Tung Fong Seafood Restaurant @ Taipan, Inanam

When you're looking for a seafood restaurant that also specializes in serving generously-portioned fish/seafood noodle soup, look no further than Tung Fong Seafood Restaurant in the Taipan area of Inanam.

While Tung Fong isn't exactly easy to spot, you can always count on the Inanam Shell station as a reliable landmark. If you're coming from KK, make a U-turn around the roundabout and take the first junction on your left after the Shell station.

Tung Fong is surrounded by several auto shops/workshops, so when you spot a lot of car accessories shops as you turn in, rest assured you're in the right direction. From the junction, head straight and you'll see Tung Fong seafood restaurant located at a corner lot, right next to a home furnishing shop.

First look

The first thing we noticed about this seafood restaurant was its bustling lunch crowd and how good business was. We had decided to come over for late lunch (past 2pm) to beat the lunchtime traffic, and while we managed to dodge traffic on the road, the traffic at the restaurant was still pretty heavy.

Food & beverages

As the name would suggest, Tung Fong offers a variety of seafood dishes to be ordered a la carte or with rice/noodles. From what we've heard, some of their best offerings are the seafood kon lau mee (MYR7) and seafood noodle soup (MYR7).

Normal-size kon lau mee

Seafood kon lau mee

If you'd like to have a bigger portion, opt for the 'ka liao' version which is almost 1/4-size bigger.

Ka liao seafood noodle soup

Ka liao (large) seafood noodle soup (MYR12)

The next time we went to Tung Fong, we brought four friends with us so that we could order more a la cart dishes and sample them all together. Here are some of the signature a la cart dishes on the menu:

Egg tofu with minced meat and mushroom

Mixed vegetables with mushroom

Sabah veggie with eggs

Fish fillet in sweet sauce

Oyster omelette 

Crab cake wrapped in seaweed

Overall the pricing is pretty reasonable, we only paid MYR151 for 10 dishes plus drinks--averagely MYR25.17 per person for a decent seafood meal. 

Verdict

We give Tung Fong Seafood Restaurant two thumbs up for food quality, portion size and pricing. If it wasn't for the horrible traffic surrounding the Taipan area during lunch hour (it took us 45 minutes to reach the restaurant from Likas!), we would've come every day for the fish noodle soup! 

Also, we waited more than 30 minutes for our food to arrive. Probably not the place to have lunch at when you're moody and ravenous.

Food Buddy rating: 3.75/5

Ambience: 2/5

Service: 3/5

Price: 5/5

Food & Beverages: 5/5

Chef Tan's - Coffee. Food. Home @ The Peak Vista, Likas

It was our first time visiting The Peak Vista. Initially, we had wanted to check out October Cafe, since many people had posted photos of it on Facebook and Instagram. Unfortunately, it was full when we came. So, we picked Chef Tan's Cafe.

First look
At first glance, the cafe looked spick-and-span with rustic chic wooden furnishing and a homely ambiance. As we walked through the door, the delightful aroma of freshly-roasted coffee beans filled the air. Ah, bliss!

Food & beverages
We had a look through the menu, which disappointingly didn't have plenty to offer. This outlet basically serves a selection of kopitiam-style Chinese cuisine with a small addition of Western favourites e.g. steak, lamb chop and fish & chips, and finger foods.

Another main offering of this cafe is its coffee selection (hence the yummy aroma!). You can get your caffeine fix from the regulars like the Americano, espresso, cappuccino and cafe latte. If you like something vintage, go for the Vintage 'Kopi Botol', which is basically chilled black coffee in a bottle.

Price
Best thing about this outlet is probably its selection of coffee that has a price range of MYR3 (hot) to MYR7 (cold) -- waaaay cheaper than Starbucks and taste just about the same, if you ask me.

As for food, the price-range for the main courses starts from MYR8.80 to MYR23. I'd say not bad, but if it's Chinese kopitiam meals you're looking for; you can order the same food (pork chop, BBQ pork rice, ginger beef, etc.) at a kopitiam and pay less.

Verdict
I decided to order a bowl of herbal chicken (MYR10.80) and one Vintage 'Kopi Botol' (MYR3), while Oliver ordered the Signature Hokkien Pork Chop (MYR10.80) and a cup of cappuccino. For dessert, we had a plate of chocolate waffles, oink! 

I personally loved the herbal chicken as it was very tender and juicy -- probably slow-cooked for hours in a pressure cooker. The herbal taste was also very prominent, in a delicious-non-medicinal way, with a hint of sweet rice wine. The meal was also generously-portioned, so I was reasonably pleased. My only complaint is that the broth turned out a little bit oily. 

Herbal Chicken

Vintage 'Kopi Botol'

The Signature Hokkien Pork Chop was not as generously-portioned as the Herbal Chicken, but there were an additional serving of salad and an omelet on the plate to complement the pork chop. The pork chop was also slightly different from the normal kopitiam pork chop as it was served with black pepper sauce. 

Signature Hokkien Pork Chop

Despite the extra effort in making good ol' pork chop original, it was nothing much to shout about. Not exactly something you'd come back for again and again.

We would probably come back to have coffee and to bask in the yummy coffee aroma! As for food, as certified 'food economists', we'd still prefer to pay under RM10 per meal :).

Cappuccino with flower on top!

Chocolate Waffles with sprinklings of cocoa powder

Food Buddy rating: 3.5/5
Ambiance: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Price: 3/5
Food & Beverages: 3/5