Category: Food Porn

Went to Oregano at Travillion for the bloggers’ meet last night. I will blog about it later. Will talk about the food and drinks first.

This is my third time there I guess… Can’t recall. The drinks were super duper sweet!!! Man… I think their sugar is FREE! Last time weren’t that bad *shrug*

Blue Travillion (RM7.80), it’s one of the mocktails available. Jimmy ordered this. SWEET SWEET SWEET!

Left: Caramel Milk Shake(RM7.80). I ordered this. Aiyooo.. Why so sweet? Really… As if the sugar is free.
Right: Oregano Chicken(price N/A), it’s ordered by Alex. According to Kenjj and Alex, it’s nothing to rave about and portion was super small.

Most of us got bitten by mosquitoes. Seemed like the mosquitoes were having a big feast last night 😛

People had been talking about this place for years and I always never have the chance to pay a visit because it’s very out of the way and situated in quite a seclude area. Even many locals not sure how to go there. Actually I wanted to go there for our previous gathering but it was closed. -.-” It’s not actually, it’s opened. Sharing Planet is close on every Wednesday not Tuesday, strange… I saw the signboard stated Tuesday not Wednesday *shrug* hahahah…


Finally… Finally the chance is here! We were supposed to have gathering with some net friends last night but suddenly everyone couldn’t go. So… Only left Jimmy, Pinky and me. However, it didn’t hamper our mood, we went and decided to feast on the food there. It’s really not easy to locate. The cafe is not visible. All you see when you reach there is a lighted signboard and a signboard with opening hours. You have to walk to the right side of the huge detach house and use the plank bridge to go into the cafe. You will be greeted by lush green lanscape with lots of bonsais, I heard that some of the bonsais cost more than ten thousands Ringgit. Beware of mosquitoes 😛 I do not recommend those who attract mosquitoes to go there. However, when you are in the cafe, you won’t get mosquito bites as mosquito quails are place under each table. You can choose to sit facing the pond or facing the plants. The place is quite dark at night but pretty romantic hahaha…

Left: The menu. They have huge variety of food and drinks. *SLURP* Our strategy for the night was to order 1 or 2 dish each and then we share all of them. After that, we split the cost. This is a good way to try out food with friends without blowing your budget.
Right: Carrot Milk(RM4.80) and Mango Smoothies(RM7.80). OMG!! The Mango Smoothies was damn thick! WOW… The sweetness was just right, no sugar I think… Yummy… It’s made from real mango!!! With real mango cubes! Heavenly! Love it! Besides, they claim that their fruit juice are free from sugar and water, 100% pure fruit juice!

Left: So cute!!! Hot chocolate(RM4.80). See the pig there? Hehehe… CUTE!!!
Right: Fried Calamari(RM6.80). Sorry but I have to give two thumbs down for this. Over fried and it’s tough.

Left: Creamy Wild Mushroom Shitake (RM3.80). If you order a main course, then you can get this at RM1 off. This is super recommended! THICK! Very THICK! Guarantee you’ll not regret it. They claim that it’s traditional fresh puree of mixed mushroom soup.
Right: Seafood Arabiatta (RM11.80), tomato gravy with mussel, calamari, shrimp and dory fish fried with olive oil. Very nice too.

Tuna Caesar Salad (RM7.80) serves with mayonnaise dressing. It has Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicums, celery, tuna, turkey ham, and parmesan cheese. I don’t really like salad served with mayonnaise. If you like mayonnaise, then it’s really recommended. The portion was so HUGE!!!

Mixed Grill (RM23.80) is a combination of chicken, lamb shoulder, dory fish and sausages, served with daily vegetables and mashed potatoes or potato wedges with black pepper sauce. Goodness gracious, this was SUPER HUGE!!! Really worth it! You can share this with 2-3 friends. The photo on the left is how it looks like after Pinky dissected them hehehe… The lamb was 70% cooked -.-” It’s my first time eating lamb that is 70% cooked. Actually we wanted our sirloin steak to be 70% cooked but I think they had mixed up on that part. It’s all right, they tasted delicious! Recommended!!! Recommended!!!

Left: Charbroiled Sirloin Steak (RM17.80), selected part from the loin section grilled to your liking, served with mashed potatoes and daily vegetables with black pepper sauce. This was supposed to be 70% cooked became 100% cooked. It was a bit of bummer but it’s all right. Still tasted great and those super huge portion of the food we ordered gave us a big shock.
Right: At first only the 3 of us and we couldn’t finish our Mixed Grill. Luckily a net friend, QQ, manage to join us and we got him to finish them off. He ordered a glass of Apple Juice(RM4.80) but I forgot to take photo of it.
Right: Pinky, me, Jimmy and QQ. The satisfied and full diners. Hahahah…

Our total bill of the night was RM93.00. Very affordable right? I really recommend this place. I want to go again 😛 provided we get to share food like this. Really worth it. I was FULL last night!

Here’s the map to Sharing Planet, it’s at Stapok. There are only 2 ways to get there, either by your own transport or taxi.

Here’s their website where you can view their menu, http://www.sharing-planet.com.

RECOMMENDED! MUST GO!

CNY day 5, had lunch at Patio. It’s situated opposite Dewan Masyarakat, I don’t know what it’s called in English, it’s the hall where Kuching Festival Food Fair is held every year.

Left: Menu.
Right: The interior. There were so many people just now. Almost full house. Don’t judge a book by its cover. We were kinda shocked to see so many people in there.

Left: Watermelon juice(RM4.50)
Middle: Orange juice(RM4.50), too sweet, too much sugar!
Right: Tom Yam Fried Rice(RM4.50), hmm… I waited for about 45 minutes for it. Goshhh… So long… There were too many customers and they seemed to be out of hand. The Tom Yam paste was kinda clotted here and there. However, the portion was big enough. I think they are in a hurry. The table next to us complained to the owner and left by cancelling their final order.

Pattaya Fried Rice(RM4.50), portion is big. Worth the money and the taste wasn’t so bad but we waited for this for half hour -_-”

I heard many people complain that Patio’s food sucks. I don’t know *shrug*. As least the two dishes we ordered weren’t that bad. The portion are big, the price are reasonable. It’s air-conditioned with minimal decors. What I don’t like is that they are taking too long to get the food out, even the drinks too.

It’s a place to hang out with friends but for meals, I don’t really recommend it unless you have a lot of time to waste.

On Thursday night, it rained. We closed our stall early. Then went for supper. Couldn’t think of where to go and ended up at Best Berry.

Left: The ceiling.
Right: Fried Chicken Wing(RM4.90). I prefer grill one.
Left: Kiwi Tea Squash(RM3.50). Last time they had Kiwi slice in there but now no more, they blended them into the tea. According to the owner, they decided to do that because all the Kiwi slices were thrown away because patrons didn’t eat them. They felt that it’s very wasteful. Indeed very wasteful and Kiwi fruits aren’t cheap.
Right: Iced Orange Tea(RM3).

I like their drinks there. Especially the iced teas. I don’t know why but some how I have difficulty to pick what food to order there 😛 They have so many types of food. By the way, lots of ice desserts too. Next time will try out one of them hehehe… Never had one before.

We chatted with the owners that night. Chatted till midnight summore *LOL* We talked about so many things, almost everything under the sun. Nice to meet you, Chris and Vivien.

By the way, CNY coming soon. That’s tomorrow. It’s not easy to find a place to dine out during these period of time, even if got, it’s only McD, KFC and Pizza Hut. If not then the coffeeshop will charge you more. I remember once that we had kole mee on the 3rd day of CNY at a coffeeshop and we were charge freaking RM5 for a normal kolo mee that cost only RM2 on normal days.

No worries anymore! The good news is that Best Berry is open on the 1st to 3rd day of CNY from 10am-12am. They are not going to mark up their food and drinks. Don’t be afraid to go there during CNY hehehe… They are ethical businesswomen. The best part is that, you get to take part in their LUCKY DRAW!!! You have the chance to take away RM1K!!! Besides that, there are also other prices to be won too such as vouchers. This will happen on the 1st and 2nd day of CNY.

They will close on 9th March 2007-12th March 2007 as they are going for a fishing trip at Sabah! So… All you kaki pancing… Do look for them if you would like to get to know more fishing enthusiats in Kuching. Fishing is usually guys’ hobby. They are the ladies that like to fish, it’s rare. Don’t you think?

Oh… I’m not paid to blog about it! I still pay for what I had ordered. Just happened to get to know them so might as well introduce them to you 🙂