Foodaholic Tawau: June 2019

Located not too far off from my residential area (they’re within the Muhibbah Square commercial area, right in front of a G-Mart supermarket) and is related to the other ‘bistros’ all over town (meaning – every restaurant with the word ‘bistro’ in their name & yes… I’m not kidding), I have stopped by this particular restaurant several times whenever I need to go to the aforementioned supermarket with my mom. There’s nothing much to comment about their establishment since it’s your typical Indian Muslim eatery but their food was actually quite nice and tasty. We’d tried out their Nasi Campur, Nasi Briyani Ayam and Mee Hoon Goreng Lalap Ayam (on separate occasions) and all of the food have above average tastes. At least they did not sacrifice the taste of their food just because they looked like your average ‘kedai kopi’ from the outside right? Overall, I’ll definitely be coming back should they keep up with the quality of their food and fairly good service.

** Current status – Still in operation (as of June 2019)

I’m always on a look out for cosy and modern looking cafés in town and one such newly established place in this café. Well, I’m not too sure about the ‘boutique’ part (since I do not see any clothing items being sold within the place) but then again, they might meant it differently (maybe a ‘small’ and ‘exclusive’ café perhaps?). Either way the eatery is definitely a great place to hang out with some friends for some chit chat as it was a very calming place. They’re located within the Kubota Sentral commercial area, right next to this wine bar called Brillo Winery.

Although the food selection is not that extensive (at the moment), there were still some staple western/ Japanese food that were available. Me and my partner were in the mood to try out their Japanese dishes so we decided upon their Chicken Teriyaki Rice and their Chicken Katsu Curry Rice. My partner was thoroughly happy with his dish while my curry rice was okay but I’ve tasted better offerings elsewhere. I’d also tried out their Fererro Rocher Cheese cake and it was commendable and has a balance cheese flavour. There were also some pre-packed sushi should you’re interested in those (hence their name I guess). But the waiting time for their food to be prepared takes longer than expected (since there were only 2 tables that were occupied that night) so hopefully they’ll improved on that in the future.

** Current status – Still in operation but they now occupy the back half of said shoplot - in front of Truedan (as of July 2020)