Cake & Drinks @ Cabana Country Cafe - Lembah Impian Country Homes Resort

After our trip to Dongongon we decided to stop off for cake and a cool drink at Lembah Impian Country Homes Resort. This was our first visit and we were surprised just how big the place is! It also seems like a favourite spot for pre wedding/engagement photo shoots as there were two or three happy couples posing for the cameras around the manicured gardens. Anyway back to our thirst and sweet tooth, Cabana Cafe was our location and we ordered a slice of chocolatey 'Dream Valley' cake to share which was very good indeed and The Little Nibbler ordered the delicious and very fresh homemade lemonade, we knew it was fresh as the waitress made it there and then! I had an iced teh tarik, though after tasting the lemonade I wished I had ordered that!!!
 

Ice cold refreshing homemade lemonade and iced teh tarik.

 

 

Cabana Cafe and Lembah Impian Country Homes Resort is located on Jalan Putatan-Ramayah, Penampang.

 

View of the swimming pools from the veranda of Cabana Cafe. For outside guests there are various 'eat and swim' packages.

 

The Bill : 1x Chocolate Cake, 1x Lemonade, 1x Iced Teh Tarik = 22.50 MYR

@ Cabana Cafe drink thirst quenching homemade lemonade, chill, relax and enjoy the surroundings!

Coffee n Cake @ Secret Recipe - Suria Sabah

Secret Recipe describes itself as a 'lifestyle cakes and cafe chain' and is well placed around KK, Malaysia as well as internationally. The cakes here are pretty delicious, Chocolate Indulgence is probably my favourite but I thought I'd try something different today with the Cheeze Choc cheesecake, thunmbs up from me and probably anyone else who likes chocolate or cheesecake!

The Little Nibbler loves a brownie and ordered the chocolate brownie with walnut, covered with chocolate sauce. Big smiles from The Nibbler!

I ordered the ice blended chocolate, a bit of a chocolate overload to be honest! The Nibbler had a cafe latte.

We headed to Suria Sabah for our Secret Recipe experience.

The Bill : 1x Cheeze Choc, 1x Walnut Brownie, 1x Ice Blended Chocolate, 1x Cafe Latte = 35.40 MYR

Secret Recipe = cake lovers heaven!

Western Food @ Chilli Vanilla - Downtown

Back at Chilli Vanilla today for a late lunch/early dinner??? Feeling hungry I ordered the Hungarian Goulash which sounded nice and filling, beef stew with potatoes, Hungarian paprika, handmade pasta and freshly baked bread. Though it tasted fantastic, the beef was so tender from an obvious lengthy cooking time, the portion did little to dent my hunger. More potatoes or thicker chunks of bread are needed to make it a more satisfying meal. Also I couldn't find the handmade pasta only a few pieces of orzo, I think thats what it's called, which is a rice shaped pasta. I must stress though it was very tasty!

The Little Nibbler opted for the Cheesy Chicken Sandwhich, a tasty sandwich of grilled chicken, melted cheese, tatar sauce topped with a sunnyside up. The freshly baked bread is a real hit with the nibbler! 
We also took advantage of happy hour and had a leisurely glass or two of house white wine!

The cakes are also really delicious at Chilli Vanilla, the Carrot Cake and Chocolate Brownie took our fancy. The Chocolate Brownie won our Vote!

Chilli Vanilla has nice clean decor and very friendly staff.

The Bill : 1x Hungarian Goulash, 1x Cheesy Chicken, 2x Cake, 4x White Wine = 107.10 MYR

Great food at Chilli Vanilla, they just need to carb that Goulash up! Haha

Drinks & Cake @ Upperstar Pepper Grill & Bar - Damai

On a steamy hot day there's nothing quite like an ice cold beer! But unfortunately for me, with car keys in my hand, it was just not meant to be. So I ordered my second favourite drink at Upperstar, Vanilla Smoothie. Basically an ice blended vanilla milkshake with chocolate sauce on top, lovely and cold for a blistering hot day. The Little Nibbler opted for an Ice Blended Cappuccino, as I'm not a coffee drinker I couldn't tell you what it was like, what I can tell you though is the Nibbler gave it the thumbs up!
  

We also indulged in a piece of Cheesecake, taste wise pretty good but where's the biscuit base? Cheesecake, for us, comes with a biscuit base not a pastry one, maybe this is the Malaysian way?

Upperstar Pepper Grill & Bar in Damai opens in the daytime, offering lunchtime specials, as well as in the evening.

The Bill : 1x Vanilla Smoothie, 1x Ice Blended Cappuccino, 1x Cheesecake = 23.05 MYR


With 4 branches in KK, Upperstar offers reasonably priced food and drinks. This one has a fairly large outside eating area though at certain times of the day Jalan Damai can get very busy and noisy!