Petit Mary Pattisserie, Taman Teh Teng Seng, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Address:
 83, Jalan Langsat, Taman Teh Teng Seng, 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Daily, 9am - 8pm.

Time Visited:
11:13am, Wednesday (Public Holiday)

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Mary Breakfast (set)

Public holiday. Wesak day to be exact. Not working much on this day, I decided to take a spontaneous trip down to Ipoh on this day. 2 of my colleagues asked why didn't I say earlier? Else they would've joined me. LOL. Yeah, right. Like that 2 family men has time to accompany this lone soul down to Ipoh. I shall ask you guys the next time around but then again, if it's just a local trip, it's most likely short notice so you guys won't be able to go too. LOL.

After dilly dallying a bit in the morning, I finally departed from Klang Valley towards my hometown in Ipoh. Once arrived at the cafe, it was just almost lunchtime which was perfect for me. From the outside of this cafe, it says nothing that it's a cafe. The giveaway was more of it's looks and an open sign hanging by the gate. This place looks like some part of a palace, Englishmen style. As I walked in, I'm pretty sure I was in the right place with a person greeting me by the door. The guy explained to me that ordering of food takes place downstairs while the seating is upstairs. This place is a Mandarin-centric place where people talk and order mostly in Mandarin. A little queer for me because I'm so used to Ipoh being a place where they just mainly speak Cantonese. Since I didn't make any stops on my way here, I decided to head upstairs to the toilet first before descending back down the stairs to take a look at the menu. This place seems a little cramp downstairs which I guess it's why they don't have seatings downstairs. However, I'm just wondering what happens if you're coming with older folks who has bad knees? Guess they would have to slowly make their way up the stairs. There's a Breakfast set menu which reads available from 9am - 12pm and that comes with coffee or tea and since I've been on a long journey all the way here, I thought of giving the Mary Breakfast a try instead of just the croissant which was what I was thinking of ordering at the beginning.

I made my way up the stairs and chose a table to sit down at. Being a cafe that doesn't have any signboard but is a house of it's own, it looks pretty popular. By the time I was halfway through my breakfast, it had already turned into a full house of customers. This place just didn't do much alteration from it's original house design. You still see the layout like a house where there's just the front of the house and the back of the house as places to sit and eat. One thing I always see the staff struggling with is that they have to find where the patron who has ordered is sitting. You see, once you've ordered, you're given a number and you're to display that on your table so they know the food belongs to you. But without a camera to monitor the upstairs on where you had sat down, the waiter will always go to the front of the house all the way to see if there's a number around before heading back to the back of the house to continue finding the number. But I guess it's merely a minor inconvenience. In this cafe, there's also a fake fireplace to spruce up the ambiance which I hardly see these things around. I remember seeing one at one of the hotels in Europe.

Anyway, the Mary Breakfast came and I was surprised by the number of items they gave to me. The guy put the plate of breakfast on my table and then the coffee, and as he was about to turn and leave, he said this belongs to you too, right? And put a basket of bread with butter down. I was surprised. This is definitely way worth eating if you want bang for your buck because with that amount of food given, you're definitely gonna be full finishing the whole thing. I can imagine some girls saying unable to finish the whole thing. LOL. So what I think all in for just RM18, that's considered cheap in my books. Taste-wise, well, it's just your regular tasting breakfast. Nothing superb nor out of the ordinary for it. As you can see in the picture, besides the 2 croissants and coffee, the breakfast platter consists of baked beans, a sausage, hash brown, ham (I think it's turkey ham), some salad on the side and scrambled eggs. I just wish the salad and it's dressing were separated because it did interfere with the taste of the eggs. It gets soaked in it's sauce and didn't really go well with it. But eating the whole thing got me quite full and as I mentioned before, it's very well worth your money. I wonder if cafes around Ipoh is all this cheap in price. The coffee leans towards more of Italian coffee where it's bitter through and through and so I needed to sweeten up it's taste by adding the provided sugar sachets. Though I don't normally drink coffee with sugar, I just couldn't with this and needed the sugar.

After awhile of resting I departed from here to my next destination nearby.

Total Wallet Damage:
RM18. Just RM18 all in. This includes the 6% GST. A very much worth breakfast set for that price. Highly recommend if you're looking for something cheap that's a cafe.

Final Verdict:
6/10. Well, price-wise I would say is excellent but taste-wise will need to be better if you want it to be memorable for it's taste as well. Ambiance, not bad. Homely.

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TWT Cafe, Bandar Baru Medan Ipoh, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Address:
30, Jalan Medan Ipoh 1D, Bandar Baru Medan Ipoh, 31400 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Closed on Tuesdays
Other Days 12pm - 10pm

Time Visited:
12:30pm, on a Public Holiday Wednesday

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Chocolate Lava with Vanilla Gelato and Peppermint Tea

Straight off the bat from a hefty meal at Petit Mary Pattisserie, I don't think I would be able to eat another round so soon. Should've planned for some other things to do in between meals. LOL. But anyway, I headed to TWT Cafe straightaway. Although there were others I was planning on going in the beginning, seeing that it's a public holiday and most of it were closed, this was my next of choice after seeing the others closed.

TWT Cafe is just very near to Petit Mary Pattisserie, just 5 minutes drive away. Hell, in fact all the things that I ate at Ipoh on that day were so near to one another with just 5 minutes drive away. TWT stands for Tea Warmer Treats apparently. I decided upon dessert instead of another main course meal since the breakfast of Petit Mary Pattisserie was quite filling. So I ordered the Chocolate Lava with Vanilla Gelato. I was warned that it will take about 10-15 minutes to prepare so I would had to wait. I chuckled and gave them an okay sign. When I was there, there's not a customer in sight. I was the only customer there. Later on, there were trickles of customers that went in with the first one after me also just going for dessert while the rest were there to have their lunch on this fine public holiday.

True to their word, it did take about 10-15 minutes when I was shown this nicely plated dessert that looks very dark in it's color. Beside it was the contrasting yellow tinge of vanilla gelato. A poke on the lava cake revealed a spillage of chocolate sauce that didn't stop flowing and harden as it cooled till a very much later period. The gelato sits atop cornflakes while the plating shows more chocolate sauces upon it. This dessert to me is awfully sweet. Way too sweet for my taste. For those who have a sweet tooth, they may enjoy it. The chocolate part with the pastry part was sweet beyond means and the gelato didn't help much as it's also sweet on it's own though at a much milder level compared to the chocolate sauce. It was so sweet that it permeates upon the cornflakes as well and the only way that I manage to lower down the sweetness meter is to drink some tea with it. It accompanies fine with the tea. Taste-wise is okay. It's just that it's so darn sweet and not enough balance in the whole dish. I guess you're suppose to eat it and take a sip of your tea. LOL.

After the dessert here, I went to walkaround the area. The area here is filled with so many eateries. Whatever tickles your fancy, you'll sure find it around here. Kopitiam? There's some here. Fancy some posh foreign food? There's some Japanese restaurant and it looks like they tried to open some Korean restaurants here too but look like it's out of business. Cafe food aplenty as well. All in all, every type of food that covers I believe all of the general population. LOL.

Total Wallet Damage:
Strange. I think I lost the receipt. But dessert stands at RM15.50 according to the menu while the peppermint tea costs RM7.50.

Final Verdict:
6/10. Well, for a place that calls itself Tea Warmer Treats, I expected the dessert to be more appealing but generally, it's not bad lah.

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Dreamz Bakery, The Strand, Pusat Perdaganan Kota Damansara, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya (PJ), Selangor, Malaysia

Address:
No 32-1, The Strand, Jalan PJU 5/20d, Pusat Perdagangan Kota Damansara., 47810 Petaling Jaya (PJ), Selangor, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Friday & Saturday: 12pm - 11pm
Sunday to Thursday: 12pm - 10pm

Time Visited:
2:50pm, Sunday

Attire worn:
Casual (very)

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Latte (Hot) & Dark Secret Cake

My initial destination originally intended to be somewhere else but seeing that the place has closed down for good, I decided to give Dreamz Bakery a try.

Dreamz Bakery is a very Chinese-centric place seeing that they mostly speak in Mandarin and their English comes heavy accented that mostly comes from a person who speaks mainly Chinese and not much English. Anyway, that's not the point that should deter anybody other than Chinese to visit this cafe. It seems to be doing very well despite being at a location that has few footfall and tons of eateries and cafes around and what's more surprising is that it's located on the first floor. Despite all these elements working against this cafe, yet it garners a lot of visits from customers. When I was there, it was almost full house.

The entrance door is controlled by a magnetic lock for safety reasons seeing that it's on the first floor and that it opens till fairly late at night so you have to ring the bell before they will unlock it for you. On top of that, the really queer part is that you also need to take off your shoes to enter. I was slightly embarrass because I always has socks that has holes in it. LOL. Anyway, I survived the ordeal of entering without shoes and the floor felt slightly cold to me. Inside the cafe was a feminine kind of feel in it with pretty interiors and not to mentioned predominantly, their customers are female. In fact, there weren't any all guys table at all. All tables that are with guys were them bringing their family there or guys bringing their female companions. I was the only oddball. LOL.

Normally, you will seat yourself and they will bring you the menu to browse but I just did my browsing at the counter seeing that I merely wanted to eat some cake that day. I settled for the Dark Secret and a hot Latte. The person asked where was I sitting and I haven't decided where to sit. LOL. So I quickly peered around the vicinity and spotted a table way at the back and just said "a1" which was the table number. It took quite a while before my orders came but the cake came with a sauce decorated plate just like Jeq In the House. Dark Secret is mentioned as a cake that has Earl Grey Tea taste with chocolate but I didn't taste anything resembling of earl grey. I did however, had a whole mouthful of chocolate taste. The last layer of the cake provided a crispy portion like wafers. The cake feels very soft and fluffy as well and the outer layer of the cake that's covered in chocolate sometimes felt too sweet for me. But other times are okay. As for the latte, I felt that it is way too milky as I didn't taste much of coffee but it does have a bitter aftertaste that proves of the coffee's existence in it towards the end. LOL.

I can see the draw of the womenfolks to this cafe. Everything seems so pretty and cheery in there.

Total Wallet Damage:
RM24.15 altogether with the latte being just RM9.90 and the cake RM12.90. There is a charge of 6% GST.

Final Verdict:
7/10. I can see why the draw to this cafe. It's pretty, the cakes were good and the coffee was okay. Not sure if the food's good but I'm tempted to come back again to try.

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Restoran Zhing Kong, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia

Address:
90-92, Jalan Hang Kasturi, City Centre, 50050 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Not sure but according to Google,
Daily, 6:30am - 5pm

Time Visited:
10am, Friday morning

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
2 sets of Steamed bread and Kopi O' Ais (Coffee without milk with Ice)

This place used to be my regular haunt for my morning breakfast back then when I was working along Jalan Tun H.S.Lee. It's just directly opposite (or you can say as beside) the Pasar Seni LRT station. As you exit it walking towards Central Market, it will be on the right, corner shop. I used to after alighting from the LRT and tagging in at office, I would go back down to this restaurant to have my toast bread and Iced Tea. It was a daily habit that I undertook until I don't even need to order. All I do is just sit right down and they will bring me my food and drinks. LOL. :)

But today, I walked down memory lane again and decided to visit this place once more since I was in that area. The difference this time around is I need to find a parking place. As I walked back in this shop and started to sit down, I saw all those familiar faces still manning their respective stalls after so many years. It's only those foreigner drink workers that are different now. There's also that spastic kid who's still there who is the daughter to one of the stall owners. Nothing but old hats here when I visited which most are familiar to some of the shopkeepers while the some odd ones are just those that are awaiting for their college class, a construction worker taking a break and also taxi drivers.

This time around, I ordered steamed bread instead along with coffee without milk. The old lady still mans the liquor area where she sits behind the counter where loads of alcohol are displayed but I rarely seen purchased. Out at the distance, there's a big sign indicating toilet key with a key tied with string and attached to a sort of bowl for people who want to use the women's toilet. I remembered once there was an incident where someone's been in the toilet for far too long and so they used the key to open up the door. But that was the men's toilet though. Or was there a women's toilet back then? I don't recall there having any since I've never used their toilet before when I was working around here since it's so near to my office.

I also remember an old lady who sometimes frequent here to eat (or rather drink). She's this old lady so sell tissues to people around this area and she would use that money to drink Guinness here. She also has this old wives' tales custom and uses Guinness to dab a little around her face. Those old Chinese tales say that when you apply Guinness to your skin and when you bathe an infant in Guinness, the skin will become supple and youthful. And that old lady does that which sends her reeking with alcohol as she walks past. LOL.

My order came quite fast and although it's not much to look at, the taste was not bad. Though the steamed bread may seem droopy, yet the loads of butter that they apply on it is what I fancy. I do love a very buttery tasting bread. As for the coffee without milk, it too was not too shabby. It perks me up with it's sugary caffeine and was the right taste to my requirement. I finish the lot and went on my merry way to continue my work.

Total Wallet Damage:
I can't really recall. I think it's RM5.60 for the whole lot. Something like that.

Final Verdict:
6/10. Brings back memories of me having my breakfast here daily and this shop has stood the test of time with many old timers patronizing this place as well as some college kids from the college nearby and also the office workers around. At least this one's still here while the other place where I used to always frequent for breakfast in Section 17 PJ has closed down. At least How Yekee is still surviving there and thriving.

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The Brew Culture, Plaza Damas 3, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia

Address:
B-01-06 Plaza Damas 3,
Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, Sri Hartamas, 50480
Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Mon: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm (Close Tues)
Wed – Sun: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Time Visited:
Saturday, 11am

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Latte and Minced Lamb Baguette

I tried visiting this place the day before but they were close and so I took to just eating mamak the day before.

Venturing to new territories for the first time, I've never been to Plaza Damas before. Just to Hartamas Shopping Centre which was a very, very long time ago when I was still working at Plaza Mont Kiara. So being new to Plaza Damas, I didn't know that the area opposite of Hartamas Shopping Centre was called Plaza Damas 3 and unknowingly and unwittingly went into Plaza Damas instead. I've searched high and low for The Brew Culture but obviously it was nowhere to be seen since I'm at the wrong location. Hell, the block that it indicated don't even have that even number that I was searching for. So I was pretty baffled until I walked into Hartamas Shopping Centre and spotted a walkway bridge leading opposite where I saw The Brew Culture's signboard from afar. After being downstairs looking up that flight of stairs that leads to it, I saw that it was close for that day for some reason. With that, I turned away and settled to eating mamak instead and came back the next day.

Whenever it's opened, the door will be open and some paraphernalia will be displayed outside it's doors to indicate that they're open. As I walk into the kempt place, the two persons manning the cafe appeared really busy behind the counter. As I look around for signs of what they have to offer, I finally made my order for a Latte and their Minced Lamb Baguette.

I sat myself down and awaited for my order. Over there, there were 2 tables occupied with 2 different couples both seems to be familiar with the place and were there for the long haul doing some work and chilling. As for me, I'm just taking a break before I adjourn back to work which that day turned out to be a very adventurous day that left me moving far and wide for my work. Anyway, somehow, the cafe's service were slow that day for some reason especially the coffee. The barista seems to be calibrating the machine abit and took an awful long time before I'm finally served my cup of latte but not before my baguette arrived.

The Minced Lamb Baguette had a bit of a local taste with the tapioca chips that you usually get them from the kacang putih sellers. A very different chips that was served. This is the first time I encounter that as the chips served. The meal was quite savory and pleasing to the palate. I wanted to snap a photo of the food together with my coffee but the coffee took too long and I was getting way too hungry even though I snagged some chips to appease my tummy. Pretty soon, I gave up and took bites on the baguette filled with minced lamb. The taste was nice and not gamy. Tantalizing and some spunk to it. There's a dollop of cheese dip in the middle for the tapioca chips but it could do without since it didn't do much to the taste.

I left the place way later than I expected to but it's okay. It turned out to be a very productive working day anyway.

Total Wallet Damage:
RM31. Don't know if they charge any extra since I didn't get a reeipt,

Final Verdict:
6.5/10. A nice place to hideaway from the norm. If you hate the crowds of people in shopping malls, you can hideaway here where there's loads less people around.

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Li Restaurant, SS22, Damansara Jaya (DJ), Petaling Jaya (PJ), Selangor

Address:
47, Jalan SS 22/23, Ss 22, Damansara Jaya (DJ) 47400 Petaling Jaya (PJ), Selangor, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Sundays: 10:30AM–5PM
Mondays: Closed
Tuesdays - Saturdays: 11:30AM–9:30PM

Time Visited:
7pm, Saturday night

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Pork Toast, Go All Out, Blistered French Beans and Earl Grey Tea and Soy Milk Panna Cotta for dessert. My friend drank the Lemongrass Water

DISCLAIMER: This was not a lone dining experience.

It was the last day before my friend flies off to UK to further her studies. I very much wanted to spend one last time before she do so and with the great stroke of luck, she had this Saturday night free to meet up with me for a meal. :D

The decision that she made was to go to Li Restaurant to try and that's what we did. Being eager to see her, I arrived right on time at the stipulated time of meeting. Initially, I wanted to pick her up and go together but she was already out with friends that day and so we decided to just meet up with each other and I'll fetch her home. Around 15 minutes later she walked in and I was glad to see her. Though I had failed to rope in others to meet up with her that day, at least I found the satisfaction of me being able to see her.

The staff at this place was chirpy and very friendly. I can see that they're very dedicated with their job and their creation. Though it carries a Chinese connotation to it's restaurant, it's far from it and is actually a cafe. The design of the cafe is a modern meets antique items and reality meets fantasy with quirks like a sign indicating Narnia on it's store room door. Once the menu was passed to us, the overly enthusiastic waitress decided to explain the entire menu to us which we allowed her to do so. I can see her passion in it and she kept on explaining away on the items one after another with suggestions on what we should have. I see that it's a common practice for her and that's what she did throughout. Pretty soon, I decided to go with what she had recommended and that was Go All Out, a dish that's rice with Chicken and Pork Belly. My friend had earlier ate something and decided to go lighter and so she ordered the Pork Toast and some French Beans and we were to share everything.

With the many unique dishes that they've named up in their menu, I can see that they put some care into making the things because it took longer that I anticipated for their things to arrive. The Pork Toast came first and that's basically their homemade sourdough bread with Chili Mayo Sauce zig-zagged on top and some herbs (read: coriander leaves). Does it contain any pork? Mmm, I don't think so. Or maybe there is. But either way, I can't tell nor taste if there's any. The biggest taste among all would be the Chili Mayo which gives off some spice heat as you dig into the bread. The Coriander wasn't helpful in the taste department but overall, the pork toast mostly taste good with it's Chili Mayo. But does it have to be that expensive? RM9.50? Anyway, a good experience on eating that.

The French Beans tasted exactly how it should be and was seasoned fine. But other than that, nothing out of the ordinary. Moving on to the Go All Out, it is how it is described and that is Rice with Chicken and Pork Belly. The Pork Belly feels a little too fat for me to consume but the grilled chicken in it was nice. I like how they added a soft boiled egg into the mix which to me, anything with eggs make things greater because I love eggs. And putting in the soft boiled egg in there just makes it more wonderful. Me and my friend chatted the whole evening away with her very tired self showing on the occasional yawn. LOL. Sorry. But I just wanna make the most of this.

Later on, the waitress again appeared before us and asked if we would like to go for their dessert to which I obliged. I went with they Soy Milk Panna Cotta. It was okay. Sometimes I find it a bit too sweet due to the Gula Melaka but it does have it's tasty moment and I like the soft texture of the Panna Cotta. We later on adjourned to somewhere else for a drink and after that, we were surprised when we saw the same waitress as we were walking back to my car, she smiled and spoke something to us. I didn't think much of that at that moment and thought that it was my friend's friend but when she said to me that she's friendly, isn't she that's when it hit me that it was the waitress at Li Restaurant. A very friendly person indeed. I just wish I can always have an ounce of that happiness in me like her.

Total Wallet Damage:
All amounted to RM75.15. RM10 for the French Beans and so was the Panna Cotta, RM9.50 for the Pork Toast, Earl Grey Tea costs RM8 while my friend's Lemongrass drink costs RM5.90. Go All Out is the dearest in the list amounting to RM24.90 and there's a 10% service charge involved.

Final Verdict:
6/10. Nice friendly staff and good environment. Bright and cheery even though it's night time. Food is kind of so-so only to me though but above average.

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Take Eat Easy, Wisma Fiamma, Bandar Sri Menjalara, Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia

Address:
Ground Floor- 2, Wisma Fiamma, 20, Jalan 7a/62a, Bandar Sri Menjalara, 52200 Kuala Lumpur (KL), Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Daily, 8:30am - 10:30pm

Time Visited:
Sunday evening, after 7pm

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
For the portion I ate, Deep Fried Tempura Calamari with Wasabi Mayo Dip, Spaghetti Aglio-Olio, Smoked Duck and Shrooms, Quadro Cheese Pizza, Disco-lato (ice cream) for dessert and Hazelnut Cafe Latte.

DISCLAIMER: This was not a lone dining experience.

It was the last day that I get to see a friend of mine. After this, it will be a year before she returns so what I've decided was to go to the airport to send her off. Along with me, I brought along another friend of mine since she missed our gathering the night before and this was her last chance to see the other friend off before her only returning after a year. So I picked her up and off we went to the airport. But unfortunately, when I arrived, there was a long line of cars awaiting to enter the parking area and my friend's parents were anxiously calling her to depart to the departure gate. So I forsake my need to see my friend off for 1 last time before it will be a year till her return and straight went to the departure area and let the friend who was with me to see her off instead. When she returned to my car, she said it wasn't a good feeling sending people off. Ya, not a good feeling isn't it? That's why I cried when I was being sent off by my host family in Japan when I was there. We grew so fondly attached to each other. But then again, I'm a guy who has trouble interacting with humankind in general and that's why I can safely say that I lost most if not all of my friends when I committed social suicide by not being an events blogger anymore. Now that's why I dine alone most of the time because nobody has the time nor the interest to do so with me. Oh well. I guess I brought that onto me. Can't wait to say goodbye to this godforsaken place about 5 years from now.

Anyway, so I duped the friend who was with me to have dinner with me since just sending our friend off would be a waste of an opportunity coming out all the way. Haha. So she suggested that she wanted to try Take Eat Easy which is at Bandar Sri Menjalara. So I just drive according to how Google Maps take me. I was quite down and a little antisocial that day so I mumbled when I replied my friend that night and she had to strain most of the time to understand what I'm saying. LOL. I apologize. I instinctively did it and it wasn't my intention to make it hard to converse with me but I was feeling down. But she kept on talking to me and so I made an effort to reply and talk to her more and more to keep the conversation going. LOL.

We arrived at the place after a long drive and that place looked awfully familiar. It was then I realized that it was Wisma Fiamma with the familiar looking Tesco opposite. I remember coming here a long time back to review Overtime outlet here a long time ago way back. I see that it has now turned into Take Eat Easy. LOL. A big sign indicating Take Eat Easy greets right at the front of the building and since it was Sunday with the many shoppers and people coming out to eat here, I went over at Tesco and parked at the side where it's not a designated parking spot but I made sure that I didn't block anybody's way. So we proceeded indoors to Take Eat Easy.

The place is huge with three entrance doors that upon entering with come to it's bakery section for people to just buy bread and pastry stuff at that area. But since we were there for dinner, we went to beside it where the dining area is with loads of chairs and tables and we were seated by one of the staff. Unlike the Bakery section where it's brightly lit, the dining area has pocket areas of light above each of their tables creating a quite romantic atmosphere because other than your table area, there's darkness on those areas that aren't on a table. We decided on what to order and awaited for our meal. Their juice are contained in a bulb shape container so it's as if you're drinking out of a lightbulb. LOL. And because the shape of a lightbulb can't stand on it's own, it's put in a tub of ice. That is the quickest of them all to arrive. A moderate waiting time later, my Hazelnut Cafe Latte arrived. It gives out quite an overtly weird taste to me and the mixture of the hazelnut syrup taste together with the coffee taste didn't seem to play well with each other. It's as if they were at war. The coffee taste was very, very mild while the hazelnut taste was the most prominent. It however, gives out a smidgen of a sweet taste coming out to play occasionally and that's what weirds me out and bugs me. It's not the kind of coffee that I like.

The food came at a slow snail's pace and it slowly trickled in. The Pasta were the first to arrive but I decided to wait for all of the food to take a nice food shot of everything before I proceeded to dig in. That contributed to a deterioration in taste since a lot of it went cold as we await for everything to arrive. With the last item (or should I say mains since my ice cream is served as a dessert) which was the Pizza arriving at our table, it's time to dig in.

The Pasta which is the Aglio Olio with smoked duck and mushrooms on it was okay and didn't really gave much of an excitement. The smoked duck wasn't the taste I was expecting, It had an oriental taste to it and resembles much of duck that's served more at those Chinese dining locations (think roasted ducks) rather than the smoked duck western version counterpart. The mushroom gave off a very strong taste and it overwhelms the pasta. The pasta in itself were a little spicy but it's just right for me. Their coating with the oil wasn't too much and just right. That's the part that they did right the most. It also comes with 2 breadsticks on it which tasted fine.

The Fried Calamari wasn't much of a squid because I can barely taste the squid. All I tasted was a quite doughy sensation and that envelops the whole taste of this item. Though the condiment that was supposed to be to accompany the Fried Calamari was wasabi mayo dip, I got nothing that tasted like wasabi at all. All I got was mayo and I ate the rest on it's own without the condiment. This wasn't one that I would recommend to order.

Perhaps the best thing of them all that we ordered was the Quadro Pizza. Though it's supposed to contain 4 types of cheese in em and it's supposed to be a "cheesy" pizza (LOL), the cheese taste wasn't that strong at all. But it balances well with the thin crust that's resting upon the hot place. I guess what of the reason why it was best was probably because it's the last item to arrive and therefore the warmest of the food since we started off eating only when everything arrived. LOL. But of course, it is the best among all. Much more worth than the pasta since it's the same price.

Finally, they brought me my dessert which was the ice cream Disco-late which has assorted Mini Gelato Balls with strawberries, peaches, whipped cream and an Oreo cookie on top. Well, it's normal ice cream lah. :)

Ambiance-wise, I would say it's a nice place for a date since it looks so romantic and the lighting above tables beautifies the food's appearance. Other than that, service wasn't all that fantastic but I guess it's cause they had to cover such a wide area and it was dark at certain places so it may be harder to spot a person calling for service when night comes. The armchair seat was really comfortable and to have a pillow for back support as well. You could really fall asleep after a meal if you were to slouch and let yourself slump on the armchair. LOL.

Total Wallet Damage:
Well, altogether including the Juice and Mushroom Soup which I did not try amounts to RM133.75. RM23 for the pasta, RM23 for the pizza, RM16 for the lightbulb looking juice (LOL), RM17 for calamari, RM14.80 for the ice cream, RM12 for the coffee and RM15.80 for the mushroom soup. 10% service charge and 6% GST imposed.

Final Verdict:
6/10. Though it's not a place I'm likely to return since it's at an area where there's loads of different eateries around, I'd still give it a 6 out of 10. It is average and may considered pricey for that kind of taste, but it does have a very nice looking ambiance and with some great company, this is a nice place to have a chatter and get to know someone better. :D

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Antipodean Cafe, Bangsar Baru, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia

Address:
20, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
 Sun - Thurs: 8am - 10pm
Fri - Sat: 8am - 11pm

Time Visited:
I think 2pm? Sunday afternoon for sure.

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Tolaga Bay Sunrise (A type of Mixed Fruit drink) and Blueberry Bagel with Berry Mascarpone + Strawberry

Just another boring Sunday where I felt so tired. Didn't really wanted to move out of my house but I figured ah, what the heck. Let's get to work and while I'm at it go get some food to eat.

Antipodean Cafe isn't exactly a new name and has etched it's mark into the cafe scene with many outlets around. The only one that I've ever been to was the one at Mid Valley Megamall and that too was quite nice in my books. But this day, I decided to try the one in Bangsar. I know, it's kind of silly to put myself in such a pickle in this very much jammed up area especially when it's already on a late afternoon. Blame it on my tiredness and laziness, the deadly combination which resulted in me moving out of my house late. LOL. But I've pushed myself and there I was at the very predicted awful jam at Bangsar Baru. After awhile, when I'm not stationary, I managed to find a parking spot right outside of Subway which is a public parking so there's no need to go inside Bangsar Village 2 to pay for parking anymore. XD

Walked towards Antipodean and by the time I got to it, it was already 2pm. It was very vibrant and the staffs were very nice, friendly and welcoming. It made me feel as if they're very happy to serve me and see me there. Hence, their warm and genuine looking greeting really made me felt happy to be there. Never in my life had I felt so welcomed in my life despite a party of 1. LOL. The place was full of people but they still have a few empty spots left and so they seated me at a table. The arrangement of the furnitures were well optimized with the middle portion being filled neatly with a small table and 2 chairs while both sides of it is the walkway and over at each end were rows of bigger tables to accommodate at least a party of 4 and should there be more, a little arrangement with the tables will do the trick. Very smart indeed. Like how it is at the Mid Valley branch, the "writings" on the wall. LOL. They don't really print their menus and so whatever is available is written on the wall. I went for what's called a Tolaga Bay Sunrise which is a mixture of Orange, Banana and Strawberry and their Blueberry Bagel with Berry Mascarpone and Strawberry.

With this being their peak hour and you can see 90% of their tables occupied, my orders took a little longer than expected. Most people though will just go with their Big Breakfast and I can see why. It's the first thing you see on the food menu and it occupies quite a lot of space. Most people will just not spend so much time looking at the menu and so they will more often and not go for the Big Breakfast. But the good side of this is I saw this item being served quite fast. I guess their kitchen really did expect the Big Breakfast to be a lot and so they're able to churn that out to their customer quick. But as for my Blueberry Bagel, it took quite a while.

The Tolaga Bay Sunrise's predominant taste goes to the banana but with a taste of celery like taste in it though there's none in the mixture. Anyway, it concocted a sort of unique taste that's great and I quite like it. Though this place serves quite a lot of coffee types, today wasn't a day that I went for it. Haha. The Blueberry Bagel has a pretty presentation and is nicely done to appeal to the eyes. The swirl of the cream on top was aplenty and is really more than enough. It may look like a very sweet delicacy but in actuality, it's not. It's nice but a little too rich for my taste and I actually would like it to be a little more sweet because the strawberries were sour. Nonetheless, it's okay and good enough for consumption.

Although it's quite a crowded place, they're really efficient and do have adequate staffing. I also like the human touch of going over to the tables and asking is everything good? This is what I call a good service. They really genuinely do make sure that you got it good and there's no complains. All their staffs are also well trained to explain the menu should anybody require some assistance. Everybody was also very well efficient and will quickly clear your plate once you're done. They will also serve you a bottle of water with a glass as soon as you sit down. No wonder people like this place. Definitely a very good place for brunch.

Total Wallet Damage:
RM39.60. There's 10% service charge and also 6% GST. But in this case, with a service like that, I don't mind paying for it.

Final Verdict:
8/10. This cafe at Bangsar is really an inspiration. Efficient layout of the furnitures, very attentive staffs and very well trained, very warm and friendly welcome which makes you feel good to be there even though I'm just a person on my own dining which they made me feel that they're happy to see me there. With such a great atmosphere, it doesn't matter if the food and drinks are secondary and I can say their food and drinks are above average to me.

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VCR, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur (KL)

Address:
2, Jalan Galloway, Bukit Bintang, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Daily, 8.30am - 11pm

Time Visited:
7pm, Saturday evening

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Squash Toast and a Cappuccino

I'll be brief about this review because I'm recently under a slump of writer's block this past week. Motivation at an all time low and rethinking on whether I should go ahead and move up my 5 year plan.

In a nutshell, this place has a good ambiance, good coffee but okay food. Well, at least for my squash toast with my tastebuds. This place is situated right in the heart of KL and it's parking place is unforgiving because it has very, very, limited place to park. In fact, you can consider it as none at all. But most people just park up front at the cafe there which fits what, 1 car? LOL. 2 If you squeeze it in and the rest usually park alongside the side alley which is actually illegal. The most legit parking spots are all behind and those are actually in front of other people's resident place.

Anyway, being here at night, I parked behind where the residents' place is and I can tell you when it gets dark there, it looks frightening. It looks and feels unsafe due to poorly lit streets and a dark side alley and full of foreign workers living in those houses behind. To tell you the truth, VCR isn't a cafe that I've not visited before, it's just that I've never seen it at a darker light. Haha. As usual, there's a cat that lays on top of it's sign box which seems to be a signature landmark for this cafe. LOL. Once I walk in to VCR, I was greeted by the staff and they took my order after I indicated my preference of seating area which is the upstairs. I then proceeded upstairs and get myself settled in. Their service was incredibly quick. The food and coffee came pronto. I didn't have much time to settle in and already the stuff was brought to me.

The Cappuccino was quite foamy but it wasn't as a lot of other places that standardly puts half the cup as foam which in a way is good because that way, you get a nice standard cup of coffee. It does qualify as one because it's way too much foam to be a Latte so Cappuccino is aptly named. The coffee however, tasted liquorice in taste and fruity and I find that it would be much suited as a cup of espresso rather than wasting away the coffee profile of this sweet in taste to be mix in with milk. Still, it was uniquely nice to drink with.

As for the Squash Toast, well, it's toast is 2 slices of sourdough bread with squash in it and a Sausage on top of that. It's mentioned that it contains onion jam, I guess that's what those sweet and dark stringy things in the mix are. Overall, the taste of this dish is quite plain but as you eat more into it, it grows into you and you tend to like it better than when you started when you eat it.

Many people just love this place and even though it's dinnertime and the day is turning dark, it still churns out some average amount of customers coming in for a cup of coffee. Marvelous.

Total Wallet Damage:
RM31. RM20 for the Squash Toast and RM11 for the Cappuccino. Unsure if there's GST or service charge since I don't have a receipt to refer to.

Final Verdict:
6/10. Ya, I know. Many people love this place but to me it's just average. Many also hyped about the food and coffee but again I'm still feeling it as average. Unlike the time where my heart was captured by MiniMe Cafe at Oasis Damansara.

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123Gasing Cafe, Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya (PJ), Selangor

Address:
No 123, Jalan Gasing, 46000 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Opening Hours:

Mon-Sun:

8:30 am - 11:00 pm

Time Visited:
7th August, Sunday, 3:45pm

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Flat White and Red Velvet Cake

DISCLAIMER: This was not a lone dining experience. 

I was wandering around aimlessly till my friend ask me do I wanna grab some coffee. So I agreed and met her here at 123Gasing.

Things weren't exactly great these past 2 weeks but this little reprieve from such a hectic and cruel world provided what little diminishing ounce of hope left I need to continue on in life. Anyway, enough with the mopiness. Arrived at 123Gasing and was surprised she was already there. This is probably the first time cause I can't remember a time this actually happen with her without anybody else accompanying already at a place before me.

The owner was smoking upfront at the cafe there whilst I parked my car. He looked at me with interest and with a warm smile as I walked all the way to the seat where my friend was and then walked back to my car as I'm unable to lock it with my remote somehow. Then, walked back to where my friend was. I then went to the counter and look at what they have to offer and decided upon a Flat White and a Red Velvet cake. As I walked in the cafe, the owner came back inside and proceeded to take my order. Then only I realized that he's the person in charge when he stepped behind the counter. No wonder he peered at me with such interest and such a genuine smile. LOL. There was a very big serving window that connects behind the counter and there's 2 sides to the counter. I'm not sure what's on the left side of the cafe, probably just the washing up place but on the right side where I placed my order, the cake display with the items for sale were written all around.

It took a moderate amount of time till they brought me my order. I didn't really timed it and in fact forgotten that I ordered something as I was distracted by my friend talking. The Flat White had a strong coffee taste and goes well with the milk that they use. Well balanced out and certainly had a sense that it's Flat White. It does have a slight bitter undertone towards the end but mellowed greatly from the milk and I bet there's more than one type of beans in there which certainly did balanced off the bitter taste as well. There's some slight fruity taste to it and it's very well according to my taste. It kinda resembles the Flat White I taste at Rekindle. I like it.

As for the Red Velvet, well, my friend didn't really like it but I kinda do. It's very creamy and that's the taste you get overall. The berry and fruitiness of many Red Velvet cake that I've tasted before is somehow missing in this though yet, I still like the cake. It's like a wedding cake due to just managing to taste the cream and icing on it rather than anything else. But I guess why I like it is because although it's the cream that you taste, yet it's not those very disgustingly overly sweet cakes which I hate. This is nice enough and drinking it over coffee matches well.

The atmosphere around this place looks rather artsy on the outside. The inside lightings are a lot dimmer and provides a somewhat romantic ambiance. Pockets of blasts of air-cond breeze hits me occasionally over from the big serving area hole that I'm in front of is what I can feel. This is due to them not installing any air curtain to prevent the air-conditioner from escaping through there. We ate a bit of some mains but they weren't that good (the Turkey Sandwich Breakfast) but the Watermelon Salad is nice and refreshing. To me, the best is still the coffee.

Total Wallet Damage:
I forgot to take the receipt but luckily, my picture above can clearly see it. LOL. RM22 in total. GST included.

Final Verdict:
6//10. It's not a bad place to hangout. The only problem is with this row of shophouses is it's limited parking space. Once dinnertime comes or lunchtime, the Chicken Rice shop at the same row will attract many people to come and you may have to wait for a parking spot.

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Strangers at 47, Section 17, Petaling Jaya (PJ), Selangor

Address:
47, Jalan 17/45, Section 17, 46400 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Mon:
11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Wed-Fri:
11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sat-Sun:
9:00 am - 10:00 pm

Time Visited:
11:30am, Sunday morning. Last day of July

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Spongebob's Crib & a Matchoc

Strangers at 47 ain't really a stranger to me. I'm familiar with this place and I've been here several times. But what I didn't know is that they've expanded to 2 shoplots. Business is really booming for them.

For the unacquainted, Strangers at 47 is a cafe that specializes more towards crepes with their very creative and sometimes bizarre combination of ingredients and they were really successful with their ideas. Oftentimes, you'll see them with a full house of customers and that's why I guess they've expanded to 2 shoplots. The reason why they put 47 in their name is because their shoplot number is 47. I guess now that they've expanded, they're more than 47. LOL. Once they were the finalist for the best cafe in TimeOutKL's food awards. Since then, they soared and never looked back.

A little taken by surprise with their expansion, I decided to visit once again on my own to this place. This time my order consists of the Spongebob's Crib and Matchoc, something sweet for my breakkie. With the expansion of their cafe, they're definitely more spacious than they used to be and their team has gotten a lot more bigger than before. The ambiance somewhat feels better to me now. Though keeping the same kind of vibe, it somehow creates an atmosphere that invokes some happiness in me. Their service was really efficient too. Immediately after being seated and handed the menu, I was provided with a bottle of water and an empty glass for it as well. Good service. My order took a less than expected waiting period as well. Despite their good business with many visiting their cafe, I got my Matchoc and Spongebob's Crib in quite a quick time.

What's Spongebob's Crib? From what they describe in their menu, it's a Sweet Crepe with Pineapple Custard with fresh lime zest, salted caramel, toasted crushed walnuts, pineapple compote and a vanilla ice-cream. The main thing of course with this crepe is the pineapple. That's the fuller taste as oppose to the other ingredients. Of course that one scoop of vanilla ice-cream is quite a dominant role as well complementing fine with the pineapple but other than that, the rest just zoom past me without me really tasting any hints of it. It's quite delicious and for just RM10, it's well worth it. No wonder they're so successful.

The Matchoc as you may well has guessed it, is a combination of Matcha with Chocolate hence the term coined by them, Matchoc. A sip of it indicates a very powdery feel of the Matcha flavors while the chocolate taste permeates the entire drink and is what I tasted the most. But due to the dusted Matcha around the cup, you do get the Matcha taste playing a role as an aftertaste once you've past the chocolate taste.

Overall, I still stand by my decision as Breizh Up and My French Factory in Langkawi having the best Crepes I've ever tasted in my life, but for Klang Valley area, currently Strangers at 47 has proven that they've stood the test of time as being the place to be for crepes.

Total Wallet Damage:
RM23.85. Quite reasonable in it's pricing too and there's no service charge involved even though they serve you from the moment you walk in, till you pay off your bill. Good!

Final Verdict:
9/10. I use to think Strangers at 47 was just a good cafe and that's about it, now with their expanded area, it has elevated my feelings towards this place to a higher level.

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Brew & Bread, Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Address:
10, Jalan Anggerik Vanilla M 31/M, Kota Kemuning, 40460 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Mon-Wed:
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Fri-Sun:
8:00 am - 7:00 pm

Time Visited:
11:30am, Sunday morning.

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Salmon Çilbir and Hot Latte (Sugardaddy)

Brew & Bread. A cafe place at Kota Kemuning which is quite a far area for me to venture just like my previous drive to Kepong. But due to me being in quite a central location, this place is also about a half an hour drive away for me which is quite fine.

When I reach that place, I was surprised that Kota Kemuning was such a bustling area. This was my first time venturing over there. There's plenty of food places to eat and many Chinese flock to that location till it's almost congested like Cheras area. However, due to the vast land area where this cafe is located, there's also plenty of parking abound should you not mind walking a wee bit. And by a wee bit, I mean from the behind row of shophouses.

At first glance, I thought that it was closed since it's signage was big and looks like it occupies the entire shoplot but upon closer inspection, it seems that only the downstairs place is closed. They were open for business upstairs. As I enter through the entrance door, I was shocked to find that the place was almost full house. There were loads of people having their breakfast there and chit chattering away with their family members and friends. Usually, this place has a menu paper laid out at the seating areas but due to the amount of people abound, I sat at the back area overlooking the back alleyway which isn't really a bad view, to be honest. The glorious sunshine beams in and enlighten the place tremendously making it a very cheery place. This place is also a full service cafe so you can just take your seat and the staff will come and take your order. I ordered the Salmon Çilbir which is one of their signature dish and a hot latte. For coffee, they have 2 types where they name it Driver and Sugardaddy. Driver has the words "Comforting, Familiar, Classical and Heavy" written on it while Sugardaddy has the words "Seductive, Wild, Charming and Elegant" associated with it. Really, it actually is just Driver being a single shot with a smaller cup while Sugardaddy is a double shot espresso with a bigger cup. That's just it. I went for double shot.

It took quite a long while for even just my coffee to arrive. I don't really blame them. They do have a lot of people coming through their door when I came and that had kept them occupied with the many orders coming in. It probably took almost close to half an hour before I actually receive my full order which is inclusive of the main I ordered. The coffee that they gave to me was named Finca Limoncillo Yellow Pacamara from the country, Nicaragua and was roasted medium. It mentioned in their tasting note that you'll get Passionfruit, Dried Pineapple, Lemon Tea, and Vanilla in it. I didn't taste any of that though. LOL. I just knew that it was sweeter than a lot of coffee that I've ever drank even though this do not contain syrup. It's very fruity and floral just that it tasted more of berries than those listed. LOL.

As for the Salmon Çilbir, it's a dish with a Turkish Poached Egg with Greek Yogurt, Chimichurri Paste, Aleppo Chili Butter and of course the Chargrilled Salmon Steak. What surprises me is that they have fried Mantou (Fried Steamed Bun) as a side with some lettuce on top. I must say I'm impressed with the taste. It does taste quite nice and was done to perfection. Everything from the poached egg to the salmon to the mantou, all done and cooked perfectly. The skin of the salmon was really nice as well and it's just crispy and has a salty taste to it. They've already deboned the salmon and you can rest easy eating it. My only complain would be that the salmon steak was far too small. Oh well. Can't have everything.

As I was leaving, the crowd had died down and the staff had a much more relax time once 12:30pm came about.

Total Wallet Damage:
RM39.20. RM25 for the salmon dish and RM12 for the coffee. 6% GST charged but interestingly, no service charge though they give full service.

Final Verdict:
6.5/10. The food is quite good and so is their coffee. The atmosphere may be a bit noisy and full of people but I guess due to their good coffee, people tend to flock to this place even though they open up only their upstairs area.

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Breizh Up, Pantai Cenang, Langkawi, Kedah

Address:
Lot 1, Jalan Pentai Cenang, Pantai Cenang, 07000 Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia

Opening Hours:
Mon-Wed:
9:00 am - 11:30 pm
Fri-Sun:
9:00 am - 11:30 pm

Time Visited:
Saturday, 12:30pm

Attire worn:
Casual

Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Sugar Crepe and Hot Chocolate

It was the first day that I was in Langkawi and I've just checked into my hotel. Eager to embark on this solo adventure for the first time in my life, I started to make my way to my first food destination. At first, I wanted to try My French Factory Cafe as my first destination but I was too early and it shows in my phone that they were not open yet. Anyway, for some reason they weren't opened that day. And so I decided to head to Sun Cafe but along the way there, I stumbled upon this cafe called Breizh Up that caught my eye. Though it resides on the 1st floor, the bright red canopy that shades the pathway to the stairs were new and looks so eye catching to me. Due to this fact, I stopped my car and started to head my way over there to have a look at it.

I soon decided to go upstairs and try whatever they have at their cafe. The place was cleanly and as neat as can be with a clear indication that it's quite a brand new cafe. Mind you, I tried searching on TripAdvisor and to my surprise it wasn't listed so I figured it may be quite new. The place is run by a Frenchman and his partner where the Frenchman prepare the crepes while the partner prepare mostly drinks and some help in preparation of food. The menu consists of a French name and an English name but the description is in English. I thought I would just order a simple Sugar Crepe and that's what I went with with the hot chocolate.

The cafe being on the first floor has it's advantage as from the balcony area where they've converted it to an al-fresco dining area, you can actually see the sea at a distance since the shoplots opposite does not have a 1st floor. It took a moderate waiting time until my orders arrived. The Frenchman and his partner were very friendly (actually, culturally in Langkawi, most people are very nice and friendly as oppose to the harshness of the KL City) and chatted up with me a bit despite their still struggling on mastering the English language. I thought that was a very nice gesture from them.

When I started tasting the crepe after my photo taking session, I got the shocked of my life. Though it was merely a simple sugar crepe, it's the best damn crepe I've ever had in my entire life. This tops my list as the best crepe I've ever tasted. Though I've yet to taste My French Factory's crepe which is just down the road and rated number 1 in TripAdvisor and also verified by my friend, I knew I've stumbled on to something really very good. The crepe was soft and has a fluffy texture. Though the fillings were just sugar, they purposed on it perfectly adequate to make it not too sweet and just right. The perfect amount to make the simple crepe pop and delicious. Over at the side of it lies 3 squirts of whip cream which also is the perfect portion to eat with that size of crepe. The day after this, I did try out My French Factory and my decision still stands for this to still be the best crepe I've ever tasted. This should deserve the no. 1 spot on TripAdvisor.

It's profile is actually almost the same as My French Factory. Both are run by a Frenchman and his partner, both specializes in crepe, both crepes are done by the Frenchman himself and both use their own home made batter. The only difference I would say besides Breizh Up tasting slightly better would be Breizh Up selling cheaper and their place is bigger with a view of the ocean from the balcony. So I would say Breizh Up takes the cake (or in this case the crepe) for me. :)

Total Wallet Damage:
RM22. Sugar Crepe costs RM8, Hot Chocolate RM12 and there's a 10% service charge imposed.

Final Verdict:
9/10. Just lovely. The best damn crepe I've ever tasted in my life. Next time when I visit France again, I must try out a crepe there to see if it can beat the ones in Langkawi.

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