I Met Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad @ The Loaf, Langkawi (Oct '08)

Do you know that Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad owns The Loaf? asked by my friend, Joyce.

"Yeah, I know..." I replied.

"His office is up there..." Joyce pointing up on the 2nd floor of The Loaf at Telaga Harbour Park, Langkawi. Obviously she was joking at that time.

The story itself is old, it goes way back to October 2008 when we were having a lovely trip to Langkawi. I guess probably many might not know Tun actually owned a bakery shop by the name of The Loaf. It has 2 outlets, one in Langkawi and the other one is in Pavilion, KL.

So then, I ignored Joyce comments and we chilled at a restaurant nearby. Then, we saw a small crowd passed by and then Joyce was pointing... "That's Tun Dr. Mahathir..."

Its hard to believe Tun was actually in his bakery.



The lovely The Loaf at Telaga Harbour Park...



Tun "spot check" his bakery??



Crowd became bigger as many saw Tun is in his shop. I wasted no time and asked a permission to take a picture with him....

"Tun, how are you? Can we have a picture with you?" - Superwilson

"If you want to take a picture. I have to charge" - Tun Dr. Mahathir

"....... " - Superwilson

"I charge 10 cent per picture" Tun Dr. Mahathir joked... (phew)

Then, he quickly asked his assistant to take a picture of us.

As our ex-prime minister, he was humble and he remained a fatherly figure to many Malaysians. Its hard to believe he became a "baker" (owner of the bakery) right now. He took some time and enjoyed his tea with many passerby greeted him, including foreign tourists. Tun made our day, its honoured to greet him in person.


Address:
LOT NO. C9 PERDANA QUAY
TELAGA HARBOUR PARK
PANTAI KOK 07000, LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA
TEL: +604-959-4866
FAX: +604-959-4803
http://www.theloaflangkawi.com/

Italian Pizza @ T-Jays Italian Bistro and Pizzeria, Langkawi (Nov 08)

Fancy nice and cozy Italian restaurant in Langkawi? Located opposite of Langkawi Underwater World, there's a little green sign very much visible from the main road. The funny thing about this Italian place is, its run by English couple. Well, of course I had this during my Langkawi trip on Oct 2008.

We went for a quick meal since we had plans for our dinner. We ordered Olive, Onion and Cheese Bread for starter. It was pretty good but I'm not a olive lover. Since we were in Langkawi, we ordered a lovely pink RUFFINO Rose Wine. The wine was good. At last, we ordered a Quattro Pizza. The pizza was excellent. With great services, great wine and great food, it only cost us less than RM 130 plus the wine. We felt its a great deal!

Address:
Opposite Langkawi Underwater World
Pantai Cenang
Tel: 04-955 3995, 012-451 2867

Kung Fu Fighting @ Chinese Kung Fu BBQ Restaurant, Langkawi

Whoa... I know Kung Fu.... - Keanu Reeves in Matrix...

But Keanu never ate in Chinese Kung Fu Restaurant... I did!

When you see a sign reads "Chinese Kung Fu BBQ Restaurant"... you expect to see lots of kung fu actions... maybe in the restaurant... or the food... or both??

So there I was getting involved with the Kung Fu actions... the Southern Tiger Claw!!!

Rachel also got involved in da Kung Fu fighting...

The gang....

We anxiously waiting for our Kung Fu foods...

For the mean time, I went around and snap pictures...




Our first dish, seafood pot... got shark fins!!

Fried "sotong"...

Thai Sytle Meat dish...

"Kam Hiong" Style Crab...

We paid less than RM 200 for all of the food. No wine, only beers and fruit drinks. The food was good and service was excellent. I intended to try something different in Langkawi so we chose this place because of its name uniqueness. I will update the address later.

Thai Seafood @ Rose Tea 2, Langkawi

I had this on October 2008 when I was in Langkawi. We just randomly chose this restaurant and it didn't turn out to be bad. I guess when you are in Langkawi, liquors will be the first choice no matter where you eat. We ordered a vege and crabs. I'm on a flower crab lover so I don't really like the crabs. The taste was ok but not the crabs.

The Tom Yam soup was good. You can see the size of the prawn! The "kung po" chicken was good. Overall we spent around RM 100. Decent pricing, good service.

Address:
1054, Kampung Pantai Cenang,
Mukim Kadau, Langkawi
Tel: 016-4136209

Harbour Steakhouse @ Langkawi

Well, we knew its a Harbour Steakhouse and they served steaks. However, we didn't want to stuffed ourselves in the afternoon, so we decided...

..to have sandwiches instead...

Grilled Marinated Chicken Breast Sandwich...

Roast Beef and Onion Sandwich...

The fantastic things I learn from restaurants at Harbour Park is the price are somehow quite reasonable. Sandwiches plus drink came to a RM 20 a pax. Considering the lovely view we had and the services were good, its a must go place. By the way, did I tell you that the food was good?

Another great restaurant in Harbour Park. I miss the sandwiches, I shouldn't blog about this in the middle of the night. Makes me hungry now...

Address:
B3&4, Perdana Quay,
Telaga Harbour Park,
Pantai Kok
Tel: +604-959 2830

Mare Blu Kafe @ Harbour Park, Langkawi

This one of the few we tried at Harbour Park itself. We thought of going elsewhere to try out some foods but at the end of the day, we stick to Harbour Park for lunch.

Amazingly, we went to Mare Blu Kafe out of the blue...


The starters...
The pasta... I love this one, this is a charmer...

The pizza, not too bad...

The cabonara is quite good...

The mango pudding..

Lovely ice-cream...
We were so tempted by the set lunches available at Harbour Park. Mare Blu Kafe offered set menus ranges from RM 1x ++ to less than RM 40... It was value for money, provided with the excellent services and the lovely food we had. I don't mind coming back for the lovely pastas...

Noodle On Fire @ Restoran Fat Mum Seafood, Langkawi

When I was in Langkawi, we were in search of good seafood. Harbour Park was one of our favourites but since we were staying at Pantai Tengah, we scouted around for a good place to eat. We passed by this Restoran Fat Mum Seafood a numerous time with the Vios we rented. So on one of the evenings, we drove in and checked the menu and we decided to give it a try...

We were seated at this 2 storey stand alone building... A woman came out and served us and we knew she's the fat mum (coz she was fat).

We ordered our food and the first dish was the "Noodle on Fire"...

"Self proclaimed" to be the "first in Langkawi", the noodle was indeed on fire...Whooaaa!!

It was a lovely "Man" Yee Mee.... Lovely dish... Must try!!

Then, she recommended something called "Fruit basket".... she dared us saying we never had such dish before and she was right... It was pretty good...

It's similar to yam basket but this made from potato.... she was cheeky...

Homemade Taufu....

Beansprout....

"Kam Hiong" Crabs...

Steamed Tiger Prawns with special sauce...

The food was pretty good especially the noodle on fire and the fruit basket. The feast plus beers, fruit drinks and so on only cost less than RM 200. The restaurant has been around for more than 10 years so the place is a bit old. There is a big sign you can see from the main road. The place is usually packed. I will go back there again if I'm going to Langkawi again. I loved their good foods and their innovative food menus...

Address:
734, Jln Teluk Baru, Kg Tasik Anak,
07000 Langkawi, Kedah D.A.
Mr Raymond Chong : 012-489 1923
Voice : 04-955 9882
Fax : 04-955 7268
E-mail : fatmum2001@yahoo.com

USSR Restaurant @ Harbour Park, Langkawi

I never had Russian food before... Like many other curious eaters, we gave it a try....

It was really nice and cozy at Harbour Park at night in Langkawi.... Dining there will be nothing more to ask for...

Not just the name is Russian, there's a lot of Russians there as well...
Please do ask the English menu, they do have one big copy of Russian menu...

By the way its very Russian inside the restaurant...


This salmon salad platter.... its really damn worth it and tasty as well... Its called Zakuson!

I think this is seafood salad...

Solyanka.... A must try soup...

Their "different" mushroom soup...

A very unique lamb dish... Kaurdak!

Vege...
Potato salad....
This chicken dish is not bad but chicken a bit overcooked, otherwise its very good...
This is called Yaroslavna

Sorry for unable to name all the dishes as most of it in Russian and it was my mistake not take the picture of the menu.... Basically 4 of us spend less than RM 200 without wine. All of the dishes are good and I will go back again for the other dishes that we didn't manage to try.

I would say good food, affordable price. Great location and good service.

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Address:
USSR Restaurant
Harbour Park, Pantai Kok,
Langkawi, Malaysia
Tel:+604-9561023

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