Menu Please Bistro along Jalan Maju, Taman Maju Jaya - Johor Bahru.

Menu Please Bistro (N1.48083 E103.76612) is located along Jalan Maju of Taman Maju Jaya, Johor Bahru. The Bistro is easy to locate because not far away from the Plaza Pelangi, but vehicle parking can be quite challenge over here due to Jalan Maju is one of the busiest street in Johor Bahru.

Menu Please Bistro at Taman Maju Jaya, Johor Bahru

The environment is warm, cozy and relax, with some creative recycle decoration, I like it very much! You can slowly view through some of their creative deco photos below...

The dining area of Menu Please Bistro

Follow by the Creative decoration...

Creative decoration of Menu Please Bistro

The first dish we had was the Sesame Duck Salad as a appetizer.

Sesame Duck Salad from Menu Please Bistro

The salad served in the unique way which was in the glass jar. That was creative! The Sesame Duck Salad was mixed with 'char siew' sauce and tasted good! Beside the Saseme Duck Salad, they do serve Crispy Tofu Salad and Glass Noodle Salad with Prawn...in the glass jar too...

Sesame Duck Salad

Next : Wasabi Prawn Handmade Pizza (thin crush)

Wasabi Prawn Handmade Pizza from Menu Please Bistro

The taste of the Pizza was Special! It was my First time I tried pizza with wasabi, it made a total new taste for the Pizza, well...it's hard to describe by words, you have to try yourself. :)
The types of Handmade Thin Crush Pizza they have :-
*  Ham & Cheese
*  Tomato & Cheese
*  Mushroom & Capsicum
*  Beef Pepperoni
* Oriental Duck
* Wasabi Prawn

Wasabi prawn thin crush handmade pizza

Salmon Coulibiac - Russian cuisine consist of a creamy melange of fresh salmon, rice, eggs and mushrooms enclosed in a hot pastry envelope.
Salmon Coulibiac in Wikipedia.

Salmon Coulibiac - Russian cuisine from Menu Please Bistro

The bite was surprising! The mixed with the rice, eggs, fresh salmon, mushrooms and spinach was excellent! The dish provided of different type of satisfation compare with other main course I had before, it become one of the reason to visit Menu Please Bistro because this special and rare dish in Johor Bahru.
We catergorized this as A Must Try dish!
They serve 10 types of main course with the affordable price from RM14.80 to RM29.80.

Inside the Salmon Coulibiac

The next dish was the Asian Delights - Menu Please's Laksa.

Menu Please's Laksa

The taste of the laksa was slightly different from the JB local laksa, it more close to Singapore taste. I like the laksa leafs on the laksa and it's difficult to find it around the JB area nowadays...
They have 4 types of Asian Delights to try out if you choose to have the local foods...

Braised Beef Cheek with homemade Focaccia bread (another main course)

Braised Beef Cheek with homemade Focaccia bread

Another Must Try dish if you are a beef lover. The beef cheek preparation took few hours before it can serve on the table. It was tasty and tender, the gravy was yummy too! It's advise to having the Focaccia bread with the gravy. Delicious!

Braised Beef Cheek with homemade Focaccia bread

Coming next was one of thier side dish : Oriental Potato Cake with Tamarind Dip.

Oriental Potato Cake with Tamarind Dip

Crispy on the outside and soft at the inside, it was hot! The Tamarind Dip went well the flavorful potato and carrot. The bite was interesting! This dish will not be serve by the Bistro start from August 2013, due to the long preparation. If you want to try out the nice crispy potato, you have to act fast!
The Bistro has 7 types of side dish for guests to select.

The potato and carrot in the Oriental Potato Cake

Dessert time! Warm Chocolate Cake

Warm Chocolate Cake

It looked similar to Chocolate Volcano in some other cafe,  the warm choclate cake well presented and not too sweet, nice to enjoy after the sumptuous meal...

The second dessert was Creme Brulee also known as burnt cream, crema catalana, or Trinity cream.

The dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel. Mr Jayson (the chef also the owner of Menu Please Bistro) advise to try it with the top layer and the custard together. I like it very much!
There are total of 5 types of dessert in the Bistro, I believe definitely one of it will suit you.

We had a chat with Mr Jayson Ang who is A freindly and humble guy, smile most of the time. He was the Chef from Four Season Hotel and Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore few years back, and now he decided to come back to his hometown (Johor Bahru) to start his own business and present all the delicious and creative foods to his customer. It's also a good opportunity for the local who no need to travel to Singapore but still be able to try the nice Western and Asian delicacy from the bistro.

The prices are affordable, all from RM4.80 - RM29.80.
We like the environment and especially the creative deco of the Bistro. I will patronize this bistro more often in the future, to explore more on their foods.

*  The Menu Please Bistro is having a promotion on their Set Lunch (11.30am - 2.30pm), Tuesday - Friday (excluding public holiday), all set come with a complimentary drink with a choice of Hot Tea, Coke/A&W/Sprite. You will get a 50% off on One Pizza if you come in with a group of 4 persons.

Menu Please Bistro

25, Jalan Maju,

Taman Maju Jaya, Johor Bahru.

Tel : +6016-7388963 / +607-3360748

Business hour : 11am -10pm (close on Monday)

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Frist in the World LEGO STAR WARS Miniland DEATH STAR model display at LEGOLAND MALAYSIA

"Miniland at LEGOLAND® Malaysia today geared up for its new role as gateway to a parallel universe today. The family theme park unveiled the LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Death Star model display that will open to public on Friday 26th July 2013. 

Star Wars Costumers and members from the Force Action Stunt Team (FAST ) were also present. They performed a Light Saber display. They are the only Star Wars Light Saber display performers in Malaysia.

Master Model Builders from LEGOLAND built the LEGO model display using more than 750,000 LEGO bricks and ten thousand special glow-in-the dark tiles. It is the first time that a LEGO Death Star model of this scale has been constructed, making it the largest in the world."

We were invited for the Media Preview on the 26th July 2013 to witness the Largest LEGO Death Star model in Miniland LEGOLAND Malaysia today. Before we proceed to the Miniland, the short speech by Obiwan-Kenobi the Jedi Master - Mr Siegfried Boerst, General Manager of LEGOLAND Malaysia, follow by the video presentation by Mr Nikolaus Ehm, Model Builder for design concepts and execution of LEGO Star Wars Miniland Death Star model display. And the performance by Force Action Stunt Team (FAST).

The opening speech by Mr Siegfried Boerst

The Media team...

After performance, we proceeded to Miniland...

Star Wars Costumers and members from the Force Action Stunt Team

Once we reached the Miniland, Mr Siegfried Boerst, General Manager pressed the button for the Star Wars™ Miniland Death Star model display immediatelly, officially open for the Star Wars display model in Miniland.

The opening of the Star Wars™ Miniland Death Star

The photography session started ...

The Star Wars costumers and Mr Siegfried Boerst

This was my First time I stand so close to The Darth Wader and Storm Tropper!
I heard him said : "The force is with you, young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet."

And the fight started...

Then we proceeded into the Death Star area...all the LEGO models are motorized and once you press the 'button', they will speak, move and with some action between...

The LEGO Star Wars model dispaly

The X-Wing Fighter by Luke Skywalker while attacking in Death Star

The LEGO X-Wing Fighter

When you look up there...The DEATH STAR!

The Death Star at miniland, LEGOLAND MALYSIA

Where the X-Wing Fighter being chase by 2 TIE Fighters...

The 'white dots' on the Death Star will glow when the night fall, you can see the whole Death Star will light up during the evening, Mr Siegfried had showed us the small tiny piece of LEGO that will 'Glow in the dark'. So don't just visit the Star Wars LEGO area on day time, the night time will be very much different!

After the short tour in the Star Wars display area, the media started thier interview about the Largest LEGO Death Star in LEGOLAND Malaysia...

The interview between Mr Siegfried and RTM

Among all the Star Wars charactors, I like the Obiwan-Kenobi - The Jedi Master the most!

Obiwan-Kenobi by Mr Siegfried Boerst, General Manager of LEGOLAND

"Your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them."

And the guests in the park were grab the oppotunity to photograph with their idols...are you a Star Wars fan too?! ....I am...

This little boy was so happy to take photo with his famous charactors...

The 'Death Star' will not be permanently station in LEGOLAND Malaysia, it will go for the World Tour in another 6-9 months, so no wait! Please visit the Miniland tomorrow to catch the Death Star! And if you are lucky, you might meet my Idol - The Yoda Master.

"May The Force Be With You."

The Death Star from Star Wars

LEGOLAND® Malaysia

http://www.legoland.com.my/

GPS Coordinates : N1.42483 E103.62676

Location map of LEGOLAND Malaysia at Nusajaya, Johor.

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The City Cafe in WF Hotel of Jalan Kebun Teh, Johor Bahru.

The City Cafe (N1.49719 E103.76284) is situated in ground floor of  WF Hotel along Jalan Geram off Jalan Kebun Teh, Johor Bahru. It's easy to locate the place because the hotel is just next to the SJK (C) Foon Yew 1 (Primary School Foon Yew 1).

 

The City Cafe, Jalan Kebun Teh

The cafe had took over by Mr Marcus Wong (who also the cook) since 18 months ago, and they serve some western foods and more on the local Chinese foods. The dining area is designed in the "L" shape with the relax and quiet environemnt, I like the simple ambience and sometimes we can have some discussion over the lunch or dinner with the free Wifi service.

The relax and quiet environment of City Cafe

It can be corwded during the weekend evening, so if you visiting on weekend...I advise you make a reservation through the telephone number below...

The foods serve by the cafe are simple yet Delicious! Let me share with you the dishes we had on that evening...

*  Seafood Tomyam soup
*  Sweet sour fish with plain rice
*  Sambal onions prawns with plain rice
*  Butter chicken with fried rice - Signature dish
*  Sambal brinjal

Seafood Tomyam soup

Sweet sour fish with plain rice

Sambal onions prawns with plain rice

Butter chicken with fried rice (Signature dish)

Sambal brinjal

The Seafood Tomyam soup was average, enough to ease the Tomyam thirst...
The Sweet Sour Fish - nice and yummy with the juicy fish and gravy, portion was big enough.
The Sambal Onions Prawns with rice - delicious, prawns were very fresh!
The Butter Chicken with Fried Rice was...Excellent! The butter taste was rich and not so creamy, the curry leafs went well with the butter and surprisingly the fried rice also very tasty! You feel like ask for more after you finish it!
The Sambal Brinjal - cooked nicely and not too spicy, the brinjals were preserved the juicy-ness and not too day.

Simple and yet Delicious!

The Cafe looks like a good place for us to explore more of their foods, we will be back for More! Please drop by if you happen to be at the nearby area, you might surprise with the food from The City Cafe, that cooked and serve by the owner - Mr Marcus Wong.

The City Cafe

12, Jalan Geram of Jalan Kebun Teh,

80250 Johor Bahru.

Tel : 01111111-323 / 016-7000005

Close on Every Monday

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Buffet Dinner at The Newly Open Harbour Cafe in Traders Hotel at Puteri Harbour, Johor.

The newly open Harbour Cafe in Traders Hotel (N1.41784 E103.65638) has offering a nice buffet dinner to their guests and public. The Traders Hotel at Nusajaya started operation together with the restaurants about month ago, we were invited by the Communication Manager - Ms Aidah for the buffet dinner on one of the evening.
The Traders Hotel is located next to the popular Hello Kitty Theme Park and Puteri Harbour of Johor, the signages along the highway provide easy navigation for the visitor to the destination easily.

The Harbour Cafe of Traders Hotel, Johor.

The Cafe is offering the International and local delicacies, where you can taste full of varieties in one stop. During the Ramadan month, they prepared more local cuisine compare with normal serving to cater the guests for 'Buka Puasa'.
Once we stepped into the cafe, we were greeted by the nicely display fruits and vegetables pickles on the decoration cabinets...it was so tempted to grab some of it...:)
The Executive Chef from the hotel - Mr Alan Wong introduced the foods to us systematically...our pleasure and thanks to Mr Alan.
The first session was the appetizers...

The appetizers session...

Many fruits and salads available, among all I like the baby tomotoes very much!

The baby tomatoes...

The salads area...

The 'Kerabu' session

The Harbour cafe provided 7 types of 'Kerabu' for appetizers...they were : Yurap Kacang Panjang, Kerabu Ayam, Kerabu Udang, Kerabu Daging, Acar Jelatah, Kerabu Perut and Tauhu Sumbat.
The 'Rojak' was loacted at the end of it, where you can mixed your own fruits 'Rojak' the way you like.

The Rojak session

Nice decoration of the mixture of fruits

The Japanese and the local soup corner at the following session...honestly, this was my favorite corner. :)

The Japanese corner and the local soup corner

Many types of Sushi and Sashimi were available...

It was the perfect timing where one of the staff was pereparing the Sashimi...

Sashimi in process...

Next to the Japanese corner, nicely presented the local soup area, mainly 3 types of soup provided : chicken, beef and mutton.

The local soup area...

Follow by the Roti Pratha (or canai) session...they do serve 'Roti Naan' in request...

The 3rd food session which served the roti pratha and the seafood...

Many types of 'kuah' - gravy to goes with the Roti Pratha

Before we jump to the seafood area, something caught my eyes...
The "Ayam Percik Utara, Nasi Hujan Panas, Rusa Rendang Johor and Puyuh Goreng Berlada."

Left to right : Ayam Percik Utara, Nasi Hujan Panas, Rusa Rendang 
Johor and Puyuh Goreng Berlada.

The lamb chops were sitted beside...

The Lamb Chops

The Satays

The seafoods from the same session...cooked and fresh seafood upon request for the guests.

The grilled seafood available, fish, prawns and others

The fresh seafoods

The cook prepared the lamb for their guests...

Coming up next was the 'clay-pot' session where most of the curry and assam soup were serve, this was the session I miss! Because of not enough space for me to fill in...

The Claypot session

Every buffet you visit during the Ramadan month, you will definitely see this roasted 'Baby Lamb', it is commonly serve during the Buka Puasa.

The Lamb with kuzi sauce

Nasi kunyit, eggs and others below the lamb

The staff cut the lamb nicely to serve the guests...

The Chinese corner was situated next, where you can get most of the noodle soup within the session included a Nice Johor Laksa.

The Chinese Corner

When talk about Chinese corner, it won't be complete with the 'Dim Sum'. The tasty dim sum served without pork and lard, that means our Muslim friends also can enjoy the Chinese dim sum comfortable.

The Dim Sum corner

The Local Delights of 'Kambing Kari Pudina, nasi Goreng Ikan Masin, Bawal Semur Betawi, Udang Paprik and Pucuk Manis Masak Lemak' were at the last food corner...

The last food corner which served the Local Delights

Left to right : Kambing Kari Pudina, nasi Goreng Ikan Masin, 

Bawal Semur Betawi and Udang Paprik

Pucuk Manis Masak Lemak

The last session of the buffet was the interesting island...The Dessert Island.

The Dessert island of Harbour Cafe

The attractive and yummy desserts...

The chocolate fondue corner

They were the first hotel in Johor to brought in the Fondue machine from England, where the dark and white chocolate mixed in one machine.

The dual Dark and White chocolate fondue machine in Harbour Cafe, Traders Hotel

The candys for the chocolate fondue

I believe the children and some of the dessert lover will love it very much!

It was our honor to had Chef Bing to prepared the 'Apom Balik' for us, Yummy!

Chef Bing and the Apom Balik in making...

The Apom Balik with 'Kaya' are ready to serve...

Now, let's have a walk on the dining area of Harbour Cafe...

All the dining area are designed next to the food counter, you can easily enjoy your dinner with just a few steps from it.

The dining area of Harbour Cafe

I can't taste all the foods here because of my limited stomach space, I wish I have 2-3 tummy to fill all the foods here, am I greedy?! :)
I tasted the baby lamb, nice and succulent with the kuzi sauce. The aromatic satay sauce was unique and special which I never try before! Nice! We were indulged in the Sashimi that evening...the Salmon and Tuna Sashimis were fresh with the perfect texture.

The fresh sashimi from Harbour Cafe

The dessert time was the time we can't stop enjoying it! Thanks for Chef Bing specially served us the unique dessert from him, that was my First time having the fried pineapple that dipped with dark chocolate! Delicious!

The Macaron, Tiramisu, Pandan cake and the fondue.

The Unique Creation from Chef Bing

We had a wonderful evening having the buffet dinner at Harbour Cafe! I'll definitely back for more...

A common question from friends : "How's the food?" Well, I cannot taste all the foods in the cafe, and understand that everyone has a different taste bud. You have to try it yourself. What I can say is...some were average and most were Yummylicious! Especially dine in the nice environment, I would say...I love it!

The price for the buffet dinner at Harbour Cafe from 10th July until 9th August 2013 is RM108++ per pax, 6.30pm - 10.30pm. If you visiting the cafe in the big group, you may contact the Hotel for better price.

Last, I would like to thanks to Ms Aidah - Communicaton Manager, Mr Alan Wong - Executive Chef, Mr Bing - Chef and Mr Avraam - F & B Manager for their warm hospitality and the delicious foods.

*  No pork, no lard, no Halal cert.

TRADERS HOTEL

Persiaran Puteri Selatan, Puteri Harbour,

Nusajaya, Johor.

Tel : +607-5608888   Fax : +607-5608999

www.tradershotels.com

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