Lunching at Limapulo
The restaurant was packed with customers, just 15 minutes after opening time. Seems that on some days, you even have to queue to get in. Uncle John (also affectionately known as Baba), one of the owners of the place can often be found at the front of the restaurant welcoming the customers.
You can either order from their set lunch menu (available from 12 to 3pm) or their a la carte menu. We chose from the set lunch menu, which was reasonably priced, at RM9.90 each - amongst the items you can choose from are nyonya laksa (Mon/Wed/Fri only), nyonya fried mee/mee hoon/rice, pongteh chicken,and gerang asam fish (pari).
Authentic mee siam + Peranakan Ale
We ordered the mee siam (a special on Tue & Thurs) which was served with a spicy nutty sauce (apparently it's not authentic if it's served without it) as well as the tamarind chicken and ayam berempah. The latter two comes with rice, fried omelette and a side of vegetables. They were all very tasty, but out of the three, I loved the ayam berempah the most. The sauce was thick, creamy, spicy and very appetizing. We were told that the tangy tamarind chicken is made without any oil at all, definitely great for those wanting a healthy option for lunch.
Since we were here on a Thursday, we didn't get to try the nyonya laksa. I am definitely going to return for that.
Ayam berempah.. my fav!
Tamarind chicken
Some other side dishes that we tried - mangga patchree (a sweet-sour poached mango curry with turmeric).
Pai tee (RM2 each) - hot from the fryer... crispy with a delicious filling
Mystery Green, an appetizing made with the by-product from the Mangga Patchree. We also tried the Peranakan ale (RM4.50), nice and gingery, great for my cough.
My boy loved this classic dessert, sago gula melaka (RM3.50). Richness + sweetness level is just perfect.
Thanks Eunice for the lovely cakes from Yut Kee :) as well as your company during lunch. xoxo
On a separate visit, I went back to try their Nyonya laksa (RM9.90). It's available here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during lunch time. The broth is rich and delicious and inside you will find tofu puff, half boiled egg fishcake and fishballs and if you do not specify, it will be served with both meehoon and yellow mee. Big generous portion too!
Pork-free.
Opening times: Monday to Saturday 12pm - 3pm; 6pm - 10pm.
Service: Good.
Price: Total bill RM54.10.
Location: Limapulo, 26 Jalan Doraisamy, 53000 Kuala Lumpur. (near Sheraton Imperial KL/Heritage House)
Tel: 03-2698 3268
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Baba-Can-Cook/635621076504974
GPS Coordinates: 3.158284, 101.699541
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I love sago gula melaka too! Will have some before I go back, hehehe.
ReplyDeleteYen, I like the mee siam & pai tee in the photos here!
ReplyDeleteI like Nyonya food. it's so flavourful.
ReplyDeleteNyona, anytime! Count me in! The pai tee looks interesting - the edges of those top hats sure are different from the rest.
ReplyDeleteWe absolutely love Nonya food! In fact if we find a place that serves it we always take my parents along because my mum misses it from home!
ReplyDeleteawwwww. lovely post! ;D
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the cake ! wait sifu come back we go makan Laksa! ;D