Ocean Restaurant @ Raja Uda Butterworth

Egg Plant 

Ocean Restaurant @ Raja Uda Butterworth 

I have notice Ocean Restaurant for some time, due to its prominent location, however did not patronise as 1) it gave the impression of a high-end up market there for pricey establishment, 2) that its always seems to be full 3) No Social Media Buzz on the place.     

                           Steam Fish Teow Chew                    Beansprouts 

So one find day, as our nearby first choice restaurant was close, and this restaurant still have a empty table, we decided (at last) to give this place a try. (at this stage, there were some photos on FB and what a family has ordered, with a comment of decent & affordable food)  

  

                            Steam Egg                                        Lemon Chicken
 
Ocean Restaurant is located at the south end (newer end) of Raja Uda,  (see map for Exact location) and occupy a corner single shop lot,  its decoration / theme certainly make it pop out, especially with the out door (big) photos of the dishes they serve.   Parking is certainly very convenient as there is a big open space right beside the restaurant, beside a number of Official car park lots. 

                            Beancurd                                          Pork

We order a number of dish as per the acquaintance from facebook recommended.  Stir Fried Egg Plant, Steam Seabass Teochew style, Taugeh with Tau Meu, Steam Egg, Lemon Chicken, Beancurd, Pork  I think ……

  

Dish that stood out for me was the Stir Fried Egg Plant, Steam Egg and the Beancurd.  All this plus a stout came up to RM280 for about 12 of us,  6 adults, 6 children.

Double Good Restaurant, Tanjung Bungah

Double Good Restaurant, Tanjung Bungah

We were back at Tanjung Bungah for some chu char at a Aircondition Restaurant (Chain I believe) by the name of Double Good. 

Located near Maybank Tanjung Bungah, near the junction of Jalan Lembah Permai and Jalan Tanjung Bungah, its located at a shoplot next to Pizza Hut.  Parking is certainly convenient in the evening despite the many food outlets, and the nearby apartment blocks. 

We had the Set B, which consists of a Steam Teowchew Style Seabass, Special Tauhu, Sharkfin in Omelette, Beijing Style Pork Ribs, Kailan Prepared two ways, and the Indonesian prawns in claypot. 

 Well, what stood out for me was the Indonesian Prawns in claypot, which is basically a fancy name of saying Dry Curry Prawns,  this dish was flavourful and have a nice mild punch. I ended up scraping out the claypot for the sauce.         

Pricy wise, this restaurant is definitely in the Air-condition Price Category

Delicious Lamb Soup (Indian Style) in Butterworth

Delicious Lamb Soup Indian Style in Butterworth. 

One of the Best lamb soup, I ever had, is in this Food Court at Chai Leng Park.  One can have this with Roti Banggali or with Rice, or even a Nasi Lemak sold by the same stall. 

Located at Great Wellesley Food court,  this Lamb soup Stall is open at night.  Definitely one of the better one around.  This Curry style soup is thick and full of spices and is a treat especially on a cold rainy evening.  

Weng Seng Roast Duck, The Best in Butterworth .......

Weng Seng Roast Duck,  Best in Butterworth. 

Weng Seng Restaurant, is another old school restaurant in Butterworth.  Its speciality Roast Duck. 

Weng Seng is located just next to Sweet Paradise Tim Sum in the Vicinity of the Seri Bandar Market, Off Jalan Heng Choon Thean.  (Near Butterworrth Police Station.    As stated their Speciality is Roast Duck, and they are definitely the best I had in Butterworth.   Also available are the usual Roast Pork, sausages, and other roast meats. 

All this are only available during Lunch,  At night Weng Seng operate as a Chinese Restaurant serving Cantonese Dishes. 

We usually Ta Pau Half a Roast Duck for Dinner, as seen in this picture.  I only wish they serve roast duck at night, so we can patronise this restaurant at night. 

A Family Favorite.

Nasi Lemak Bungkus @ Butterworth Old Town.

Nasi Lemak Bungkus, OUB Bank / TM Point Jalan Telekom, Butterworth

Nasi Lemak Bungkus is a staple food of all Malaysian, for all meals, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and all other meals in between, and can be found everywhere, cooked and sold by all races that makes up Malaysia, though there will be variations. 

Basically, a simple meal of rice cook in coconut milk, and other seasonings, with accompaniments of sambal, ikan belis, peanuts though there others things may be added.  All this is usually wrapped, in Banana Leaf, In Plastic, in Wax Paper, in Newspaper.   And may cost from RM1 upwards all depending of the ingredients. 

There are some stalls that you can choose what accompaniments, however for this stall, at the road side all come prewrapped, there are a few choices, chicken, Ikan belis, and so on, all waiting for you choice,  nice, worth a visit.  

 Location :  TM Point / OUB Bank, Jalan Telekom Road Side.   

Kim Seng @ Jln Kg Banggali, Butterworth Old Town.

Kim Seng Restaurant is one of the old school one stall wonder kopi tiam located at the Center (off the Main Road) of Butterworth at Jalan Kampong Banggali  (Pls See map Below for GPS).  

Their one dish wonder is Siew Yoke Koey Teow, which can be serve with soup or dry style, today we had just the Koey Teow Soup biasa, with out any add on or frills.  You can have roast pork (siew yoke added on or on the side.  

Flat Rice Noodles in Soup / or Dry Style ie with Soya Sauce is serve / topped with delicious Roasted Pork and it pack in the crowd from morning till midday.   

Verdit :  Good, worth a visit.    

Kim Seng is a corner coffeeshop, along this road full of India Provision shops and Electronic Shops 

Pa Wong Fan

My Selection .....  

There was this restaurant (Jln Raja Uda)  that open last year, looks very nice , shiny, air condition, that made a hit and impact in the “Economy Rice” market with their 2 shoplots being full and a long line of diners out of the door waiting till 9pm plus, and was like that for months

I hear that their speciality is Pork Trotters, and they dish up like 50 plus or more dish every meal.   After they open up another 3 outlets, BM, George Town, and Chai Leng Park, did the crazy que diminish, and I finally got a chance to try it out.

 Fact

1.        Pork Trotters is their Special Dish

2.       Yes  Many Many Dish are available for your choice

3.       Free Chinese Tea Is Provided 

4.       Fully Air Conditioned

Verdict ?  :  Well, nice interesting concept of the Economy Rice,  actually reminds me of Sungai Wang Plaza (KL) Economy Rice lay out, except it has much better ambiance, air-condition, well laid out and so on.  There are many those who will like it, and they will be perfectly right to do so.  Personally speaking though I may drop by very occasionally.     

Xi Xang Kaya Kopi Tiam ........

Nasi Lemak with Pyramid Shape rice 

We drop by Sunway Carnival Mall, Seberang Jaya, and as soon as we entered,  my daughters started to say its time for food.   So our choice this time is Xi Xang .  

Xi Xang is one of those cookie cutter type of “new” high class type of Kopi Tiam that churns out local food at air-condition places like malls.  Their Speciality here is their Kaya, Half boil egg and their Nasi Lemak.   -  They also practice as with most places a self ordering system where one is required to note down what one wants to order and handling it over to the staffs. 

We had 4 of their items, Nasi Lemak, Half Boil Egg, French Toast with the Kaya, and Chicken Rice.  I Have to say their half boil egg is done perfectly,  the Nasi Lemak is nice enough,  the Chicken Rice is a bit unusual as it is serve with fried egg,  no problems with the French Toast with Kaya. 

Overall our experience is pleasant, comfortable and friendly …….       

Half Boil Eggs 

Toast with Kaya 

Their Version of Chicken Rice 

Bukit Emas Kopi Tiam, Jln Permatang Pauh, Butterworth, Richard Western Food, & Good CKT

Richard Western Food @ Bukit Emas Kopi Tiam

Bukit Emas Kopi Tiam a corner lot kopi tiam that operates for Breakfast and Lunch at the intersection of Jalan Permatang Pauh and Jalan Bagan 1 (Taman Bagan) which offers a good verity of Chinese Kopi Tiam food, such as Duck Leg Noodles, Char Koey Teow, Loh Mee etc, with a large seating area.   

What surprising to me is that it also houses a Western Food Stall, which is unusual as most customers will not choose such items for lunch.  This told me that food serve here must be pretty good to attract lunch clientele.    

Well I was right,  I had the Chicken Chop,  RM10/-,  it came will all the usual trimmings French fries, Mix vegetable.  Verdict :  Excellent,  We will be back for more,  we only wish they are open at night, as I am usually not in the area during lunch time.  

Update :  Also tried the CKT here,  pretty good,  now have more choice.   

Jamal Mohd Nasi Kandar, Butterworth

Jamal Mohd Nasi Kandar

There is this Road Side Nasi Kandar Stall, @ Jalan Telekom Butterworth, that open at 11pm and will have that has a que of around 50 person or more lining up on the road for their mid night meal, daily.     

 I am curious, but definitely not interested enough to line up in the middle of the night, no matter how wonderful the food is.   Finally I found out that in the Morning, Afternoon, and Night they will operate from a shoplot not too far away,  Jamal Mohd Nasi Kandar, and only operate as a street stall late at night. 

So I decided to give it a try at their shop which has a much lesser que especially during the day time,   Their shop is located at the intersection of Jalan Kampong Banggali and Jalan Telekom, The food is all laid out as a Street stall in a cart (same cart) outside their shop with seating inside and outside. 

As the seating area was a bit warm, I decided to ta pau (takeaway) and also for a chance for the rice to soak up all the curry flavour (traditional way to enjoy nasi kandar), which also result in a not so nice picture you see here. 

Verdict :  Not Bad, but would I line up for this in the middle of the Night?