crispy toufu
Address: 17, Lorong Hang Jebat, 75200 Melaka (visit the official website for location map)
June 3rd, 2009
If you think that Melaka Nyonya laksa is the synonym of curry laksa, you’re wrong 
In fact, the genuine Nyonya laksa is enriched with various spices but cooked without curry powder.
There are many places in Melaka serving Nyonya laksa, but Donald & Lily’s is one of my favourite.
Donald & Lily’s Corner is located at Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (Heeren Street), within walking distance from Jonker Street and the reddish Dutch Square. However, the location of Donald & Lily’s Corner is less noticeable. You must walk to the back of Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, or go to Kota Laksamana car park, and you can find Donald & Lily’s Corner as shown in the following picture.
The dining area is located at the upstair of an old house built before World War II.
Nyonya Laksa (RM 3.20) is undeniably the signature dish here. Tasteful and spice-rich gravy, complemented by juicy clams (si ham), is enough to make you drool when thinking about it.
As a dining place serving Baba Nyonya cuisines, of course laksa is not the only selection available. Tau Kua Rojak (RM 3.50) is another worth-mentioning dish. It’s a dish of bean curds (tau kua), cucumbers and pineapples topped with rojak sauce.
Donald & Lily’s Corner is also serving daily special, as follows:
Tuesday special - mee rebus
Friday special - nasi lemak served with rendang ayam
Saturday special - curry chicken rice and pongteh chicken rice
Sunday special - curry assam fish rice, pongteh chicken rice, pineapple lemak prawn rice
Just like any other Baba Nyonya restaurant in Melaka, cendol is also available at Donald & Lily’s Corner. However, to me, this is not the place for cendol though. Sorry but it doesn’t fulfill my requirement; a bit diluted, and the shaved ice is too rough.
The dining ambience at Donald & Lily’s Corner is quite unique, it features its own authentic homey character not easily found else where. However, during weekend lunch hours, please expect to wait for a long queue though hehe.
Donald & Lily’s Corner has been featured and reviewed by many medias, including 8TV Ho Chak programme. I’ve been eating Donald & Lily’s Nyonya Laksa for at least 5 years; but frankly speaking, the quality has slightly degraded recently - not as spice-rich as it was last time. I hope the management will take this issue seriously to upkeep their food quality, as not to disappoint the review coverage gained.
Operating hour: 9.30am - 4pm, close on every Monday
June 8th, 2008
Wake up in the morning, breakfast plays the most important role in bringing good mood for the whole day. If you have passion for food, a set of satisfying breakfast will surely make you happy, trilled, and energized. Last time when I was a kid, bread was hardly appreciated by me, as I had breads with butter spread for almost every schooling day during recess time. However, now that breads are not as cheap anymore :p after working, a set of mouth watering roasted breads or steamed breads (must be tasty la hehe) is undoubtedly a great breakfast.
Though wholemeal bread is undoubtedly more enriched in terms of nutrition facts, but it can never replace the role of the traditional white bread for making steamed bread with butter and kaya spreads. Combination of butter and kaya spreads is known locally as kahwin.
Where in Melaka is your favourite kopitiam?
When I’m back to Melaka during weekend, I like to visit Siang Chiang for breakfast. Siang Chiang is one of the authentic (non Halal) kopitiams in Melaka town, which is still preserving the heritage feel.
Though the shop house is undeniably an old building, but the interior hygiene is very well kept. The while tiles on the wall appear clean, and most importantly, the kitchen where breads, eggs and drinks are made is also hygienic and neat.
Pricing wise, very reasonable. My gf and I ordered a se of roasted breads, a set of steamed breads, a cup of tea, and a cup of Milo; all made up to RM4.90. Comparing to the modernized franchised kopitiams, really a big difference.
At Siang Chiang, there are a few more stalls rented to other hawkers to serve other types of food. Among all the stalls, the most notable one that I would like to mention, is the one that sells mee hun kuey (pan mee) and mee sua. I like to eat the mee sua in dry broth, which comes with 5 fresh prawns at RM3.50.
Address: 59, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 75000 Melaka.
Siang Chiang is located on your right along the one-way Jalan Munshi Abdullah. It’s opposite Teck Trading Co. which sells electrical appliances. At the back of Siang Chiang is Melaka River, and Eye on Melaka is caught in sight at the opposite river side.
May 4th, 2008
One of the uniqueness of Melaka, is the presence of Baba Nyonya heritage and cultures. From spoken language, to living lifestyle and food, there are distinctive attributes that make Baba Nyonya a special community. Though the population of Baba Nyonya descendents is relatively small, but their authentic recipes are especially known in the food heaven.
Cooked dishes aside, Nyonya kuih is another well sort-after Nyonya food in Melaka. Many people, both visitors and Malaccans, just couldn’t stop loving the savory Nyonya kuih.
Though there are plenty of places selling Nyonya kuih in Melaka, but there are very few decent-scale producers. If you’re planning to indulge yourself with Melaka Nyonya kuih during your next visit, you may try visiting a Nyonya kuih production house located at Tengkera (a suburb in between of Old Melaka section and Klebang), during day time.
Address:
72, Lorong Pantai Tengkera 2C, Tengkera, Melaka.
GPS Coordinate: N2.20325 E102.23149
Click here for location map (popup) of this Tengkera Nyonya kuih.
As shown in the location map, you may get to Tengkera from Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock (Heeren Street). If you’re coming from Old Melaka town, it will only take you about 5 to 10 minutes.
Coming from Old Melaka, the first notable landmark that you will notice at Tengkera, is the Balai Polis Tengkera (police station; GPS: N2.20040 E102.23980) on your left. Then, keep going straight for about 1km, and you will come to Masjid Tengkera (mosque; GPS: N2.20405 E102.23201) on your right. Once you’ve spotted this mosque, you need to decelerate.
Just about 45m from Masjid Tengkera, you will come to a small lane on your left, called Lorong Pantai Tengkera 2C. Turn left into this small lane, and go towards the end to find the last house on your left. This is the place houses freshly cooked Nyonya kuih, at non-marked-up prices.
Please be reminded, that Loring Pantai Tengkera 2C is a narrow lane. If you’re driving 4-wheel or SUV, it would be a bit hard to make turning in the lane for your way out.
The owners of this Nyonya kuih business are not just simply surviving with their house as the main premise. They are mobilizing at some pasar malam (night markets) in Melaka at dusk selling their signature Nyonya kuih. If you’re a frequent visitor of Bukit Beruang pasar malam (Monday and Wednesday), you will most probably know who’s the Nyonya kuih uncle aunty I’m writing here
January 28th, 2008
Due to foreign colonization during the age of Malacca Malay Sultanate, Melaka is enriched with trails of western foreign influences; most significantly being the Dutch, Portuguese and English. The invaluable foreign trails left in Melaka, are ranging from the ancient architecture, to traditions and cultures, drooling foods and etc.
Within the bustling heart centre of Old Melaka heritage town, the Dutch Harbour Café (DHC) is found located in the remarkable red-colored shophouses at Jalan Laksamana, diagonally opposite St. Francis Xavier Church. The Dutch Harbour Café is a relatively new addition to the food heaven of Melaka, which began its operation since 1st Aug 2007.
In Melaka, to date, there’s still very few Dutch restaurant. Though The Windmill Station was once (many years back) being themed as a Dutch restaurant, but eventually, its menu is now very much generally westernized without any specific country’s food in theme.
Months back, when I was driving along Jalan Laksamana, the presence of DHC has caught my attention, as it seems to be primarily focus on Dutch-themed foods. Looks interesting to me, and so I visited DHC with my girlfriend for dinner.
Good Dining Environment
DHC has three dining sections - indoor dining area which has the most number of tables, garden dining area which has 4 tables, and riverside dining area along the Melaka River walkway.
View from The Riverside Dining Area
Garden Dining Area
Personally, I prefer the garden dining area, which is accompanied with some greenery. It is a good place for tourists to take a break in a non-crowded environment, sparring some sweet time planning for their itinerary. The riverside dining area is good, only if it’s not a sunny hour.
Foods I Tried
We only 2 persons, not much variety we can try. Furthermore, it was our dinner, and so our priority goes to the main course. However, from the food menu (PDF), I realized that there were not many choices of main course available, except the Italian Style Pizza column. The Light and Crispy Snacks column offers quite a number of Dutch flavors though.
We ordered a BBQ Chicken Pizza (RM22), Cheese Croissant (RM6), Coffee Mocha Cheesecake (RM8), Cassava Fries (RM5), and a cup of Ice Blended Hazelnut Cappuccino (RM7).
Personally, I would recommend DHC to offer at least 2 sizes of pizza - small and regular. Currently, there’s only 1 regular size available, which has 8 slices. Obviously, it’s not suitable for 2-person portion as how we did; simply too much for us.
Sorry but I have to say that, the BBQ Chicken Pizza we ordered didn’t satisfy my taste bud. The pizza was simply too dry in general. Further more, the crust seems to be thicker than the topping, and thus I had a feeling of eating more flours than the main ingredients. DHC got to improve at this. In terms of pizza, the Coconut House is still offering one of the best in Melaka. Well, DHC is a Dutch-themed restaurant, while pizza is an Italian food anyway 
This is the Cheese Croissant, not much comment on it, but personally I find the price tag (RM6) of this croissant to be slightly higher than what it should be. The Dome Café offers good croissant at about RM5.
I ordered this slice of cake by pointing at the fridge, and yet it wasn’t labeled. But from the taste, I think it should be a Coffee Mocha Cheesecake. Please correct me if I’m wrong. OK, I agree, this slice of cake was a good one. The texture was fine, and the mousse topping complements it very well. Not to forget, its cheesy taste was just nice.
French fries or potato fries are easily available everywhere; but this is not really true for cassava fries. Cassava is grown for its enlarged starch-filled roots, which contains nearly the maximum theoretical concentration of starch, a major source of carbohydrates. Cassava is also enriched with Calcium and Vitamin C.
So, we ordered the cassava fries 
It wasn’t oily at all, thumbs up! A very good snack.
Not Enough Variety of Dutch Food
Actually, I learned that Dutch food is not so much known for main course meal like how we use to have Italian or French pasta. However, as far as I know, Dutch foods are better known for their light courses.
However, personally, I find that DHC menu card still have some rooms for improvement on Dutch dishes. For example: stamppot, stroopwafel and pea soup. I’m a soup person, but couldn’t find any soup from DHC menu
I wanted to order the Dutch Apple Pie, but it was sold out. I believe this would be good.
In view of the current menu items, personally I think DHC is better suited for breakfast and light meals, not so much a main course dine-in place yet.
Should Try Hagelslag
I saw hagelslag on the This Week’s Special menu card. Too bad I wasn’t at DHC for breakfast. I should visit DHC some other time for breakfast, and I will definitely aim for bread or pastry with hagelslag topping.
Menu Card should be tagged with Chef’s Choices
Like how other restaurants practice it, DHC should consider tagging their menu card with Chef’s Choice label, or at least indicate some recommended Dutch dishes.
Tax Free
Something worth mentioning is the absence of service tax or government tax on the bill I believe DHC will remain tax-free till GST is officially enforced in Malaysia.
Contact
As mentioned above, DHC is located diagonally opposite the St. Francis Xavier Church. You may visit DHC site for the direction map.
Address: No. 39, Jalan Laksamana, 75100 Melaka.
Phone: +606-283 7606
Feedback from DHC Owner
Azie, the founder and owner of DHC, has sent his feedbacks via email on 11th Oct, as follows:
Thank you very much for your constructive comments. We will work on what you commented. For your information, we are working on our new menu and it will be out soon. We admit that we have only few of Dutch food on the menu because the intial idea was not a Dutch restaurant. The Dutch harbour name comes from the history of Malacca as a Dutch harbour. Since we are receiving very good cooperation from the Dutch Embassy, we are happy to work on Dutch menu. However, since we have limited kitchen space and also kitchen facilities, we just concentrate on simple snack. Pea soup is great but due to our warm weather, it is not practical to serve it. According to Dutch people, they eat the soup to warm them up during winter.So far we have crioquettes, meat balls,hagelslag,Kofee verkeerd, Kwast and Olieballen.
The BBQ chichken is dry I admit and it is what supposed to be. I would suggest you to try Pepperoni and 3-cheese since they are the most favorite in our cafe.
Thank you again for the nice spread and comments.
Good move from DHC on their plan to improve the menu. Hope the revised menu brings more varieties to Melaka food heaven.
GPS Coordinate: N2.19502 E102.24973
October 8th, 2007
Coming to Melaka, if you’re a non-Halal visitor, satay celup is another must-eat. In fact, till now, I still believe good satay celup can only be found in Melaka, and nowhere else, unless I’m proven wrong one day. Never leave Melaka without the savory satay celup
There are a number of satay celup shops in Melaka. But, with Capitol Satay Celup at Lorong Bukit Cina and Ban Lee Hiang (万里香) at Jalan Ong Kim Wee being the 2 most talk-about ones.
If you ask me which is the best satay celup in Melaka, my personal ultimate preference goes to Capitol Satay Celup, the pioneer of satay celup in Melaka, and remains good until today. I’m reluctant to go Ban Lee Hiang, even if Capitol Satay Celup is crowded with long queue.
What is Satay Celup?
No surprise, there are still a lot non-Malaccan Malaysians who are uninitiated about what exactly satay celup is. I’ve got a number of friends visited Melaka, and asked me how satay celup looks like, before I brought them to indulge the savory and to-die-for delicacy.
With layman descriptions in Malaysian’s context, satay celup is served and eaten like lok lok and steamboat, except the main difference in sauce. Instead of boiling pot of soup, satay celup is cooked by dipping or dunking sticks of raw foods into boiling pot of aromatically rich and spicy peanut sauce.
There are a wide variety of raw foods available for selection, such as prawns, vegetables, pork, chicken, beef, fishballs, quail’s eggs, cockles, squids, pig’s liver, braised pig’s ears, Taiwanese sausages, and many more to complement the terrific sauce.
Choose Your Foods, and Pay for What You Ate
You’re given full flexibility and freedom to choose any type of foods, and only pay for what you’ve eaten.
Each stick of foods only cost RM0.50 RM0.60, regardless of what you take. This is freaking cheap, considering the lok lok in Klang Valley and Subang could easily cost RM1 each; and yet Melaka satay celup tastes heavenly great.
Some of the foods, like century eggs, are served in small plates instead of stacking with stick. Foods in plates are priced differently, according to the plate colour.
Things I Like at Capitol Satay Celup
At Capitol Satay Celup, the shrimps taste exceptionally sweet! Whenever I’m there, I will surely eat at least 15 sticks of shrimps. It takes a simple rule-of-thumb to preserve the natural sweetness of shrimp, even after it was cooked. The fact that shrimp doesn’t take long time to be cooked in boiled water, I will only dip shrimps into the satay sauce for about 2 to 3 minutes. And I don’t cook too many sticks at a time, just as much about 2 sticks of shrimps per person. With 2 minutes, the shell-peeled-off shrimps are just nicely cooked, and yet natural sweetness is preserved. uuuuhhmp…� simply drooling.
Peanut sauce is a killing factor for satay celup. No matter how fresh the raw foods are, if the peanut sauce is not nicely blended, everything will be turned down. The boss and his staffs at Capitol Satay Celup are very customer-oriented. Realising the importance of the peanut sauce, the crew will consistently go to each table to blend the sauce with sufficient amount of savors and peanuts. They are very skillful, and the sauce will consistently stay at the satisfying level of thickness throughout your meal. Just nice.
Besides, you will also be given “mystery gifts”� when your table has consumed a certain amount of foods. The crew will constantly bring out some seafoods like big prawns, and distribute them, while charging the same flat rate of RM0.50 RM0.60 each.
With advantages as a pioneer, and flock of food lovers dedicating great testimonials, Capitol Satay Celup has gotten a comprehensive media coverage over tens of years. Part of these media exposures are featured on their wall of fame.
Expect to Queue
Capitol Satay Celup is always full of crowds, especially during weekends and public holidays. Thus, you should always expect to queue, even at 10pm.
Some people, who are not willing to queue or wait for their turn to be served, might be frustrated.
Business Hour
Capitol Satay Celup opens at 5.30PM, till late night when the last customer left, and closes on every Monday.
Capitol Satay Celup Location Map
Click on the image for a full-sized map
Address: Capitol Satay Celup, 41, Lorong Bukit Cina, Melaka
GPS Coordinate: N2.19548 E102.25252
July 31st, 2007
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 (å…«é¢çŽ²ç“), 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.
May 5th, 2007
Personally, I’m quite particular (or choosy) about fish dishes. On top of my choosey list is my objection on fresh water fish. I hardly eat fresh water fish dishes. Even when I come across it in dining table, I will either take only a bite or don’t take it at all Undeniably, fresh water fish doesn’t taste as nice as oceanic catches.
Due to my choosiness in fishes, it’s quite hard for me to find a seafood restaurant that I enjoy. In terms of western seafood cooking, I like the Manhattan Fish Market, which has plenty of branches in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya.
Currently, there’s no Manhattan Fish Market in Melaka; but, there’s a smalls-scale alternative – Simply Fish at Melaka Raya.
Simply Fish
The first time I came across Simply Fish restaurant, was at least 3 years ago. To date, my girlfriend and I have been dining there a couple of times, as we did enjoy the meals there 3 years ago, and still do now.
Mainly Fish
As the restaurant’s name suggests, Simply Fish’s menu is mainly made up of fish dishes. Comparing to Manhattan Fish Market, Simply Fish doesn’t offer as much varieties of cooking style and dishes. But, the menu items offered are all satisfyingly tasted.
My all time favorite at Simply Fish is the Ocean Supreme, which is a seafood platter of prawns, sliced fish, deep fried squids, French fries, and rice. Ocean Supreme comes with 2 choices of portion – small for 1 person and big for 2 persons.
Ocean Supreme for 2 persons
Some people might find the portion of small Ocean Supreme to be over-sized for 1 person consumption. Personally, I find it just nice.
However, I think Simply Fish should reconsider their supply of prawns. Frankly, the prawns served have never given me a truly enjoying experience. Personally, I don’t find them fresh enough, or I’m too choosey being flattered with fresh catches at home.
In terms of dish of purely fish, I prefer the Marina Fish. The cooking style is conventional, and it’s just nice for a non-adventurous taste bud exercise. Due to the mayonnaise topping, the Marina Fish has mild sour taste.
If you would like to try a spicy dish, Fire Bites is for you. In most of the western restaurants, spicy dishes are not really hot enough; some are too mild in fact. However, the Fire Bites at Simply Fish is localized with Malaysian’s style of spiciness, and it tasted adequately hot.
Of course, that’s not all about the fish dishes. There are also other choices like Pan Grilled Cod Fish and the traditional Fish and Chips. Based on my previous experience, the Pan Grilled Cod Fish served was quite filling; but personally, I don’t really like to have sourly mayonnaise on top of the grilled meat.
For oyster lovers, there are also a few oyster dishes for you. I’ve tried the Fried Oyster before. For the price I paid, the oysters served were decently big. Just top a little bit of pepper on the fried oyster, and go ahead enjoying your meal.
However, not everyone enjoys oyster though, especially the big ones. It takes skills in serving the big oysters, as they will be tasted yucky if served excessively juicy. The fried oysters at Simply Fish are satisfyingly edible, but not the best I’ve tried though.
For your information, the cheese oyster at Jogoya Starhill has given me a positively memorable experience.
Fair Pricing
For the types of dishes served, the menu items are fairly priced. Though not considered cheap, but they are within acceptable range for a western seafood meal. Usually, my girlfriend and I are billed for about RM50 there.
Dining Environment
Simply Fish is offering 2 types of dining areas – air-conditioned non-smoking area, and open air area for smokers.
In general, the dining environment is clean and comfortable. They have friendly waitresses too. Quite a few times, I was also being asked for comments after having my meal.
Not a Supper Place
Simply Fish is not a place for late supper though. Once, I went there at 10.30pm, and the restaurant was closing.
No Credit Card Terminal
Contrary to general belief that air-conditioned restaurants should accept credit card, but this is an exception at Simply Fish. I still remember once, that I didn’t have sufficient cash in my wallet, but went into Simply Fish anyway, thinking of paying the bill with credit card. But, guess what, I was told that they don’t provide credit card facility hehe. Luckily there’s a Maybank just opposite the restaurant.
Halal?
I have no idea if Simply Fish is certified as Halal restaurant. However, all I’m sure, it’s a pork-free restaurant. There’s Malay waitress, and I easily see some Malays dining at Simply Fish as well.
Location
OK, now the usual question – “Where is Simply Fish located?â€
Simply Fish is located at Jalan Melaka Raya 1. Coming from Ujong Pasir, Jalan Melaka Raya 1 is the last left turning street of Jalan Merdeka. At the corner, you will see Affin Bank. Besides, Simply Fish is also opposite the Maybank of Melaka Raya.
By the way, Jason Lioh also wanted to blog about this restaurant, but too bad he lost the batch of photos.
February 12th, 2007
Wanted to look for surprises and trying out new alternatives of food, my girlfriend and I went to a new shop at Melaka Raya, called Sweet Sensations (糖水屋). Literally, the Chinese version of the shop name means dessert house.
It was 9.45PM, but only a table of 4 customers was seen. I told my girlfriend “I doubt if we came to the right place to try out new menu†:p Anyway, we still gave it a try.
The interior of Sweet Sensations is filled with warm ambient lights, and decorated with Roman-style stained glass illuminators. As Christmas is approaching, seasonal decorations are seen as well. Something came into my thought: “it seems that I’ve seen this place in Jason’s blog!â€
While I was browsing through the menu, an item listed in the last few pages has caught my immediate attention. “Chocolate Fondue! I saw this in Jason’s post†What a coincidence. I thought I’ve found a new place for food, but Jason was there earlier hehe.
My girlfriend and I were both feeling full in stomach, so we ordered a set of Chocolate Fondue which comes with fruits, and a piece of French Toast.
Easier to be prepared, the French Toast was served to us first. “Uuhmm… not bad.†Just nicely toasted, but a little bit oilier than my preference.
Chocolate Fondue
Next was the highlight of the meal – Chocolate Fondue. The set consisted of a plate of assorted fruits (kiwis, bananas, honey dews, watermelons, and canned pineapples), 3 scoops of ice creams, chopped peanuts, and chocolate heated on aromatherapy oil burner. The chocolate was thick.
How to eat the set? Hehe… You can dip the fruit with chocolate, top it with peanuts, and complement it with ice cream, or any other way imaginable
I like this burner, for its cute and simple design. This I never seen Chocolate Fondue using aromatherapy oil burner to heat the chocolate hehe.
Top the ice creams with chopped peanuts and chocolate for extra flavoring.
A colorful plate of assorted fruits.
Well, there’s no Haagan Daaz Chocolate Fondue in Melaka to compete with Sweet Sensations.
Good Pricing
Pricing wise, I find it reasonable. The French Toast was priced at RM4.00, and Chocolate Fondue was tagged at RM10.80. Thus, the whole meal costs us only RM14.80. Best of all, there’s no service charge and government tax.
What I’ve introduced here, are just a tip of the iceberg. There are a lot of other items on the menu, ranging from cold and hot desserts, finger snacks, to filling foods.
Later, but More People
By the time we were leaving, around 10.30PM, the shop was full of customers occupying all the tables. What a contrast comparing to 45 minutes ago hehe. Is this place an attraction for owls? *winks*
Location
The Sweet Sensations is located at the main road of Melaka Raya. It’s just a few shops of distance from Maxis centre and StarBizz Professional Make Up. Besides, the shop is just opposite Classic Wedding Castle.
December 19th, 2006
When it comes to food hunting in Melaka, the journey is never considered complete without Hainanese chicken rice ball. Personally, I prefer the Hainanese chicken rice at Kedai Kopi Chung Wah.
The Chung Wah chicken rice is not only popular among the local residents, but especially favorable by tourists as well. In fact, Chung Wah kopitiam (a popular word in Malaysia to describe a typical Hainanese coffee shop) is one of the earliest pioneers in Melaka to offer rice balls.
Chung Wah kopitiam occupies a relatively small business space, and food lovers often need to queue up during public holidays before securing a table. The interior is nothing fancy, but clean and neat. The wooden chair and stone-surfaced table which are typically seen in Chinese families during the olden days, are used in Chung Wah kopitiam to complement your meal.
A Simple Meal of Chicken and Rice Balls
Ordering at Chung Wah is simple; just tell the attendant the total number of people eating, and you’ll be served. Unless requested otherwise, each table is served with 5 rice balls per individual, and a plate of white chicken to be shared. If you are like me, of whom 5 rice balls are not sufficient, you can of course make an additional order.
The rice ball at Chung Wah is smooth and solid. If you use a chopstick to split the rice ball, the halves will still be staying intact in a solid structure, instead of scattering around as seen in some other places.
This is a plate of chicken for two. It’s tender and sufficiently oiled. Sorry but you should never expect roasted or stock chicken in a purely traditional Hainanese chicken rice shop. Some people prefer roasted chicken as they had “bad encounter” with white chicken. But believe me, the white chicken at Chung Wah is so good that, you will never bother to ask for roasted chicken here. Personally, I seldom enjoy white chicken as well, but this one at Chung Wah is good.
Though the white chicken and rice ball are good, but personally I think Chung Wah should be more generous with cucumber. In a plate of white chicken as shown above, there were only 2 pieces of cucumber covered at the bottom.
This type of chili source goes well with chicken rice.
Besides chicken rice, coffee is another flagship symbol of Hainanese kopitiam.
Where is Chung Wah Kopitiam?
Geographically specified, Chung Wah kopitiam is located at Lorong Hang Jebat. However, not many people know about the road name. The location can be alternatively described as follows:
- Opposite OCBC Bank
- At the corner of Tan Boon Seng Bridge
- Visibly seen at the beginning of Jonker Street
- 2 minutes walking distance from Hoe Kee Chicken Rice and Famosa Chicken Rice Ball
You may refer to the Melaka Chinatown map for a better idea on the location of Lorong Hang Jebat.
Among all these descriptions, Chung Wah is most often described as “the one opposite OCBC Bank”
Hoe Kee Chicken Rice
Famosa Chicken Rice Ball
Non-Halal
Chung Wah chicken rice is a non-Halal food. If you’re looking for Halal chicken rice, you may try the Nasi Ayam Bebola at Melaka Sentral.
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GPS Coordinate: N2.19497 E102.24845
November 27th, 2006
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