Cottage Garden

This sisterly eatery to Le Cottage Cafe has been well promoted throughout the local social media, mainly thanks to its very (and I mean VERY) active owner. Not a day goes by without me reading a post or two about the restaurant in multiple group chats and other medias, which is a good thing especially in attracting customers.

Friends and family had frequented the eatery mainly because of its location, which is near to where I'm staying (they are located at the backside of Unipark commercial area, next to Taman Univilla at Jalan Utara). Service in general varied from being reasonably prompt to being very late particularly their kitchen staff, which is something that the management should take a note on. But other than that, among my favourite dishes from their menu has got to be their Baked Crispy Chicken Cheese Baked Rice and Crispy Butter Chicken Rice. The former especially might look unappealing at first glance but I absolutely loved the creamy dish. Others are a hit and miss but still quite appetizing.

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Fook Yuen Cafe & Bakery Sthamin

Who would've thought that the KK based franchise Fook Yuen will be gracing the land of agriculture (aka Bumi Peladang) especially during the early Covid pandemic stages. But I'm not complaining of couse since I've always been a fan of the latter anyway. The eatery is located within the Sthamin Supermarket Hilltop branch compound, formerly the Tawau Specialist Medical Centre.

From what I can see, they have taken up the concept of the original Fook Yuen well just by  looking at the decor and food in general. After all, they are part of a franchise. But I'm not too sure about 'some' of the menu items though, particularly the dim sum as the few that I've tried tasted a bit different from what I've remembered. Nevertheless their food were still pretty scrumptious and the variety has improved over the months which was nice.

** Current status - Still in operation (as of Dec 2021)

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