Cendol Hawa

This was a little known gem in Damansara Damai. Anita learned about it from one of our ex-schoolmate and before long, she took me along to the place a few Saturdays ago when we happened to be driving around the area. It was a discovery!

They had a couple of main specialties. Cendol of course and Penang laksa - the proper ones!

The instructions are clearBon apetit The place was pretty simple but both the cendol and the laksa was amazing. The cendol had proper santan in them and the green cendol bits were crispy and crunchy! Not too sweet but it was definitely full of fat!

As for the laksa, it came with the shrimp paste! How can it go wrong?!

Would definitely be coming back to the place again in the future. Despite how popular it was, on that particular Saturday we didn't have any issues getting a parking spot or a table. I can't really tell where the exact location was as I was not familiar with Damansara Damai but over there there was only one bus terminal and the stall was located there! So ask around. Highly recommended!

Back to Hot Pot

Can't resist but to log about dinner tonight. Hot Pot Cafe Damansara Damai. Just me and the missus. The children were left at home. School night. That was our excuse :).

The place is famous for its masak lemak daging salai. Definitely the best I had in town. Adrie introduced it to us a couple of months back. And since then we have been back here a few times. Never disappointed.

Hot Pot Cafe

After the great time we had at the pool, it was time for an early dinner. And our host had an idea, a restaurant ran by a former artist, not far from his place. And it was a pleasant surprise.

The food was great, the atmosphere was relaxing, and the hosts were friendly. They even had toys for children and later in the evening - we were a touch too early this time around - they would be a live band playing, and the cook would be one of the player. Probably reason to come again another time.

The internal lighting was very nice, but maybe too dimmed for a family dinnerVery classy decorRather misleading. The actual cook was tall and slim actually.

The menu were pretty simple. Not that many items, but it made up in quality. But with the quality, you had to prepare to wait as the items were prepared on the spot and were all freshly cooked. Their specialty, daging salai cili api. I'm not much of a Malay food aficionado, but I was willing to make an exception that evening. The food was exquisite. My boys ordered jumbo sausages and finished them all. The chicken chop was also great.

The cook and the owner would be playing later that eveningThe stage was setLooked like the Jalan Jalan Cari Makan crew had been hereThe name of the place? Hot Pot Cafe. It is located in Damansara Damai. To get there? Just enter this GPS coordinate - 3.198283,101.593741, along Jalan PJU 10/3 - and pray that your GPS unit would take you there. Well worth a visit and we would definitely be going there again.

Apparently their sup tulang was also great. Taking the children suring the time the band were playing might not be a great idea, but do drop by in the early evening before the crowd built up.