This round we are bringing you towards an oriental dining experience with fresh ingredients and home-cooked soup that'll make you lick your bowl clean. Oh, we're pretty sure about this.
Jade Pot or 一品锅 had made us listed this on top of our fav hot pot eateries list, beating the other steamboat restaurants hands down. Why?
Fresh ingredients made right after ordering, suitable portion for each pax, great environment with matching cutleries and tea pots & cups that are so orientally cute.
Most importantly, they offer quality soup base. They have 4 types of different soup base (you could opt to have just one or 2 types): ABC soup, Tom Yam, Fish Head with Yam or Shark bone's soup.
Chinese Tea at RM4
Since there was only 2 of us, we decided to go for their set meal for 2 (Set A) at RM49.80.
Asked to change the normal 'Yee Mee'(Egg noodle) to the Hong Kong Yee Mee with an additional RM1.50 charge; as we find the latter more springy and smooth.
This portion might look little to you, but we we're very satiated at the end.
Pork Slices - shabu-shabu it over just for a lil' while and it'll be perfect
Jade Pot Steamboat 一品锅 @ Jalan Kelang Lama
d Legends bar @ Taman Tun Dr. Ismail
Taman Tun Dr. Ismail or better known as TTDI is famous for it being mushroomed with bars and bistros that spice up the area as the night pours in especially during happy hours/ weekends. A recent additions to TTDI bustling social hub is a neighbourhood bar/pub; d Legends bar.
d Legends bar believe in maintaining an effective social control with patrons as they aim to achieve the neighbourhood bar concept where people around will feel familiar not only with the place, but also build a connection/ make new friends thru d Legend.
Special thanks to Hans for the warm invitation, together with Citygal & Aiwei, we get to indulge in a new dining experience at a bar filled with many legends. You could see mural portraits of legendary/ famous people like Bruce Lee, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean... etc..
Upfront arranged with comfy red sofas, a bar counter with the back area for dining, it’s a thoroughly modern update of the classic bar. Inside d Legends, there's a twist décor of the brewbar that is maintained with retro lampshade that shined through the wallpaper skyline of NYC.
Day 2 Windermere, Cumbria: Bowness-on-Windermere & Ambleside
Continuing from Day 1: Exploring Windermere town and settled for a comfy B&B......
After a satisfying local homemade English breakfast, we decided to head towards Bowness-on-Windermere: Lakeland's most popular holiday resort; a tourist town which is quoted as an excellent centre for boating activities.
We decided not to drive and took the long walk, passing by Bowness Bay and adjourn to the pier as we're gonna cross England's largest lake to a town called Ambleside!
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Most attractions could be viewed here.
Fyi, Windermere is situated above and away from the lake of about 1 mile/1.5km while Bowness-on-Windermere being the main tourist centre on the lake.
We walked for miles, but the word tired did not seem to appear in the dictionary as we're distracted by beautiful routes, picturesque surroundings and of course, the prefect cooling climate.
Adventurous route begins here!
Windermere, Lake District @ Cumbria, England - 2 days 1 night
It's about time again we continue to share our travel tales from the west.
Beautiful tales from the countryside this time.
The Lake District, a mountainous region located in the North West of England. Very famous for its lakes and its mountains, it has became a popular holiday destination; for those who seek tranquility and peace especially. Right here at Lake District, nestled the National Park and it also contains the deepest and longest lakes in England. Lake Windermere is one of them & it is the largest natural lake in England, and is fed by numerous rivers.
A glimpse of our 2 days 1 night stay at Windermere, Cumbria.
Another spontaneous trip it was. We depended solely on the GPS we've got after renting a car. Without booking any hotels/ shelters. Exciting!
It took us about 3 hours to reach Windermere from Glasgow with coffee break stops at Carlisle and other districts, overwhelmed with 'ooo-s and ahh-s' of their picturesque landscape.
Sakura Café and Cuisine @ Jalan Imbi, KL
Sakura has always been a familiar name in our parent’s dictionary during their courtship years.
Char Siew Zhai Wantan Mee @ Paramount Garden, PJ
You would eventually drive the extra miles just to savour a good plate of wantan noodles.
Oh yes we would, we swear.
It happened during one late evening having learnt that Char Siew Zai has a branch at SS2. We google-map-ed and GPS-ed the exact spot but Char Siew Zhai was nowhere to be found.
"Wherefore art thou Char Siew Zhai?"
Never give up. The boy's capital, mind you, we headed to their HQ at Paramount Garden.
Fixing our eyes on the wantan noodles and char siew (bbq pork) of course, we hurriedly ordered:
Wantan mee with char siew & wantan - RM5
Very springy noodles and with no disappointment at all, we cleaned the plate. Fast.
However, the char siew was not up to expectation. Perhaps the uneven distribution of lean meat and fats made it kinda dry. But nevertheless, the taste was alright! We should make a request next time.
Wantan Mee with Poached Chicken & CharSiew - RM8
Breakfast @ Jarrod & Rawlins, Damansara Heights
Chris studied me hard while I was fiddling with my phone engaging on the game 'breakfast maker'. I was longing for a somewhat authentic English breakfast and he knows I missed it so much.
After browsing through a few selections from net, he announced, "I bring you for a big breakfast tomorrow".
A sunny Saturday morning filled the air. Cooling weather surprisingly, we headed off to Jarrod & Rawlins.
Spice Garden @ Highlands Hotel, Genting Highlands
Nowadays, when we made our way up to Genting Highlands, we would be scratching our heads when it comes to dinner time.
Consider this place if you would like to try something new to get your tastebuds seduced & tantalized... by spices.. & be prepared for a splurge.
Spice Garden currently has four branches in Malaysia and from what we heard they serve delectable authentic Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Genting's branch has an intimate atmosphere.
Indian and middle eastern cuisine boasts a distinctive flavour and aroma & we were excited to try.Their Tandoori dishes are marinated in yoghurt with herbs and spices and then cooked in the tandoor kept at a very high temperature with burning charcoal.
Mango Lassi - RM10.90
Just decent - too much yoghurt over mango. Still incomparable to Tetra's @ Klang.
Fish Tikka Achar - RM12.90
Tandoori Chicken (medium spicy) - RM25.90
Chicken Malai (Medium spicy) - RM27.90
Dal Sultani - RM21.90
We thought this was kinda overpriced. But the dal rocks! Flavours drenched with herbs and spices. Goes great with the naans.
Assorted Bread Basket (loaded with a variety flavours of naan) - RM35.90
Plain Briyani - RM16.90
Verdict: a great place to dine if you don't mind spending more. Distinctive flavours and very memorable. Anyhow, everything seems to be pricey in Genting. *wink*
Spice Garden
Lot H/G6.00,Highlands Hotel,
69000 Genting Highlands,
Pahang Darul Makmur,Malaysia.
Tel:+603-610 111 18 Ext:7709/57615
Fax:+603-610 113 30
