Nasi Campur @ Fatimah Cafe - Tanjung Aru Plaza

Lunch today was at Fatimah Cafe, a busy eatery in Tanjung Aru. This was my first time eating here and after today I think it may well be a regular of my lunchtime venues! After having a good look at the nasi campur, I selected black pepper beef, stir fried four angled beans and aubergine. The food quality was top notch and tasted great. Aromatic black pepper sauce goes so well with beef along with onions and peppers, the four angled beans were cooked to perfection and still crisp and the aubergine was very tasty too, with (luckily for me) only a slight hint of belacan. 
My top tip for eating nasi campur - eat early, the foods fresher and easier to get to!

Fatimah Cafe is located at the front entrance of Tanjung Aru Plaza, along Jalan Mat. Salleh.

The Bill : 1x Nasi Campur, 1x Ice Lemon Tea = 8 MYR

See you next week Fatimah Cafe!

Burgers @ Lava KK Burger Bakar - Food Court Tg Aru Plaza

Saturday night turned out to be burger night as myself and The Little Nibbler headed to Tanjung Aru. We havn't had a burger from Lava KK Burger Bakar for a long while now, so we thought we'd give it a go and see if standards are being kept up! 

For a change I thought I'd try one of the chicken burgers on offer. Salsa Chic is a juicy barbequed, marinated, boneless chicken thigh, sandwiched in a sesame topped roll with salad, sauces and added cheese. Smokey and delicious!

The Nibbler went Indian with the Taj Mahal. Lava's homemade burger, again with sesame topped roll, salad and sauces topped with a fried egg and added cheese. Not too sure what the connection is between the Taj and the burger but hey, The Nibbler gave it the thumbs up!

Lava KK Burger Bakar is located in the Food Court by the side of Tg Aru Plaza.

9 burgers to choose from, all week long! Fries are now available too, but had unfortunately ran out on our visit.

The Bill : 1x Taj Mahal, 1x Salsa Chic = 18 MYR

Beautiful BBQ Burgers By the Beach ... well almost!

Dosa @ CS Curry House (Banana Leaf Restoran) - Tanjung Aru Plaza

CS Curry House has become a bit of a regular for me, the food's great and I can't get enough of their free flow curry gravies and dahl. For breakfast today I had plain dosa, well I confess, not 1 but 2! The perfectly cooked dosas arrived on a banana leaf with a good dollop of tomato and coconut chutney along with above mentioned accompaniments, washed down with a hot, sweet, teh tarik. It dosa-nt get much better than this! Haha, sorry!
 

CS Curry House is located front side of the Tanjung Aru Plaza along Jalan Mat. Salleh.

The Bill : 2x Dosa, 1x Teh Tarik, 1x Ice Water = 6 MYR

There's nothing 'plain' about the dosas from CS Curry House!

Chapati Set @ CS Curry House (Banana Leaf Restoran) - Tanjung Aru Plaza

Unfortunately my favourite breakfast of Masala Dosa at CS Curry House was unavailable this morning so I opted instead for their Chapati Set. Two wonderfully cooked chapitis served with their free flow and very delicious chicken & fish curry gravies and tasty dahl. Dosas, Rotis, Chapatis and Banana Leaf meals all come served with this yummy, free flow, threesome! If you've not visited  CS Curry House yet, I'd recommend you give it a go!

CS Curry House is located at Tanjung Aru Plaza.

The Bill : 1x Chapati Set, 1x Teh Tarik = 7MYR

Chapati Breakfast = Great Breakfast

Burgers @ KK Burger Bakar - Food Court Tg Aru Plaza

Recently opened KK Burger Bakar is a must go destination for lovers of quality, home made burgers using the freshest of ingredients. The beef patty is big, thick and juicy, it's barbecued as you wait so you know it's fresh. There's about 6 different burgers to choose from, including the monster triple decker shown above. 

We had the Titanic Burger which comes with black pepper sauce and cheese, not only that it also includes salad, mayo, chilli sauce, beef bacon and pineapple! Wow!!! All for the very fair price of 9 MYR.

I have to say I loved every mouthful of this burger, though The Little Nibbler thought it was a little sloppy, but for me the sloppier the better!!!

KK Burger Bakar is located at the hawker centre behind Tanjung Aru Plaza, open 7 evenings a week.

The Bill : 2x Titanic Burger = 18 MYR

It's definitely time to give Burglar King and the Evil Clown a miss here in KK! Get your evening burger fix here @ KK Burger Bakar and your daytime fix @ Aloha Burger.

Support your local, fresh, home made burger bar!

Cheese Baked Rice @ Coffee Friends - Tanjung Aru Plaza

For lunch today we decided to go to Coffee Friends, for the lovely yoghurt drinks they serve and their delicious food. We weren't alone as the place was packed with happy diners! I usually have the Chicken Curry but decided to try the Cheese Baked Rice with Prawns for a change, I was pleased I did as it was fantastic and taste wise it was something really unexpected, maybe even a little unusual! Egg fried rice topped with an Italian style tomato sauce, juicy prawns and lots of chewy cheese. Black pepper and spring onion was sprinkled on top, the best way I could describe it would be an Asian take on pizza where rice is used in place of dough??? It was really tasty and truly different! Maybe a little more of that tomato sauce would slightly improve it in my opinion.

The Little Nibbler opted for the Chicken Curry, In my opinion one of the tastiest Chicken Curries in KK. Chicken, potatoes and beancurd puffs smothered in a thick, spicy coconut curry sauce with definite hints of Thai flavour. Simply Delicious!

Papaya, lemon and yoghurt. Banana, lemon and yoghurt. Both drinks are blended with honey and ice, tasty and very refreshing.

Coffee Friends is located on the first floor of Tanjung Aru Plaza and could easily be missed if you didn't know it was there!

The Bill : 1x Cheese Baked Rice, 1x Chicken Curry, 2x Yoghurt Drinks = 34.40 MYR

Coffee Friends serves great tasting food using fantastic ingredients, if you havn't been for a meal yet, I strongly suggest you do!

Baka Puasa @ Bazaar Ramadan - Tanjung Aru Plaza

We chose a smaller Bazaar Ramadan today located at Tanjung Aru Plaza, set up behind the hawker centre. There's not so much choice as some of the other Bazaars but there's definitely some great tasting food to be sampled. 
This stall caught our eye straight away as Nasi Kuning was one of our favourite breakfasts in Indonesia on a previous visit to Kalimantan.

Smiley Happy People!

Here's my pick with Chicken Curry and Fried Egg.

The Little Nibbler's pick, Aubergine and Tempe.

Here's some Beef Rendang that looked rather good.

This fine, friendly gentleman we remembered from last year when we sampled his Singapore Sugar Banana, this year we went savoury with Popia and Prawn Fritters.

Great tasting Nasi Kuning infused with coconut and turmeric, the Chicken Curry was nice and spicy though I have to say pieces of chicken neck are most definitely not my favourite part of the bird!!! Haha, but each to his own! The sambal was simply delicious, not blow your head off hot but almost fruity. Yum Yum!

The Nibbler's choice of Aubergine and Tempe prompted the quote 'This has been my favourite Ramadan meal so far!'

The Beef Rendang was pretty tasty too, though some of the meat was a little on the tough side.

If only we could have had these straight out of the fryer! As I'm sure you'll agree fried treats taste better when fresh and hot!

Our Feast!

The Bill : 2x Nasi Kuning, 1x Beef Rendang, 2x Popia, 2x Prawn Fritter = 17 MYR

Not the greatest variety, but the greatest food, says The Nibbler!

Banana Leaf @ CS Curry House (Banana Leaf Restoran) - Tanjung Aru

We fancied something spicy and filling today so headed to CS Curry House for one of their yummy Banana Leaf Meals. I opted for the Chicken Biryani Set, presented in a clay pot on top of said banana leaf. Chutney came as a side, as well as a choice of curry gravies that was kindly left on our table to help ourselves.

The Nibbler didn't fancy Biryani today so opted for plain rice with Chicken Curry instead. Once the rice was placed on the Banana Leaf then came the side dishes of vegetables, the Okra or Ladies Fingers deserves special mention as this was superb. Small pieces of Poppadoms were served, as well as a very watery dahl type drink or soup which I think is called Rasam.

Dahl, Fish and Chicken Curry gravy. The Dahl was exceptional in my opinion and The Nibbler loved the Fish Curry gravy!

Fragrant Nasi Biryani.

CS Curry House is located on the front side of Tanjung Aru Plaza, which is on the road leading towards First Beach.

The Bill : 1x Chicken Biryani Set, 1x Chicken Curry Set, 1x Sweet Lassi = 28.80 MYR

Brilliant Banana Leaf by the beach....well almost, a few minutes down the road!