Weekend Penang -> Kuala Lumpur trip summary 3- Pepper Lunch, Kuala Lumpur

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Weekend Penang -> Kuala Lumpur trip summary

1- Under Big Tree, Ipoh

2- Grand Hyatt, Kuala Lumpur (Coming Soon, stay tune)

3- Pepper Lunch, Kuala Lumpur

4- IKEA

5- Home Sweet Home A.K.A 43 Cafe. 

One of our favorite place in KL, Pepper lunch. It is a Japanese hot plate restaurant and you get to cook your food at your hot plate. Meaning the food served is raw but the plate is really really hot. So beware when it is served. 

Quote from their site, http://www.pepperlunch.com.my/:

Designed and patented in Japan, the unique cast iron plate is an integral part of Pepper Lunch's success. Thought a special electromagnetic cooker, the iron plate can heat up to 260 degree in 70 sec and remain hot at about 80 degree for more then 20 min. Meat grilled at this ideal hight temperature, remains tender and juicy and the plate retains heat and keeps the food deliciously warm.

Without further ado let see some real food :)

Remember this logo when you crave for some delicious steak. 

Ambient at Pepper Lunch at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

We ordered the set which add another RM4.80 for drink and salad.

Simple salad but it was really good although the amount had size down compare to last time. It came with seaweed, salad, carrot, corn, chicken and thousand island sauce. 

Our Rib eyes steak (RM36.80) but we prefer pepper steak (RM29.80) which is cheaper and less fat and no cartilage. It came with corn, long bean and mach potato. We asked to change the potato to some vege but the receptionist rejected us. WTF! We don't want so much carbo also can't ... 

Anyway you can cook your steak till the degree you like. We made it medium raw as Cyn don't like bloody.

End up J have to finish this alone. 

Love the honey brown sauce (Amakuchi) very much, very peppery, sweet, honeyish and super flavorful. If you don't like sweet then you will definately like the salty, garlicky soy sauce (Karakuchi).

Pepper Lunch

Lot No. : 1.54.00, Level 1, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.
Tel. : 03-21410998
Website : www.pepperlunch.com.sg

Disclaimer: This is a personal food blog. The opinions expressed here are my own, based on my personal taste buds; others may have different opinions. Also, as we all know, qualities & standards of individual restaurants/food may change over time, so do note the time stamp on this review.

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Weekend Penang -> Kuala Lumpur trip summary 1- Under big tree, Ipoh

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Weekend Penang -> Kuala Lumpur trip summary

1- Under Big Tree, Ipoh

2- Grand Hyatt, Kuala Lumpur (Coming Soon, stay tune)

3- Pepper Lunch, Kuala Lumpur

4- IKEA

5- Home Sweet Home A.K.A 43 Cafe. 

This place was introduced by my friend, Ant when i told her that i used to go for chicken rice while i am in Ipoh. She told me i should pay this place a visit. As it is a very popurlar makan place. So during the short trip i decided to pay them a visit.

The name of the place described why it is called under big tree. It is actually a hawker place where Yong tau fu seem to be very very famous. See it to believe it. This is actually the old location, they had a nicer environment stall and much more hygiene just next door. They were the same owner. I was told that here is their fong sui place even thought they opened another new place they maintain this area.

The food price is very reasonable. I would like to say super cheap compare to Penang. 

All the people is crawling around the Yong Tau Fu stall. 

It was the first time we went there so we had no idea how to order. We just simply choose some of the items and give to the gal in charge. She never ask me what soup i wanted also. So it came with clean soup. Later i was told that i must try their laksa soup which is very delicious. Anyway we were in rush to KL during the drop by lunch, so i ask the gal how long i needed to wait. She reply me saying not sure but needed to wait. I cal my bowl was at row number 5 half n hour ago, move to row 2. So i guess it was fast because they just put in the soup for you without further cooking require. 

Beverage served here was good, beside that the lady boss was pretty too :) We waited for a while that no one asked us for drink so i self serviced. 

Siting in front the satay lady which was very friendly. We chit chat while we were waiting for the food to come. She told me that during Sunday business are the peak. She was able to sell 2000++ satay per day. I didn't ordered the satay because we were fulled. Anyway the smell from the satay were good :) She was selling chicken, pork and intestine satay. Will try out the next round i promised her :) 

The ambient was so cozy during the hot afternoon. 

Love those old chair. Heh focus on the chair not the sexy legs ok!!!

My yummylicious drink, RM3.50 for the green bean + red bean blend. RM1.50 for the barley. The Green bean  + Red bean blend were so delicious will definitely go for it again :)

Finally our food came, all the items were good. Will come over to try out the laksa soup next time. Tips to get faster is don't order the noodle, after selecting the fried thingie ask for soup and self service. You can get it in 15min, where else you will have to wait for hour for them to deliver to you.

Remember to park inside their car park, it is FREE. Don't park next door car park as they will charge you RM3. 

DAI SHU GEOK (BIG TREE FOOT) IPOH FAMOUS YONG TAU FOO

652, Jalan King, Pasir Pinji,

31650 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.

Tel : 6012-524 5408 (Rico)

Business Hours : 8.30am – 5.30pm

GPS Coordinates: 4.582339,101.086384

Disclaimer: This is a personal food blog. The opinions expressed here are my own, based on my personal taste buds; others may have different opinions. Also, as we all know, qualities & standards of individual restaurants/food may change over time, so do note the time stamp on this review.

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Weekend Penang -> Kuala Lumpur trip summary 4- IKEA restaurantDark

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IKEA restaurant before hit the road going back Sungai Dua home sweet home A.K.A 43 Cafe. 

Weekend Penang -> Kuala Lumpur trip summary

1- Under Big Tree, Ipoh

2- Grand Hyatt, Kuala Lumpur (Coming Soon, stay tune)

3- Pepper Lunch, Kuala Lumpur

4- IKEA

5- Home Sweet Home A.K.A 43 Cafe. 

Our dinner before we hit the road, simply delicious.

15 Pcs of Ikea  Swedish Meatballs, RM14.  It come with a special gravy which was very good. Beside that is also come with some lingonberry jam. A strawberry like sauce but less sweet n a little sourish. It is a MUST TRY item from IKEA restaurant. 

Mushroom soup, RM3. It taste like Campbell mushroom canned soup but with extra mushroom blended in for extra flavor and texture. It got a very strong flavor and kick in it. A dash of pepper will make it better :)

Poached Salmon. Not to my liking but Cyn ok with it. It had the smelly fishy smell which i didn't like and come with a mild sauce. Boiled potato and some vegetable came with it. It is a healthy dish doh.

Dark Chocolate Almond cake, RM4.90 which we feel it is better then the Daim cake IKEA used to served. Less sweet and taste better. 

Disclaimer: This is a personal food blog. The opinions expressed here are my own, based on my personal taste buds; others may have different opinions. Also, as we all know, qualities & standards of individual restaurants/food may change over time, so do note the time stamp on this review.

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Weekend Penang -> Kuala Lumpur trip summary

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Another short trip to run away from my hectic life. This time our trip was weekend trip, Penang -> Ipoh -> Kuala Lumpur. -> Penang.

What so special about this trip? Yeah we were celebrating our engagement. So this time we picked a very high class hotel to stay in. Which is a new hotel, Grand Hyatt. A 5 stars hotel which located just next to KLCC and we book a suit for the night. Want to know how great the customer service and the place look like? Click the link below for the blog post. We had a wonderful experiences during the stay because of the awesome room and services. Beside that it cost RM2,700++/ night including tax. 

On our way to the hotel we drop by some delicious makan place as well, click the link below to see more.

Weekend Penang -> Kuala Lumpur trip summary

1- Under Big Tree, Ipoh

2- Grand Hyatt, Kuala Lumpur (Coming Soon, stay tune)

3- Pepper Lunch, Kuala Lumpur

4- IKEA

5- Home Sweet Home A.K.A 43 Cafe. 

1- Under Big Tree, Ipoh (Coming Soon, stay tune)

2- Grand Hyatt, Kuala Lumpur (Coming Soon, stay tune)

3- Pepper Lunch, Kuala Lumpur (Coming Soon, stay tune)

4- IKEA (Coming Soon, stay tune)

5- Home Sweet Home A.K.A 43 Cafe. 

Disclaimer: This is a personal food blog. The opinions expressed here are my own, based on my personal taste buds; others may have different opinions. Also, as we all know, qualities & standards of individual restaurants/food may change over time, so do note the time stamp on this review.

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Dontaku Ramen Japanese Restaurant at 1 Utama at Petaling JayaThe

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While walking around 1 Utama figuring what to eat, we noticed this Japanese Restaurant was pack with people. So we decided to try out this place. Food there were disappointing, although it is not bad but why it is pack with people? Service was slow as well. Beside that we did inquiry on the food but wrong information were given. So it is really a bad experience dined in this restaurant. 

Dontaku Ramen Japanese Restaurant at 1 Utama Petaling Jaya.

The front look of the restaurant. It was decorated the front with beautiful Japanese bowls. Let say each cost around RM30~40. So the you can image how much it cause to show off the bowl.  

The seating at the restaurant. 

Our cold and hot ocha.

Our first that came was this Beef Steak Garlic Rice Set (RM19.50). The beef was medium done but it taste soso.

It also come with salad, pickles and miso soup. Miso soup really lousy, tasteless and watery. 

Next to come was our Tottori beef ramen (RM17.00). 

The pickle dish that come along were lousy and smelly. The ikan bilis was so smelly that i don't even eat it. Bean sprout in the soup was horrible and smelly as well. Soup, beef and ramen taste ok.

Volcano roll (RM14.50). 

This roll taste good but expensive.

Overall dinning experience was bad and food tasted soso. I will not go there again in any of my KL trip. Short review on this food place for just to record what i had experience in my KL trip.




Dontaku Ramen Japanese Restaurant

Lot LG352, Lower Ground Floor,

1 Utama Shopping Centre

GPS: 3.148829,101.615574

Contact: 03-7727 8389, 03-7728 3389

Day 2 food list:

1- Lunch at Dontaku Ramen Japanese Retaurant, CLICK HERE.

2- Dessert at Molten Lava cafe, CLICK HERE.

3- Nasi lemak at Restorant Sum Fatt Kee, CLICK HERE.

4- Dessert at Tong Pak Fu 糖百府 (Hong Kong) , CLICK HERE.

Our KL Road Trip: 

Day 1 -  Hokkaido Mille Crepe Cake, ben's, beard papa's, Mochi Sweets, Ochado 茶の道.

Day 2 - Dontaku Ramen Japanese Retaurant, Melten Lava Cafe, Restorant Sum Fatt Kee, Tong Pak Fu 糖百府.

Day 3 - Restoran Jin Xuan Hong Kong 锦选香港特极点心, Ikea Cafe, My HONEYMOON 甜蜜港式甜品屋.

Day 4 - Mister Donut, Ninja Joe, Hokkaido Ice Cream, Cinnabon, Restoran Wing Lok Yuan 永樂園餐廳.

Disclaimer: This is a personal food blog. The opinions expressed here are my own, based on my personal taste buds; others may have different opinions. Also, as we all know, qualities & standards of individual restaurants/food may change over time, so do note the time stamp on this review.

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Meal 3: Tea Break at Kafe Wah Nam Ipoh, Perak [2D1N trip Pg ~ Ipoh]

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I wasn't told the Itinerary for this trip as it was planed by Cyn. She wanted to surprise me, so basically i am just a driver guided by 'The British Lady' :)


Anyway I was guided to this famous Ipoh Coffee Kafe, Kafe Wah Nam. Heritage outlook kopitiam along the main road in the town of Ipoh, it is just across from the famous Foh San Dim Sim restaurant.

Kafe Wah Nam another GREAT place to visit during your Ipoh trip.

I order the herbal tea and Cyn ordered their MUST TRY Ipoh White Coffee. After ordered, Cyn only told me that they are famous for their Ipoh White Coffee and Cham (Mix coffee and tea). So i am like what! you never tell me about that? I could have order their hot Ipoh White Coffee or Cham to try. She just smile. Their Ipoh white coffee was good. It tasted extra ordinary from the 3 in 1 and Great aroma. So if you are a coffee lover, make sure you try this out. 

Another unique food that sold at Kafe Wah Nam is this toast bread with egg. Although it look simple but i fought it was the best toast bread and egg i ever had.

This is another GREAT food had to offer in Kafe Wah Nam. The server is a pretty gal as well :) During afternoon they served Ipoh Chee Cheong Fun. There are two type of sauce to offer, mushroom sauce or curry sauce. Beside that you can also add in extra stuff to your dish.

Clockwise: 1- Menu for the Chee Cheong fun, RM2.50 (Big), RM2.00 (Small), "liau" or extra stuff you pick will charge RM0.50 per piece. 2- Tofu with meat i think. 3- Fried wantan. 4- Not sure what it is but it taste good. I believe they put cubes of yam in it.

Here you go, my Chee Cheong Fun with mushroom sauce.

Extra liau that i pick.

Kafe Wah Nam serve a very good Ipoh Coffee beverage. So while you stop in Ipoh make sure you had a cup of their GREAT beverage made by the master. You can't get that sort of aroma even you use the same coffee bean. A good cup of coffee also depend on the master that make it. You may try to make it at home with the same coffee bean but you will fail eventually. The master that made you the coffee been perfecting it for the last 25 years. Beside that the Chee Cheong Fun was good, i love the yam thingie. Ipoh are well known for their smooth Hor Fun, Chee Cheong Fun is smooth and tasty as well. So mark this down on your must go makan place. 




Kafe Wah Nam Ipoh, Perak

Jalan Leong Sin Nam, Kampung Jawa, 30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

GPS: N4.59722, E101.08511


Ops Hour: 5.00AM ~ 5.00PM Daily



Our simple 2D1N Penang - Ipoh trip Itinerary:


Meal 1 - The BEST Beef noodle at Parit Buntar, Perak
Meal 2 - Indulgence Restaurant & Living at Ipoh, Perak ~ Coming Soon
Meal 3 - Tea Break at Kafe Wah Nam at Ipoh, Perak
Meal 4 - Wedding Dinner at Ipoh, Perak ~ Not Coming Soon
Meal 5 - Ming Court Hong Kong Tim Sum at Ipoh, Perak ~ Coming Soon
Meal 6 - JJ Cakes & Swiss Rolls at Ipoh, Perak ~ Coming Soon

Disclaimer: This is a personal food blog. The opinions expressed here are my own, based on my personal taste buds; others may have different opinions. Also, as we all know, qualities & standards of individual restaurants/food may change over time, so do note the time stamp on this review.

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Meal 1: The BEST Beef noodle at Parit Buntar, Perak [2D1N trip Pg ~ Ipoh]

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This is Truly a hidden Beef Noodle that you can't find else where. I can SAY that this is THE BEST BEEF NOODLE you ever had. You will never regret even you purposely travel from Penang for this Beef yummy-licious, I done that a lot of times. The BEEF NOODLE is so good that even i single person can finished 4 bowls. After that tapau back for the whole week supply :)

It is located inside the Kopitiam of Hotel Foosusan. It is just opposite the second small roundabout in Parit Buntar. It is a small town that you will not get lose there :)

This is the stall for the beef noodle. This is the lady boss and the owner is a bald and big size guy.

Clockwise: 1- Chili corner. FYI, you can DIY you own preference of chili sauce. There are chili sauce, fried garlic and sugar. So you can actually mix and match to your preference chili sauce. 2- Raw cow stomach. 3- From front you can see is the intestine of the cow and meat. 4- Cow cartilage.

Lady boss in action cutting the cow stomach, yum yum :P

I prefer my chili sauce with lots of fried garlic. The fried garlic here was chewy but i like it. Although it will stuck in your teeth but it definitely taste better when you chew it. You can also add in soya sauce and paper if you want.

Finally our breakfast is here. My order was koay teow with mix beef and internal part. Cyn's order was pure beef with Cintan noodle and without bean sprout.

If you are not a fan of internal part of cow, you can order pure beef meat noodle or Cintan noodle. 

Yeah my clear soup mix beef Koey Teow. It contain different internal part of the cow such as cartilage, cow leg muscle, cow stomach, cow intestine, cow lunge and beef.

Close shoot of my mix beef koay teow. Drooling yet?

Is a definitely MUST TRY beef noodle. So when you plan a trip to anywhere south, please add this in your breakfast or lunch. You can also taupau home and keep in freezer to be serve later. 

So what else you can add in when you taupau back? So you can order beef soup without noodle, then you can add in FRESH BIG PRAWN. I try it, it taste BETTER :)




Kopitiam of Hotel Foosusan

Jalan Teh Peh Kong, 34200 Parit Buntar, Perak.
GPS: 5.129377,100.491878


Ops Hour: 8.00AM ~ 12.00Noon, closed on Saturday. 




Our simple 2D1N Penang - Ipoh trip Itinerary:


Meal 1 - The BEST Beef noodle at Parit Buntar, Perak
Meal 2 - Indulgence Restaurant & Living at Ipoh, Perak ~ Coming Soon
Meal 3 - Tea Break at Kafe Wah Nam at Ipoh, Perak
Meal 4 - Wedding Dinner at Ipoh, Perak ~ Not Coming Soon
Meal 5 - Ming Court Hong Kong Tim Sum at Ipoh, Perak ~ Coming Soon
Meal 6 - JJ Cakes & Swiss Rolls at Ipoh, Perak ~ Coming Soon

Disclaimer: This is a personal food blog. The opinions expressed here are my own, based on my personal taste buds; others may have different opinions. Also, as we all know, qualities & standards of individual restaurants/food may change over time, so do note the time stamp on this review.

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