Hutan Bandar Bistro : Lot 3081, Jalan Yahya Awal

The Hutan Bandar Bistro

Hutan Bandar Bistro is located in the heart of JB, but it took us about one hour before we arrived here. The reason? – We could not decide on which places to go :). In the end, Mr S.I.C suggested this place. According to Mr S.I.C, this place is always packed with customers. When we arrived there, the place was not that packed. It was a good thing, because it’s getting late and we were not keen to wait..

Indoor seating with black and red deco

There were quite a variety of menu, ranging from local and western food. Since Mr S.I.C ordered grilled chicken (western), I decided to have fish and chips. The service was quite fast and what’s unique about this bistro, was the way the waiters served the food. I noticed that the person who served the food, stacked plates upon plates and balanced it with one hand. How on earth did they managed to do that? The thoughts of shattering plates, terrifies me =p. I wish I could show you, but I forgot to snap the pic.

Only RM 5 per plate! (@_@)V

The verdict : Both of us were quite satisfied with the food and the service. I think the price plays a major role for the number of customers. For me, the food was just on the 'ok' level, but since the price is sooo cheap compared to other eateries, I have to give a 'thumbs up' for this bistro :)

* Miss Seeing-Is-Believing

Secret Recipe: Aeon Bukit Indah Shopping Centre

Asalnya kami nak ke Skudai lagi tapi di tengah jalan kami berubah arah ke Aeon Bukit Indah Shopping Centre. Kami jalan-jalan di ground floor lalu kami singgah di Secret Recipe. Tahukah kalian mereka sudah mempunyai 19 buah cawangan di seluruh negeri Johor ni?  :)

Mereka sifatkan kedai mereka sebagai cafe. Bagi aku cafe ni adalah sebuah tempat mirip coffee shop & snack bar. Aku tertanya kenapa tidak sebagai restaurant ja? Ini adalah kerana mereka menyajikan pelbagai juadah “ringan” hinggalah yang “berat”.  Ada sesiapa boleh tolong jelaskan?  ;) 

Luas

Selesa

Miss S-I-B: Noodle In Tom Yum Soup - RM 13.50 dan Fresh Watermelon - RM 7

Saya: Chicken Lasagne - RM 13.80 dan Iced Lemon Tea - RM 5

 

Boleh dikatakan ruang makan mereka penuh dengan pelanggan. Masa kami sampai, kami dipersilakan masuk oleh pekerja cafe ke meja makan untuk dua orang. Dalam hati saya kata bagus service mereka. Lazimnya kalau ke Secret Recipe, pelanggan akan order kek la kan. Tapi kali ni saya berdua dengan Miss S-I-B memilih bukan kek =) Setelah selesai makan dan minum, tarik nafas, bayar; kami pun beredar dengan perut yang kenyang dan hati yang senang. Puas hati adalah gambaran yang sesuai untuk Secret Recipe.

*mr. sharing-is-caring

Mee Rebus Hj. Wahid: Plaza Angsana

Entri kali ni sepatutnya disiapkan pada tarikh yang sama dengan entri Miss S-I-B sebelum ni, kerana kami berdua ke Plaza Angsana, Tampoi menikmati Gloria Jean's Coffees dan juga Mee Rebus Hj. Wahid. Namun atas sebab-sebab yang tak dapat dielakkan, entri saya ni lambat sedikit disiapkan.

Mee Rebus Hj. Wahid boleh ditemui di bahagian medan selera di sebelah tepi/luar Plaza Angsana. Ia memang sudah terkenal bagi penduduk JB. Lazimnya pelanggan perlu beratur panjang untuk menikmati mee rebus mereka. Apapun nasib kami baik sebab masa kami sampai tu, pelanggan tak lah ramai lagi. Meja untuk duduk makan pun senang dapat, berdepan ja dengan kedai mereka.

Cara untuk order senang saja. Oleh kerana sistem order tak guna konsep pelanggan duduk, pelayan datang cari pelanggan untuk dapatkan order kemudian pelayan hantar makanan ke meja pelanggan seperti biasa maka pelanggan akan beratur sendiri dan apabila sampai giliran memasing, order ja. Serta merta pekerja kedai akan sediakan mee tu. Harga sepinggan RM 3.50. Saya tengok ada beberapa pelanggan yang order take away sampai 5 6 bungkus sekali. Saya order dua pinggan. Kejap ja dah siap. Mereka juga ada jual Otak-Otak. Ada pelanggan beli sampai 3 4 bungkus beg plastik bawak balik. Laku betul la kan.

Saiz hidangan atau portion sepinggan mee rebus tersebut banyak pun tak, sikit pun tak. Elok-elok ja. Saya suka akan kuahnya yang pekat. Sekejap ja saya habiskan sampai licin pinggan hehe. Kami berdua puas hati.

*mr. sharing-is-caring

Gloria Jean's Coffees: Plaza Angsana

Gloria Jean's Coffees

Each time I sipped the GJ original iced choc, I feel contented. It reminds me of the good old time where I used to enjoy it at least once a week during uni days with friends... There are only a few Gloria Jeans outlets in Msia and lucky enough, JB has it! :)

So, Mr S.I.C and I dragged our feet to Angsana to have a sip of it. I know Gloria Jean's is not as famous as StarBucks or Coffee Bean but I personally prefer it more than the latter. The good news is, you’ll get 30% off when you buy it on Tuesday. Apparently, there is a special promotion for ladies day (Tuesday). If I’m not mistaken, three years before, the ladies day promotion slashed off the price up to 50%. I guess they didn’t make any profits for doing so. Never mind. Better save a little than nothing, right? =). You can also ask for a ‘frequent sipper’ card. You’ll get a medium size drink of your choice when you purchase ten drinks. Don’t forget to bring along the card each time you purchase a drink, because they will keep track of the numbers. I like free stuff, who doesn’t? So, it’s great!

Mr S.I.C with his Creme Brulee whilst I chose my all time fav GJ original iced choc.

I can’t exactly remember the exact price of our drinks. Mine was about RM 15+ (large) and Mr S.I.C was about RM11+ (regular) before the 30% discount. Both of us love it =)

* Miss Seeing-Is-Believing

Malay Village Restaurant : Taman Nusa Bestari

As usual, Mr S.I.C and I went hunting for other eateries around JB. This time we ‘landed’ on Malay Village Restaurant.

The Menu

There was quite a huge selection of food and beverages, including Malay delicacies, deserts, a few Chinese cuisines, Western, etc. We took quite a long time to decide. Lastly, Mr S.I.C ordered seafood fried rice (RM7.90) and I ordered pineapple fried rice (RM7.90). For side dish, we decided to have a try on a set of steam dim sum, which cost around RM2.50. Actually, this was our first time trying a bite of dim sum and both of us love it! I personally think that a set of dim sum is not enough for one to indulge. Two sets for a person might be more satisfying as the quantity is too little :).

Mr S.I.C's seafood fried rice.

Mine: an A+ presentation of fried rice in a pineapple.

Egg & Fish Roll Dim Sum served with chilli & soy sauce.

Spacious & Comfy.

Overall, both of us like this two-storey restaurant. The deco was quite nice as you can choose to sit in the air-conditioned restaurant or simply choose to dine outside while enjoying the fresh air (the restaurant is located just beside a busy road, so you can probably guess how ‘fresh’ the air is yourself) :). I also like the fact that the service was very efficient and the food was served quite fast. We arrived there at about 8.15pm and finished eating around 9pm. I can tell that Mr S.I.C wants to come here again. He was disappointed because the set of dim sum that he wanted was not available that night =).

* Ms Seeing-Is-Believing

Johnny's Restaurant: Jusco Taman U Shopping Centre

Semalam kami ke Johnny’s Restaurant yang terletak di Jusco Taman Universiti Shopping Centre. Ada dua lagi cawangan restoran yang sama di Johor ni. Kalian boleh tengok lokasinya di sini. Kami berdua ke Skudai sebenarnya bertujuan untuk menjayakan Chopsticks Challenge antara kami yang telah lama tertangguh :)

Mamat tu pelik kot saya snap gambar depan kedai :)

Restorannya terletak di dalam pusat membeli-belah maka ia selesa berhawa dingin dan bersih.

Sesudah duduk dan membuat perbincangan kecil, kami memilih Thai Steamboat Set B untuk dua orang makan berharga RM 29.90 serta tambahan RM 10 untuk kuah tomyam.

Miss S-I-B sedang memulakan upacara nak makan ;)

Gaya seorang champion hehe

Seperti gambar di atas, setelah semua bahan mentah dimasukkan ke tempatnya, kami tunggu seketika untuk ia masak elok dan seterusnya chopsticks disambar maka bermulalah “cabaran makan dengan chopsticks” kami.

Nampaknya Miss S-I-B memang pandai guna chopsticks manakala saya pula terkial-kial nak kepit. Akhirnya saya yang dulu mengangkat bendera putih dan menyerahkan kemenangan mutlak kepada Miss S-I-B :)

Bahan yang disediakan awalnya nampak sikit ja tapi bila dah habis makan, bole tahan kenyangnya. Personally, saya rasa harga menu tersebut agak mahal memandangkan steamboat lain di luar sana boleh dinikmati cuma dengan RM 18.50 sahaja yang mana konsepnya all you can eat, makan selagi mampu makan! Namun begitu, kami berdua puas hati jugak la makan kat Johnny's ni. Yang pasti, sos cicah dia memang sedap!

*mr. sharing-is-caring

Tutti Frutti: Bandar Baru Uda

Front view of Tutti Frutti BBU.

I’ve been to Tutti Frutti a few times at Taman Molek but this was the first time I went to one in BBU with Mr S-I-C. I still remembered the first time I went to Tutti Frutti. I was feeling quite lost because I didn’t know ‘how’ and ‘what’ I’m supposed to do. So, here are a few basic steps before you get to enjoy the ‘froyo’ a.k.a ‘fresh yogurt’.

Inside Tutti Frutti - comfy and soothing.

First, you have to decide the size of the cup – small, medium and large. Second, choose flavours of yogurt that you like by pressing the handle. Third, choose toppings to go with the yogurt. There were quite huge selections of toppings such as fresh fruits, marshmallows, candies, gummies, cereals, chocolate syrup, etc. Once you are satisfied with your ‘creation’, you can bring the cup to the counter and pay. If I’m not mistaken, the price is about RM 5.30 per 100 gram. So, don’t get over-excited and piled the yogurt and toppings in your cup, unless you are willing to pay quite a hefty amount to enjoy it :). 

Small, medium and large.

Choose the flavour that you like.

Mr S-I-C's and mine.

Overall, both of us enjoyed eating the yogurt. Mr S-I-C nearly got a ‘brain-freeze’ eating it because it was cold and we were sitting right under the aircond! =). I was having problem concentrating on the taste of the yogurt because I was shivering =P. But we like it enough to come again, next time. I forgot the exact amount of the price, but it was below RM 30. 

* Miss Seeing-Is-Believing

Restoran Johan: Perling

Kali ni kami berubah arah ke Perling. Kami ke Taman Perling dan di sana kami temui Restoran Johan yang terletak di tepi highway ke Nusa Jaya.

Kami duduk di meja luar ja. Melihatkan suasana di dalam restoran, nampak cantik juga dengan interior kayuan.

Meja makan di bahagian luar restoran.

 

Baru saja duduk, belum pun order makanan dan minuman, Otak-Otak Ayam dah dihidang. Sedap juga rasanya. Ada 5 ketul berharga RM 3. Terlupa nak ambil gambar maka saya letakkan gambar hasil dari google.

Miss S-I-B order Nasi Goreng Padprik dan saya pula Nasi Goreng Ikan Masin manakala minuman kami berdua adalah air Laici. Kami turut order Telur Bistik.

Kami lepak berbual sambil menunggu order yang lambat juga nak sampai. Nasib baik suasana di situ agak nyaman dan pelanggan pun belum ramai lagi.

Minuman sampai dulu macam biasa. Ok sedap puas. Kemudian makanan kami sampai. Order Miss S-I-B dah silap. Yang dipesan Nasi Goreng Padprik tapi yang sampai Nasi Putih Padprik tapi Miss S-I-B ok ja relax :) Saya tak tau la kat mana yang tak kena, nasi goreng saya tak rasa masin pun padahal saya order Nasi Goreng Ikan Masin. Dok perati, tak nampak pun cebisan ikan masin. Dalam hati mungkin dah dicincang lumat kot. Yang peliknya, dalam nasi goreng saya ada cebisan ayam. Haish saya order yang berintikan ikan masin tapi celah mana pula datangnya inti ayam ni. Sekali lagi, pelik tapi benar. Namun saya tiru aksi Miss S-I-B, saya jadi ok relax jugak :)

Telur Bistik sekadar telur dadar yang dicurah kuah bersos tomato. Juadah kami diiringi bersama sambal belacan, timun dan sepotong dua tembikai.

Untuk makluman, ini adalah kali kedua saya ke Restoran Johan dan kali pertama bagi Miss S-I-B. Awal tahun haritu saya datang dengan kawan bersama keluarganya dan kesimpulannya agak mengecewakan. Saya cakap kat Miss S-I-B, kali ni mungkin sedap sebab mungkin orang lain pula yang masakkan. Namun telahan saya silap. Makanan masih “gagal” sekali lagi. Jumlah tepat kos malam tersebut pun saya dah lupa. Mungkin RM 17.50 kalau tak silap.

*mr. sharing-is-caring

 

Opps Cheese Tart: Jusco Bukit Indah

Opps Cheese Tart

Mr S.I.C suggested trying this cheese tart. It was no surprise since he is a ‘cheese junky’ =). There were 12 different flavors to choose from such as almond, charcoal, strawberry, blueberry, pumpkin, marble, lemon and many manyyy more! The different array of flavors makes us spoilt for choice.

Since both of us were not that hungry, we ordered only two cheese tarts. Mine was strawBERRY whilst he chose blueBERRY. We ate the cheese tart at the shop itself and both of us enjoyed it BERRY much! =)

Mine & His  =)

I like the fact that the cheese tart was pretty to look at and the shop was quite cozy. The woman behind the counter was very nice, attentive and she smiled a lot, which is a plus point.

Each cheese tart costs about RM3.80. However, if you buy more, you’ll get a special price. A box of 6 cheese tarts costs around RM21 and 12 for RM38. Frankly, one is enough for me because the cheesy and creamy taste was quite filling. However, I think Mr S.I.C could eat more than two at one go :)

* Miss Seeing-Is-Believing

Nasi Ayam Baser: Kota Tinggi

I heard about this place quite a few times from those whose hometown located in Kota Tinggi. Since this chicken rice was supposed to be so ‘famous’, Mr S.I.C and I were both keen to have a try. So, off we go to Kota Tinggi :)

It turned out that Nasi Ayam Baser has three other franchise, which are located not too far away from each other. It was quite easy to find it because of the big red sign and it is located strategically. However, if you have problems finding it, you can always ask, as locals would definitely know.

Location 1

Location 2

Location 3

We tried two out of the three eating outlets and concluded that it was just on the ‘okay’ level. I think I had set high expectation of this place because many of my friends said that it was really good. So, when the taste doesn’t meet up my expectations, I was quite disappointed. Mr S.I.C said that different people have different expectations and preferences, so they might enjoy the food while others don’t. I couldn’t agree more. So, why not give it a try and you be the judge :)

We ordered two plates of chicken rice that comes with a bowl of soup, ‘sambal’ and roasted chicken. For side dish, we ordered ‘capcai’ (fried mix veggies).

The total was about RM18.50. 

*Miss Seeing-Is-Believing