We had dinner at this American-Italian Cuisine. New concept store in Malaysia
๐ CC-12, Concourse Floor – Centre Court, Tropicana Gardens Mall, 12, Jln PJU 3/21, Tropicana Indah, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
๐ 1, Jalan SS 24/11, Taman Megah, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
๐ 1, Jalan SS 24/11, Taman Megah, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Itโs not only Very Pasta, but itโs Vary Pasta.
Often, we would pass by this place but never ventured inside. Once, we even stopped outside to browse the menu, but our stomachs were craving for something Asian.
Today, we finally had lunch at Vary Pasta in Damansara Jaya
Vary Pasta is quietly hidden at the corner along Jalan SS 22/23. If you missed it, itโs just next to Five Fingers | Vegetarian Cafe Damansara Jaya and few doors down from Restaurant Kampung Seafood Parit Jawa.
If youโre driving, you can park on the street parking around or in Atria Shopping Gallery. Thereโs ample parking space in the basement and upper levels of the mall.
Alternatively, you can always Grab to the East Entrance of Atria and then walk up the road to Vary Pasta.
From the name, it sounds very much like an Italian restaurant.
Once inside, the decor gives off a very mid-Western and Italian vibe. Like you see in the movies, it has a feeling of nostalgia and oldies vibe.
Looking at the menu, theyโve an interesting and unique food recommendations. This is not your usual Western food restaurant.
If youโre craving for meat, thereโs Varyโs Recommendation: mix sausage platter, pork gammon steak, roasted pork knuckle, and pork meat loaf. If you want some seafood to go with your meat, thereโs the mix grilled platter (chicken, pork, lamb, sausage, prawns, and mussel).
If you want something European, theyโve German pork sausages and Paella. The German pork sausages are cooked and served in different styles. The Paella, you can have it with chicken mushroom, pork mushroom, or seafood.
And as the name suggests, they also have pasta in various sauces and cooked in variety of styles. The pastas are cooked in garlic sauce, tomato sauce, or creamy and cheesy sauce. If you donโt want to eat with meat, thereโs also vegetarian pasta.
Instead, we chose our food from the set lunch menu. After choosing the main dish, you can choose the sides and drinks. The side is either soup of the day or salad. The drink is either ice lemon tea or tea (hot or cold).
That day, the soup of the day was potato soup.
We had grilled chicken chop served with spaghetti and fries, and pan-seared salmon fillet with butter rice.
You guessed it, itโs Chinese New Year and itโs the Year of the Dragon. As part of our annual CNY family house visitations, we visited one relative in Subang Jaya.
Came evening and it was time for dinner.
Lan Je Restaurant is located in Taman Perindustrian Subang. To get there, youโll have to either drive or take a Grab there.
There is ample parking space in front and at the back of the restaurant.
It is a decent sized restaurant in a short row of commercial shoplots. It is not hard to miss by itโs bright yellow sign board.
The tables a amply spaced out, so you don’t feel cramped and stuffed inside.
What I found amusing was the menu.
Half the menu was priced in $ and the other half priced in Ringgit (RM).
We were debating whether it was US Dollar, Singapore Dollar, or Australian Dollar.
Anyway, thatโs not the point.
We were there for the main attraction.
Instead of a table of five people sharing 1 big fish. It is a table of five people with five fishes.
Each person has his or her own fish.
The fish is tilapia fish.
Size-wise, I think it’s the size of a hand or 2 hands together.
Then, you have a choice of either non spicy, normal, or spicy flavour. Some of us had non spicy. Some had it spicy. Some had normal flavour.
The spicy fish had more red and green cili than the normal flavoured fish. Even the spiciness of the fish was more.
Along with the fishes, we also ordered prawns, baby kai lan, sweet potato leaves, beancurd, and lala soup as well.
All in all, it was a good experience. Never had a (whole) fish to myself.
Whenever we go for our family vacations outstation, I always look forward to the breakfast; before departing on our journey to wherever weโre headed to, like Malacca, Ipoh, or Penang. It was a family tradition to go to McDonalds for breakfast. And that meant the McDonaldโs Big Breakfast!
It is a hearty morning combo of scrambled eggs, chicken sausage, a freshly toasted English muffin and golden Hash Browns.
Then, when we eat at cafes and browse the menu, my eyes would skip the coffee, the tea, the pastas, and the sandwiches, and venture straight to one of the most expensive items on the menu: Big Breakfast.
I guess looking at the McDonaldโs big breakfast model, a typical big breakfast in a cafe would consist a combo of at least 1 meat, 1 egg dish, 1 vegetable, and 1 carbo dish.
But whatโs a big breakfast and in it?
A big breakfast typically consists of a hearty spread of foods such as eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, pancakes or waffles, along with sides like hash browns, fruit, and yogurt, providing a substantial and satisfying start to the day. According to ChatGPT.
Then a big breakfast typically cost around RM25 to RM30+.
So, today, weโll be exploring my top big breakfast spots in Kuala Lumpur and then travel down to Petaling Jaya. If youโre planning a big breakfast food trip, you can follow in this order.
Each cafe’s big breakfast prices are subject to change by the individual cafes and prices mentioned are as of this writing.
Click here to see Bean Brothers in Kuala Lumpur on Google Map.
Termed the Flexitarian, Bean Brotherโs big breakfast is on a whole other level. The Flexitarian priced at RM36, consists of a round bread, lettuce, grilled cherry tomatoes, bite-size sautรฉed mushrooms, fillet chicken in strips, scrambled egg, avocado, cheese slices, ham slices, and a small bowl of baked beans.
Why do I say itโs on a whole other level? It comes with an avocado, which is not a typical food in a big breakfast.
Bean Brotherโs big breakfast (Flexitarian) is priced at RM36.
Click here to see Bray Bakery in Kuala Lumpur on Google Map.
Bray Bakeryโs big breakfast is known as The Bakerโs Breakfast. Priced at RM29, it consists of eggs of your choice, mushrooms, cultiveat tomatoes, truffle miso arugula, pesto, and sourdough toast.
For this Bakerโs Breakfast, I had scrambled eggs. Despite the lack of the typical sausages, ham, and/or hashbrowns in a big breakfast; the Bakerโs Breakfast also felt filling.
Click here to see Watermark Restaurant in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur on Google Map.
Watermark Restaurantโs Big Breakfast, priced at RM26, consists of egg, chicken sausage, beef bacon, baked beans, grilled tomato, and hash brown.
While you can also have your choice of egg, you have an additional option in the choosing. You can choose from poached, scrambled, or fried egg. Here, I went with the (safe) scrambled egg. As you can see, it is quite a sizeable portion of scrambled egg, filling up about a quarter of the plate.
Then whatโs more unique is the sizes of the chicken sausage, beef bacon, and hash brown. Itโs not the usual big and long sausage, big slice of bacon or ham, and 1 piece of hash brown. In Watermarkโs Big Breakfast, they are in small and bite-size.
Click here to see Bakery Cafe Hachi in 1 Mont Kiara in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur on Google Map.
Hachi Bakery Cafeโs big breakfast is an English Breakfast. It consists of baguette, baked beans, salad, tomato, sautรฉed mushrooms, scrambled egg, bacon, and chicken sausage. Years ago, it was priced at RM24.80.
While there was no hash brown, it was made up with the bacon.
Click here to see The Daily Grind in Bangsar Village in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur on Google Map.
The Daily Grindโs big breakfast is called TDG Big Breakfast (RM37). It consists of premium chicken sausages, beef bacon, eggs, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, and buttered toast.
Here, you canโt see the spinach and beef bacon, because itโs hidden under all the other food. Anyway, instead of hash browns and salad, thereโs beef bacon and spinach to go with. Then instead of scrambled eggs, itโs sunny side up egg; itโs still egg.
Click here to see Touche Pastries in Section 17, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
Touche Pastries is The Big Bad Boy! At RM28.90, it consists of beef bacon, turkey ham, artisanal sausage, scrambled eggs, and toast.
Here, the toast is hidden under the scrambled egg.
Click here to see Cafe Tujoh in Section 17, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
Cafe Tujohโs big breakfast or also known as Full Aussie, consists of scrambled eggs, smoked duck, mushroom, charred tomato, chicken chorizo, and toasted bread.
In a bit more detail, the vegetable is lettuce, the smoked duck is strips of smoke duck, the mushrooms are sautรฉed mushrooms, and the charred tomato has a melted cheese on it. What I like about Cafe Tujohโs Full Aussie, is that it has smoked duck, in addition to the chicken chorizo. Then, if I recall, the Full Aussie was priced at RM28.
Click here to see Dough in Section 17, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
Doughโs big breakfast, termed as Doughโs Breakfast and priced at RM28, consists of 2 pieces of sunny side up, chicken bratwurst, roasted tomato, sautรฉed mushrooms, potato gratin, mixed salad, and classic sourdough bread.
Whatโs unique about Doughโs big breakfast is that instead of serving hashbrown, it is replaced with potato gratin.
Potato gratin, also known as gratin dauphinois, is a classic French dish made with thinly sliced potatoes layered in a baking dish, typically with cream, butter, garlic, and sometimes cheese. The dish is baked until the potatoes are tender and the top is golden and crispy. It’s a rich and indulgent side dish often served alongside roasts or as part of a holiday meal.
Click here to see Strangers at 47 in Section 17, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
Strangers at 47โs big breakfast is Big Breakfast Crepe BBC and itโs priced at RM30. It consists of wholemeal crepe, herb chicken sausage, chicken ham, sautรฉed mushrooms and spinach, hash brown, baked beans, caramelised onions, eggs your way (sunny or scrambled).
Hereโs a different big breakfast, instead of serving the typical (sourdough) bread and (maybe) lettuce. Strangerโs at 47โs big breakfast changes things up with wholemeal crepe and sautรฉed spinach.
If youโre looking for a not so heavy big breakfast because of the sourdough bread, you can consider the wholemeal crepe in Strangers at 47โs Big Breakfast Crepe BBC.
Click here to see Asa Cafe in Taman Paramount, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
As per Asa Paramountโs menu, their big breakfast, priced at RM35, consists of real chicken sausage, sautรฉed mushroom, sourdough, tomato, greens, scrambled egg, and hashbrown.
I must reiterate that they served a nicely cut up sourdough bread. Unlike some cafes, a sourdough or 2 is served as a whole slice. The mushrooms are not small but fat, long, and juicy. The tomato was a grilled, half-tomato. The yellow protein was a flat piece of scrambled egg. If you canโt see and find the โreal chicken sausageโ, itโs hidden under the sautรฉed mushrooms. Unlike some cafeโs sausages where the sausage tend to be fat, thick, and long, Asaโs sausage is of a decent size.
Click here to see My Gracious in SS2, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
My Gracious Kitchenโs big breakfast is Mama Breakfast. Priced at RM25.90, it consists of herb sausage, baked beans, hash brown, egg, toast, chicken pepperoni, baked tomatoes, and vegetables.
Itโs little bit simpler, yet with a touch distinction as well. Instead of sourdough, it is toast bread. The egg is the default sunny side up. Youโre not given the choice of choosing your egg. Here, youโre not given 1 hash brown only, but 2 hash browns. Then, instead of ham or bacon, it is chicken pepperoni.
Click here to see Annie Day Coffee in SS2, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
Annie Dayโs big breakfast is a Supreme Breakfast. At RM28, it consists of chicken sausage, beef bacon, chicken ham, hashbrown, two eggs, baked beans, side salad, sourdough bread, and butter and jam.
While the Supreme Breakfast has all the trappings of big breakfast, it goes a little out of the way to include butter and jam, so that you can enjoy your sourdough bread with some sweetness.
Click here to see Milligram in SS26 Taman Mayang Jaya, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
Milligramโs big breakfast is Kilogram Brekkie. At RM29, it consists of button mushrooms, pork sausage, pork bacons, scrambled eggs, milk bread, baked beans, hash-brown, and salad.
Here, instead of sourdough bread, weโve milk bread for a change. The hash-brown is a small round piece of hash-brown. Everything else is standard as you would expect in a big breakfast.
Kheng Wahโs big breakfast is USA Breakfast. At RM18.90, it consists of luncheon meat, Taiwan sausage, French toast, french fries, fried eggs, baked beans, and assorted beans.
Kheng Wahโs big breakfast is a fusion kinda big breakfast. The meat is unique and different, in that itโs Taiwan sausage and luncheon meat. Itโs not the typical ham, bacon, or chicken sausage. The bread is French toast and not sourdough bread or baguette and not even normal toast bread. The vegetables is frozen vegetables with some cherry tomatoes. Lastly, whatโs cool is that it has french fries!
Click here to see Twenty Forty Six cafe in SS23 Taman SEA, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
2046โs big breakfast (literally termed Big Breakfast on the menu) priced at RM32, consists of chicken ham, scrambled egg, lettuce, grilled tomato, mixed mushroom, hashbrown, potatoes, and sourdough bread.
In addition to the hashbrown, 2046โs big breakfast goes further by including grilled potatoes as well.
Click here to see SIS & Co in SS23 Taman SEA, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
SIS & Coโs Big Sis Breakfast (RM32) consists of housemade sausages, streaky bacon, ham, button mushrooms, roasted cherry tomatoes, scrambled eggs served with freshly toasted baguette.
Instead of the usual sourdough breads, here we got freshly toasted baguette.
Click here to see Memorie Cafe @ One Utama in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya on Google Map.
Memorie Cafe’s big breakfast – The Memorie Big Breakfast – at RM19, consists of twin fresh organic eggs (scrambled or sunny side up), chicken supreme, baked tomato parmigiana, sautรฉed mushroom, baked beans, and chicken frankfurter.
I hope you found this list of big breakfast spots for your big (breakfast) adventure when cafe hopping around town. You can also view the map of each spots below.
Today, weโre exploring the 108th food station in Asia. Just kidding!
What was once formerly Kluang Station is now 108 Asian Food Station in BU11 Oasis Centre in Bandar Utama.
If youโre driving to or from Bandar Utama to Tropicana or Aman Suria along Lebuh Bandar Utama or Persiaran Tropicana, itโs not hard to miss BU11 Oasis Centre. Itโs located at the big T-junction.
While parking in the centre may be limited but more often than not, it is easy to get a parking there. To make it better, parking is free!
As mentioned earlier, the previous operator was Kluang Station, so the setup and interior is pretty much familiar. Whatโs new is the menu.
108 Asian Food Station prides itself on the basis of being a โmodern kopitiamโ as printed on their menu.
Aside from the usual kopitiam food, 108 has some interesting food selections.
In its Croissant Series, it also has Salted Egg Yolk Croissant and Chocolate Lava Croissant. Wide range of savoury and sweet croissants available.
The main attraction is its Rempah Series. Instead of the usual white rice or nasi lemak, it is nasi rempah.ย
“Nasi rempah” generally indicates aromatic and flavourful rice that is seasoned with a variety of spices and herbs. Coconut milk is sometimes used to enhance the richness and fragrance of the rice.
From 108 Asian Food Station, thereโs Nasi Rempah Biasa, Nasi Rempah Fried Chicken, Nasi Rempah Fried Whole Drumstick, Nasi Rempah Rendang Chicken, Nasi Rempah Curry Chicken, and Nasi Rempah Green Curry Chicken.ย
They also have crispy chicken chop, luncheon meat fries, fried rice series, mee siam series, dim sum series, and more. Under the Mee Siam Series, you can choose from the very original – Mee Siam Biasa – to the spicy: Mee Siam with Curry Chicken or Green Curry Chicken. Then under the Dim Sum Series, the Siew Mai and the Bao are Pork Free. They are Chicken Siew Mai and BBQ Chicken (Savoury) Pao.
Since, it was lunch, we had Nasi Rempah Curry Chicken and Nasi Rempah Fried Chicken Whole Drumstick. Drinks were the hot milk tea and hot kopi.
Klang is not only famous for it’s Bak Kut Teh, but also the local food in Klang itself. Welcome to Ah Lee Restaurant in Pandamaran, Klang.
๐Address: 97, Jln Pendamar, Pandamaran, 42000 Pelabuhan Klang, Selangor
The restaurant operates outside of a house along the busy main road, Jalan Pendamar.
If you’re driving, you might want to drive slower along this road, so that you don’t miss this restaurant.
Ah Lee Restaurant’s operating hours are only at night and on selected days.
Even though the restaurant is sheltered yet it’s non-airconditioned. The kitchen is at the front, so you can see the cook passionately cooking your food and the waitresses preparing your drinks.
Due to the limited operating hours, especially since they start operations during peak hour, and it’s a popular restaurant, judging my the crowd; suggest to make reservations or go earlier ahead of time to get a table or two.
We didn’t give their crab noodles a miss! It was a real standout dish. The noodles were cooked to perfection and mixed with a generous amount of crab. It was rich and flavourful, making for the perfect comfort food on a chilly evening.
Since we had 2 tables side-by-side, we opted for 2 types of chickens: fried chicken and steam chicken. The fried chicken was crispy and juicy, and the steam chicken was incredibly tender and flavourful. Then we swapped the plates of chickens at every interval.
The fried prawn rolls were filled with juicy prawns and fillings, which were crispy and flavourful.
Last but not least, the claypot tofu was also a hit, with the sauce that perfectly complemented the Japanese tofus, vegetables, and pork meat in the claypot.
Overall, we had an excellent dining experience at Ah Lee Restaurant. The food was delicious, the service was excellent, and the atmosphere was cozy and welcoming. If you’re in the Pandamaran area, be sure to stop by Ah Lee Restaurant and try some of their amazing dishes.
Restoran Kampung Seafood Parit Jawa is a must-visit restaurant for seafood lovers. Located in Damansara Jaya and just outside Atria Shopping Gallery, this restaurant is known for its delicious seafood dishes and ambiance.
Reviews on Google showed that it was first opened and known as New Peng Wah Restaurant. Today, it is rebranded as Restoran Kampung Seafood Parit Jawa.
There are several ways to get to Restoran Kampung Seafood Parit Jawa:
By Car/Grab: If you are coming by car or Grab, you can enter the following address into your GPS or navigation app:
27,29, 31, Jalan SS 22/23, Damansara Jaya, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
By Public Transportation:
But the real star of the show is the food. The menu offers a wide range of seafood dishes, including crabs, prawns, squid, and fish, prepared in various styles such as grilled, steamed, or fried.
Some of their signature dishes are the sweet & sour chili crab, kam heong butter crab, salted egg yolk crab, kam heong crab, stew grouper fish head, pandan chicken, steamed otak otak with eggs, signature homestyle claypot brinjal, signature choi heong tofu, and fish maw & crab meat soup / shark fin soup.
Since there were 9 of us, we ordered the below from the menu.
The service at Restoran Kampung Seafood Parit Jawa is also worth mentioning. The staff are friendly and attentive, and they always make sure that their customers are well taken care of. They are also knowledgeable about the menu and can recommend dishes based on their customers’ preferences.
Overall, Restoran Kampung Seafood Parit Jawa is a great place to enjoy delicious seafood dishes in a tranquil setting. The combination of fresh seafood, excellent service, and a serene ambiance make it an unforgettable dining experience. If you are in the area, be sure to give it a try.
Located in the heart of Sungai Bulohโs industrial district is a local Chinese restaurant by the name of Jeff Lee Kitchen.
When my friend sent me the Google link, I thought it was a cafe, but it was not!
Even though thereโs an MRT station (Kampung Selamat MRT) nearby, but itโs not walkable. Even when driving, youโll be passing rows of warehouses and trailing trucks and lorries closely behind.
If youโre driving along Jalan Welfare, turn into Jalan Market. Thereโs an empty car park and field in the middle of the area.
As for Jeff Lee Kitchen, it is just conveniently located in front of the open car park. Jeff Lee Kitchen is 2 shop lots side-by-side.
Due to itโs popularity and to avoid the lunch crowd, go early. By noon, the crowd started filling up the restaurant.
The signature dishes are the standing chicken, Peking duck, stir fried pork belly, minced pork noodles, cold โpaku-pakisโ, and claypot pork or fish porridge.
Among the signature dishes, we had these for lunch.
Paku-Pakis (RM15.00)
Minced pork noodles (RM10.00)
Stir fried pork belly (RM20.00)
Peking duck (RM45.00)
For dessert, we had the mochi mango (RM5.00).
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