Farewell Trooper

It's a sad sad day for the gang, as the official lunch transport has been sold. The yellow Ford Ranger Splash made it's debut some 9 years ago, and has been Yuri's loyal companion through many adventures, even sending aid to the flood victims in Johor.

Well, here's to you lanun darat ! May you live on... errr.. apparently at a construction site..

Pak Su - Kuantan

Location : Kuantan.. err, from town head for the pelabuhan, and by the coast, you'll hit it.


Can make it within an hour ? (travel + service) : I don't think so, unless you're a transformer jet !


Decor/Ambience : It's a typical by the beach type restaurant, no walls. There's a line of acquariums where you get to choose the fish, prawns & crabs that you like.


Food : The speciality here is the white pepper claypot crabs. We had some local crabs, and it was pretty good. The sauce was, well, peppery ! The other speciality was the fried tang hoon, or glass noodles. Some of the guys have had similar in KL and said Pak Su's is.. 'ok'.

We also had some prawns (fresh, steamed... nothing to shout about) and deep fried aubergines. Now, this was special. They kinda melt in your mouth. The coating was a powdery, sweet and salty.. very interesting. Worth trying out a small portion if you're here.

Price : KL prices..

Return Trip ? : Yeah, when we're back in Kuantan for some seafood...

Nasi Lemak Zaman - Kuantan

Location : When you're in next in Kuantan, head for the airport. Across the dual carriage way, you'll find a large corner lot shop which says 'Zaman'

Can make it within an hour ? (travel + service) : It's in bloody Kuantan man ! But worth a stop.

Decor/Ambience : Regular stall type restaurant, nice and clean

Food : The speciality here is the hot hot nasi lemak. Cooked fresh and put inside the the banana leaf. Good ? Oh yeah !! The rice is very fragrant and they dont hold back on the santan. Cheaper coconuts in the east coast I guess. The sambal is pretty good too.

Price : Cant remember, but reasonably cheap. Hei, this is Kuantan afterall.

Return Trip ? : MOST DEFINITELY !

Nasi Ayam Kampung

Location : I don't know where this is ! Rizal directed us here, but it'sin town somewhere, near the cycling race track.. Cheras direction but not as far.. Anyway, it's apparently another branch as the ayam kampung shop in Kampung Baru.

Can make it within an hour ? (travel + service) : I guess, if Rizal shows the way again !

Decor/Ambience : Pretty cool, coz it's all al fresco ala KL, meaning big square plastic umbrellas. The success of the place has forced it to take over pretty much all the area outside the food court. Which is fine because it's then not so hot and crowded, even though there's lots of people.

Food : Can't go wrong here, simply deep fried ayam kampung, with an array of Kelantanese dishes to choose from. Personally, to really enjoy it is to have the sambal and some ulam and some gravy.. and that's it. Heaven !

Price : To be honest, cant recall.. but it's the usual up to RM10 per plate depending on what you slap on your plate.

Return Trip ? : Well, the food is as good as the one in Kampung Baru, but if we feel like a different view, then yeah !

Nasi Ayam Kampung

Location : Kampung Baru, foodcourt on Lorong Raja Muda, next to the stadium.

Can make it within an hour ? (travel + service) : Oh yeah.. but parking is something else tho.

Decor/Ambience : Just a bunch of tables thrown together. Getting to the food's a bit of a chore because you'll have to queue up at the rather small shop. If the weather's hot, can be a little uncomfortable, but hei, that's a small price to pay for the great food.

Food : Deep fried ayam kampung, with a host of kelantanese dishes. The ulam and sambal is a must. The daging dinding is no push over either. To be honest, all the dishes are good even if you dont get the fried ayam kampung. A little tip... grab the fried chicken from inside the kitchen. They're freshly fried !

Price : Depends on what you taroh on your plate, not more than RM10 I reckon.

Return Trip ? : Many many many times..

Beriani Gam Johor

The boys have discovered a better place for Biryani GAM than the usual Putrajaya one. It's tastier and cheaper !

Location : Restoran Anje is located in... errr.. OK, you take the Seremban Highway, and exit at UPM. Then head back north towards the Beryl's chocolate factory. On the right, before the factory is a row of sho houses... taraaa !

Can make it within an hour ? (travel + service) : Yeah, if you drive fast enough on the highway.
Decor/Ambience : Not much to write home about. A regular clean kopi tiam stylee restaurant.
Food : Ahhhhh... it makes you thankful you're not a vegetarian. The lamb is pure class. Thick, slighty sweet, fragrant, spicy and not too oily. The chicken's pretty good too, but I always have my GAM's with lamb. The rice is good too, not too heavy.

Price : Wow, much cheaper than Putrajaya GAM. In fact, as far as biryani's go, RM6 with a drink is no contest !
Return Trip ? : Once my arteries have cleared up a bit, I'd clog it with this GAM immediately.

Some stall in PD