Restoran Felice, New Town (PJ State), Petaling Jaya, Selangor

I first read about Restaurant Felice which boasts authentic Malaccan Portuguese cuisine and seafood, in the newspaper. We went to check it out with hubby's family not too long ago.

We had the belacan brinjal (RM8.00) which I think was baked and then topped with sambal belacan paste. The brinjal's texture was still firm and each slice tasted really buttery. This was my favourite dish of the night.

The Portuguese Roast chicken (RM13.50) was had a gravy that was reminiscent of tau eu bak, except cooked with chicken and green peas. It was tasty fare, stir-frying the roasted chicken in a soy-based gravy enhanced its taste.

Curry dabel (RM13.50) was a very thick chicken and potatoes curry which had a salty tang to it. The paste was obviously made of grounded fresh herbs as opposed to curry powder.

The fried Japanese tofu here (RM8.00) teemed with prawn pieces.

Another hit was the sambal squid (RM15.00) which would have been even better with petai thrown in! Spicy, tangy, fresh.

I really liked the baked senangin fish (RM32.00) which tasted very much like fresh otak-otak, courtesy of the thick gravy that topped the fish. Lovely!

The total bill for the 6 of us totalled RM95.00. Prices here are pretty reasonable, and for folks who like spicy and authentic Portuguese food, this is a good spot.

The restaurant is next to RHB Bank in PJ State, facing the MBPJ building.

Restoran Felice

7, Jalan 52/8, New Town,

46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Tel: 03-79545587

Mobile: 016-6489843 (Eric Mong), 017-6866412 (Elaine Mong)

Closed on Thursdays.

A high 3-bams!

Restoran South Pacific, PJ New Town, Selangor

It's summer, and the season for CRABS! South Pacific Restaurant in PJ New Town has its Anniversary Happy Hour Promotion every July for a couple of months. All seafood is at reduced prices between 6pm-7pm and 11pm-3am daily. So July is when the Cancerian in me really comes to the fore.

The promotion.

The promotional prices. Big Indonesian Crabs are at RM30.00/kg compared to the normal price of RM40.00/kg. We've been here twice since the promo started.

MEAL 1 (2 persons):

Delicious fried tanghoon noodles with LOTS of eggs and lap cheong! RM9.00 for 2 persons. Excellent!

Sweet, sour and spicy chilli (Indonesian) crabs (RM48.00). This is my absolute favourite style of having crabs cooked; the gravy here is full of crab roe-goodness and just perfect in its sweet, sour and spicy combination, compared to all the other restaurants I've had this dish. The crab claws are huge and luscious! Writing about this itself is making my mouth water.

MEAL 2 (4 persons):


Bro in law and gf are obviously in the know about the promotion. We went and ate ourselves silly. 4 heavenly king vegetables fried with sambal belacan, our usual favourite.

Tomyam squid, which was pretty good! If only I could focus on this dish long enough.....but when the crabs came, I was lost.

A humongous talapia done in Vietnamese style that costs only RM12.00. Sweet, spicy, tangy.

Dry curry (Indonesian) crabs. This was excellent, I have never eaten crabs cooked this way before. The curry gravy soaked into the sweet, tender crab flesh and infused it with a piquant spicyness that was made my tastebuds tingle.

The total bill for MEAL 2 came up to about RM95.00 for the 4 of us. So cheap!



Restoran South Pacific (Behind State Cinema),
#7, Jalan 52/16,
Petaling Jaya New Town.
Tel: 03-79564221


Without a doubt, a 4-bam rated restaurant!

Restoran Country Kitchen, PJ State

My grandaunt turned 74 on 17th September 2007. To celebrate, we had a family dinner at granduncle's favourite restaurant....Country Kitchen. I did the cardinal sin of eating McDonalds for lunch, and by dinner, I was still bloated with the free Coke refills....did not eat as much as I would have liked to. The portions were huge and even with 10 adults dining, we had leftovers for some of the dishes.

Took some shots of some of the more memorable dishes......I was somewhat distracted......battling with my bloated tummy and grandaunt's constant urging for me to "Eat some more!"

The four seasons platter....loved the crispy salted duck egg+oyster+ham deep fried parcel

Crispy pei pa chicken...to be eaten sprinkled with 5-spice flavoured salt



Steamed cod fish in soy sauce topped with loads of ginger, fresh coriander and spring onions....succulent, fresh, buttery, rich!

Portuguese prawns.....creamy, tangy, crunchy and slightly spicy

Dessert.....smooth peanut broth and wafer-thin Shanghai pancake

Sorry, no pricing details as I did not pay the bill and thought it impolite to enquire. I could not walk after dinner...had to be carted home. Free Coke refills + an overdose of excellent food have been known to result in this.

Restoran Country Kitchen

49-51 Jalan 52/18, Petaling Jaya,

46200 Selangor.

The restaurant is in PJ State, same row as KFC. It's a corner unit.

Our rating system for overall satisfaction with what we eat and where we eat....

1-bam = don't even bother
2-bam = good enough to fill the tummy
3-bam = a very good restaurant in its category
4-bam = excellent cooking, worth a detour
5-bam = exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey

We would give Restoran Country Kitchen a 4-bam rating.