Mosaic @ Hyatt Regency Kinabalu

A stylish sidewalk cafe..

If you are searching for a quiet and romantic cafe/restaurant to date with your love one, Mosaic could be one of your choices. Located right opposite to the Upperstar at Segama, Mosaic is operating under the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kota Kinabalu.

Mosaic is a small-sized Western restaurant, but is romantic with its dim lighting & comfy environment.

The menu is simple with only a few choices printed, selling at rather reasonable price if compared to other high-end restaurants.

Furthermore, Mosaic is thoughtful in the sense that it provides the opportunity for a healthy balance person to create his/her own meal, by selecting the main dish, sauces & sides according to personal liking or specific needs.

Crunchy toasted bread are served before the meals are ready.

From the short list of menu items, we had their mushroom soup, salmon pizza, and wagyu beef burger. Others than these, there are salad, sandwich, spaghetti, and meats like sirloin steak and grilled chicken leg. 

Mushroom soup serving in a bread bowl.
The soup is creamy and thick with its rich ingredients.
Bread bowl has decent taste but was a bit hard to bite.

Wagyu beef burger served with onion rings & french fries.
The beef patty is juicy with the cheesy cheese melted on.

Salmon pizza with a generous amount of smoked salmon slices.

For such heavy meals, a glass of lemon tea would be better to resolve your thirstiness in addition to decrease the greasiness.

It is good that sugar water is given separately,
we can adjust the sweetness ourselves. ;)

Otherwise, a pot of flower tea would be a better option as well.

For their desserts, Hyatt has been popular for its cakes that taste awesome all these whiles. Mosaic has mouth-watering cakes too, but not sure if they taste the same way as well? hmm..

Moreover, Mosaic produces homemade ice cream, where the flavours are different depending on the daily availability.

Green tea, strawberry & chocolate ice cream.
It was disappointing that they are not too special,
and melted so fast.

Last but not least, freshly baked breads are sold in Mosaic too.

Prior to its limited food items, it is a bit boring to visit Mosaic over and over again. However, a tea session will be nice. Noticing that there is a tea promotion written on the board, I would be more tempted to have their cake and a cup of coffee next time. ;D

Nevertheless, it was a nice dining session with my old best buddies! ♥

Ting, Mich, Me & Sam

Address:

Jalan Datuk Salleh Sulong

88991 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Operating Hours: Mon-Sun 10:00-23:00
Phone: 088-221 234

CHEERS! ♥☺

Lucy's Kitchen @ 88 Marketplace

The kitchen of Lucy..

Locating at 88 Marketplace as the first outlet, Lucy's Kitchen has another branch placed at Metrotown. After the renovation, Lucy's Kitchen at 88 Marketplace turns out to be more classy and spacious.

The menu comprises of local and Western food, as well as a wide range of desserts.

For the local meals, there are Malaysian's favourites like char kuey tiaw, mee mamak, and fried rice. They even serve curry salmon fish head or asam fish that comes with two plates of rice, which indeed can be shared by four persons.

Char kuey tiaw

Mee mamak

Curry salmon fish head

For the Western food, Lucy's Kitchen has the chops, burgers, and the pastas. Salads and normal snacks are available too.

Caesar salad

Coleslaw

Carbonara

Fish & chips

Lamb chop

Salmon steak

What is Lucy's Kitchen extraordinary at? 

Its menu comprises of wide varieties of desserts, including those we could hardly get in a normal cafe/restaurant. 

Creme brulee
P/S: There is chocolate creme brulee as well.

Durian pancake

Lao sar balls
(too much of flour)

Mango pudding

Mango sago

For the beverages, others than those normal drinks, there are feezy and smoothies too. Otherwise, u could go for their leong shui.

Jasmine green tea

Mango smoothies

'Leng chi gang'

Generally, Lucy's Kitchen serves every different kinds of food, but probably more of targeting the dessert lovers. Their food are just average, nothing much special to shout for. Nonetheless, it is still always packed, maybe due to its welcoming ambiance, desserts, and a wider selections of food menu.

P/S: Forgive my phone camera for producing poor quality pictures! =D

Address:
Lot H-G-10, 88 Marketplace
89507 Kepayan
Sabah, Malaysia.
Operating Hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-00:00
Phone: 088-259 866 

CHEERS! ♥☺

Vedablu @ Phileo Damansara I

Who doesn't love ice cream..? 

Here's another favourite shop of mine in KK, that has been expanded into KL one year ago. Vedablu produces premium Italian ice cream, that was previously located in Sabah's Warisan Square and City Mall. However, they have ceased operation in both of the outlets, leaving the one in Phileo Damansara I, in West Malaysia. Others than this outlet, they do supply their ice cream to several hotels & restaurants in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah.

Vedablu is located behind the Eastin Hotel in Phileo Damansara. It is a quiet area that seems to be isolated and hardly to be seen. I found it only after I entered the SCP parking. 

The parking token..

Basically, Vedablu here is a small ice cream shop that only fits few tables and seats. The ambiance is classy with its simple decoration and lighting. It provides comfortable sofa chairs and has very cooling, peaceful environment. 

Vedablu provides ice cream & sorbet, desserts like pudding and waffle, beverages, as well as cakes. This is slightly different from the former KK's outlets as they offer a wider range of ice cream products. 

Why am I loving the Vedablu ice cream? 

This is because they have some refreshing flavours that other ice cream shops do not have, and their ice creams are of premium quality, and taste naturally.

My all time favourite ice cream is the Calamansi Sorbet (the top scoop). This is so far the best 'kit chai'-flavoured that I had. It is very refreshing and cooling that I will never get bored or hate of having it more. Other similarly refreshing flavours such as Lemon Sorbet, Dragonfruit, and Mango-Waterlily are available too.

The bottom scoop is the Gianduia, the Ferrero Rocher chocolate flavour. This is another unique flavour that we could hardly get in any ice cream shops, even if there is, they might be not as nice as Vedablu's. Therefore, anyone who loves Ferrero Rocher must not miss out trying this!

Vedablu is not popularly known, and probably most of the West Malaysians do not know its existence. Adding on to its not-so-strategic location, its exposure to the public is getting even more difficult. 

Nonetheless, it offers nice ice cream and many of the Sabahans loved having it, but it is a sad case that KK's branches are not available anymore. Hence, billion hopes of mine is now putting on this outlet haha! Hope that this could survive well so that I could at least get to enjoy their ice cream here. ;P

Come and grab the Vedablu's ice cream NOW! =D

Address:
105 Block B, Phileo Damansara I,
Jalan 16/11, Sek 16, 46350
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Phone: 016-311 0056

CHEERS! ♥☺

Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap @ Puchong

Sabahan's craving is fixed! =D

Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap has opened its first branch in West Malaysia, at Puchong Bandar Puteri. Therefore, any Sabahan who has been craving for the KK's taste of beef noodle in KL could visit this outlet anytime as desired.

Signboard declaring that it is Sabah's specialised branch.

KK branch doesn't have such a cute logo. ;P

The branch here has better environment with air-conditioned facilities and comfortable seats arrangement. You don't have to sweat while eating your bowl of ngiu chap anymore hehe..

Open kitchen can be seen and all the cooks are doing their respective tasks orderly. They should have been given sufficient training beforehand, in order to sustain the similar taste of ngiu chap with the KK's one. Furthermore, it is claimed that the beef ingredients are imported from KK.

Menu is the same with the KK branch's, just that they have made some adjustment to the price.

Beverages menu

So, similarly, I ordered what I used to order in KK's Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap. My favourite plate of 'kon lou' beef noodle is way better than the one serving in soup, as the dry kuey tiaw is delicious with its specially marinated sauce. Somehow, I found that most of the West Malaysians order the one serving in soup.  

'Kon lou' kuey tiaw topped with minced pork.

'Kon lou' mee

Sabahan's favourite taste of ngiu chap soup! ;D

Of course, don't forget to drip its chili sauce as it seems to be harder to get this kind of nice chili sauce in West Malaysia.

A glass of three layered milk tea would be a better complement to the meal.

Basically, the beef noodle soup in this Puchong branch shares the same taste with the one in KK's main branch. However, the 'kon lou' kuey tiaw sauce is not as tasty as the KK's one. 

Overall, it is still a nice Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap as what I have always wanted for is this kind of beef noodle soup, that we could not get in KL. Well, slight expensive price might be contributing to the better cooling environment, but who cares if the original delicious taste of Kah Hiong Ngiu Chap remains hehe.. Most importantly, KK-ians' cravings are fixed. ;P 

A full meal around RM18.

Address:
No.11&13, Jalan Puteri 4/8, Bandar Puteri
47100 Puchong New Village, Selangor, Malaysia.
Operating Hours: Mon-Sun 09:00-21:00
Phone: 03-8066 9829

CHEERS! ♥☺