BBQ Barn @ Rockley, Barbados

One of the weekend we have to support users and the session ended around 11:50am. I was already hungry by then coz i woke up early and didn't have proper breakfast.

Here's how it looks like when i worked in the apartment. It does have a proper dining chair and table but there is no plug nearby. The nearest plug is at the kitchen, so i gotta work at the kitchen counter top.

Anyway, after done with the session, I hurriedly get ready to catch the next shuttle van which will leave at 12:15pm.

This time, my colleague tagged along. We went for our lunch at BBQ Barn.

This place reminds me of the 80's/90's family-friendly-restaurant that my parent brought me to when i was a kid. Those wooden tables and chairs....

And this salad bar reminds me of Pizza Hut in the 90's. So nostalgic!

Ordered a marlin platter at the counter. Once food is ready, the order number will display on the queue number board. Show this slip to collect food at the counter. Fast-food restaurant concept.

[Below] The spacious dining area.

There goes my food....

A mint sweet was given with the meal set.

My colleague ordered a pork rib set with cheese sticks and mashed potatoes.

Tartar sauce and lime provided for the fish. Despite the fast-food concept, everything was cooked/prepared upon order hence these were served warm (except the coleslaw).

Overall a good meal. I wish to have such old-school family restaurant like this in my neighborhood and with a huge salad bar!😀

Grand Harbour Restaurant, Pavilion Bukit Jalil

Early this year, I attended an ex-colleague wedding at Grand Harbour Restaurant, Pavilion BJ.

The dishes were OK, quite standard for a typical Chinese wedding banquet.

The wedding menu. It was a sumptuous dinner and the portion were quite generous.

Started around 8:30pm and ended slightly before 10pm.

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Onigiri from Family Mart.

Tried the Teriyaki chicken flavor which is RM4.50

Few months later I discovered there is Jjang chicken flavor which is cheaper, at RM3.50

Similar chicken filling, just slightly different flavor.

So, next time I would just buy the cheaper one😂

By the way, they have 30% off on the 2nd hot item purchased. Hot item refers to cooked warm/hot food sold at the counter such as corn dog, crispy chiki, curry puff, sausages, pastries etc.

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Buns with chicken floss filling from Authentic Bakery, Sri Petaling. RM6.70 per box of 2.

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Clear blue sky & empty flyovers, captured nearby TRX on a weekend morning. 

Ginza Sushi @ Sri Petaling

The 'Weekday Lunch Set' looks affordable and reasonable.

Quite an extensive choice with rice bowl, noodles and rice roll. 

I ordered a beef patty rice bowl.

It was served with miso soup and green tea.

As for the sushi, the prices for the kaiten belt sushi are:

Pink plate: RM2.10

Blue plate: RM3.20

Red plate: RM4.30

The salmon looks fresh, so i took a plate.

The beef patty aka Japanese hambagu beef patty, is a quality one, not the Ramly burger version.

This meal costs only RM21nett. 

With this promo, the price is consider cheap for a Japanese meal with fairly good ambience. It was a weekday, hence service was prompt with lesser patrons.

I will definitely come back, probably on a weekday again😀

Al Diafah @ Sri Petaling

It has been some time since I last had middle eastern food. Last time, me & colleagues would drive to Precinct Diplomatik (Putrajaya) to have lunch in 'Mr Kebab & Briyani' restaurant. We had that almost quarterly, and I look forward to that.

Instead of going all the way to south, there's also a restaurant serving similar cuisine right in my neighborhood. 

Despite, my last visit to this restaurant was more than a decade ago. That time i was with company visitors from Egypt/Turkey as it was a corporate lunch.

Back then, this restaurant occupied both the ground floor and upper floor. The ground floor sells imported dates and all sorts of baklava.

Nowadays, they still sell dates & baklava but in a smaller scale and it only occupy the upper floor now.

I spotted this genie lamp nearby the counter....

and its 'partner' lamp. Very aesthetic!

Mirror mirror on the wall with nice detailed carved frame. A 'khat writing' can be seen from the reflection.

Some posters...I enjoyed looking at these pictures coz they look like some candid moment captured in paintings.

Now, the interior.....

This place is so exquisitely decorated, it feels like dining in a middle-eastern palace!

Looking at the wall decorative, ceiling lamps and furniture, i believe these costs a bomb!

It feel so 'atas' with such lavish decorations. But not-to-worry, the food price is not that 'atas' (depends on what you order).

I ordered a hummus which 'unexpectedly' came with 3 pieces of naan bread. I thought the hummus is ala-carte (without the bread) coz the restaurant in Putrajaya does not serve with bread😅

Anyway, 3 pieces of bread is definitely too much carbs for me coz i had ordered rice too. So, gotta tapao the bread.

My 'target' is to try their hummus.

The hummus was nicely presented, don't you think so?

It looks like some sort of table decoration than edible food😂

[Below] Mendy rice with chicken leg.

Tender meat and easy to chew. Rice is fluffy and light, like basmati. Both are up to standard. I would order this again next time.

My 'over-ordered' food (coz i didn't expect the bread to be served along hummus)

This extravagant meal costs only RM33.65nett in an 'atas' restaurant with quiet and peaceful ambience😀

And yes, I went there on a Christmas evening.

[Below] KL skyline after an evening downpour.

Up To You Signature Kopitiam @ Sri Petaling

Growling stomach: Where to go for dinner today?

Exhausted brain: I can't think much already, up to you lor....

OK, so i went to Up To You Kopitiam😄

Ordered a 'capalang' curry noodles coz the brain can't think much, so 'sapu' everything - roasted pork, prawns and chicken all in one bowl.

a meaty curry noodles and the price is somewhat above RM20++

fresh bouncy prawns, succulent and tender chicken meat, and flavorful roasted pork. Syioknyer!

Curry tastes OK, not too thick nor spicy. Suitable for all ages.

 

But the signboard looks like some nightclub in the 60's/70's😂

Flying Fish @ Oistins, Barbados

Barbados is known as "the land of the flying fish" which is also a national symbol of the country. So, off we went to try this fish!

The popular flying fish shops are located in Oistins, which is a seaside town not far from Rockley.

These stretch of shops are selling flying fish, but we aimed for the one with the longest queue.

The driver parked his car behind a KFC restaurant and we have to walk past this stage before reaching that famous shop.

It is a huge stage in between the stretch of shops, nearby the beach. This place must be quite happening with stage shows during the weekend.

[Below] The menu board. They also have mahi-mahi (dolphin) too. Nope, i haven't try that yet. So far, I only had flying fish and marlin.

This town is famous for its fish market too.

The main street is even decorated with lights in fish shape.

Berinda Cox fish market, which opens in the morning.

Here's my meal - 2 huge pieces of deep fried flying fish with rice&peas and mac salad. Very high carb and protein meal!

I have been eating potatoes and fries for the past few days, therefore i chose rice and mac instead😂

Tender boneless fish with texture like cooked sardines, but in crispy deep fried outer layer. A tasty meal. Super full after finishing these.

Midam Korean BBQ Restaurant @ Sri Petaling

Previously in this blog, I have mentioned of wanting to try out this Korean restaurant. Well, that was years ago, before COVID. 

After then, it was totally forgotten until recently. I thought i should 'revive' my wishlist this year😂

I saw this lunch set menu at the entrance staircase. The restaurant is located at the upper floor.

It occupies the entire upper floor of the corner shoplot, hence is quite spacious.

Ample tables and large dining space, there's also a play room for kids.

During the day, this place is quite stuffy due to the glass window that is not tinted nor well-shaded. Not to mention the place is spacious and it definitely need lots of fans and powerful airconds to cool down the place.

Anyway, let's focus back to the food.

7 types of banchans are served with the set lunch.

There is also refillable Korean barley tea included.

The main meal - bibimbap

Quite a 'vegetarian' meal, except for a few pieces of fishcakes in one of the banchan.

A very filling meal, bibimbap tastes OK, up to standard. Gochujang is provided separately so can mix into the rice bowl according to your preference. Overall worth goin if you are super hungry but wanted to feast on meatless Korean food😃