[Travel] What I ate at Petaling Street (Chinatown) during Lunar New Year Part 2

If you're in the mood for some airconditioned comfort without having to elbow to elbow with other strangers, then Waaron Kuus might be a good choice to rest the tired feets after a full day of walking around. 

Lunch

Waaron Kuus

entrance

We were there for a late lunch at 330pm and effectively, missed out on the Set Lunch promo where one could get a main course + drink + dessert for RM17.90++.

interior

The place gives cafe vibes and is pretty spacious. Staff is friendly. We ordered a couple of things to share and this place serves local favourites like toasted bread with soft boiled eggs, roti canai, nasi lemak. char kway teow etc.

Nanyang Teh (hot milk tea) @RM5.50+

Nanyang Kopi C (cold) @RM7.50+

I got myself something slightly more interesting to drink - Coconut Gula Melaka Coffee.

Coconut Gula Melaka Coffee @RM8.80+

My drink would likely to receive a grade E for being overly sweet. Had to ask the staff to add more ice to it to dilute and it was still sweet even after letting all the ice melt.

Nasi Lemak with Ayam Rendang @RM16.80+

Nasi Lemak with Lemongrass Chicken @RM16.80+

The chicken were well marinated and flavourful. However, the generous portion of rice was served lukewarm or somewhat room temperature, and hence, less enjoyable. Sambal was fragrant with shrimps and onion taste and not spicy. 

Char Kuey Teow @RM16.80

My dad loves the char kuey teow. Served piping hot, moist and delicious. Prawns though huge were overcooked and a bit tough for elderly folks. Noodles were great.

Sarang Burung with chicken curry @RM7.90+

charred and tasty

curry chicken with potatoes

There was some confusion over the sarang burong which translates to bird nest. It is a variant of roti canai but the dough would be shaped like a ring in the center, there should be egg(s). When it was first served to our table, there were 2 pieces of plain roti so we looked at the staff and before we can enquire, she sort of knew what was the issue and asked if I wanted egg for this. I said yes.. because sarang burong dish is expected to have eggs otherwise, it's just plain roti canai and the menu didn't indicate that we need to specify it with eggs. (One could google and see how a sarang burong roti canai looks like and it surely does come with eggs!) Anyway, she sent the roti back to the kitchen and when it came back out, it became one piece with one egg. Hmmm, pretty disappointing I must say.

Cucur Udang (prawn fritters - 2 pieces) @RM7.80+

Liked that the prawn fritters didn't skimp on the prawn but overall, it felt like the fritters had been sitting out for a while.

Expect to spend about RM25 per pax for food and drink. 

Address: 84, Jalan Petaling, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Contact: +60102202767

Business Hours: 

Daily - 8am to 8pm

Dinner

Hong Kee Claypot Chicken Rice 鴻记 & Portuguese Grilled Fish

queue to order first

claypot chicken rice and portuguese grilled fish

menu

Don't go inside to chope seats unless you want to get a scolding from the staff. Simply queue up outside and staff will hand you a menu for you to think think and to place your order first. Then when you reach to the front of the queue, someone will guide you to your table. I think we queued for about 20 minutes.

interior

Previous visits saw us being seated outside at the walkway (alfresco) of another shop that has closed for the day. This time round, we were led to the main shop and this section has air conditioning.

Claypot chicken rice seemed to have a shorter cooking time when compared to the grill fish as the fish only arrives like 25 minutes after the rice was served.

RM30 (large)

Remember to mix well otherwise, one might get chunks of salted fish in one mouthful!

beansprouts for healthy balance 

The blanched vegetables consist mainly of beansprouts with only a handful of leafy greens. It tasted like blanched vegetables, so one can eat alot of this with the salted fish in the claypot rice.

grilled Tilapia (with added petai) @RM55

yummy

smooth flesh

The best thing was the grilled fish. Well cooked and the decision to add RM5 of petai was a good one. More vegetable, better no? We enjoyed the fish a lot. Did you know that the tilapia cost the same as seabass?

Our meal costs RM104 in total as we had 2 cans of coke as well. These fed 4 adults comfortably.

Address: 83, Jalan Sultan, City Centre, 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Contact: +601136612838

Business Hours: 

Closed on Wed.

Thur - Tues: 5pm to 1130pm

The Coconut Club @ 28 Ann Siang Road

Opened in 2016, visited by Prime Minister in the same year, and the restaurant was listed in 2018's Michelin's Bib Gourmand list. The Coconut Club is now located at 28 Ann Siang Road.

signboard

Visited on a Saturday after lunch hour, and there was a queue outside the restaurant. For the people that are patiently queuing, they provide iced water, rose syrup and I see bottles of wine too. Self-service although I have not seen anyone enjoying the wine that day. Loved the instant relief from the iced cold rose syrup water especially on a hot humid day.

for the people queuing 

We waited for about half an hour and got a table shortly after 2pm. The place was bustling as expected. Plenty of friends from foreign countries and some hip looking locals.

peeped inside to see what's happening

ok, our turn to be seated

action packed

The food menu and drinks menu came with tiny fonts. I just can't. We ordered a basic plate of nasi lemak, paru, kueh salat and a chendol. For the nasi lemak's fried chicken and depending on what's in-stock, you can choose to have either white or dark meat. The white meat was of a larger piece, but we opted for dark as I loved chicken thigh. The wait for the dark meat to be fried (because it was out of stock), was about 15 to 20 minutes.

food menu

The Basic @$12.80++

The chicken was fried to a deep brown and looked inviting. The other condiments like fried peanuts, ikan bilis (anchovies), sliced cucumber and a dollop of sambal were neatly placed at the side of the plate and surrounding the coconut rice. For egg, you have a sunny side up with a wobbly center.

The chicken was crispy and well fried and had mild flavours. Was sort of expecting more flavours from the chicken. Perhaps the seasoning that day was lighter? The sambal was of a less spicy variant and my guess is that everyone could enjoy it.

let it flow

The Paru (beef lungs) Sambal Lado side dish that we ordered, was surprisingly superb. Substantial pieces of tender bouncy lungs and topped with lovely sambal. Because they serve this in large pieces, I felt it was akin to eating lung steak. This was my favourite thing from The Coconut Club.

Paru Sambal Lado @$7++

so yummy

To end the meal, one could enjoy local kuih like kuih salat, bingka or kosui. Ordered a piece of kuih salat just to try try. It looks beautiful and a nice introduction to foreign friends. 

Kuih Salat @$2++

loved the vibrant colour

The must-order for dessert would be the chendol. Loved the amount of gula melaka on this and the ratio of the coconut milk. Lots of red bean toppings too. Lovely and value for money.

Chendol @$3.80++

When it was near to their mid-day break time, we were asked by the service staff on whether they could clear our plates, though we were still enjoying the last bits of our meal. This occurred for about 3 times with about 5 minutes in between each request by different service crew, before we acceded. And out of curiosity, we asked one of them (the last one who cleared our table) on why they need to constantly ask to clear the plates within such short intervals and there wasn't any queue by then. His reply was that it is part of their SOP not to have messy table so that customers can dine comfortably. Hmm, does this mean that our table were that messy? Oops.