Le Baan Thai

After many days of Western food, we finally had an Asian (Thai) meal at Le Baan Thai. The  exterior of the restaurant is very cosy. As we were contemplating whether to have dinner at the restaurant, a gentlemen came out with some takeaway. We asked him about the food. He gave very good review and suggested that we try. I saw many Michelin award stickers at the main entrance. It was crowded and very difficult for us to get the waiter's attention. It took a while before one attends to us.

We ordered food to share...family style with white rice. We had mixed vegetable tofu, two different types of curries and prawn tom yum soup.

The prawn tom yum soup taste good but not spicy enough for me. Guess it's tailored for Westerners. A way from home and to have a chance to taste food that's familiar is always good even though not good enough :)

The green chicken curry was very tasty and authentic. The red duck curry was equally good.

Another great meal! So far away from home and still have the feel of home. Very happy.

Le Baan Thai allows owners of pets to bring in their pets while they dine. I'm not used to this culture. Unlike me (who kept quite even though I do not like seeing what I saw), Salman was complaining about it through out dinner.  

Brasserie 't Stropke

From Paris, we went to Ghent, Belgium to meet another customer. My first time to Ghent, Belgium and like the city.

Had our lunch at Brasserie 't Stropke. A nice and cosy authentic atmosphere near the historic Castle of the Counts.

We had a table outside the brasserie which had a good view of Castle of the Counts. It was a bit chilly but the cool weather makes our tomato soup taste so much better :) Our soup was served in a nice little pot. Rather authentic.

For main course, Vivian had a chicken dish with potatoes. Tried some of Vivian's....I like the potatoes. Definitely gained some kilos as I have not been exercising throughout the trip but kept on eating food which are high in carbs.

I had mixed meat grill. Looks oily but tasty.

My dish came with pommes frites, authentic Belgian fries. What's the difference between pommes frites and french fries...it taste the same to me :)

Our taxi driver  the airport was actually recommending pommes frites with Duvel beer. Did not try the Duvel beer during lunch but had one later at Hotel Harmony.Like the taste of the beer.

Le Bristo Marbeuf

Second day in Paris...while my colleague is meeting up with our customer, Vivian and myself had the day off to explore Paris.

After walking around Champs-Elysees and did some shopping, we stopped for lunch at Le Bristo Marbeuf. Not our first choice as the restaurant recommended by the pharmacist (from whom we bought some skincare) was already closed for lunch.

Le Bristo Marbeuf is a traditional Bistro de Paris, located near the Champs-Elysees in the Metro; Franklyn Roosevelt.

We ordered escargot which never made to our table. Very disappointed :( In France and not had escargot.

While waiting for our main course to be served, we had to be contented with bread... actually, the bread was quite good.

Vivian had frog legs while I had pork. Both our dishes are French but looks like Chinese dishes.

Tried some of Vivian's frog legs...prefers back home's "kong poh" frog legs better.

I had pork which taste like "tung po" meat. Love the pork and mashed potatoes very much.

After lunch, we continued our shopping and took a city tour around Paris on the hop-on-hop-off bus. 

Mets DV Roy - Saint Denis Paris

When we arrived in Paris, we were (at least I was) very worried as the taxi driver kept asking my colleague why the hell we ended up in Saint Denis. Apparently it's a bad neighborhood but we had no choice as there are no more hotels available during our visit to Paris. To me, it's a blessing in disguise as we found the Saint Denis Brasilique, a beautiful church and this beautiful restaurant that serve delicious French food with excellence service.

Restaurant Mets DV Roy was recommended by the hotel front desk and we were not disappointed.  Vivian and I ordered set lunch and Salman decided to go just the main course. 

Vivian's appetizer is melon with thin slices of meat. I had prawns on a bed of salad and avocado. Very nice!

For main course, Salman had salmon fish. Vivian had steak and I had duck. Nice presentation and very delicious. The baked potatoes taste really good.

Had creme burlee and chocolate cake with ice cream for dessert. Yum Yum and super full. We had a great time, sitting in front of Saint Denis Brasilique and watching people walking by.

Sri Siam Restaurant - SS2

Have not been to Bangkok for close to 5 months now and been craving for Thai food. Today, as we were driving past SS2, I saw Sri Siam back in business next to the old shop and I told my hubby that tonight's dinner will be at Sri Siam.

Sri Siam is now located at No. 56, SS2/24, 47300 Petaling Jaya....still the typical neighbourhood restaurant with minimal decor.

We ordered mixed seafood tom yam, "pla jaramed three tastes" and "four heavenly king" to go with white rice.

Mixed Seafood Tom Yam

The mixed seafood tom yam was great with rice but a little on the salty side. My hubby and I finished the tom yam soup despite the saltiness :)

Pla Jaramed Three Tastes

The "pla jaramed three tastes" is deep fried siakap with sweet, sour and spicy sauce. The siakap is very fresh and crispy. My favourite dish for the night.

Four heavenly King

The "four heavenly king" is petai, brinjal, long beans and four angled beans cooked with sambal belacan. It is "heavenly" as the name suggested.

Both my hubby and I enjoyed our dinner but I must still make sure I eat authentic Thai food next week when I'm on transit in Bangkok.

King Crab Restaurant - Kelana Jaya

Restaurant King Crab

No. 103-107, Jalan SS25/2,
Taman Mewah Jaya,
47301 Petaling Jaya.
(Opposite Kelana Jaya LRT Station)
Tel: 03-7808 2388
Fax: 03-7805 3282
Web: http://www.kingcrab.com.my

The Ong family gathered at Restaurant King Crab for duanwu festival dinner. This place used to be Bibi's favourite but since we found Perlama Seafood restaurant, we seldom come back. Today, we choose to come back because duanwu festival is on Monday and everyone's working. It will be too late to drive to Perlama after work.

We had...stir fried baby kailan which was quite nice. The leafy veg is to my liking as it's crunchy and not too oily.

Pork ribs....this dish was not that great. Too much fat.

Mango chicken was great. I like the sour taste. Very refreshing and appetizing.

Two types of crabs, "kam heong" and sweet & sour crab. These crab dishes are no where near those that we had in Perlama seafood. We ordered deep fried "mun tou" to go with the sweet and sour crab.

"Kam heong" lala and fried "tong fun".

Our total bill came up to RM440.00 which to me, was very expensive as we did not have any fish or prawn dishes apart from the 2 crab dishes.

Very disappointed as the quality has dropped and it's getting very pricey. For that price, we would have better choices at Perlama Seafood.

Mayfair English Kitchen & Bar - Damansara Perdana

Mayfair English Kitchen and Bar

Block D, Menara Taiko, PJ Trade Centre, No 8 Jln PJU 8/8A, Damansara Perdana, 47820 Selangor
Tel:603-7726 4131
Webwww.mayfairkl.com.my
Opening Hours5pm-1am daily

Sausage Platter

Been a while since my last meeting with ex-colleagues from GSK for drinks. Normally we will end up in Orient Express but this time, Rodney recommended this place to us...it is run by an ex-GSK marketing folk and we were told that food is good. We arranged the session on a Wednesday to avoid the Friday's crowd but to our surprise, the place was pretty packed.

Crispy Pork Knuckle

As usual, we ordered a number of dishes to share, family style. The waiter recommended:

Mixed Sausages Platter (Dynamite Chili, Chorizo, Pork Basic, Smoked Chicken, Potato Salad, Apple Sauce & Mustard; RM60++). Thumbs up for this dish. Great with beer.

Crispy Pork Knuckle (roasted potato, sour cabbage and apple mustard gravy; RM45++).

Spaghetti Carbonara, very creamy and the bacon bits gave it a nice smoky flavor. Thumbs up.

Chorizo & Bacon Pizza, pretty tasty. Choi Yen ordered salad which was also nice. On top of these dishes, we also had the usual stuff like french fries, deep fried mushroom and onion rings to go with beer.

To cap it off, the chef (Ken Tan) made us warm bread pudding, served with homemade ice cream. Really love the dessert and the ice cream :)

We were all pleased with the food and I'm sure we will come back again :)