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Perth WA Halal Restaurant: O'Mama Kopitiam

2012-03-21T21:59:00.000-07:00

***UPDATE: The restaurant has longer have Halal Certifate. Now, the named has changed***

Sometimes we come here just to had our dinner or lunch. Oh yes, we also had the yummy Gelare here as previous post. It is located at Waterford Plaza, Karawara; about 8-9km from our cosy home.

This time around was to try the O'Mama Kopitiam, just opposite the Gelare. The restaurant looks simple with few lights and Chinese tanglong decoration in front of the counter. Plus the marble tables and chairs, reminds me of the tradition of Baba & Nyonya of Melaka. Oh yes, we've been told that the restaurant itself is owned by a Malaysian Melaka Baba Nyonya.

Not many people at this hour, maybe it's a bit late~~nearly close.

There is a promotional offer going on, where you can get a nasi lemak with a chicken side dish for only $4.80! I think that's cheap enough as the cheapest meal that I normally can get is $5.50-$6.00. The offer starts from lunch I think until it's sold out. And obviously it is not available at night - I think it's being sold out before the afternoon comes! Will try it one day insyaAllah, the photo looks tempting!

Definitely not this photo, the front poster facing outside. Forgot to snap a photo of it. Sorry!

We ordered Horfun in egg sauce and Claypot Loh Shud Fun/Udon. Price range is between $14-$20 per dish, which I find it a bit pricey. But I guess the Horfun is fair enough with the large dish being served as below, while the claypot is just a normal fried noodles. I think they just fry the noodles and served it using the claypot. The noodles doesn't look like being cook directly in the claypot. Haihh..and for the small claypot which costs us $13.50, it is definitely expensive.

From left to right: Horfun in egg sauce and claypot

Close-up photo of Horfun in Egg Sauce.

This is the Claypot Loh Shud Fun

Overall, the restaurant isn't that bad at all, just average. The service was a bit poor- you have to wait quite a long time although there were not that busy. I can't imagine if we come during peak hours.

Please feel free to taste it yourself

O'Mama Kopitiam

Shop 23, Waterford Plaza

Corner of Manning Road and Kent St

Karawara, WA6152

089 3132411

Perth WA Halal Restaurant: The Ghan Restaurant, Belmont

2011-10-18T22:40:00.000-07:00

This was our first time here, where most of our friends recommended that if you're looking for the best Indian/Afghanistan food. They have it all here. So, one fine day, here we came to taste it ourselves.

Great food. Good service. Clean and I love the interior. Great location too!

For further details, click here

Perth WA Halal Restaurant: Bua Siam Restaurant

2011-10-10T23:47:00.000-07:00

Recommended by a friend of ours, we then decided to give it a try to this lovely restaurant. It is located in Langford Avenue, which is not far from our house. Since yesterday was their anniversary day, they offer discounts for all customers ie 15% to those take-away and 20% for those dining in.

There were many cars parked outside the restaurant, showing that the restaurant will be crowded. As expected, most of the tables were occupied. Alhamdulillah, hubby made a wise decision by making a reservation less than an hour earlier. So, we managed to get our seats =) I remember my friend of mine once said that when she came about a month ago, there were none except their family. I believed the discount offers must be the main attraction of why people grab the chance to come and taste it that night!

Deep Fried Whole Fish with three taste sauce

Massaman Beef Curry

Once seated, we've been served with a plate of prawn crackers and plain water. Of course with a menu for each of us, including Maryam..hehe..Quite difficult to choose since we don't have anything in mind. So we ended up with Deep Fried Whole Fish with three taste sauce, Massaman beef curry and 2 steamed rice. Luckily we don't order those entree or soups as those were more than enough! Jenuh nak menghabiskan nasi dan lauk!

Alhamdulillah, great taste! Sedap and recommended! Deep Fried Whole Fish with three taste sauce; we thought that might be similar with Ikan Masak 3 Rasa in Malaysia. But, no-it's different. The sauce was sauce - not that spicy, sweet and I just loved the taste! The same with Massaman Beef Curry- a special Thai Curry, which is definitely different from those curry that I made at home! hehe...It is a mild curry seasoned with tamarind, palm sugar and coconut milk with potatoes and peanuts.

Would love to have another try insyaAllah. But not that often definitely as it is quite pricey. Once in a while would be okay.

Why don't you have it a try yourself?
Bua Siam Restaurant
Shop 19B Langford Village,
Langford Avenue, WA6147
089 935 666 68
042 328 3447

http://ummimsafiyyah.blogspot.com/2011/10/makan-makan-buasiam-thai-restaurant.html

Mohd Chan Abdullah Restaurant

2011-04-16T07:27:00.000-07:00

We first came here for our lunch, recommended by the relatives. Since the place is quite near from the parents', so we've stopped there for lunch on our way to their house.

Simple restaurant, very humble I must say. Warming welcome from the waiters/waiteresses really made ourselves comfortable as home. Alhamdulillah. Quite difficult to decide on what to order, as you would feel like want to order and try everything. Since we came in a small group ie just 3 of us, so we decided to try the simple a la carte menu.

I had a Cantonese Rice, which is yummy! Alhamdulillah. I would say that the taste is more or less like a Cantonese Mee/Kuewtiau where the difference is only that it is served with rice =)

But, the food was great - completes all nutrition that I need...heheh

Hubby had Kam Heong Fried Rice, which I forgot to take the photo. Too hungry to take the photo of his food. Hehhe..The taste is not that expected; which I guess it must have been added too much soy ketchup into it.

Nasi Kantonis. Marvellous!

Some of the drinks available here

Dining area..simple and clean

Prices is quite reasonable. Not that expensive; which cost us less than RM20 for 2 pax.

The restaurant is located in Dataran Glomac, Kelana Jaya. You can get more full information here.

Don't forget to try it yourself!

2nd try @ Ayers Rock!

2011-03-14T08:08:00.000-07:00

We had the taste of the Massive Burgers during our second visit to Ayers Rock!

It was really worth the try! Delicious and burpp! Yup, we're really full!

Apple pie - RM 2!
We got it served while it is still cold- it might not well re-heated!

Massive Lamb Burger - RM20+
Looks like same as other western restaurant, but the lamb is really nice!

Massive Beef Burger - RM 20+
Yummy too!

Don't forget to taste it yourself. Wait no more!

Ayers Rock, Bukit Jelutong

2011-02-12T04:17:00.000-08:00

Been here for the first time for our lunch. First impression, looks expensive and delicious. Step inside to had the taste after being recommended from the beloved hubby.

Situated in the middle of housing area, Ayers Rock Butchery & Grill offers meat for take-away plus grill it for you, dining in. Restaurant was clean and simple, at my first glance. Once you are in, there are meat cases on your right just before the cashier. PLenty of different types of meats available from ribs eye, tenderloin, striploin etc.

The restaurants quite empty, just a family of three were having their lunch. Maybe Malaysian don't really favour to had western food during lunch, I guess. As according to hubby, when he first came for dinner sometime last month with his friends, the restaurants was really crowded and full!

The menu was really simple. Not much choices I supposed. But that doesn't mean it is not worth trying. So we ordered rib eye steak and striploin steak since hubby's first choice of having to let me taste their burger and aussie steak was not available for the day due to no stock! Nevermind. Good reason to come here again..hehe..

The meals were ready quite fast! Maybe there's not many customers or they just very efficient. The prices ranging from RM20 - 100, depends on what you order. Drinks? Not much options available. Just few options; what we had was A&W rootbeer and ice lemon tea. Costs RM3.00 and above.

Stirloin Steak - RM 30

Rib eye steak - RM 35

Excellent deco!

More delicious with tobasco sauces! Can you spot the cute salt & peppershaker in the shape of hugging friends?

Both steaks comes with some salad and potatoes, complimented each other. I must say, it is really satisfying and delicious! Give it a try yourself.

Ayers Rock Butchery Grill : D Bayu Lot 04-G, D'Bayu, Jln Serambi U8/24 Bukit Jelutong

TomYam Lovers!!

2011-01-16T06:19:00.000-08:00

Have you heard of Eiman's Tom Yam House ?

For those staying in TTDI Jaya, you must have at least heard of them. Yup, from the name itself you can know that they are specialising in Tom Yam. Open daily from 10am to 12 midnight.

We first came here sometime last Ramadhan for our iftar. Almost everyday we noticed that they are full and packed with customers, walk in and off the restaurant. When we first step in, we thought that it must be one of the expensive restaurants as the interior looks cosy and nicely done. They even have a corner of waterfall at the back of the restaurant. As far as we know, only luxury restaurant have that kind of interior! But....we were wrong this time!

You have plenty of choices here. From plain rice with many types of side dish up to ala carte menu you can choose from. Taste? Delicious and I'm sure that will not be the last time you came there!

For Fried Rice; they have quite long list for just Fried Rice. For instance, Chinese Fried Rice, Tom Yam Fried Rice etc, which cost you between RM4.50 to RM6.50 per plate. There are also various types of mee such as fried mee, tom yam mee etc. You named it, they have most of it all!!

Their Tom Yam also number 1! Great taste! FYI, they have more than 20 choices of Tom Yam! All varies from seafood Tom Yam to Chicken or Meat Tom Yam. The Tom Yam aroma will definitely completed with the necessary fresh vegetables.

The waiter and waitress are very efficient in taking and serving your orders. They are quite friendly and very helpful.

Wait no more. You should try it yourself one day!

Eimans Tom Yam House - No 40-42, Jln Opera L, U2/L, Taman TTDI Jaya, Shah Alam

Zam Zam Restaurant, Arabic Cuisine

2011-01-11T07:03:00.000-08:00

We received a wedding invitation from a friend, but unfortunately we couldn't be able to make it since we'll be having some other plan during that weekend. Since the wedding ceremony will be held at a special place that we've just heard about it, so we decided to make a try ourselves..hehe..

Arabic Food Spotted!

Off we went to Zam Zam Restaurant of Arabic Cuisine for dinner. It's a new restaurant, just started operating their business about a month ago. It's located in one of the new building named Oasis 9, in Seksyen 9 Shah Alam. We don't even know of the existence of Oasis 9 before, so it's quite new to us actually..For those first timer like us, the restaurant is located at the back lot of McD Seksyen 9, opposites of Plaza Massalam and Concorde Hotel.

Once we arrived, there were many other customers having meals. Some of them are Arabs or maybe Lebanese. But, don't be surprised that there are many Malays as well! Malaysians like to eat Arabic Cuisine I guess! Before making the order, we thought that we'll be spending quite a lot for dinner this time. Just look at the restaurant, looks like for high-end and the food must be expensive.

The waiter were very efficient, came within seconds bringing out the menu. After few minutes letting us to decide, came another man (the owner) asking for orders in Malay! Great! Surprisingly, the price is quite reasonable, more or less the same like other Arabic Cuisine we've been before in Shah Alam area.

Variety of foods being offered, from starter, salads, kebabs up to Mandy and Kabsa. Difficult to choose as all seems delicious and should give a try.

Lamb Kabsha

Chicken Mandy

Lastly, I decided to have Chicken Mandy while hubby opt for Lamb Kabsa. Mine costs RM18; consists of a place of Mandy Rice-quite a big portion, with half chicken! OMG, spoil my diet! And for hubby, just RM15 for the same set except he's having the lamb. Both chicken and lamb were very soft and nicely cooked! Oh yes, they serve the rice with a small plate of sauce and yogurt. Nyum nyum!

Chicken Mandy (above) & Lamb Kabsha

As we look around, we noticed that they also offer a big plate of rice, which can be shared with 2-3 people. Practical for those we don't eat much and cannot finish the meal alone. Mind you, when I say the portion is big, it is big..hehe

The restaurant interior was quite exclusive and nice. Oh yes, they also have another special place for those VIPs or for those having parties or wedding ceremony-like what will be held in 2 weeks. The big hall is located on the upper floor.

For drinks, we had normal drinks only. Quite expensive for the drinks-juice for about RM10-15, whereby the cheapest drink you can find costs you RM4! hoho..

Overall, very nice restaurant. Taste? Delicious & Great!! Not bad at all! Wanna know how much did we spent this time?

It's RM42! Quite cheap to compare with any other Arabic Restaurant. Btw, can you noticed something from the receipt? There's no service tax or GST! That's good!

So, why not you give it a try yourself.

Address: Restoran Zam Zam

No 1, Jln Tengku Kompleks Oasis 9, Ampuan Zabedah, 40100 Shah Alam.

To all Beriani lovers!

2011-01-10T18:44:00.000-08:00

As promised earlier, here goes another choice of restaurant for those Beriani lovers!

(ii) Nasi King Briyani

We had our dinner there few days ago. Located in Seksyen 9, Shah Alam. Next to the Chinese Muslims Restaurant Al Munawarah.

Chicken Beriani Gam @ Nasi King Briyani

I think this restaurant has the cheapest Beriani Rice we have ever met so far. Chicken Beriani Gam is only RM9.90! At first, we didn't noticed the cheap price yet, until we found out that if we buy only the Beriani Rice, you just have to pay RM3.90! Others sell at RM5+. Isn't that cheap!

Furthermore, they serve in a quite big plate. Big plate means more rice! Yes, you read it right! Plenty of rice, but you only pay quite cheap to compare with other restaurants of Beriani Rice.

Taste? Also average. The chicken sauce is not as we expected. They also offers other dishes like plain rice, a la carte menu etc.

Cheap & Delicious : Ukhuwah

2011-01-10T07:20:00.001-08:00

If you happen to be in Petaling Jaya (PJ) State area, you should come and have a try in this restaurant: Ukhuwah Restoran Rakyat, which means Peoples' Restaurant. Located in PJ State, near the Dewan Sivik. Same row with Perodua Sales and also Bank Rakyat.

Usually had my lunch here, which cost me not more than RM5 in average! Well, it depends on what you eat actually, but I'm sure you cannot get that CHEAP price anywhere else!

source: google

They have varieties of foods; such as Chicken Rice, Laksa, Mee or Mihun Soups beside their large choices of side dish to be serve with plain rice. Normally, with one side dish of chicken for instance, one vege with plain rice will only cost you RM3-3.50!

Laksa - RM2.50!
Chicken Rice - RM4!
Drinks - RM1.20!

What I normally had for lunch is 2 diff vege & 1 dish of spicy paru (lung?) and plain water. Can you guess how much is that? It's only RM3!!! Wah, I can definitely save a lot!!

Besides, the most interesting part is that, they have a special promotion which lasts forever! It's Roti Canai & Teh Tarik for only RM1!!!

Currently, they have been operated in 3 different places such as Medan Tuanku in KL and also in Perak besides the one in PJ. No wonder they have been awarded the Fair Price Shops Award. Keep up to good work for the benefit of us..hmm...ME included!

I recommend you guys to come here and taste it yourself!

Chinese Muslims Restaurant Al Munawarah

2011-01-09T07:37:00.000-08:00

Al Munawarah..no no..it's not about tudung.

It's Al-Munawarah Chinese Muslim Restaurant. It is located in Seksyen 9, Shah Alam behind the Concorde Hotel. Alhamdulillah, the food was great with quite reasonable price!

We had plain rice with Kam Heong Chicken, Fuyung Egg and Claypot Tofu. There are many other types of food you can choose; from various types of mee or rice to many other ala carte dishes. It is worth a try! We don't even know there is such a restaurant like this in Shah Alam. The only one that we had before was in KL, the Cheng Ho Restaurant belongs to Amy Search.

Claypot Tofu

Kam Heong Chicken

Fuyung Egg

Delicious!

Try it yourself!

Calling all fans of Beriani Rice!

2011-01-09T00:41:00.000-08:00

For those in Shah Alam, looking for a place to have Beriani Rice, you still have plenty choices of place to try! We're not a fan of them actually, but lately we have the interest to get the very first taste of some restaurants new to us.

(i) Bariani Pak Anjang

The taste is average, not that bad. Located in Seksyen 13, Shah Alam next to Nasi Arab restaurant.

They serve the original Johor Bariani Rice. A set consists of a plate of Bariani, chicken sauce, and dalca. Price? More or less the same like JM Bariani. As far we know, based on the interior they have been operated for years. Plus, they also have offer for catering purposes.

Will update soon for another place of Beriani in Shah Alam

Nasi Ayam Penyet API

2011-01-08T07:36:00.001-08:00

I've just had my very first taste of Ayam Penyet last night at Seksyen 9, Shah Alam. It's Ayam Penyet API - with its tagline..simply the best..blazing hot, smashed..

For those first timer, the recipe was actually originated from Surabaya, Indonesia. The special is that the fresh chicken was marinated with various herbs and spices and will then be smashed and fried. The set of Ayam Penyet includes some tempe and fried beancurd, boiled kangkung, cabbage and not forgetting the hot sambal belacan and its crunchy brown fried fritter.

Ayam Penyet Set..

Overall, nice food although the chilli ie sambal belacan was really really hot! Pity Maryam, accidentally eat the plain rice with some chilli in it, causing tears and watery nose..huhuh...

Looks like you can make it yourself at home, isn't it? Fried chicken, sambal belacan and just few simple boiled vege..hhmm...maybe I'll try myself one fine day...

# Ani Sup Utara Shah Alam #

2011-01-08T07:34:00.000-08:00

Had our buffet buka puasa at Ani Sup Utara Shah Alam, just for a change. Today marked as our first Ramadhan buffet for this year..We don't really favour to go for a buffet for a few reasons.

One is definitely because the price that we paid is totally way too much than what we can eat, especially during Ramadhan. It is such a waste, as normally after we break fast, we can't just eat. After eating some kuih-muih, had some drinks, and that's it. I'm full already! The other reason is we tend to over eat! Do you know why? Since we already paid for a sum amount that we know it is too much, we tend to eat and eat and eat to make sure it is worth the money that we paid! Hoho..over eating is not good for our health and it is definitely will make you tired and will disturb our concentration during our prayers.

But, Alhamdulillah, our first Ramadhan buffet was ok. Makan sekadar mana yang perlu dan tidak terlalu kenyang, Alhamdulillah. The food was nice, with varieties of food and the cost for each is quite reasonable, I guess. For adult is RM19.90 and children below 12 is RM8.90. We just paid for 2 as Maryam is just 2 yo. Plenty choices of lauk, varieties of kuih-muih, char kuey teow stall, ikan bakar stall, ais kacang stall and not to forget their main meals; soups!

There were so many people in the restaurant when we arrived, which is about 7pm. We didn't make any booking before coming, as it was a last minute decision really. All in all, everything was ok, not too bad. If you are lucky enough, you can still get a seat inside the restaurant although you do not book your seat. If not, you can still enjoy the food outside under their big tent.

Oh yes, another reason on why we don' really prefer for a Ramadhan buffet is that normally we have to 'terkejar-kejar' to eat and go back home for Maghrib prayer. Alhamdulillah, the reastaurant have the surau although they need to make it more comfortable for the guests.

So, for those interested to have a try of their Ramadhan Buffet, you can go to any of their outlets.