Local Food @ Ethnic Sabah - Grace Point Food Court

Dinner tonight was at a well visited destination for us, Grace Point Food Court, though it has to be said we feel the food quality has been a bit lacking lately and lets face it the drinks could be a whole lot better. Luckily tonight there were no such concerns as the Ethnic Sabah stall did us proud! I opted for the tried and tested Fried Fish Set, that now comes with a savoury sauce along with green beans fried with egg and what is possibly called nasi merah, a red coloured nutty rice. I believe this is quite a popular pick here.

 

The Little Nibbler plumped for the Ginger Chicken Set, plump being a good word to describe the chicken leg smothered in a ginger sauce accompanied with the same sides as the fish.

A dish of grilled aubergine with egg caught our eye, and this turned out to be a highlight and I'm sure a repeat order! I'm not exactly sure how it's made or how to describe it but it tasted wonderful and smoky, delicious!

Grace Point Food Court is located at Grace Garden.

The Bill : 1x Fried Fish Set, 1x Ginger Chicken Set, 1x Grilled Aubergine, 2x Ice Milo = 25 MYR

I can highly recommend Ethnic Sabah @ Grace Point Food Court!

Chilli Chicken Naan & Bimbimbap @ Indian & Korean Stalls - Grace Point Food Court

The great thing about Grace Point Food Court is that every stall specialises in a different cuisine and has something different to offer from their adjoining stalls, a fact that other hawker centres around town should take note of, more often than not one stall offers an almost identical menu to the other! Anyway rant over, haha. I had a taste for Indian food tonight so headed straight to that stall, I fancied something different to my usual pick of tandoori chicken so opted for chilli chicken with naan bread. Now I was expecting a curry like dish but this was more, I would say, Chinese orientated, which I found quite strange! Apart from the mix up of cuisines I found the chilli chicken quite tasty, battered boneless chicken pieces in a fairly mild sauce, until I found a chilli slice! With onions and green peppers, mopped up with hot naan bread. Absolutely hit the spot for me tonight!

The Little Nibbler opted for one of Korea's signature dishes of bimbimbap, or mixed rice in English. Bimbimbap is served in a hot stone bowl. Cooked rice, shredded vegetables and meat with a dose of chilli are put inside the bowl and topped with a raw egg, now all you have to do is mix the contents to cook the egg and ingredients. In my opinion you should take your time mixing as this will produce nice crunchy bits forming around the bowl. Hot and satisfying!

 

Grace Point Food Court is located between Grace Villa and Grace Garden residences.

Anjappar Indian Food & Sa Rang Bang Korean Food.
 

Chilli Chicken on naan above and the mixed Bimbimbap.

The Bill : 1x Chilli Chicken Naan, 1x Bimbimbap = 22.50 MYR

Something for everyone @ Grace Point Food Court!

Drinks @ Beverage Stall - Grace Point Food Court

We decided to stop for a drink while we were buying bread at Grace Point Food Court. It's a nice place to sit and relax while having a cold drink or something to eat. I opted for a desert sized cendol, unfortunately it was only just ok and seemed to be lacking in gula melaka, there was some in there but not enough for my liking!

The Little Nibbler had a fresh coconut, we both actually prefer these cold out of the fridge but hey ho what are you going to do???

 

Grace Point Food Court is located next door to Grace Garden. Now that both sides of the food court are fully operational there's 2 beverage stalls available.

 

The Bill : 1x Cendol, 1x Fresh Coconut = 11.20 MYR

To be honest, the drinks could be and should be better @ Grace Point Food Court.

Chicken Rice @ H&H Chicken Hut - Grace Point Food Court

Grace Point Food Court is not normally on my list of daytime eating venues but as I was picking up some bread from the excellent Breads & More I decided to kill two birds with one stone and have lunch as well! After walking the circuit to see what was on offer I decided on Chicken Rice from H&H Chicken Hut. As well as chicken rice there's also other dishes on offer with a definite 'chicken theme', stir fried veggies are available too. I opted for tasty roasted chicken with rice, this came with soup plus a portion each of chilli and ginger sambal. As you can see from above it all arrived on a big plate and I for one really liked the presentation, taste wise the food was spot on, top marks all round!

H&H Chicken Hut @ Grace Point Food Court located next to Grace Villa appartments.

 

The Bill : 1x Chicken Rice, 1x Ice Lemon Tea = 8 MYR

Tasty Chicken Rice plus lots of other eating options @ Grace Point Food Court.

Middle East Cuisine @ Al Agrahbah - Grace Point Food Court

Being a lover of Kebabs I had high hopes for Al Agrabah at Grace Point Food Court. We were really excited when we came across this newly opened stall as we feel that this style of cooking is missing from KK's food scene. Unlike KL where there is definitely an Arabic food presence.
There's quite a varied menu from kebabs to set meals, I opted for their Kofta Kebab. Ground beef mixed with spices and skewered on sticks then grilled. I have to say I was a little bit disappointed, they were spicy enough but that was all. As the Little Nibbler said 'it's like beefburger with chilli mixed in'. There was no depth of flavour coming through apart from the chilli, if they used other spices I couldn't really taste them. 
Another thing was the bread, microwaved! Now this really is a no no, one of the great things about Middle Eastern/Arabic food is their bread, from pittas to flat breads, freshly made and griddled. If not freshly made then at least griddled, definitely not microwaved! I'm pleased to say the yoghurt dip was good and had a cooling effect.

The Shish Tawouk was better, chunks of marinated chicken skewered with green pepper and tomatoes. Again the only thing that let this dish down was the bread! 

We really enjoyed these, Samboosa which I guess is another word for Samosa. Deep fried pastry triangles filled with cheese. A great little side dish or snack.

Oh dear, I hate to say this but the Falafal were terrible. They just didn't taste right, I can't put my finger on it but they just tasted strange. I have my suspicions that the microwave was involved somewhere here too.

Al Agrahbah the shop with no name!

The Bill : 1x Kofta Kebab     10

                                                                                  1x Shish Tawouk  10

                                                                                  1x Samboosa         6

                                                                                  1x Falafal               6

                                                                       Total : 32MYR

I know microwaves have a place in kitchens and restaurants but they should be used wisely, in Al Agrahbah's case they should possibly be thrown out! I'm sure their food would greatly benefit from it. Even though my initial visit wasn't the best, I am going to return as the other dishes on the menu look and sound great. Hopefully these are just a few teething problems as I think Al Agrahbah shows a lot of promise. My advice would be to make their own flat breads and watch the crowds of happy diners grow!

Tandoori Chicken @ Indian - Grace Point Food Court

For the uninitiated Tandoori Chicken is chicken that's been marinated in yoghurt and spices preferably overnight then skewered and cooked in a tandoor. There are many different recipes for tandoori chicken ranging from mild to hot depending on the spice mixture. For me the tandoor oven is integral to this dish, grilled chicken doesn't quite seal in the moisture of the meat or give the same charred smoky taste. This is probably due to the fact that skewered meat in a tandoor cooks from the inside as well as the outside because the metal skewer is placed within the burning coals also the oven cooks at a very high temperature, around 400℃.
The Indian Counter at Grace Point serves great tasting Tandoori Chicken. My pick tonight was the Tandoori Chicken Cheese Naan Set which comprises of Tandoori Chicken, Cheese Naan and a small bowl of Curry Sauce. The naan can be a bit hit and miss here and tonight it was just ok. The chicken always tastes great but it's luck of the draw which piece you get. Tonight mine was a bit stingy, not too much meat on it, but the Little Nibbler had a lovely plump, meaty piece, I tried to swap but got caught in the act!!! The curry sauce was nice and spicy, great for dipping your naan into.

Tandoori Chicken Rice Set for the Little Nibbler.

This came as the name suggests with a regular portion of nasi putih, a small side of potato curry and as above a small bowl of curry sauce. Check out the plump piece of chicken!

The Indian counter at Grace Point has two menu's, one 'Spice Delight Indian Cuisine' and the other 'Anjappar Indian Food' so I'm not really sure if there's two different vendors serving from this counter. A mystery that maybe somebody could solve for me?

View towards the Beverage counter and some of the other food vendors. Have to say I'm not very impressed with the drinks here, they don't taste so good and are more expensive than a well made drink in a coffee shop.

Grace Point Food Court is a bright, clean and popular place with lots of different food available and now with even more choice as the extension has started to fill up. As far as I'm aware some of the vendors are open during the day but all are open in the evening.

The Bill : 1x Tandoori Cheese Naan Set   9

                                                                        1x Tandoori Rice Set                 7

                                                             
                                                             Total : 16 MYR

Drinks : Teh Ping 3+, Ice Lemon Tea 3+ = 6.40 MYR


With lots of counters to choose from, Grace Point Food Court is a great place to come and indulge. The Indian Counter is just one, but the only one with Tandoori Chicken!