Dinner at Mee Udang Mak Jah, Kuala Sepetang

Kuala Sepetang, is a village in Taiping which is well known for its prawn mee. Kuala Sepetang formerly known as Port Weld.  

As dad wanted to meet his business friend in Taiping, so we decided to try out mee udang in Kuala Sepetang on 2.1.2012. There are many stalls that sell "mee banjir udang" along the road from Simpang all the way to Kuala Sepetang. Our journey was guided by very dim-lit road lights. We stopped at a place which was called Mee Udang Mak Jah.

It is easy to find Mak Jah Mee Udang as there are few signboards along the restaurant.

Their business hour is from Monday to Sunday, from 11.00 am to 10.00 pm. Close on Wednesday.

A traditional-Malay kampung style restaurant.

May be you heard about Mee Banjir Udang through a program on TV3 years ago. We chose mee udang Mak Jah because it was shown on TV.

There was an article written on Utusan Malaysia which introduced the Prawn Mee restaurant in Kuala Sepetang. Mee Udang Mak Jah sells superb mee udang noodles that you cannot miss if you come to Taiping.

This popular eatery was not so crowded as usual when we reached. Their service was fast and efficient.

A menu of choices.

Do you see that? Famous Flooded Prawn Noodle. In Malay, it is called `mee banjir udang'. 8-9 prawns in a bowl. It only costs RM7.00. The gravy is thick and flavorful with generous serving of prawns. Great food. Really worth the price.

As for the Mee Udang Special, the noodles are priced at RM 11 per bowl. It consists of about 7-8 large prawns. The difference between normal (RM7) and special (RM11) is size of the prawns. The gravy is soupy but sweet, spicy and delicious. The bowl of noodles has generous portion of large-sized chunky prawns.

The are two types of mee udang. One is with soup and the other one is fried with chillies and soya sauce. This black type soya sauce noodles also costs RM7.00. It looks delicious, isn’t it?

Nasi Goreng Udang Biasa. It costs RM7.00. The portion of rice is satisfactory.

Nasi Goreng Udang Special. It costs RM11.00.

Cold Fresh Orange. It costs RM2.00.

Cold Nescafe. It only costs RM1.60.

Prawn shells on a plate after eating.

Mee Udang Mak Jah has branched out to Kuala Lumpur in Wangsa Maju. You can have a try if you are in Wangsa Maju.

A restaurant's cleanliness and sanitation prove to be important. Dad and mom really hope that their cleanliness improve with their food quality.

Our next aim is to try out another Mee Banjir Udang in Kuala Sepetang-Warong Mak Teh.

Warong Mak Teh, a few kilometres from Kuala Sepetang town. The stall serves mee udang in two sizes -normal or large. You can choose yellow noodles, bi hun or koay teow.

If you are travelling to Taiping, it is worth trying out this delicious noodles flooded with prawns in Kuala Sepetang. 

Do you agree that ‘ada udang di sebalik mee’? It could be literally translated: there are prawns behind the noodles. We had a great experience here and enjoyed the flavours of the yummy prawn noodles and rice.

Dinner at Roti Bakar Kopitiam, Penang Times Square with po po; Dinner at Roti Bakar Kopitiam, Penang Times Square with grandparents

There are lots of such 'Kopitiams' in our shopping malls nowadays. OldTown and Roti Bakar have successfully build up its brand as a whole new kopitiam style.The environment and menu at Roti Bakar looks like Old Town Kopitiam.

There are three Roti Bakar Kopitiam outlets in Penang. They are located at Ivory Plaza, Penang Times Square and Taman Kheng Tian. Anyway, we like the Roti Bakar Kopitiam at Times Square.

If today you are tedious with Old Town Coffee, you can try something new here.

Interior design is maintained with the oriental taste. 

Apple green colour create a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere.

We went to Roti Bakar Kopitiam for dinner on with po po on 11.4.2010.

Nasi Rendang Chicken. It costs RM 9.90. It comes with pandan rice which is very fragrant.

Curry Chicken with Home-made Miku. A good choice for a light meal. It only costs RM7.50. Big serving of curry with lots of chicken and potato.

Honey Chicken Steak Rice. It costs RM 6.30. The chicken ham tasted a bit similar to canned ham but it tasted a bit sweet and salty. The difference is the chicken ham is more thicker. The flesh is extremely chewy.

The cafe does offer tea time set, which prices are extremely affordable and reasonable. Anytime tea time. It only costs RM5.20.

Roti Bakar Cheese. This is another must try. It costs RM3.90. Absolutely love the hot and melting cheese. Although it is a simple dish, it tastes good. They toast bread in a traditional way.

Red Bean Roti Bakar. It costs RM3.90. It tastes good. Really got red bean jam inside.

Hot Honey Lemon - RM3.20.

Ice Honey Lemom RM3.20.

Hot chocolate RM3.20. A great drink to refresh your day.

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Granpa love the food in Roti Bakar Kopitiam. It is one of the grandpa's favourite spot. So, we went there for dinner on 7.11.2011.

Egg on Roti Bakar. It costs RM 2.00. 

French Toast with Kaya which`costs RM3.20. The roti bakar are well toasted and it wipe with the butter as well as kaya on top for more delighting flavors. 

The Fish Porridge costs RM5.90. It is a little bit overpriced as there is nothing much in it.

Curry Chicken Maggi Mee. It costs RM7.50. It is highly recommended. It is indeed very special way of preparing wanton mee.

Satay Fried Rice. It costs RM6.90. The fried rice served with four sticks of satay. It was tasteless. Anyway, mom managed to finish it along with the Satay sauce.

Nasi Lemak Hijau. It costs RM3.90.

Deep fried crabstick rolls. It served along with some tartar sauce and chili sauce. It costs RM4.20. It is very crispy and juicy. Crab meat stuffed inside are nicely-cooked.

Tomyan Frice Rice. It costs RM6.90.

Chocolate Thick Roti Bakar. It costs Rm3.90.

Iced Soya Grass Jelly. It costs RM3.90. A chilled mix of soya milk, grass jelly and crushed ice.

Iced Ribena. It costs RM3.50.

Orange Juice. It costs RM3.90.

Hot Soya Milk. It costs Rm2.80.

Hot white coffee which costs RM3.00. Grandpa loves white coffee.

Dad and mom look forward to explore more on this Kopitiam themed restaurant. We like these lovely traditional Malaysian style restaurant.