Here’s another great deal. The food at this 30-year-old restaurant has been consistently good. The deal provides a choice of Dumpling Noodles (Prawn & Pork) or Wantan Chasiew Noodles or Hakka Stewed Rib Rice + RM2 Cash Voucher for Next Visit @ Jaya Noodle House, Jaya One PJ. Happy feasting!
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Fusion food with a twist by a Singaporean chef. The appetizer (which arrived much later than the main course) was simple enough.
2 Deep Fried Chicken Wings
To compensate the lateness of the appetizer, they provided us an extra bowl of soup complimentary. No complaints there especially since the soup was light and creamy with a sprinkling of croutons.
Mushroom Soup
For the mains, we opted for the Stuffed Chicken Roll with Yellow Fragrant Rice or Baked Herb Potatoes (supposedly an Award Winning Dish at Food Asia). The description read Tender Stuffed Whole Chicken Thigh Marinated With Our Secret Recipe And Oven Cooked To Perfection. Topped With Henry Cook's Signature Dressing & Brown Sauce, Served With Crisp Lettuce And Mixed Salad. Taste It With Our Extra Spicy POWER Chilli To Heat Things Up!
Frankly, I couldn’t quite comprehend the mix of flavours that was served! There was brown sauce on the chicken, drizzled with bottled chili sauce and splashed with super spicy chili on the side. A real mumbo jumbo which didn’t leave much room to savour the chicken itself! The salad was blob of mix greens and cucumber. An interesting concoction to put it mildly but way too many things on a platter to live up to its hype.
We couldn’t even locate the stuffing!
Beef Bomb with Baked Herb Potatoes
The second mains ordered was indeed “ flavorful Minced 10 Oz Beef Ball Stuffed With Hard Boiled Egg And Covered With Black Pepper Sauce. Served With Crisp Lettuce and Mixed Salad”. The meat was tender and tasty. However, the hard boiled egg was a little overcooked for my liking.
We took the opportunity to try out a couple of other items on the restaurant’s limited menu:
Curry laksa
(ala Singaporean style which is topped with satay sauce)
Sausage and potatoes from the kids menu.
Spaghetti and fries for the kids.
Ice-cream which came as part of the kids meal.
Some unusual decor at the entrance of the restaurant.
Overall, the dining experience at Henry Cook was very pleasant. The head waiter was friendly, efficient and knew his menu. The food was tasty although a little overly mixed up. With the discount voucher, the meal was well worth it.
For RM9.90, the set included noodles + 1 side dish + chinese tea + RM50 voucher for next visit. We got most of it except that instead of a RM50 voucher, we were given a membership card and several vouchers for future visits. The meal consisted of:
3JC dry noodle (tasty with just the right amount of noodle and meat not to make the meal too heavy).
The noodles were served with fishball (on the top right), side dish (Brinjal) and chinese tea.
The meal deal was definitely worth it’s weight in Ringgit. 3JC is well-suited for quick-fuss-free meals. The restaurant was a little dated and in need of a clean-up but otherwise, no real complaints about the food and service.
We also sampled the following:
Seafood curry noodle (absolute yum!!! There was fish, prawns, fishcake, crabstick etc in this surprisingly unassuming dish)
Curry noodle (paled in comparison to its seafood counterpart but nonetheless a worthy dish)
This deal provides a mark-down of 86%, that is by paying RM20 for RM120 Cash Voucher with Free Lifetime VIP Membership (worth RM68) + Chance to win TWO Canvas.
A check with the merchant noted that the RM120 is off normal priced items. A 12” X 12'” is RM158 and therefore a minimum top-up of RM38 is required in addition to the RM10 for delivery within Peninsular Malaysia and RM20 for East Malaysia.
The Lifetime VIP membership entitles the member to discounts up to 51% on subsequent purchases.
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An Everyday deal offered a 3-course meal plus drink for RM19.90 per person. Service and staff were average but the restaurant manager was very helpful and keen to please. The meal consisted of:
Mains: Barbeque Quarter Chicken with BBQ Sauce (the BBQ sauce was very tasty but the chicken was mildly flavoured and bony)
Dessert: Double Scoop Ice Cream (no biggie here – just the run of the mill chocolate and strawberry ice-cream)
Drink: Lemongrass Signature (ahhhh…a most welcomed refreshment on a warm day. The blend in this signature mix hit the right spot! Not too mild and not too strong – a must try).
Verdict: At RM19.90, the deal was slightly cheaper than individual items on the menu. However, there were ongoing meal sets which were similar to this Everyday promotion and which did not require reservations nor prepayment. The outlet is worth a visit if one is willing to fork out RM20-30 for a basic meal with a thirst quencher.
While at the Lemongrass, we also sampled:
Nissin noodle with egg. vegetable, seaweed and sausage (this was interesting. The soup was tastier than our regular homemade version. I’m guessing it’s due to the amount of MSG added)
Tuna sandwich (a simple fuss-free snack)
Just when I thought it couldn’t possibly get cheaper, here comes a terrific offer! 6 pieces of Shanghai mooncake (2x red bean; 2x lotus; 1x pandan lotus; 1x black sesame) for only RM31.40!! Plus, there are so many outlets to collect them from all over Klang Valley. Best of all, they are low sugar and suitable for vegetarians. Be quick though, deal is valid only till mid-Sept.
Grab them from: http://www.everyday.com.my/coupons/kl/leetc.ec?1086
I couldn’t resist this offer of Irish potatoes by Mydeal. The deal provided 50% OFF Plain Fries + a choice of Mash Potato OR Onion Ring + 1 Drink for RM6.90 nett instead of RM13.80.
Additional toppings were RM3 each. Despite being there at noon on a weekday, there was no one at the store. However, the staff were super laid back and didn’t offer to promote the toppings available (I wasn’t even asked if I wanted it). In fact, the treatment I got was similar to that of getting a ‘free’ serving when in fact, I had already paid my dues in advance! Okay, so service sucks but I eagerly awaited my freshly fried fries and onion rings.
Served on its own, the fries were very bland and nothing special. The onion rings, on the other hand, were light, sweet and tasted well even when reheated! Drinks offered by this promo was only carbonated ones ie. coke, 100+ and orange fizz.
What really bugged me was the English and lack of editing done to the backdrop of the whole cafe. It is apparent that a not much effort had been put into the finer details of this outlet. I’m giving it the thumbs down and am guessing that with its current menu offering and lack of staff training, they will not last longer than a year.
