Donald & Lily's

Donald & Lily's is another restaurant that serves Nyonya cuisine. I knew this restaurant through other food bloggers. Many said their Mee Siam is superb and must try, of course I didn't miss this opportunity taste it... But unfortunately it was so disappointed. I think people overrated Donald & Lily's.

I only ordered cendol, Tau Kua and Mee Siam because they only left these 3 dish on that evening.

Yes... you got to go upstairs for seats...

Cendol

 The cendol is too sweet... Not enjoy at all... Any cendol stall in Jonker Street would better than this... If you don't believe, can go ahead to try :)

Tau Kua (Nyonya style Rojak)

 Tau Kua is Nyonya style rojak consist of bean curd, fish cake, cucumber and pineapple with rojak sauce... Not a special dish but can try.

Mee Siam

 This is a very disappointed Mee Siam. Too watery. Really nothing much can comment. Sigh...

Really disappointed...Maybe other dishes may taste better, if you guys happen to try this restaurant and it taste good, do let me know. Maybe I will consider to give a 2nd chance to this restaurant. :)


Donald & Lily's Corner located at:

Behind of Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock
Melaka

Bussiness Hours:

Tuesday - Sunday (Closed on Monday)
9.30 a.m - 4.00 p.m

Nancy's Kitchen

My first try Peranakan Food (Nyonya Cuisine) at Nancy's Kitchen and I am quite satisfied although I have waited 30 minutes for them to open. At least, I am their 1st customer of that day ^^

Lets check what I've ordered... :)

Nancy's Kitchen 

Nancy's Kitchen Menu in front of the restaurant

Pie Tee (Top Hat)

Ok...This Pie Tee is nice... can order as your starter if you like :) ....

Close-up shot of Pie Tee

Popiah (Spring Roll)

Popiah skin is a bit too thick and not much filling... This 1 can be skipped.... Let's see what is next...

Sup Itik Tim

 Sup Itik Tim also known as duck with salted vegetable soup. According to Nancy's menu, duck soup cooked on slow heat with salted vegetable and white wine, giving the taste of sourish to the dish. :):):) Nice try :)

Deep Fried Squid

Normal dish which I think you guys can skip. Go for more authentic Nyonya dish will be a great choice.

Cincalok Omelette

Fried egg with fermented shrimp (cincalok). It is a simple and nice dish to those who loves cincalok. :)

Babi Pongteh

My favorite dish among all...  Babi Pongteh is pork with bean paste. Sounds like pork in slated yellow bean cooked with preserved soya bean with dark sweet soya sauce (kicap manis), sugar and other ingredients to create a combination of sweet and savoury taste. Inside there are also potatoes and black mushroom. It is great to eat with white rice. Bravo :):):)

Sek Bak

Sek Bak is Peranakan Braised Pork, where pork is marinated with lemon grass, cinnamon bark, infused with various spices and simmer for hours with black soy sauce. As for serving, pork is cut in thin slices, bean curd and hard boiled egg. As you can see from the photo, this dish is a bit too oily.

Onde - Onde

Ang Ku with green bean filling

Pulut Inti

The Nyonya kuih is beautifully made and is very fresh. Erm... I would say besides the colorful Ang Ku, you won't regret with the Nyonya kuih especially their Onde - Onde...Hm.. I miss it so much...

Great restaurant that I will visit again for sure to try out others in their menu :)



Nancy's Kitchen is located at:

No 7, Jalan Hang Lekir (3rd Cross Street)
Off Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock,
75200 Melaka.

Business Hours:

11.00 a.m - 5.30 p.m (Weekdays)
11.00 a.m - 9.30 p.m (Weekends)
Closed on Tuesday

Capitol Satay

Satay Celup is something that I must eat when i visit Malacca. People talked about the hygiene issue surrounding my beloved satay celup. To me, as long as I didn't see anything wrong, I will chow down on it... I guess all kind of foods also have the same problem... Just that as long as we didn't see it ourselves! Out of sight, out of mind.

This holiday, I queued for more than 2 hours for this satay celup... Although my friends and I only use not more than 1 hour to filled our stomach... but worth for the queue...

Super Long Q...

From evening 5.30pm queue till 8 pm... Sky also dark already....

Self-service...RM0.80 per stick

Various choices.... 

My satay celup... :):):)

Satay Sauce

Owner is putting some spices into the satay sauce

Stirred well....

Done....

Here's the catch...RECYCLE SAUCE! Apparently, the rumors started way back in 653BC. How do they do it?
Step 1) Collect ALL unfinished sauce.
Step 2) Dilute it with water to make it looked "new".
Step 3) Mix the remaining ingredient like peanuts and chilli flakes in front of dumb ass customers.
Step 4) Serve it to unsuspecting dumb ass customers.

Do you believe?


For me, since I choose to eat... so I choose not to think so much lor.... I'll eat until I really saw the story, then maybe I'll consider to stop... :p:p:p

Ta Da.... Soaked cuttlefish

 The best part of this shop is RM0.80 per stick. The owner will bring out some special dishes (clams. abalone slice, big river prawn, big soaked cuttlefish)  to each tables which is also RM0.80 per stick...

Still long Q after I finished my dinner... :s

Capitol Satay located :-

41, Lorong Bukit Cina,
Melaka

Operating Hours:

Tuesday - Sunday (Closed on Monday)
5.00 p.m till last customer (late night)

Nadeje

I came for the mille crepe (layer cake) of course.... But I queued for quite a while only can enjoy... Too crowded... Better don't go during holiday season...

Nadeje Cafe

Malacca Cafe

 Very strong taste of gula Melaka, brings a new taste to coffee... Something new to me :)

Cappuccino

 Hot Cappuccino... nice art??? ^^

Banana Caramel Latte

Frankly speaking... this 1 taste weird... -.-lll

Rum & Raisin Mille Crepe

 Preserve Black Raisin with Rum for a week and make paste which produce Rich Rum and Raisin Fragrance, moderately sweet.

Malacca Mille Crepe

 Nice... Rich of gula Melaka...

Mocha Chocolate Mille Crepe

Taste good as inside has lots of chocolate chips... :)


Previously, selling price for each piece of mille crepe is RM8.90 per piece. Now price had increased to RM9.90 - RM10.90 per piece. Guess, it is because of high demand.... :s


Nadeje Cake House located at:

Lot UB051,052 & 053,
Dataran Pahlawan Melaka,
Jalan Melaka,
75000 Melaka

Operating Hours:

Monday - Sunday
10.00 a.m - 10.00 p.m

Sun May Hiong Satay House

This shop was recommended by a colleague. Sun May Hiong Satay House serves pork satay, pork liver satay and also pork intestine satay together with their special pineapple based satay sauce. 

It tasted something different, different from the normal satay sauce, more refreshing and rich with pineapple. 

Sun May Hiong Satay House

Pineapple Based Satay Sauce

Cucumber and Onion

Ketupat

Pork Satay

 Pork Satay tastes juicy and well marinated. :):):)

Pork Liver & Pork Intestine Satay

 Texture taste goods... Hardly found in KL... I ate a lot .... LOL

When you entered this shop, they will serves the cucumber and ketupat as side dishes. Then they will serves the satay and will keep refilling. Anyway they will only charge the amount you ate. 

Oh ya, they served chicken satay too...but taste not good at all... :)

Sun May Hiong Satay House located at:

50/50A, Jalan Kota Laksamana,

Taman Kota Laksamana,

75200 Melaka

Operating Hours:

Monday - Sunday

10 a.m - 7.00 p.m

Hoong Foong Dim Sum

Hoong Foong Dim Sum in USJ 21 is one of my favorite dim sum place. There are some special dishes that other dim sum restaurant you can't get. :) They have fried glutinous rice (chau loh mai fan), stuffed beancurd, and they got the best glutinous chicken rice (loh mai kai).

Prawn Rolls

 Fresh prawns wrapped into beancurd skin. Eat with chilli sauce will be taste better. :)

Siu Mai

Not really into siu mai, but don't know why, every time eat dim sum also will order this siu mai... haha
 

Steam Pork Rib

 1 of my 'must order' dish when eat dim sum. But not all places have nice steam pork rib. This is so so only  :)

Taro Dumpling (Wu Kok)

 Don't really like taro. But my families and friends always love this. That's why I had a picture of this. :):):)

Prawn Dumpling (Har Gao)

 This is also a popular dish in dim sum...Not bad... Prawn very big too :)

Salad Prawn

 I don't really like this... The pastry too thick.... I just ate the prawn in it... LOL

Bacon Siu Mai

 Love this. Bacon wrapped the fish and pork paste.... Nice...Yummy~

Stuffed Bean Curd (Tau Fu Pok)

I love this most!!!! You can't get this at other places.... Must try.. ^^

Too bad we all were rushing to Malacca, so no time to order fried glutinous rice.... Hmmm... Oh ya, If you guys like bun, try the lotus bun 'lin yong pao'... Inside have salted egg yolk :).... Taste good


Hoong Foong Dim Sum located:

No 77 & 79, Jalan USJ 21/10,
47630 Subang Jaya,
Selangor.

Operating Hours:

Monday - Sunday
7 a.m - 2.30 p.m