Chinta Ria Mood for Love, Sydney

Squid

Chicken and Snow Peas

Hey Everyone!
I have posted Chinta Ria Mood for Love. Now I am gonna post for Chinta Ria Temple of Love. This restaurant is located at Sussex St Sydney. It is quite difficult to find (for me..) It took me around 45 minutes going round and round Darling Harbour to find this place.. Anyway, probably it is just me. However, when I got into the place, it is quite unique. It has a big Julaihood (one of the Buddhist God) statute at the front. At that night, we sat outside though.

Beef Rendang

Fish and Eggplant

Char Kiew Tiau

For you that don't know, Chinta Ria sells Malaysian-Indian-Chinese-fusion food which resembles the races in Malaysia. So the menus are dominated with spicy-curry foods. There are some menus that are quite popular, which are the squid, fish and beef rendang. That night, we ordered chicken, fish, squid, beef rendang and the char kiew tiau. I like the SQUID the most. I do not know what it is called (I was actually late so I did not see the menu orders, I tried to find it in their website but it does not seem to have squid... O.o).. Anyway, if you are desperate, just show them these pictures, hope it helps. The next special is the beef rendang. It was medium rare. This was actually the first time trying beef rendang in a medium style. Normaly it is stewed for long long time, hours. But this one is different and worth trying. Other foods are quite average, but quite pleasant to eat.

The service is good, and surprisingly, the price is cheaper than Chinta Ria Mood for Love. Worth trying!!

Laksa House, QVB, Sydney

Laksa House is located inside the QVB. It is at the lowest level of QVB, close to the extension to the train station. It is suitable (I think) for the big eaters because the portion is so big.

Laksa

Nasi Lemak

Anyway, of course because it is a LAKSA house, then I had to order laksa and my brother ordered nasi lemak. It was very quick for the dishes to come out. With the nasi lemak, you can choose what 'toppings' you want to put. Beef rendang, lamb curry and beans were chosen.

The laksa was pretty good.. It was very big though. I think the soup was nice, just right. At that time, I ordered combination laksa. It has seafood, beef, and chicken which I think pretty generous for the price. With the nasi lemak, it was quite average I should say. Beef rendang and the beans are OK, but I think the lamb curry was excellent. The nasi lemak itself is quite good. But I could not really taste the 'coconuty' taste in the rice. However overall it is quite worth it for the price.

Chinta Ria Mood For Love, Westfield Building, Sydney

Hey everyone! How's weekend?

Sassy Roll

Have you heard about Chinta Ria? In Sydney, there are two restaurants under Chinta Ria, the one is Chinta Ria Mood for Love (Westfield) and the other one is Chinta Ria Temple of Love (in Darling Harbour). I have not been to the one in Darling Harbour, hope it is as good as the one in Westfield.
So, I went to Chinta Ria Mood for Love (catchy name, isn't it?). When I went inside, the feeling was so cozy. It is not big, very nice when you go with a small group.
So, we ordered Sassy Roll as on-tray, Sambal Fish for main and Durian Pudding with Black Sesame for dessert.

Sambal Fish

First order came out, it was the Sassy Roll. So it is basically a minced chicken rolled with bean curd (there are some water chestnut inside as well) served with dipping sauce (chili basically). It was so delicious. I think the winner is the chili! Without the chili it would not taste that great.
Then, the sambal fish came out. Fish that you get depends on the fish of the day. It is fried and served with Malaysian sambal. The first time I tasted it, it was OK, just OK. But then after I dig more, yumm... The sambal kicked in. At the end we finished the fish and we were still eating the sambal.. That is how good it is.

Durian Pudding

Then, the dessert came out. Durian!!!! I love durian.... Durian is an exotic tropical fruit. For you that haven't seen or tasted it, go to Indonesia/Malaysia, durians are very good there. In Eat, Pray, Love, I still remember Javier Bardem said it smells like foot. Well..... You never know if you don't try. The Durian pudding I think is a bit sweet for me. However, the taste is beautiful. I think it is more like a custard instead of pudding.
And the winner is (*drum roll*), sassy roll!!! I ordered that twice that day! And asked for the dipping sauce twice as well.. The crunch of the water chestnut lifted it up as well.
So, I'll come back for the sassy roll of course.
Be cautious though, that it is a small restaurant, so if you want to come with a group more than 8 people, you had to go with a banquet menu which costs $55 pp, which I think is quite expensive. However, probably worth it because the foods are nice.
Looking forward to try the one in Darling Harbour, Chinta Ria Temple of Love...

Mamak Chatswood, NSW

Mamak is an Malaysian cuisine restaurant located 2 mins away from Chatswood station.

Whilst the restaurant was crowded the service was still fairly quick with the staff being very friendly.

The prices of the dishes were reasonable coming up to around 30$ per person including tips.

The dishes served were delicious and of decent size, however those who do not have a pallet for spicy food may wish to avoid the curry.

I would recommend this restaurant to any fans of Malaysian food due to the wonderful tastes and ambiance of the restaurant.