T C Keong Restaurant, Seremban

Last week, we made a trip back to Seremban to run some errands and also met up with our close relatives. We invited them to join us for lunch at our favorite 大炒 (dai chow) - TC Keong Restaurant. A meal here is ALWAYS satisfying.

When dining here, do sit at the bottom half of the restaurant (away from the kitchen) as it is less warm in the afternoons.

Before we can even order, the lady who takes the order lists down everything that we want to eat - deep fried tilapia fish, stir fried beef, sweet and sour pork, stir fried beansprouts and kangkung belacan. She knows us too well! :)

Even with GST, the price of a meal here is still very affordable - portions are generous and can comfortably feed 6 people.


My aunt asks why we always order deep fried fish when we dine out - the reason is simple, because I don't do deep frying at home! :) The fish looked small but it turned out to be really meaty - so good! (RM28).

The sweet and sour pork (RM12) is another dish we never make at home so eat all we can here!

I'm going to have recreate this at home soon, another favorite of ours - stir fried beef with oyster sauce and ginger (RM12). So tender, so delicious!

Beansprouts with salted fish (RM7) - the only time I don't mind eating salted fish :P

My favorite - Japanese tofu with minced pork (RM8) - I ate almost the whole plate!

Kangkung belacan (RM7) - my mum's favorite!

Earlier that morning, a beautiful sunrise in KL before we headed to Seremban. We stopped at Asia Laksa for breakfast - slightly spicier than usual, but I actually liked it better like this! So yummy.

Homegrown organic jackfruit (nangka) from my aunt's garden

Bittergourd.. homegrown too

Water lily

Organic homegrown sugarcane ;)

See here for a list of Things to Eat in Seremban.


Opening times: Monday to Saturday, 12.00 to 2.30pm and 5.30pm to 10.30pm. Closed on Sundays.

Service: Good.

Price: Total bill RM88.51 inclusive 6% GST.

Location: TC Keong Restaurant, No. 7 Ground Floor, Jalan Seri Rahang 1, Taman Seri Rahang, 70100 Seremban (near Cosway)

Tel: 012-6118286 / 012-6189960

GPS Coordinates: 2.717239, 101.948973




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All You Can Eat Dinner @ Tai Zi Heen, Prince Hotel KL

Last week, we took the kids for a staycation at Prince Hotel & Residence KL as they were on their school holidays. One of the things our kids love doing during staycations is enjoying good food (foodies in the making, I think!).

For dinner, we visited Tai Zi Heen (one of the best pork-free Chinese restaurants in KL IMHO) and sampled their All-You-Can-Eat Dinner new menu. It features dishes from their a la carte menu and dim sum selections which are prepared a la minute. Priced at RM79.30 per person (inclusive 6% GST),this dinner promotion is available daily from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. 

50 dishes, 1 Great Price..

The menu is made up of 50 delectable items, and diners can choose from appetizers, soups, dim sum, barbeque, seafood, poultry, beef, venison, lamb, bean curd, vegetables, noodles, rice and desserts. It certainly isn't easy when it comes to ordering as everything on the menu sounds enticing. There is no limit as to how much you can order and you can order a certain dish as many times as you like, if that is what you desire.

Drunken tiger prawns with Hua Diao wine

First to arrive at our table is the drunken tiger prawns with Hua Diao wine. Four big prawns, just nice for our family of four. Fresh and meaty, we enjoyed this! For the kids, we also ordered siew mai (chicken and shrimp dumplings) - sorry no photos, as kids were fast as lightning. While the kids enjoyed their siew mai, Hubby and I had the roasted crispy duck with sweet brown sauce and Beijing-style mantau. Love the crispy skin. Portions in general for this promotion are just nice for 2-3 pax if sharing a lot of dishes.

Seared black pepper smoked duck breast with mango chutney

I would highly recommend the beef dishes - tried the sliced Australian beef sirloin with tangy Mongolian sauce, as well as the wok-fried sliced Australian beef sirloin with black pepper sauce. The beef was super tender and both sauces had its merits. If I had more tummy space, I would definitely order another plate of beef.

Obviously we ordered the wok fried fresh sea scallops dish too... anything scallop cannot escape me. Or my kids. My boy was super excited when the scallop dish arrived and as soon as photos were taken, 1-2-3 scallops went into his mouth. So mummy ended up eating broccoli. :P

One of the recommended dishes from Chef Michael was the Szechuan-style poached seafood with spicy chilli oil. I did notice that they have quite a number of Szechuan-style dishes on the menu such as the hot and sour soup and poached boneless chicken. The spiciness level was just nice for me, and it came with generous chunks of prawns and fish as well as Nameko mushrooms. We also ordered the deep fried sea grouper fillet as the kids wanted fish, this was served with a tangy Thai chilli plum sauce. 

Another really delicious, not-to-be-missed dish is the stir fried Shanghai noodles with shredded chicken in supreme soy sauce. Very very very good! We were pretty happy with all the dishes we tried, only dish we didn't like was the seared black pepper smoked duck breast appetizer as we found it a little too salty for our liking.

Szechuan-style poached seafood with spicy chilli oil

Deep fried sea grouper fillet

Wok-fried sliced Australian sirloin beef with black pepper sauce

For desserts we had the steamed bamboo charcoal buns with salted egg yolk custard, crispy Chinese pancakes with lotus paste and 3 portions of chilled mango pudding with passion fruit sauce. Yup, you read it right... 3 portions. First plate went down a treat, so we ordered another, and then another.

*Staycation is self-paid, however we dined at Tai Zi Heen by invitation of the hotel.

Verdict: Delicious, good-quality dishes. This promotion is great for those with big appetites as you get to try many dishes in sampling portions.  Great price, great value.

Pork-free.

Opening times: Mon- Fri 12.00pm - 2.30pm, Sat- Sun 11.30am - 2.30pm; Mon-Sun 6.30pm-10.30pm.

Price: RM79.30 per person (inclusive 6% GST). Kids 6-12 years old half price, and kid under 6 years old dine for FREE.

Location: Tai Zi Heen, Level 2, Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur, 4 Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: 03-2170 8888 ext 8200

Website: http://www.princehotelkl.com

GPS Coordinates: 3.150179, 101.714516



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The Spread, St Giles The Gardens - Grand Hotel & Residences, KL

Last week, we were invited to The Spread at St Giles The Gardens - Grand Hotel & Residences to sample their Weekday Buffet Lunch. The Spread is the hotel's all day dining restaurant and has recently undergone a refurbishment and reopened to guests in February this year.

For the lunch buffet, guests can choose from the daily changing menu of over 180 selections, including local and Western specialties. The Weekday Buffet Lunch is available Mondays to Fridays from 12noon till 2.30pm and is priced at RM111 nett per person. Meanwhile, a la carte dining is available for dinner.

To start, guests can feast on fresh oysters, mussels, tiger prawns on ice, sushi, sashimi, rojak buah or Caesar salad. Obviously, being a Japanese food lover, I started with sashimi and my favorite Japanese condiments such as Japanese seasoned seaweed (chuka wakame), marinated scallop lips (chuka hotate) and jellyfish (chuka karage).

For mains, there are roasted items at the carving station (during our visit it was roast lamb), live cooking stations with items such as grilled fish, noodle station, deep fried salt and pepper squid, curry fish head, satay, tempura as well as butter chicken and pakora. We tried the char koay teow and it was pretty good (served with huge prawns). The lamb from the carving station was also good - tender and pink inside.

The highlight at the dessert counter is the cold-pan fried ice-cream, which originates from Thailand. There is also an array of cakes and local kuih, as well as waffles and fresh fruits which you can choose from.

The Weekday Buffet Lunch is available daily (Monday – Friday) from 12noon till 2.30pm and is priced at RM111 nett per person. Rate is inclusive of 10% service charge and 6% GST.

For reservations, please call The Spread at 03 2268 1123 or email to spread.fnbghr@StGiles-Hotels.com.



Check out the a la carte offerings here.

Location: The Spread, St Giles The Gardens - Grand Hotel & Residences, Level 6,  The Gardens, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur. (The Gardens Hotel/Robinsons side)

Tel: 03- 2268 1123

Website: http://www.stgiles.com/kuala-lumpur-hotels/the-gardens-hotel-and-residences/the-spread/


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GST at Prime, Le Meridien KL

Today, 1 April 2015 marks the day of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) implementation in KL. However, the GST in this post is not what you think it is..... GST here stands for Great Steak Tonight ;)

Hubby and I went on a date night yesterday, and chose Prime as our dining venue for the evening. We enjoy coming here as both service and food is excellent. I already knew what I wanted - the scallops starter and oyster blade steak. But flipped through the menu anyway while waiting for Hubby to decide what he wanted and saw that they have a few new cuts since our last visit.

Hubby decided to have the same as me, so 2 scallops and 2  oyster blade steaks for our table. Chef Antoine, who just popped into the kitchen, saw our order and immediately knew I was in the restaurant. LOL. Anyway, I had a really great meal - scallops were perfectly cooked, totally enjoyable and the steak was so tender and melt-in-the-mouth delicious! Steak craving satisfied!

Seared sea scallops Parmesan potato, poached egg, fresh herbs dressing (RM55) 

Australian Certified Wagyu Beef (Marble score 9 and above) - Oyster Blade Steak, 220g (RM130) 

Note:SPG members can enjoy 20% off total food bill. And best of all, the card is FREE.

Pork-free.

Opening times: Monday to Friday: 12.00pm to 2.30pm (Lunch); Monday to Sunday: 6.30pm to 11.00pm (Dinner)

Service: Excellent.

Price: Total bill RM350.75 (after 20% discount)

Location: Prime Steak Restaurant, 5th Floor, Le Méridien Kuala Lumpur, 2 Jalan Stesen Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: 03- 2263 7434

GPS Coordinates: 3.135685, 101.686524

Website: http://www.lemeridienkualalumpur.com/dining


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